Again, this is based on a sample of the law school that I study in, situations may differ according to where the person reading the note comes from. Imagine this; ‘A’ is simultaneously presenting a paper on corporate governance, doing an international moot in Vienna and is the convener of the Legal ...

‘Tu jaanta hain mera baap kaun hain?’ (Do you know who my dad is?) ‘Kyun, tujhe pata nahin tera baap kaun hain?’ (Why, don’t you know who your dad is?) This is a cliché dialogue used to indicate power and the far reaching depths of power that a person possesses due to what his/her dad does. A necess...

Disclaimer: This is purely a law student’s perspective of plagiarism awareness that has had a sudden impact on the lives of people making submissions of any kind. I am a loyal supporter of originality/original content and always value and appreciate the same. Present: Law schools fortunately/unfortu...

Before commencing with this blog post, again I REPEAT : This post is based on the sample crowd of the law school I study in. Situations may differ according to where the person reading this note comes from. Facts: 4 th year of law school having studied 42 varied subjects with litigation and corporat...

Welcome to the Great Law School Placement Ordeal… Over here you can find a blend of the so called successful people with ‘cool’ pay packages along with people who have tried but failed miserably and people who just haven’t bothered…Before embarking on our eventful journey of actually describing this...

Yep. So here I am finally starting a new epoch in my not so happening Life. Am finally entering into the mystical and magical realms of the blogosphere. And what a platform to share my blog with all my peers and contemporaries! I say random ramblings because I’ll randomly try to put things here, wil...

Yeah right you pervert pricks. This post isn’t the answer to the kink in you. This post is not on your office fantasies. This is a post on the bad times which may come at “that time of the year” - It’s the appraisal and bonus time. That time of the year when you pretend to be extra cool with the par...

A strong resolution

rolled down

from a cluster of tariffs

take your time

prohibit asbestos within the limits of the city

in a manner contrary

to the principles set forth

in promulgated paragraphs

but take your time

to speak about National Treatment of tear-glands

It hurts, it really really hurts (like getting your ass pinched by a professional wrestler in the Delhi metro) to look back and see how the sweet innocent language that I spoke in law school has taken devilish meanings after I started working. My job (I feel) had the same effect on my language as wa...

What is a lawyer a lawyer for if he does not argue in court? This is a quote often referred to by people in the legal profession in order to entice people to join the bar. Mostly, the people who do use this quote are people who have become master litigators and judges over a long period of time. The...

Almost half of the final-year batch of Nalsar Hyderabad want to work for a top five corporate law firm when they graduate, with only 9 per cent wanting to work for a litigator at the Supreme Court, according to a survey. Legal industry services provider Rainmaker conducted a survey of 62 fifth-year ...

The title of this entry would create in people certain preset notions with regard to the applicability of Public International Law (PIL) in modern day polity at the state level and at the international level. The entry would proceed to show that PIL as we know it today does not hold relevance or sig...

Work last week was tough. It’s been three days that I have wanted to scratch my bum, the bum could only get its appointment with my hands only today. Words such as “recession” and “bad markets” are turning out to be humbug. Almost each day is “littered” with a new deal. One interesting new deal was ...

As a law student, there are always certain expectations and aspirations which you carry with you while entering law school. Expectations and aspirations are important since they do give you a preliminary glimpse of what path needs to be taken or which area should be focused upon. Unfortunately, this...

Back in school we’d done our share of campaigns relating to various social causes which generally dealt with awareness building among our fellow students. Interning at an NGO was my first hands-on experience on dealing with societal problems. Though my job mainly included analyzing data and making r...

The name is Popat…LegalPopat! After a hard day’s of work, I don’t mind it either shaken or stirred. Who are you? : I am a lawyer at a leading law firm in India. A friendly neighborhood ass-0-ciate.Every partners dread and every associates weapon, your darkest side- that’s LegalPopat! Why are you shr...

KK Luthra Memorial International Criminal Law It all started on 7th November 2009 when after ranking 3rd in the Intra-College selection rounds of National Law University, New Delhi, i was selected for the KK Luthra Memorial Criminal Law Moot Court, 2010, which happens to be the the very first moot o...

Legally India is starting the first competition to find India’s best legal blogger with a total prize fund of Rs 1 lakh, regular paid writing gigs and more for winners. Do you have what it takes?

An Indian law student has taken up the baton to defend Indian legal process outsourcing (LPO) against an onslaught of anti-Indian-lawyer comments on self-styled US legal tabloid AboveTheLaw . Although the majority of comments on ATL are intentionally offensive and ironic, it has been a while since a...

Read about all the important changes in Indian corporate laws in the past year, in this comprehensive round-up of the latest laws and regulations by the as-ever excellent Indian Corporate Law Blog . Covering everything from LLPs, Satyam-fallout-related changes in corporate governance, SEBI reforms, ...