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Worth of Your Boards exams in Law life
Jokes apart, marks do matter but not much in the field of law because one needs to clear the entrance exams to get into their desired law schools. Ignoring boards in their entirety isn’t a reasonable choice to make. There have been instances of students clearing their entrance and falling short of the percentage to meet the cut-off…
adminDoes Age Matter in Law life?
A lot of scholarships have an age bar to ensure only the finest get in and The Rhodes Scholarship is one of them. The majority of them do not, mainly because the average age of pursuing law worldwide ranges from 24-27 anyway. Therefore, scholarships like Chevening and Fulbright are always open no matter what your age is…
Should you go for debating in your first year of law school?
Understand that Parliamentary debating is a sport, and it takes time to get used to the rules of the game. If I throw a football at your feet, I can’t expect you to win against anyone who’s been practicing for years, right…
Positively Confused
Driven by defiance and a rebellious spirit owing to my school life, I decided to opt for the only thing that promised avenues of free thought and expression more than any other stream, Law…
IS MOOTING IMPORTANT FOR LAW STUDENTS?
Look at mooting as a cake. The capacity to orally argue/public speaking is the cherry on the cake: it’s gorgeous, it’s unique, but the majority of what you’d be eating IS THE CAKE ITSELF. Actual litigation is fuelled by research and the ability to apply adjectival/procedural law with tenacity…
Where should I intern in first year of law school?
Most preferable internship for a first-year student could be in an NGO. They provide students with an opportunity to directly deal with people in need and develop some empathy towards them. Some find NGOs the best option for their first internship because they haven’t explored law that much…
Capitalizing on the opportunities available during the online era
Since this is an era of online classes, it is advisable to adapt to such situations and positively utilize them. This can be done by completing your assignments in a way that they can be published online on any platform (like journals), be it national or international…
What should one add to their LinkedIn profile in the first year?
Remember the time on Facebook when y’all posted memes which were most often just cat pictures or other times some nonsensical stuff? We’ve all done that sorts of stuff and man, it was so easy for us as opposed to the recent situation when as a first-year law student, I was panicking and getting clueless about things as simple as a LinkedIn profile…
Roller-coaster ride to NLSIU
It was the 31st day of May in 2018 when I picked up the daily newspaper and the front-page news said that Jaipur(my hometown) has produced AIR 1,2,3 in CLAT 2018 examination. As a Jaipurite, it was an immense moment of pride for me. This was my first interaction with the field of law…
Legalshotswithvakeel: law and memes
When Instagram started this ‘reel’ feature, I saw some professionals making reels about their profession. I always wondered why didn’t any law student make such funny law-related reels and so my reel journey began with ‘If Geet from Jab We Met was an advocate’…
Can I do CS with law?
CS is a complete course in itself and combining it with LLB is a great fusion. It’s not everyone’s piece of cake though but if you are ready to give whatever it takes for you to achieve your dream and passion, then grab the chance and make it worth your sacrifices. Choosing CS with law opens the door for the corporate world to you where making a place may seem difficult…
Does stream really matter if you want to choose law as a career?
People usually have a myth that arts is the best choice for prospective law students which creates confusion among students. A law student does not require any specifics of the streams we choose after 10th grade. Any of your decisions regarding streams is of little consequence to your prospects in law school. So, while opting for a stream, you need not think about what will facilitate your career in law…