Tag: law students
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Of Law and Internships…
By Tanya Chandra, Founder, LexQuest Foundation. Law School is a tough time for many, as my own experience along with that of those around me, has taught me that the eternal issue everyone is faced with when pursuing a degree in law is this: How to land a good internship? With the institution I am…
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10 Must-Read Books (Fiction) for Law Students and Lawyers
By Vignesh Ganesh, G.J. Advani Law College, Mumbai. Reading being one of the best hobbies to be encouraged, especially for law students and lawyers alike; with our profession thriving on words, it comes as no surprise that there are hundreds of books out there just waiting for us to get our hands on them! Here is…
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The Rise of the Mediator and the Negotiating Lawyer
By Anthony Matthews, International Mediator, Colorado. Around the world, disputing parties and their lawyers are realizing the value of dispute resolution achieved by dialogue and negotiation between the parties, rather than third-party adjudication by a judge or arbitrator. Mediation is a process in which such negotiations are aided by a trained, neutral facilitator. There is…
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Tips for Internships in India
By Amit Agrawal, IMS School of Law, Dehradun. Internships, the first thing we strive to do in order to know the practical aspects of our legal field, to fulfill the mandate of our Law schools and also to improve our curriculum vitae. This article is, in particular, with respect to my experience of internship with an…
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Internship in Lower Court: A must for Law Students?
By Aparna Menon, Government Law College, Mumbai. Nowadays, the old trend of interning in an NGO in the first year, High Court in the second, Supreme Court in the third and law firms in the fourth and fifth years has faded away. Each law student, now, gets time to have multiple internships per year, which…
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Dos and Don’ts for a Law Student
By Sidharth Mohanty, University Law College, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. A law student carries some obligation on his shoulder, which includes a moral obligation towards the professors, classmates and self. The term moral obligation has a number of meanings in moral philosophy, in religion, and in layman’s term. Generally speaking, when someone says of an act…