JGLS Sonipat, with the smallest class size out of all law schools in Legally India’s campus placement stories this year, achieved near 100 per cent campus placement for its first graduating batch of 23 students.
JGLS’ career development and placement division (CDPD) told Legally India that 21 22 students were placed through the college, out of which two secured pre placement offers (PPO) with law firms.
[Update: The CDPD has now clarified that a total of five students opted for court practice, taking the total number of placed students to 22]
Law firms
Seven jobs were secured with law firms, as first reported on legal website Bar & Bench. Dua Associates and Argus Partners each offered one PPO.
Bangalore law firm Themis Associates offered three jobs on campus, while Economic Laws Partners and Crestlaw & Partners each recruited one student.
In-house
Six students found corporate positions. The Big Four consultancy Ernst and Young, Tata & Sons, Dasgupta & Company, and Cognizant Technology Solutions recruited one student each. Two were placed with financial process outsourcing company EXL Services.
Court practice
Four Five [As later clarified by CDPD] students opted to join court practice.
Think tanks and fellowship
While one student was selected for the Lawyers for Change fellowship, three others found a role each in international advisory government organ Asia-African Legal Consultative Organisation, competition policy organization CUTS International, and the Centre for International Trade and Development.
The college began campus recruitment interviews in February, and law firms came to campus for a week, while some firms interviewed the students in their Delhi offices according to CDPD.
| Name of the Organization/ Firm | **No. of Students Recruited |
|---|---|
| Ernst & Young | 1 |
| Tata Sons | 1 |
| Economic Laws Practice | 1 |
| Crestlaw & Partners | 1 |
| Dua Associates-PPO | 1 |
| EXL Services | 2 |
| KL Mehta& Co. | 1 |
| Asian African Legal Consultative Organisation [AALCO] | 1 |
| Themis Associate | 3 |
| Centre for International Trade and Development | 1 |
| Litigation-High Court and Supreme Court | 3 +1(Clarified by CDPD subsequently) |
| Das Gupta & Co-Externship | 1 |
| CUTS International | 1 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions | 1 |
| Public Interest Fellowship | 1 |
| Argus Partners-PPO | 1 |
| TOTAL | 22 |
Comments
Tumhare baap jaise nahi he hamare baap. In JGLS there is students who come from middle class family like me who dose do hard work and have better knowledge than people studying in other law schools. Paisa diya he toh mehnat bhi karten hen hum sabh.
Thank you.
S
Placements or otherwise still makes way more sense to go for the old schools - NLS, Nalsar, WBNUJS anyday over Jindal.
-Law firm insider
P.S. I see the new schools like NLUJ GNLU also doing extremely well. Think NLUD bubble's gone a bit bust and needs to be categorised in the tier 2 bracket.
Not the "We will place everyone in foreign firms so we charge 30 lakhs argument"
Also, anyday is not a word
NLUD's bubble has, not NLUD bubble's
And your sentence suggests that the bubble needs to be categorized in the tier 2 bracket, though I am sure that is not what you meant.
And there are several things wrong with "Placements or otherwise still makes way more sense to go for the old schools"
If you're going to call yourself grammar nazi, you better get grammar right.
Given that most of us speak English in a manner that reflects incredibly poor grammar, it isn't the best idea to write as we would speak.
Agree with what I think your point is, though I can't be sure given your English
Scooter ..... REALLY?? AMSS not in tier 1?? May we know your top secret list of the real Tier 1 Firms??
Really? Please tell me the name of your college. Let's start comparing the publications and work experience of your college faculty with JGLS faculty. Out with it...which college do you go to?
Stil waiting...tell us the name of your law school. Or are you just a loser troll too chicken to take the challenge head on?
Anon is too typical - he thinks the world should pay attention to India because it is important and on the rise, yet the only white people who would actually come to India are losers?
FYI to Anon - the only "fully baked" goras are up in Rishikesh smoking pipes. The rest, to your disappointment, are probably simply human.
Such a noble thought! So proud of you. One question though, how do you plan to pay your bills? By 'engaging with the law through a great set of professors'?
and what makes you think that going to college essentially for a job is a thought process prevailing exclusively in India? this is an universal factor for pursuing higher education. people, throughout the world, join universities with the expectation that a college degree would expand their horizons and provide a value addition and thus shall lead to employment. a degree is expensive, financially and otherwise. whats wrong in having the desire of recovering the cost incurred in acquiring it?
Legally India has reported because it has to report news, why blame LI?
Legally India has reported because it has to report news, why blame LI?[/quote]
Then I suggest you read at some sasta law firm. Why waste 3o lakhs and end up working at Rs. 10,000 job
Dude! Wake up! Seriously!
And please, whoever thinks AMSS is not tier 1, please research. AMSS and AZB are on the top in the list of Elite law firms.
And please, whoever thinks AMSS is not tier 1, please research. AMSS and AZB are on the top in the list of Elite law firms.[/quote]
I seriously doubt you are from GNLU. Stop ruining our college's name for heaven's sake by involving in indiotic debates of no concern.
SO Shut up and just do your job of finding a stupid Rs.10,000 job.
@Anonymous - Though you could comment on JGLS students' performance based on their MPL ranking(which is decent considering the age of the institute), debate ranking, publications etc but saying the faculty as 'half baked goras' as inappropriate as I have interacted with some of them in various conferences and they are the best u could hire with money.
Also why do u have a problem if these kids could afford JGLS. They have the money to spend how does it bother u in any reasonable way? Also JGLS offer 100% scholarship too, my neighbor a 2nd class govt employee's son studies in JGLS on 100% scholarship so its not really a rich boys club, they do take into consideration the meritocracy?
@Scooter - Sir would you please clear what all firms fall in tier 1 category?
@Grammar Nazi - Have a life these are comments and are meant to convey the idea to the reader and not some scholarly article which ought to be flawless.
Also does your idea of ranking law school is exclusive to placement, what about other aspect I think NLUD is a pretty decent NLU, obviously comparing it to likes of older institute like NLS is not a fair comparison.
@Kian - You haven't answered till now how come litigation falls under placement?
Well my apologies for such a long comment I am sick and at home, pretty jobless and have nothing else to do.
You are correct - we shouldn't have counted litigation seats as part of the overall figures, that was unintentional.
However, with newer colleges and first batches we'd hardly be comparing like with like anyway, so we are not as strict in our coverage and criteria.
Thanks for pointing out though.
Best wishes,
Kian
Sorry for the long delay. Its quite unfortunate that your coverage of placements overall have been quite disoriented. I don't understand whether putting litigation itself in the list of recruiters is disgusting or your explanation on lack of strictness by legallyindia on this issue. Your consolidated table on recruitment in nothing but a comparison of new and old legal education institutions. And if you really believe it to be unintentional or rather a mistake why don't you remove it now. Please take your stuff seriously and avoid confussion.
and ur family income should be enough to pay 7 lakh a year without burning a hole in his bank account
1. Fees, since most students on this page are so concerned about the affordability factor when considering JGLS as an institution
2. Internships and Placements: especially since the first batch of the Five Year B.A. LL.B program will be graduating this year
3. Faculty and the qualifications thereof, including their contribution to student learning
1. More than one third of the batch receives studentships, merit scholarships, scholarships exclusively for girls etc. I for one have a 100% studentship which means I don't pay any tuition fees for the entire year. Moreover, there is a requirement of working as assistants under Professors or in well established research centers part of the University, pertaining to Human Rights, Technology, IP, Environment, Gender, International Law, Criminology, Health Law, law and humanities, South Asian Legal Studies, Public Interest Law among many others, to retain our scholarships and studentships. In this process, we not only conduct research work for Professors or research centers, but also help in field work, conducting surveys, heading committees such as the Anti-Sexual Harassment Committee, attending conferences and seminars with leading experts in specialized fields.
2. The Career Development and Placement Division of JGLS collaborates with top law firms including the supposed tier 1 abovementioned corporate firms. CDPD coordinates in each section for each batch ensure the best suited internships for every student during the summer and winter break. Collaborations with the UN and Red Cross are just the beginning. NHRC and HRLN in the first couple of years coupled with AZB, Luthra & Luthra, Khaitan, Trilegal, Amarchand, Economics Law Practice and litigation in high courts and the Supreme Court are available across the board. Summer School programs such as the Jindal Oxford Summer School give ample opportunities to students to explore different fields, receive lectures from the best professors of Oxford and receive a different learning experience, especially if they're planning on pursuing an LLM abroad. Placements have been tremendously displaying an upward trend, both quantitatively and qualitatively. Students have been placed at Amarchand, Luthra and Luthra, Khaitan etc and have also pursued LLM/JD programmes in the best institutions such as Cambridge. Jobs are never the least of concerns, but the orientation of JGLS places a premium on the education and experiential learning processes rather than a job at the end of 5 years. Comments regarding the students getting placed only because of their father's income is preposterous and also to a great extent, a bit insulting since it undermines the ability of many hardworking students in getting where they are. Get rid of your prejudices against rich people. Rich people can be smart too and rich people can work hard too. A break from such narrow minded conservative approaches is the first step to legal studies.
3. The faculty of JGLS surpasses that of any other university in India, and I say so because the degrees attained by my Professors add to a different level of education. After having studied at one of the best schools in the country, these University professors have expanded my scope of learning and compelled me to actualize my potential even in the limited time that I have been in this educational institution. My history professor had a degree from Oxford and two from Harvard, including a PhD. Even the English and Liberal Arts professors channelled to meet the needs of the B.A. part of the course have qualifications surpassing all expectations. The rigorous discussions, inspirational lectures and the profundity of knowledge so ensued is the point of education, and JGLS offers this global education to the best of any college's ability.
Everyone considers National Law Schools to be the brim of success and CLAT to be the divine medium to reach the same, however, we need to break free from the presupposition that private institutes are only money extracting machines. A profit motive needs to be realized in a positive manner where such money is channelled towards better opportunities, more exposure, greater learning experiences and interactions situated in a multi-cultural environment. Just because we have a top businessman's name attached to our University doesn't make the students, the products of the University business driven too. The approachability and qualifications of the faculty at Jindal along with different media where the college has consistently shown its performance (winning the Oxford Moot in 2014 being only one instance) only displays the dedication of the senior-most batches in building the foundations of such reputation and the determination of the faculty and VC in truly globalizing education in India.