Commission and Tribunal Internships: How to Apply
Commissions, regulators and tribunals are an interesting and often under-explored option for law students. Bodies dealing with competition, securities, human rights, consumer protection and various sectors sit at the intersection of law, regulation and specialised decision-making. An internship with one...
Policy Internships for Law Students in India
If you’ve ever read a new law or regulation and wondered, “Who actually decides this, and how?”, you might be drawn to policy. Policy internships sit at the intersection of law, governance and real-world impact, and they can be an...
How to Recover From a Bad Interview Answer
It happens to almost everyone: you give an answer, and mid-sentence you realise it is coming out badly, or you are blank, or you say something you immediately regret. And then the real danger begins, which is not the bad...
What Does a Data Privacy Lawyer Do in India?
Data privacy (or data protection) law is one of the fastest-growing legal areas, driven by the explosion of data and new privacy rules. Data privacy lawyers help organisations handle personal data lawfully and responsibly. If you are interested in technology,...
How to Prepare for a Competition Interview
Competition law (or antitrust) is a genuinely fascinating area because it blends legal analysis with economic reasoning and real business behaviour, and that blend is exactly what a competition interview probes. If you have one coming up, the good news...
How to Handle a Take-Home Assignment in a Legal Interview
A take-home assignment is a gift and a trap at the same time. Unlike an on-the-spot exercise, you have time to do it well, which is the gift. The trap is misjudging the effort: doing too little and looking careless,...
In-House Counsel Interviews: What Companies Look For
An in-house interview is not a law firm interview in disguise, and treating it like one is a common mistake. When a company interviews you for its legal team, it is not just hiring legal expertise; it is hiring a...
How to Prepare for a Public Policy Interview
A policy interview is a different creature from a law firm interview, so if you are moving toward think tanks, policy organisations or law-and-policy roles, preparing the same way you would for a firm will not fully serve you. Policy...
How to Prepare for a Startup In-House Interview
Interviewing for a legal role at a startup is different from interviewing at a law firm or a large company, and the difference is worth understanding. Startups move fast, wear many hats, and need a lawyer who is pragmatic, commercially...
How to Prepare for a Tax Interview
Tax has a reputation as one of the most technical, detail-driven legal fields, so a tax interview can feel intimidating, as if you will be quizzed on complex provisions you have not mastered. Relax: as a student or junior, you...
