Congratulations. You have gotten through to a law school. It may or may not be the one that you aimed for but the good news is, in the long run, it doesn’t matter. Now, a lot of you will be starting college from Monday. A few of you might have already started. So I am going to tell you a few things ...
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Law schools are producing law firm associates, corporate lawyers, litigating lawyers, social workers and what not. There are so many fields that are now open to law students. Sometimes I wonder if the reason for low recruitment figures in some of the good colleges is because people over estimate the...
This is an updated version of my one year old post. Old post here. So you gave CLAT and got through to Gujarat National Law University . Congratulations! I am sure you’ll have a hundred questions about the University. You might even be considering whether to choose GNLU over some other University. W...
Dear Law School Administration, There are two types of students that you can meet in life, law students and others. Please be very afraid of the first kind as they are the sharpest, meanest and the most bored form of student that you will ever have to face. Why you ask? Well, here are a few reasons:...
What happened : Government has decided to allow 51% FDI in Multi-brand retails. What are the pre-conditions : Minimum investment of $100 million. 50% of the investment is to be in backend infrastructure development. 30% of all raw material has be procured from India’s small and medium industries. Pe...
Funny picture on Unpaid internship Internships. Arguably the most important part of a student’s CV. Internships in India are hard to get in spite of there being so many law firms, companies, NGOs, LPOs and other such organisations. An internship at a ‘reputed’ place is like a star on the CV. If you ...
Getting a publication is something all law students strive to achieve. A lot of people will tell you how to moot or how to debate but very few people will be able to tell you how to write a good publishable article. Who better to talk to then the founder of a journal? Below is the interview of Mr Vi...
7. Seven. VII. Semesters. That’s a very long time in law student years. It has been a roller coaster. Let’s look at what all things happen ‘Only in law school’ Here goes. People will start fearing you as soon as you get into a law school. I am talking about all your other non-law friends. The fatter...
So you gave CLAT and got through to Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar . Congratulations! I am sure you’ll have a hundred questions about the University. You might even be considering whether to choose GNLU over some other University. Well, I hope this post helps you in deciding. I’ll try ...
Compulsory attendance seems to be the ‘must have’ for colleges. It seems that nowadays colleges are concentrating more on keeping the students inside the classroom rather than on imparting quality education. The reason given for this is that if the student is inside the classroom he/she will be forc...
We all know about the United Nations . We also know about the Security Council and its functions. [If you don’t then check the links.] The Security Council has 15 members. 10 non-permanent elected members who have a 2 year term and 5 permanent members. They permanent members are collectively called,...
Education is one sector which was left behind during the reforms stage in 1991. It is one of the most important sectors in any country. Educated youth are a requirement for a successful country. “ The main hope of a nation lies in the proper education of its youth ”- Erasmus The Government cannot co...
Some days back we saw that we are not the only ones who are obsessed with rankings. There are people in this world who rank all the big universities in the world. I can only imagine what kind of discussions their students must be having. I am pretty sure they will not be like the ones we have on LI ...
Doctors, Lawyers and Policemen. All three of them are such important part of the society. Doctors take care of the health. Lawyers see to it that all disputes are settled and policemen maintain discipline. Well, atleast that’s what they are supposed to do. We have always heard how the profession of ...
Law school faculties are a rare breed. I am sure this post applies to all the faculties but I am in a law school and so will comment only on them. So, where was I? Yes, they are a rare breed. ‘Good’ law school faculties are even rarer. There is a very simple reason behind the situation. Why would so...
Gotcha! Yea! I know why you opened this post. You are insecure. You wanted to know, “Who does this napster think he is? My college is way better than GNLU.” Well, I have to tell you. I wrote this post just to prove that we are all acceptance seekers. If someone says that your college is the best the...
“The legal profession in so-called advanced countries is a product of Industrial Revolution whereas in India it is a product of Independence Revolution” — Mr Lalit Bhasin These are the words that made me think. Should foreign law firms be allowed in India? Are they necessary? Just as I questioned my...
We all want to be successful. No one can deny it. Although our definitions of success are often very different from one another. When I decided to do law, I wanted to be successful. I wanted enough money for survival and normal luxuries and also serve the society. I had a dream. My dream was my defi...
Well, I saw Inception the other day. Brilliant movie. Awesome storyline and brilliant performances. One strange thing that caught my attention in the movie was how Mal Cobb dies. She commits suicide but Mr. Cobb ( Dicaprio) is the one who gets into trouble. When I saw this, I was strangely reminded ...
The young think-tank Research Foundation for Governance in India (RFGI) has been working hard at changing the legal and political landscape in India, recounts Legally India blogger napster.