GNLU Gandhinagar has sent a press release of its Day Zero and Day One recruitments for the 2020 graduating batch with a massive 49 combined jobs, Bar & Bench has reported.
While the article, and presumably the release (a copy of which we have not received), did not specify the total number of students in a batch or the number participating in recruitment activities, in 2017-18, the graduating batch was 170 strong according to NIRF submissions.
Update 17:28: We have now received the press release, which states that 82 students had registered for the placement cell (though it doesn’t mention total batch sizes).
Trilegal hired the most with a massive 11 Day Zero recruitments (in addition to 4 pre-placement offers), followed by GNLU stalwart Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas with 13 hires (including 9 day zero acceptances).
Trilegal has been a particularly heavy recruiter this season so far topping both NUJS Kolkata (with up to 21 offers) and NLU Jodhpur (with 8 offers).
Khaitan & Co, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and IndusLaw each picked up 6, 5 and 5 students respectively (with the latter hiring via so-called Day One, after the first day of recruitments).
AZB & Partners and J Sagar Associates (JSA) each hired one, via PPO.
According to the press release, [one] students were also awarded training contracts.
Correction 17:28: The press release we have received states that there was one training contract with Linklaters, and one each vacation scheme with Herbert Smith Freehills and Allen & Gledhill (not three training contracts as originally reported).
Outgoing GNLU director Dr Bimal Patel (providing he does not remain for longer) seemed keen to cement and commemorate his legacy of 10 years at the helm with the following quote in the press release:
With the highest number of students getting placed in top tier Indian and international law firms with an average package of Rs. 15 lakh, the GNLU brand is firmly established. GNLU’s emphasis on holistic development – teaching, research, extension and training, sustained by the GNLU faculty and staff, is paying a rich dividend to students.
India needs highly skilled lawyers, legal advisers, researchers and I am sure GNLU will make the apt contribution to the nation’s development agenda. I am thankful to my colleagues Dr Nidhi Buch, Faculty Convener, Mr Nimesh Dave, Internship and Placement Coordinator, and other faculty colleagues for achieving the highest ever recruitment record.
Salaries at the top law firms have not been revised since 2015, we understand. Click here for our starting salary breakdown from back then.
Update: Faculty Convenor of the Committee on Recruitment Affairs (CRA) Nidhi Buch said in the press release: “The build-up to Day Zero is taxing for students and faculty alike. However, the 2015-20 batch has handled this time with grace and poise.
“The batch has always impressed me with its firm grasp over foundational knowledge, coupled with an ability to meet challenges. This enables them to remain oriented in this time of unparalleled change and innovation in the legal industry. Having been a first witness to their dedication, I could not have been more proud of what they have achieved so far, and what is yet to come.”
Other NLU days zero this year
- NLU Jodhpur Day Zero kills it with 42 jobs, including 3 vac (batch of 101)
- NUJS 2020 batch sees up to 65 students already placed after Day Zero (batch of 120)
- Nalsar Day Zero 2020: Record 47 jobs (incl 8 foreigns) (batch of 113)
| Law Firm | PPOs | Day Zero jobs | Day One jobs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trilegal | 4 | 11 | – | 15 |
| Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas | 4 | 9 | – | 13 |
| Khaitan & Co | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
| Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
| IndusLaw | – | – | 5 | 5 |
| AZB & Partners | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| J Sagar Associates (JSA) | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 22 | 5 | 46 |
Comments
Imagine if NLS and NUJS had their faculty contributing towards their placements/higher education with similar drive and energy. They could easily be in the top league law schools in the world.
Time for some introspection into the state of NLUs in the country and making them at par with the best IITs and IIMs.
1. NLSIU
2. NALSAR
3. NLUJ
4. NUJS
5. GNLU
NLIU, NLUD and JGLS are awaited.
NUJS is an absolute machine when it comes to producing corporate lawyers. Their last 2 years placements surpass NLS and NALSAR combined.
Highest number? Did GNLU have the best placements of all NLUs??
NLS, nalsar and nujs will also be in top.
GNLU has to fight with Nlud and nluj
On top*
Damn you BP
Also, the prohibition of alcohol doesn't mean alcohol isn't available and the availability (or lack thereof) of alcohol does not make a space safe / unsafe.
If you can see the headline, kian has done his homework "GNLU places 44....." (removing 5 Indus from day zero).
So gunlooo do not try to mislead people intentionally
Anti hone ke liye kuch bhi bolega kya
If Professor Patel is bad academician then why he has LLM and PhD degree from one of the top universities of Europe and published many publications?
If Prof Patel is bad jurist then why he got special invitation to be on Law Commission and has worked in Hague and international agencies also?
Please listen to facts rather than the fake news.
National institutes in India have not succeeded much in transferring the brand value of the IITs and IIMs to the newer ones that have been established. IITs still are dominated by BOM, DEL, Madras, Kharagpur and Kanpur, and IIMs are still Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta. So any time an institute like IIM Indore, or IIT Hyderabad does well we should be happy that there's an increase in the talent pool.
NLUs have done better in this regard with the recent successes of Jodhpur and Gandhinagar.
However any comparisons with the BIG 3 + NLU Delhi are unfounded. NLS has been at the top for decades, even when a NALSAR or a NUJS looked more promising, the same way NALSAR and NUJS will still dominate the sphere, despite their internal disturbances (especially NUJS) because the students who have passed out have inculcated the brands of these institutions. The problems at these institutions, I hope atleast, are a temporary setback that must be solved as soon as possible, but people who are attacking these institutes like vultures attacking a body must realise that they represent decades of good performance, and a good year for NLUJ or GNLU will not change that instantaneously. All NLUs should do well, and there should be healthy competition. Congratulations to everyone who did well in all Day Zeros, and there;s that.
Credit for the present recruitment figures clearly goes to the alumni and hard working students of GNLU who have toiled every day to prove their mettle.