Recruitment coordination committee (RCC) member Aditya Kutty said that the locational disadvantage of Raipur was one big problem that this and previous batches had to face, so the RCC this year innovated after feedback from law firms.
“Apart from ‘coming down’ to the campus and picking up students, we had to find certain other ways to attract recruiters,” he explained. “We consciously decided to go the internship route… A few of our seniors had gone to firms and interns, and one of the firms suggested that we do this.”
Only ICICI Bank, Hindustan Zinc and Vedanta Group and legal process outsourcers (LPOs) Pangea3, Bodhi Global and the Clifford Chance captive LPO OSC Export Services visited the HNLU campus directly, explained Kutty, so a a total of 20 out of 36 ‘desk job’ offers came out of PPOs, with students winning jobs in ones and twos at a wide variety of firms.
“Only those firms were contacted which agreed to the possibility of the firm absorbing the student contingent to his/her performance during the period of internship,” added Kutty.
The RCC also faced the problem of the largest recruiters’ having filled up much of their intakes with group hires from the most preferred national law school campuses at a record early time last year – NLSIU Bangalore hosted recruiters in May 2011 who made 15 job offers - whereas HNLU only started in earnest in July or August of 2010, said Kutty.
This was the first HNLU batch that was a full-year batch, rather than two batches split across one year, which made recruitment easier.
Only four students would head to the bar as litigators, said Kutty: one would join the chambers of Dharwad in Karnataka, one those of AS Chandiok in Delhi, one of KK Rai in Delhi, and one student would head to Bilaspur as an independent litigator.
A total of six students were preparing for the Judicial Services Exam via the UPSC.
Two students would pursue LLMs abroad. One secured offers from New York University (NYU) for international business regulation, litigation and arbitration, and a second offer from Oxford University, while another student would take the LLM at Nottingham University.
Last year HNLU placed 39 out of two batches of 98 students.
HNLU’s RCC provided live updates of its recruitments alongside on the Legallypedia rolling law school recruitment tracker Wiki, alongside several other law schools.
HNLU 2011 batch placement record (all figures provided by RCC)
| Recruiter | Total offers (further details specified) |
|---|---|
| Amarchand Mangaldas | 2 (PPO) |
| AZB & Partners, Mumbai | 1 (PPO) |
| Platinum Partners, Mumbai | 1 (PPO) |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. (Corporate Legal Group) | 3 |
| Vaish & Associates, Mumbai | 2 (PPO) |
| Pangea3 | 3 |
| Vedanta Group | 1 |
| Bodhi Global, Pune | 2 |
| Saikrishna & Associates, Noida | 1 (PPO) |
| S.N. Gupta & Co,Mumbai | 1 (PPO) |
| Udwadia & Udeshi, Mumbai | 1 (PPO) |
| Mr A.S. Chandiok, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court | 1 |
| Link Legal | 1 (PPO) |
| LVV Iyer & Associates, Hyderabad | 1 (PPO) |
| RRG Associates | 1 (PPO) |
| PXV Law Partners, Kolkata | 1 (PPO) |
| OSC Export Services Pvt Ltd, Gurgaon | 1 |
| Supreme Court Judicial Clerkship | 3 |
| Majmudar & Co., Mumbai | 1 (PPO) |
| Living Media, India Today Group (Retainership) | 1 (PPO) |
| Golden Tulip Legal Cell, Raipur | 1 (PPO) |
| Howden Insurance Brokers India | 1 (PPO) |
| Zeus IP, New Delhi | 1 (PPO) |
| QuisLex, Hyderabad | 2 (PPO) |
| SKJ Legal, Pune | 1 (PPO) |
| Haresh Jagtiani & Associates (Oasis Counsel & Advisory) | 1 |
| Independent litigation | 4 (2 Delhi, 1 Bangalore, 1 Bilaspur) |
| Judicial service exam | 6 |
| LLMs | 2 (1 NYU/Oxford and 1 Nottingham) |
| Totals | 48 of 48 students in batch (36 with ‘desk jobs’) |
Comments
Congratulations to HNLU 2011 Batch.
Can anyone confirm. We had double checked the 48 figure as the total 2011 batch size with Mr Kutty. He said that a few students had also dropped out that year, which is why the number was slightly lower than the previous half-yearly batch.
As soon as the university was shifted in the new campus, the strength was first increased to 90 and then 160. So from 2010, the intake is 150+.
I hope this clarifies the entire situation...if there is still any doubt the same can be confirmed from the University office.
Thanks
NLIU & NLUJ both placed 80 % this year..
Their Tier-1 firms are not limited to Amarchand & AZB.
and they didn't have to make innovations cause the firms Did visit their campus.
If you really need some NLU fight here.. Call GNLU :P
NLIU & NLUJ both placed 80 % this year..
Their Tier-1 firms are not limited to Amarchand & AZB.
and they didn't have to make innovations cause the firms Did visit their campus.
If you really need some NLU fight here.. Call GNLU :P[/quote]
If you remove LPO recruitments at NLIU the number of students recruited would drop even below 40%. Not that those students did not want a job at a firm, just that no firm visited or recruited them. You talk about quality of students or placements?
and HNLU had to innovate by the way of PPOs just to get there ;)
I see a future with lots of good law students vying for too few jobs. A good internship shall rule out any law-school based prejudice and ensure that the best gets the best.
Other articles related to recruitment do mention it.
The figures suggest that 6(judicial services) + 2(LLM)+ 4(Lit) = 12, and 36 desk jobs...is it that the 12 student didn't participate in the process and HNLU was able to place the remaining 36 students..if thats the case...well done guys!!
I hope some one will clarify this..
PS: GNLU is transforming into some Gujju bhai business hub.Why AMSS hire so heavily from there only insiders know.The State Govt is infusing only cash, no quality.Faculty is flagrantly pathetic.Remove the mercenary lure from it and it will come down in a heap.But then thats what Gujarat is known for.All gafla, no substance.
AZB, Khaitan, AMSS, Trilegal have all recruited from NLIU.
Its ok.. HNLU has done well.. you don't have to prove anything :P Grow up !!
I hope you make more innovations next year ;)
{I'm from Jodhpur, by the way.. and I LOVE my competition.. and only WE have the right to say anything about it.. so shut your mouth and build your campus ;) }
Misfits always want to run away. Can't help it.
HNLU has had 6 batches passing out so far, this one being the sixth. Previously,we had a system of summer and winter intake (yes two entrance tests i.e the individual exams), hence two batches a year. This was also the time when HNLU only had a makeshift campus.So while the first 5 batches had a 6 month difference between them, this batch (6th) had a years gap. Once the new campus came up the intake was increased, which is why the junior batches have a greater strength. I hope that answers someone's query on why the clat hnlu brochure suggest much more student intake.
And that's right, we did have 36 students sitting for placements.
We needn't have any comparisons with any other NLUs or for that matter GNLU. At this point, we can safely say that we treaded our own lil success and remain content with every individual performance during the co-ordination process. That should suffice.
Instead of mud slinging, it would be best to derive the positive outcome of improving recruitment scenes at nascent NLUs.
And since these article series are aimed at law school aspirants- please keep in mind that five years the situate will only get better.
every law school aint that easy you see....and that is why the 48 that managed to remain till 5th year in the passing out batch shined
So NLSIU and NUJS and NALSAR are 'easy' on academics! They are twice as tough as HNLU. But most people there stay for full 5 years.
It's not like HNLU where half the batch remains in 5th year. Most of these HNLU droppers leave because they see no future in staying there.
1. the faculty was awful
2. the city was boring
3. the infrastructure was pathetic
4. the placements were zilch
5. the future was bleak
HNLU is a failed institution. Who wants to go to HNLU?
@ Placements were zilch: This whole article talks about the same, so I need not answer it.
36 out of 48 students placed. 7 students in LPOs (pangea-3, bodhi-2, quislex-2). They must be paying 10 thousand rupees to the recruits.
Take out LPOs and this means 29 out of 48 students. This means 60% placements. This is ZILCH.
You know how many good placements are then: 10 out of 48.
Why not go to a local college, stay at your home and get placed in an LPO?
And yes 36 students participated in the recruitment process and 36 got placed irrespective of the place...so we would take it as 100% placement...I guess the article should have mentioned the number of students participating in the process to avoid such misleading calculations.
1. the faculty was awful
2. the city was boring
3. the infrastructure was pathetic
4. the placements were zilch
5. the future was bleak
HNLU is a failed institution. Who wants to go to HNLU?[/quote]
You grammar suggest's that you're one of the students who gave CLAT this year.
1. Albeit, faculty might not be all that nice at present, the institution needs some time to recuperate from the problems it has tackled. Rome was not built in a day, nor will this institution. Give it some time.
2. I suggest you find a law school in Ibiza and then perhaps you might find the city 'happening' enough to study law.
3. The infrastructure provides every single thing 'needed' for students to study. Yes, there a lot of things missing but they in no way affect a student's capabilities to study in any manner. It might not have the 'shizz' and the 'bling' and I dont think there is an absolute need.
4. The placement figures suggest quite the contrary. Sure, they might not be as good as some law schools but as stated earlier by Mr. Aditya, there isn't a need for comparison with other law schools. A institution's objective is to compete against itself and outshine itself. Surely, HNLU has achieved this objective this time. Also, looking at this year's performance and presuming that it shall continue, things can only get better.
5. The figures point out a healthy succes percentage. The future will always be bleak for pessimists.
Had the institution been a failed one-
law firms like AZB and AMSS would not recruit;
students could not show such excellence at mooting competitions;
students wouldn't have gone to institutions like Harvard and Oxford.
HNLU has already begun the process of making a niche for itself and in the near future the institution shall reach new zeniths of success. Hardwork, perseverance and success go hand-in-hand.
Not so Stupid, neither so Pessimistic.
AS
and Shameerpet/Jodhpur are really happening places?
and the photograph depicts a worn down building, like really?
The report is a clear picture. The future will always remain bleak for those who are unsure of themselves, the college has nothing to do with this.
Seriously, how insecure can top law schoolites be about their position? To actually have to comment in such a denigrating manner on positive outcomes at other schools. Get a grip! An IIM Ahmedabad student wouldn't care two hoots about any other IIM. Clearly you probably think you haven't reached up to that strata!
Also, does an LPO not count as a recruitment? Are you telling us the other law schools don't have students going to LPOs? To be fair, thats untrue and I personally know many from top schools at these LPOs. From my bit of experience in this field, your grades do matter to decide, irrespective of your college. From what it appears its not like the front-runners are heading to the LPOs here. Look through the list- there's a Platinum, Udwadia, Vaish and Link Legal as well. These are either well established full firms or upcoming niche ones.
Local colleges in Delhi and in Pune (barring symbiosis) do not even recruit their students, let alone LPOs, my friend.
Law school rankings are for idiots. What should you look out for during choosing a law school? Here is the URL http://clathacker.com/profiles/blogs/law-school-rankings-are-for
You'll enjoy it!
Why did you post that article here? To increase your publicity?
>"Then NLIU was started in Bhopal, largely unnoticed – and it had a terrible admission procedure.
>>"Dr. Menon came and did a slightly different experiment in Kolkata"
>>"within few years NUJS students left a mark in every aspect of academics and professionalism"
>>"The fact that NUJS is right in the middle of the city, in quiet yet convenient Salt Lake, made my life easier and happier."
I fail to understand that why does NUJS people think that any new idea can be initiated and nurtured only in NUJS.
Article says: "Fee. Spend as less as possible."
So I guess NUJS should be the least preferred college. You agree?
NUJS always challenges the India Today and Outlook ranking not because they do not follow the correct process but because they are now sick of being at the third position and NLUD already being a threat to even that position.
I guess this is not the right forum to ask this question. Now that the VC crisis is over we would have our convocation very soon...guess all the five batches together.
GO HNLU
Peace out.
i think you shud first get your facts right then comment,all those who took the clat exam again this year cudnt cope up with the academic pressure..all the top rankers didnt evn think of taking clat because they swear by this institution and they are the ones who have all the reasons in the world to take the exam if the situation in the university was the way u have potrayed in ur posts.
check out HNLU's current MPL standings and if u still think tht it is a failed institution then i would suggest you a few psychiatrists you need to visit. and u have to build a future to have a great one so all those who say that the future is bleak are people who wud rather sit and comment on how this law school should have been in las vegas than sit and work towards their law school career. its the students who make the institution and not the other way round
bhow bhow