Amicus Partners speaks with Cristóbal Alvear who is part of the faculty at IE Law School.
First Person Accounts: Balu G. Nair on the LLM at Melbourne Law School
Balu G Nair is pursuing an LLM at Melbourne Law School. The NUJS grad discusses the pros of an international LLM, the Alex Chernov scholarship, and more
Amicus Podcast: Episode 07 with Kanad Bagchi (Part 2 of 2)
Kanad Bagchi discusses Indian law schools and the research spaces they have created, the advantages of studying abroad, and a whole lot more.
Through the looking glass: The Indian law graduate and a foreign LLM
This post is about the future, the future of legal education and how the Indian law graduate is being viewed by universities and law schools across the world.
First Person Accounts: Ameen Jauhar on an MSc from University College London
Ameen Jauhar, a graduate of NUJS ('12), recently completed an MSc in Systematic Reviews for Social Policy and Practice from the University College London.
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.
First Person Accounts: Ayushi Agarwal on the BCL, Weidenfeld-Hoffmann scholarship
Ayushi Agarwal, a Weidenfeld-Hoffmann scholar at Oxford University, talks about the BCL course, admissions and much more.
The Fortnightly with Prof. John Flood (Part 2)
Professor John Flood answers a question (or two) on legal education and the legal profession.
The Amicus Podcast Episode 05: Dhvani Mehta (Oxford University, VCLP)
Dhvani Mehta is one of the founding members of the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy. The Rhodes scholar has spent a considerable amount of time at Oxford University; after her BCL, she went on to complete an MPhil and then a DPhil in law from Oxford. In this podcast, she talks about legal education, her … Continue reading The Amicus Podcast Episode 05: Dhvani Mehta (Oxford University, VCLP)
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)
The LLM #Admission interviews: Prof. Margareth Etienne, Illinois College of Law
Prof. Margareth Etienne on how to identify the ideal law school, writing the Statement of Purpose, the JSD degree, and a whole lot more.
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.
The Fortnightly with Professor John Flood (Part 1)
A Professor of Law at Griffith University, John Flood has written extensively on the changing nature of the legal profession, amongst other things.
First Person Accounts: Shantanu Kanade on an LLM at the Leiden Law School
Shantanu Kanade is currently pursuing an advanced LLM in International Dispute Settlement and Arbitration at Leiden Law School.
First Person Accounts: Akshay Aurora, JD student at Osgoode Hall
Akshay shares his thoughts on the JD degree, his time as a law student thus far (he is currently a 1L), and why a JD might must make more sense than an LLM
Studying the preferences of Indian law students with respect to foreign LLM’s
Over the past few months, we have been conducting online surveys for Indian law students interested in an LLM abroad. Broadly speaking, there are two goals behind this exercise: one, to understand just what the client (in this case a law student) has in mind, and what her future plans are. The other, and I … Continue reading Studying the preferences of Indian law students with respect to foreign LLM’s