Vanya Rakesh is currently enrolled in the LL.M. in Law & Digital Technologies at Leiden University.
The Amicus Interviews: Deborshi Barat on the MALD at Fletchers, legal research & more
The famous collegiality of the Fletcher 'mafia' is a different experience altogether, and one learns a lot from one's peers as well, especially because the range of perspectives, nationalities, professional backgrounds, and world-views is staggering.
The Amicus Interviews: Lennora Crilov on the Penn State LL.M., global recruitments & more
Lennora Crilov graduated from Amity Law School, Noida in 2016 and then enrolled for the LL.M. course at Penn State Law School. She is currently the Head of Department - Academic Mobility and Accreditations at the Narxoz School Law & Public Policy, based in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
The Amicus Interviews: David Busis, 7Sage
"You don’t have to make your admissions reader bang the desk and cry out, “By gad, admit him!” All you have to do is transmit something genuine and illuminate your motivation."
The Amicus Interviews: Malavika Prasad on legal education, “social capital” & much more.
We know that in the name of filtering for students of a certain ability, merit filters out those who could not access the education and social capital that nurtures such ability.
The Amicus Interviews: Shilpi Nanda on the Cambridge LL.M. + Ph.D. at National University of Singapore (Part I)
Law students often believe that a doctoral degree is pursued only to undertake a career in academia or research. However, this is not necessarily true. A PhD teaches you much more than just research and writing.
The Amicus Interviews: Malcolm Mackay, United Employment Lawyers
I get Malcolm Mackay to discuss the future of legal education, and the legal profession as well.
The Amicus Interviews: Vismay Shroff on teaching at GLC-Mumbai, the LL.M. at Duke University & more
If a law school has served you well, you will be a better person along with being a law graduate.
The Amicus Interviews: Desiree Jaeger-Fine Esq., Jaeger-Fine Consulting LLC
Working closely with international LLM graduates in the US, Desiree Jaeger-Fine provides a macro perspective on recruitments in the US legal industry.
The Amicus Interviews: Pallavi Sharma on the MSt. and MPP at Oxford University
Though the MPP was new, I found the programme well-structured, with sufficient exposure opportunities. It was one year, as opposed to most other policy programmes which require a two-year commitment.
First Person Accounts: Prajwal Gyawali on the EMLE, “100 rejections project” & more
I think there is some sort of a peer pressure in law schools that you need to do a master’s program from a reputed institution or else you are looked down upon. Well of course it would be great to get a masters from one of the big universities. But we don’t keep in mind the financial aspect of it. And we almost never speak about it with our friends or alumni.
The Amicus Interviews: Cristóbal Alvear, IE Law School
Amicus Partners speaks with Cristóbal Alvear who is part of the faculty at IE Law School.
The Amicus Interviews: Lakshmi Neelakantan on LLM alternatives, legal academia & more (Part II)
Lakshmi Neelakantan on planning for her doctorate degree, what exactly a doctorate entails, the future of Indian law schools, and a whole lot more.
The Amicus Interviews: Lakshmi Neelakantan on LLM alternatives, legal academia & more (Part I)
Lakshmi Neelakantan on her MSc at the University of Oxford, doing a non-LLM master's, advice for the Indian law graduate and more
The Amicus Interviews: Amal Sethi on the SJD at UPenn, legal academia & more
Amal Sethi completed an LLM from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and is currently working on his SJD.
The Amicus Interviews: Kanad Bagchi on Europa Institut, Oxford’s MLF, Academia (Part 2 of 2)
In the second part, Kanad Bagchi and I discuss legal academia, the BA LLB degree and the future of Indian law schools, working in India, and a whole lot more.