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| It's all about exposure! |
Deccan Herald, 23 February 2010,
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Most students of National Law School have opted for a career in corporate sector and have already been recruited by companies this year
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That most law graduates from the National Law School (NLS) choose a career in corporate law over litigation advocacy is a point that is raised every year during campus placements. So, this year the Law School has made all efforts to popularise litigation advocacy.
The campus placements at National Law School, this year, were held earlier than usual. It was conducted over a period of three days where more than 20 employers from across the country descended on the Law School campus.
Twenty-eight students were recruited from the 30 who had appeared for interview.
This year's campus placement process saw law firms like J Sagar and Associates, Nishith Desai and Associates, Talwar Thakore and Associates, Crawford Bayley, Copyright Integrity, AZB Bangalore and Vidhi stop by. The ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra and a microfinance organisation IFMR represented the financial sector. The other companies include Bharti Airtel, Marico Ltd., Jindal Steel Works and Hero Honda.
Apart from those students who chose to work with law firms, companies and banks, about 10 of them opted for litigation practice.
There are a few students who have also applied for higher studies to Ivy League institutions, Oxford University and Cambridge University. It's a universal phenomenon that only a handful of law graduates from NLS take to litigation. Most opt for corporates because of its fat pay packets and better exposure. Legal openings are diverse and we are trying our best to popularise litigation advocacy as a career choice among students,� says Prof. R. Venkata Rao, Vice-Chancellor, National Law School.
The students seem content with their placements. Samiksha Godiyal, a final year law student is satisfied with the placement. She has been placed with Luthra and Luthra in Delhi.
�We worked very hard to make sure all the final year students were placed. The response we got from the employers has been overwhelming,� says Samiksha. Madhav, another a final year student observes that corporate law is more popular than litigation advocacy because of its visibility. "The exposure is excellent. We get to interact with a lot more clients and working with a corporate reads better on our CV," he says.
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| Nina C George |
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