Law schools need to create incentives to enable students to take up work that they are passionate about, rather than doing a bewildering number of internships for the sole reason that other law students are.
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: 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: 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 Talks: Hidayatullah National Law University, February 2019
Amicus Partners gave a short talk on LLM applications at the Hidayatullah National Law University in Raipur. These are some of the memories made.
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.
First Person Accounts: Sapna Reheem Shaila on an LLM from SOAS, academic careers & more
Sapna Reheem Shaila discusses the LLM at the School of Oriental and African Studies, her ongoing doctorate studies, and a whole lot more.
Studying the post-graduate preferences (LLM or otherwise) of Indian law graduates
One of the goals of Amicus Partners is to conduct research on the career trajectories of this country’s law graduates.
First Person Accounts: Ritwika Sharma on LLMs from NALSAR, Cambridge University
First Person Accounts (FPA's) are meant to provide a first-hand account of lawyer's who have pursued a post-graduate course from different schools across the world. In this edition of the FPA, we get talking with Ritwika Sharma who recently completed an LLM from Cambridge University.That is not the only post-graduate degree that she possesses, Ritwika … Continue reading First Person Accounts: Ritwika Sharma on LLMs from NALSAR, Cambridge University
#Interviews: Molina Asthana on Australian LLMs, work-life balance & more
I came across Molina Asthana's profile while looking for Indian law graduates who had made the shift to Australia. And the more I read about her, the more I thought she would make for a good interview for Amicus Partners. A lawyer practicing in Delhi, Molina moved to Australia in 2004. A masters from Melbourne … Continue reading #Interviews: Molina Asthana on Australian LLMs, work-life balance & more
The Amicus Interviews: Dhvani Mehta on Indian legal education, LLMs and more (Part 2)
In the second part of the interview (you can read Part 1 here), Dhvani talks about focusing on academy and research in Indian law schools, the kind of lawyers that VCLP is looking to hire, and a whole lot more. How do you encourage academic research in Indian law schools? One [way] is … Continue reading The Amicus Interviews: Dhvani Mehta on Indian legal education, LLMs and more (Part 2)
No NET for Assistant Prof. post if you have a foreign PhD from a top-500 University
For those Indian law graduates looking to join academia, here is a development that ought to be of interest.