All about an LLM – Part II

Merely possessing an LLM from abroad does not guarantee success in the Indian legal market. LLM aspirants should appreciate that in addition to an LLM degree, their work experience and educational credentials prior to the LLM play a crucial role in getting the desired opening. From an Indian law firm perspective, a foreign LLM degree may not help if you choose to come back to India immediately after the LLM program. A foreign LLM will be useful if it is coupled with work experience from an...

All about an LLM – Part I

Legal professionals decide to pursue an LLM from abroad for a variety of reasons and in different phases of their careers. One will find fresh law graduates, partners or associates of law firms, judges, corporate counsels and academicians pursuing an LLM. The decision of doing an LLM is largely a personal one. But since in most areas of legal practice there is now an international dimension, there is a strong argument in favour of a Masters degree in law.There was a time when candidates pursued...

The Information Age Guide to Writing CV and Cover Letters

Are you one of those who mass mail atrocious internship and job applications? Do you wonder why no one is responding to your applications? Blaming the uncles and aunts of other people for not getting what you want is ok, but that does not solve your problem. It is highly likely that there are mistakes you are making that are ruining any chance you had. We can say this confidently because all my friends working as HR or doing recruitment for their organization tells me that usually 90-95% of the...