12 Tips on How to Succeed in Litigation as a Career: A Snippet from Tanuj Kalia’s Book on Law as a Career (LexisNexis)

Tanuj Kalia’s (Founding CEO of Lawctopus) book titled ‘Law as a Career’ is out in the market! Published by LexisNexis the book is a complete guide for law aspirants and law students keen on pursuing a career in law.Below is a section from the chapter on ‘Litigation as a Career Option’. The content has been edited slightly to be suitable as a stand-alone piece.Here are a few points (twelve to be precise) law students and young lawyers keen on pursuing litigation as a career option should keep in...

NGLSJ writes to Union Minister for Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs for Maggi recall and initiation of prosecution

NATIONAL GROUP OF LAW STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE(NGLSJ) has sent a representation to the Union Minister for Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Mr. Ram Vilas Paswan with a request to initiate criminal prosecution of Nestle for Homicide, Seizure & destruction of products for which recall orders have been issued.The representation refers to the...

‘Enervions’ International Essay Writing Competition, 2015

College of Legal Studies, UPES, Dehradun in collaboration with Surana & Surana International Attorneys, Chennai is organizing an International Essay Writing Competition and inviting participation from the eligible participants.Eligibility: The competition is open to students who are pursuing their B.A., LL.B. / LL.M. / Ph.D. / M. PHIL or any...

LSAT India announces results

The Law School Admission Council of the US (LSAC) announced the results of this year's Law School Admission Test (LSAT) India on June 5. The exams were held on May 17.LSAT-India is a standardized test adopted as an admissions criterion by multiple law colleges across India. It measures skills that are considered essential for success in law school....

WBNUJS batch’15 records cent percent placements, the administration feels delighted

The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata recorded a one hundred percent placement for its graduating batch of 2015. 78 students (in a batch of 106) participated in the recruitment process and all the students were placed, either by the Campus Recruitment Committee (CRC) or through offers outside the college...

Online Internship Opportunity at Common Cause

COMMON CAUSE, a registered Society with membership all over the country and operating on All India basis, has invited applications for online internship. Common Cause is an initiative in public interest litigation, for solving the common and collective problems of the people, has greatly contributed to the evolution and spread of the system in the...

Meet Akash Jain, CLAT Topper 2015

LiveLaw:  Who do you attribute your success to? Akash Jain: First of all I would like to attribute my success to God for showering his choicest blessings on me, my parents from whom I always derived inspiration, my mentors for their constant support and motivation and friends who always inspired me to perform better.LiveLaw: Please elaborate on...

Karnataka State Law University notifies Admission 2015

Karnataka State Law University, Hubli has invited application from the eligible candidates for admission to the following courses in Law, for the academic year 2015-16 at its Law School and affiliated Law Colleges.Courses Offer:LL.B. - 3 years CourseB.A. LL.B. / BBA, LL.B. - 5 years Integrated CourseB.A LL.B. (Hons), BBA, LL.B. (Hons) - 5 years...

100 percent placement for NALSAR’s batch of 2015

NALSAR’s batch of 2015 has achieved a golden figure of 100 percent placements. Releasing the news through a press note, the University’s RCC said, “Building on our successful Day Zero conducted on the 18th and 19th April, 2014, we are pleased to announce that we have reached the 100% mark for placements for the graduating class of 2015. The...

Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University notifies Admission -2015

Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU) has invited applications for admission into 4 year LL.B., LL.M. (Dual Degree) program for the academic year 2015-16.Age Limit: In case of General / BC candidates should not be more than 25 years as on 1st July- 2015, 27 years in case of SC / ST / Differently abled PersonEligibility Criterion The...

2nd GNLU – ONGC International Essay Competition on International Contracts

Gujarat  National Law University along with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited is organizing the 2nd GNLU – ONGC International Essay Competition on International Contracts. The essay competition this year aims to provide a platform for the students of law to express their views on various aspects and trends of International Contract Laws...

VIT Law School notifies Admissions 2015

 VIT Law School has invited applications from the eligible candidates for the academic year 2015-2016.Courses OfferedBA, LL.B (Hons.)BBA, LL.B (Hons.)Age limit: Candidates whose date of birth falls on or after 1st July 1995 are eligible to apply.Eligibility The applicant for admission should be a Resident Indian National, and should have studied...