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 Intern at the Supreme Court of India (Judges’ Interns)
For many law students, interning at the Supreme Court feels like the pinnacle. It is the country’s apex court, where some of the most significant legal questions are argued and decided. The opportunity to work alongside a judge and observe...
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 a Legal Writing Sample for Applications
Some applications, especially for chambers, research roles and certain firm and clerkship positions, ask for a writing sample, and it can throw students who have never prepared one. What counts? What do you pick? How do you make it strong,...
How to Prepare for an Investment Funds Interview
Investment funds is a more niche practice area, so if you have an interview for a funds team, you may feel you know less about it than about, say, general corporate work. That is completely normal and manageable. As with...
How to Prepare for an Arbitration Interview
Arbitration is one of the most sought-after dispute areas, blending the reasoning and advocacy of litigation with a distinct, often cross-border, framework for resolving disputes outside the regular courts. If you have an arbitration interview, you are probably wondering what...
How to Prepare for a Judicial Clerkship Interview
Interviewing for a judicial clerkship or a role assisting a judge is a special kind of interview, because the person assessing you is often the judge (or their office), and what they need is quite specific: someone who can research...
How to Explain a Career Switch in a Legal Interview
Whenever you are moving (switching practice areas, changing roles, or leaving a job), an interviewer will ask why, and how you answer matters enormously. Handled well, your switch sounds like a deliberate, positive step. Handled badly, it can raise red...
How to Write Professional Emails as a Law Student
Email is one of those skills nobody formally teaches, yet you are judged on it constantly by lawyers, recruiters, seniors and professors. A clear, professional email makes you look organised and switched-on; a sloppy or overly casual one quietly undercuts...
