Internship with Google India

Google India is recruiting interns on some of it’steams, including  Anti Abuse Engineering, India Customer Support, Legal, Marketing, Product Quality Operations and YouTube Content Operations.The program is designed to offer students a challenging and rewarding experience of interning at Google, getting exposure through live projects, trainings, leadership interaction and on-going mentorship.Eligibility:Candidates pursuing Bachelors/ Masters in any discipline and graduating in 2015 Interns are...

“Control students organization in Law Colleges”: Kerala High Court directs Government

Hearing a petition filed by a second semester B.A.LL.B (Hon) student N.Prakashan, a Division Bench of Kerala High Court directed the state government that the functioning of the college should not get affected by the demonstration of the student organizations in the college.The bench headed by Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice A.M....

Social Networking in Prison; Extent of Prisoner's Right to Communication

The media revelation earlier this month, that the accused in the highly controversial, T.P. Chandrasekharan (Revolutionary Marxist Party leader) murder trial, were social networking from their prison cells, spurred yet another round of political hue and cry in Kerala. On questions at the abhorrent lack of discipline in the State’s prisonsbeing...

All About Internships: Mechanics and Expert Speak (Part III)

An internship is beneficial as long as you try and make the most of your experience. By and large, internships don't have any downside, with the exception of no financial rewards. You will be well advised to approach them as an opportunity for gaining experience and free training. An internship will not guarantee...

Exclusive : In Conversation with Baroness Usha Prashar, Member of House of Lords, and UK’s First Judicial Appointments Commissioner

Baroness Usha Prashar was appointed as the first chairman of the Judicial Appointment Commission in the UK in September 2005. She is currently a member of the House of Lords. She was instrumental in bringing far reaching changes to the appointments process; making it transparent, widening the selection pool, eliminating elitism and bringing in...

Lily Thomas is a correct judgment while Jan Chaukidar is wrong; Raju Ramachandran

A Senior Advocate at Supreme Court and a former Additional Solicitor General, Raju Ramachandran joined the bar in 1976. He was designated as a Senior Advocate in 1996 at the age of 42 and was appointed as Additional Solicitor General of India for 2002 - 2004. Raju Ramachandran has argued several important cases in the Supreme Court and various High...

Everything You Would Want To Know About Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)-2014

A regular growth has been witnessed in the number of students opting for law. In CLAT-2013, almost 31,000 students appeared for the admission test with only about 1,600 seats available in various national law universities. For the 2014 test, GNLU expects more than 35,000 students to appear for it. The Common Law Admission Test for the year 2014...

Applications for Junior Research Fellowship: Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy

The Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy (VCLP), an independent legal think tank comprising legal academics from leading universities around the world and practicing lawyers based in India,has invited application from students for the post of “The Vidhi Junior Research Fellow of Law and Policy”. The positionis fully paid and full time one –year fellowship...

Call for Interns: Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy

The Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy (VCLP), an independent legal think tank comprising legal academics from leading universities around the world and practicing lawyers based in India,has invited application for internships from students enrolled on a recognized three -year  or five-year law programme at any Indian university.Opportunity for...

All About Internships: Value and Avenues (Part II)

Value of InternshipsEducational ValueThat an internship is a valuable opportunity for students to apply and hone the knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom, is well known. By working in a real work setting one can put to work all the knowledge learned in a classroom. Law internships, in particular, are the best way to gain real life...

GLC – Kozhikode students petition Calicut University Vice Chancellor; seek to reduce semester lag

The Calicut University has introduced B.B.A-LL.B (Hons) course in all the law colleges under the Calicut University. This has been done to improve the quality of legal education by offering specialization in business law, thereby enabling law graduates to find better horizons in the corporate and other legal areas.The new course...

All about Internships: The Basics (Part I)

When to StartGaining practical knowledge is highly regarded in the legal profession. This can only happen if you take up meaningful internships during your LLB course. When is the best time to start an internship? The decision to intern in the very first year of a law school may not be very useful. In order to be able to fully appreciate and gain...