The National Law School of India University invites online applications for the position of Academic Fellow on a Contract Basis. The 2-year full-time Academic Fellowship Programme is aimed at graduates and postgraduates from law, social sciences, humanities and allied fields who are preparing to enter law practice or academic careers in law, public policy or the social sciences. The Fellowship programme will allow Fellows to:
Assist NLSIU faculty on research projects and policy interventions
Support faculty in the delivery of both on-campus and off-campus academic programmes.
Job Description
In this role, you will have the opportunity to work closely with the best law and social sciences faculty and receive guidance and mentorship on research proposals, research writing, problem solving and critical thinking skills. You will get an in-side view of the pedagogical processes in both online and offline education at India’s best law school.
Core Responsibilities:
Academic
▪ Assist the faculty in the delivery of academic programmes (both offline and online);
▪ Prepare learning aids, learning materials and practice questions;
▪ Facilitate academic and capacity building sessions;
▪ Review and update study materials under the guidance of the faculty;
▪ Resolve and respond to academic queries from students;
▪ Work with colleagues on writing assignments and writing workshops;
▪ Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Department head
Research
▪ Collaborate with faculty on research and publications;
▪ Assist the faculty in on-going research projects/case writing;
▪ Conduct literature reviews;
▪ Assist with the research and editing functions in University publications;
▪ Work with research projects and centres on cutting-edge issues in law/policy.
▪ Work on your own research
The last date to submit applications is 25th January 2024.
For more details, please read the official notification here.
We are delighted to announce that the National Law School of India (NLSIU) Bangalore team were declared winners of the 8th NLIU – Justice R.K. Tankha Memorial Arbitration Moot, held in April 2023. The team comprised of Samridhi Srivastava (B.A. LLB (Hons) – 4th year), Aastha Malipatil (B.A. LLB (Hons) – 3rd year), Nidhi Agrawal (B.A. LLB (Hons) – 3rd year).
The arbitrators of the Final rounds were Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sujoy Paul, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amit Bansal and Mr. Vivekananda Neelakantan.
The award ceremony on 16th April 2023, began with Prof. (Dr.) V. Vijaykumar, Vice Chancellor, NLIU thanking the Chief Guest, Mr. Justice Sujoy Paul, the Guest of Honor, Mr. Justice Amit Bansal, Mr. Vivek Tankha, Mr. Vivekananda Neelakantan, the Drafters, the Judges, the Administrative staff and the participants for contributing towards the success of the event.
About the Competition
The Moot Court Association (MCA) of National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU), is the oldest student association of the Institute and is the official body which oversees all mooting and related activities in the institute. The NLIU- Justice R. K. Tankha Memorial International Arbitration Moot is the flagship event of the MCA and is organized annually in partnership with the Office of Mr. Vivek Tankha, Member of Parliament and Senior Advocate as a tribute to the Late Hon’ble Justice Mr. R.K. Tankha.
More information about the competition and the arbitration moot events are available here.
The National Law Of India University (NLSIU) Inter College Football tournament was held on November 20, 2023, at the campus football field. The tournament saw enthusiastic participation from the student body.
The men’s and women’s teams were chosen by the appointed external coaches, on the basis of the performance of the students in the preliminaries held on November 15, 2023.
We congratulate the winning teams for earning points for their College, and to all the participants.
The teams and results are listed below:
University Football – Men’s team
Kanishk Hegde – 2nd B.A. LLB
Siddharth Kaushik – 2nd B.A. LLB
Areeb Nabi – 3rd B.A. LLB
Srivatsan.R – 5th B.A. LLB
Ankush Meena – 4th B.A. LLB
Muhammad Anwar – 2nd B.A. LLB
Vedant Bisht – 4th B.A. LLB
Samik Basu – 1st B.A. LLB
Saumya Bapna – 2nd B.A. LLB
Veratta Namshum – 5th B.A. LLB
Hrithik Merchant – 5th B.A. LLB
Sameer Seshadri Votepun – 2nd B.A. LLB
Kushagra Vardhan – 5th B.A. LLB
Vidhaan Maheshwari – 2nd B.A. LLB
Saksham Agarwal – 1st B.A. LLB
Substitute Players
Shresth Goswami – 2nd B.A. LLB
Ashmit Soni – 1st B.A. LLB
Arnav Maheshwari – 1st B.A. LLB
Sanket – 2nd B.A. LLB
Laldinsanga Fanai – 1st B.A. LLB
Arjun – 4th B.A. LLB
Rohan Gupta – 2nd LLBH
Ojas Ayapilla – 1st B.A. LLB
University Football – Women’s team
Urvi Prashanth – 2nd B.A. LLB
Anupama Shanker – 1st LLBH
Ananya Murali – 1st B.A. LLB
Mahi Chandana – 1st MPP
Shruti Bhukar – 1st B.A. LLB
Riya Sharma – 2nd LLBH
Tvisha Vasudevan – 2nd B.A. LLB
Shrinidhi- 2nd B.A. LLB
Kaaviya – 1st B.A. LLB
Sanjana Rao – 2nd B.A. LLB
Himanshi – 2nd B.A. LLB
Aarya Kamath – 1st B.A. LLB
Mayanka Raghunathan – 2nd LLBH
Mehr Gandhi – 2nd LLBH
Aditi Sheth – 5th B.A. LLB
NLS Inter College Football Tournament Results (Category – Men’s final)
From left to right: Suvanssh Mahajan, Apratim Chandra Singh, WBNUJS VC Mr. N.K Chakrabarti, Justice Dipankar Datta, Siddharth Sharma – General Counsel, Tata Sons, Swati Kapadia – Director, Nani A. Palkhivala Memorial Trust, Senior Advocate S.N Mookherjee
We are delighted to announce that the National Law School of India (NLSIU) Bangalore team were declared winners of the Nani A. Palkhivala Memorial Quiz Competition. The NLSIU team, won with a lead of 85 points over the runner-up team, and were awarded a cash prize and a trophy. The Chief Guest of the event, Justice Dipankar Datta felicitated the team.
We congratulate the NLSIU team, which was represented by – Apratim Chandra Singh – 1st Year, LL.B (Hons.) and Suvanssh Mahajan – 3rd Year, B.A,LL.B (Hons.)
About the Competition
The Nani A. Palkhivala Memorial Quiz Competition commemorates the life and legacy of the Indian jurist Nani A. Palkhivala.
To mark the 50th anniversary of pronouncement of the historic judgment in Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala, the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata in association with the Nani A. Palkhivala Memorial Trust and the Tata Group organised the quiz competition on life of Nani A. Palkhivala and the Constitution of India.
The competition was conducted as part of the Nani A. Palkhivala Memorial Conclave this year on November 25, 2023, at WBNUJS, Kolkata. Further details about the quiz competition, can be accessed here.
The NLSIR invites submissions for the upcoming Volume 36(1) of its Journal as well as for the journal’s blog, NLSIR Online.
NLSIR Journal
The NLSIR Editorial Board invites original, unpublished manuscripts for consideration for the upcoming Volume 36(1) of the Journal.
The National Law School of India Review (NLSIR) is the flagship student-edited law review published by the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru. It is a bi-annual, peer reviewed journal and holds the unique distinction of being cited thrice by the Supreme Court of India. NLSIR has also been cited by courts abroad, such as the High Court of South Africa.
NLSIR is a generalist law review and aims to:
Publish scholarship of the highest calibre in Indian law.
Publish comparative studies that yield unique insights for the development of Indian law.
Promote legal scholarship with respect to India and the broader Global South.
Promote deliberation on legal issues within the legal profession, the government, academia, industry, and civil society.
Promote top quality legal writing with respect to law students and early-career legal academics.
Submission Guidelines for NLSIR Journal Volume 36(1)
All submissions, as a general rule, should conform to NLSIR’s mandate and aims and must have some relevance for Indian law.
Submissions may be made under any one of the following categories:
Long Article (5,000 to 10,000 words): Submissions in this category are expected to engage with a topic, and existing literature, comprehensively, and offer an innovative reassessment. Purely theoretical pieces, e.g., pieces on jurisprudence or legal philosophy, are also welcome.
Essay (3,000 to 5,000 words): Submissions in this category are much more concise and targeted in terms of issue identification and argumentation.
Legislative/Case Comment (2,500 to 5,000 words): Submissions in this category are supposed to critique a contemporarily relevant judicial pronouncement or legislative measure.
Book Review (2,000 to 3,000 words): Submissions in this category are supposed to engage with a recent book that is concerned with one or more legal issues.
Please note that all word limits are indicative in nature and exclusive of footnotes. The NLSIR Editorial Board is flexible with respect to the word count depending on the quality of the submission. Please refer to our submission guidelines for more information.
Submission Process
All submissions must be made via the NLSIR Digital Commons Repository. NLSIR does not accept submissions over email. NLSIR endeavours to revert to authors with the first round of editorial review within 4 weeks of submission.
The deadline for submissions is 28th February 2024.
Additional guidelines
Please ensure that your submission is made as a Microsoft Word document (.docx).
The manuscript should be anonymised and should not contain any personal identifiers (e.g., author name, institutional affiliation, personal acknowledgements, etc.).
Manuscripts should be accompanied by a cover letter.
Manuscripts should be accompanied by an abstract of around 150 words.
Contact Details
For any queries and concerns, please contact or visit the website.
NLSIR Online
NLSIR is currently inviting submissions on all areas of the law, including case comments, interdisciplinary analyses, comparative studies, etc.
NLSIR Online was launched as a companion blog to the NLSIR print journal in 2018. The goal of NLSIR Online is to provide a platform for concise, timely academic commentary on contemporarily relevant issues in the law that has relevance for Indian law. In terms of mandate, NLSIR Online mirrors the mandate of the print journal.
Submission Guidelines for NLSIR Online
Submissions should be between 1,500 and 3,000 words approximately. However, we are flexible with the word count depending on the quality of the submission.
The manuscript must be submitted via this Google Form. Current students at NLSIU, Bengaluru must submit their manuscripts via this special form.
Manuscripts must be submitted in a .docx (Microsoft Word) format.
Manuscripts must not contain any personal metadata or identifiers (e.g., author details, institutional affiliation, acknowledgements, etc.).
Co-authorship is permitted.
Submissions must be original and must not be under simultaneous consideration for publication on any other platform.
All manuscripts submitted to NLSIR Online undergo a round of review by the NLSIR Editorial Board. NLSIR is committed to reverting to authors with a decision on publication within two to three weeks. NLSIR invites submissions on a rolling basis and does not have any fixed submission deadline.
For any queries and concerns with respect to NLSIR Online, please contact us at or visit our website.
NLSIU’s Socio-Legal Review (SLR) Journal is currently inviting submissions for Volume 20(1). The deadline for submission is 31st January, 2024.
Socio-Legal Review (SLR) is a peer-reviewed, bi-annual journal that encourages interdisciplinary research at the intersection of law and social sciences. It is an open-access, student-run journal published by the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. First published in 2005, the Journal has carried articles by luminaries in the field of law and society and has been cited by the Supreme Court of India on two instances.
SLR seeks to publish scholarship that goes beyond looking at the law as merely a set of rules and doctrines. SLR welcomes interdisciplinary research that critically enquires into the intersections between the law and the social sciences, especially in the South Asian context. It invites articles from diverse disciplines and areas of study that engage with the law including but not limited to:
ethnographic and anthropological studies of the everyday working of the law
legal history and historical analyses of the law and legal institutions
decolonial, postcolonial, Marxist, feminist, queer, class, anti-caste, and critical race studies perspectives toward the law
social movements, and the law as a catalyst or impediment for social transformation
public policy and planning, regulation, and governance and administration
study of legal institutions, systems and cultures, and institutional reform
pedagogy, legal methods, and the intersection of legal theory and social/political theory
identity, migration and citizenship studies
environmental, land, and urban studies
religion and minority studies
bioethics, medico-legal, healthcare, and disability studies
civil society, human rights, and socio-economic welfare
criminal law, criminology, and law and justice
law and the humanities, including literature, theatre, film, media studies, literary criticism, philosophy, and so on.
In order to make your submission, please visit the website: https://repository.nls.ac.in/slr/ In case of any questions, please email:
Submissions for the Socio-Legal Review Forum
SLR is also accepting submissions on a rolling basis for their online platform: the SLR Forum. The SLR Forum is designed as a space for encouraging accessible and timely discourse on issues of socio-legal relevance including, but not limited to, contemporary developments.
SLR invites submissions in the form of short essays, commentary, book reviews and other forms of writing ranging between 800-2500 words that speaks to the Aims and Scope of the Journal. SLR welcomes interdisciplinary research that critically enquires into the intersections between the law and the social sciences, especially in the South Asian context. SLR does not accept pieces that consist purely doctrinal or legal analysis; submissions must dissect the issue using an interdisciplinary lens.
If you have a theme or an idea that you’d like to develop in an essay for the SLR Forum, please send in your ideas over email. If you have a fully fleshed out piece, you are encouraged to submit it directly to .
We congratulate the NLSIU team, which was represented by Apratim Chandra Singh (Ist Year, LL.B), Aditya Nath (Ist Year, LL.B), Saumitra Khullar (Ist Year, LL.B), and Surya (external participant), at the Karnataka Quizzing Association (KQA’s) Legal Quiz in Bangalore, in November 2023.
Team 1 from NLSIU were adjudged as joint winners in the quiz competition.
NLSIU was represented by two teams, which were as follows –
This was an open event and saw participation from individuals from across multiple arenas in life as well as seasoned quizzers from the circuit.
About the Competition
The Karnataka Quiz Association (KQA for short) was founded in 1983 by eight quiz enthusiasts with the objective of putting the game on an organized basis and regulating and coordinating quizzing activity in Bangalore and other centres in Karnataka.
Apart from general quizzes, KQA does quizzes on specialized subject like Science, Movies, Music, Literature and so on. Most of the programmes are team events but we do conduct a few singles events in three different categories to identify individual talent. Further details available here.
Left to right: Mr. Shivnath Thukral, Director & Head of India Public Policy, Meta, Dr. Rahul Hemrajani, (NLSIU faculty), Prof. Pushpak Bhattacharyya, IIT Bombay, Dr. Sudhir Krishnaswamy, NLSIU Vice Chancellor, Mr. Joel Kaplan, Vice President, Global Policy, Meta, Dr. Sudhanshu Kumar and Dr. Arul Scaria (NLSIU faculty), Mr. Sunil Abraham, Public Policy Director – Data Economy and Emerging Tech at Facebook India, Ms. Prachi Bhatia, Public Policy Manager, Meta.
Project to Explore Digital Transformation of India’s Consumer Grievance Redressal System through GenAI
The National Law School of India University is excited to announce a new research project on consumer law with the support of Meta. This project will assess how large language models (LLM) can be used for building public solutions for enhancing efficiency in India’s consumer grievance redressal system. The project will be executed along with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), in collaboration with the Department Of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) as the knowledge partner.
The research initiative will explore the feasibility of leveraging Llama 2, Meta’s openly available large language model, in creating and evaluating a proof of concept of a citizen centric chatbot and a decision-assist tool in the area of consumer law. With the goal of enhancing efficiency, the chatbot will be designed to guide consumers on the procedural aspects of drafting a complaint and answering questions relating to consumer law in India. The decision assist tool in this research also will be designed to support searching case laws and summarisation of documents to provide assistance to judicial authorities in the area of consumer affairs. The research project will explore how LLMs can assist consumers or judicial authorities in the context of ongoing oversight and control by human decision makers. In keeping with the commitment to responsible innovation, NLSIU and IIT Bombay will also release a white paper explaining the risk mitigation approaches implemented and how responsible design principles have been deployed at every layer of stack.
At the launch of the project, Prof. Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice-Chancellor of National Law School of India University said, “The National Law School of India University is committed to academic research and legal innovation using Artificial Intelligence to aid legal system reform. This project on consumer law aims to enhance awareness on consumer rights, and to provide accessible assistance by leveraging Llama2. With our expertise in interdisciplinary research, NLSIU is uniquely positioned to help pioneer these legal applications employing large language models. We will create a rich corpus of Indian legal resources to map the landscape of consumer disputes in the country, and use this corpus to train the Llama model. We will work to ensure that the material fed into the model is relevant, reliable, and user-friendly. Additionally, we will develop a prototype of a decision-assist tool to support efficient consumer dispute resolution. We look forward to working with Meta, IIT Bombay and the Dept. of Consumer Affairs on this exciting initiative that marks a significant step towards transformative legal reforms in India.”
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Rohit Kumar Singh, Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, said, “The government is committed to creating a safe environment for consumers. The launch of the research project is a step forward in our efforts to evaluate innovation solutions using generative AI for enhancing consumer rights and awareness, underpinning our efforts on consumer protection in India. The initiative pioneered by the Department of Consumer Affairs along with NLSIU and IIT Bombay is supported by Meta, and is a significant step towards using open innovation for building applications for the benefit of consumers.”
Joel Kaplan, Vice President, Global Policy, Meta, added, “Meta has put exploratory research, open science, and collaboration with academic and industry partners at the heart of our AI efforts for over a decade. We’ve seen first-hand how open innovation can lead to technologies that benefit more people and transform sectors. We’re excited to extend our support to NLSIU for its research initiatives building AI tools leveraging Llama 2. As more researchers, developers and startups build and experiment on our technology, the more we can learn about use cases, safe model deployment, and potential opportunities.”
Prof. Pushpak Bhattacharyya, Professor IIT Bombay and well known Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning Expert, added “LLMs, of which Meta’s Llama 2 is a shining example, is the most exciting development in AI today with immense potential for social benefit. The trinity of domain-task-language, e.g., Law-Chabot-English or Agriculture-Sentiment-Marathi, is set to be tackled in an unprecedented way through LLMs. With our long and deep expertise in NLP, ML and LLM we are excited to work with Meta, NLSIU and DoCA on the very impactful problem of question answering and search in consumer law domain.”
About Meta
Meta is an industry leader in GenAI research and is partnering to build a robust AI ecosystem in India. Meta believes in an open approach for building AI models, and works in collaboration with others in industry, government, civil society and academia to advance them in a responsible way.
Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology.
About IIT Bombay
IIT Bombay (IITB) is an internationally renowned educational institute of India with stellar track record and leadership in teaching and research. It was set up in 1958 with an act of parliament and has been declared as an Institute of Eminence. IITB alumni have been industry leaders, acclaimed academicians, successful entrepreneurs, and eminent public figures. IITB is the most sought after institute for students. For decades, the institute’s cutting edge research has pushed the frontiers of knowledge and brought immense benefits to society.
NLSIU, invites applications for a Senior Research Consultant under the ‘Preparation of Manual for Prosecution of Offences under Forest Conservation Act (FCA) 1980’ project. It is a contractual assignment (6 months), based out of Bangalore.
The position is under the Centre for Environmental Law, Education, Research and Advocacy (CEERA), National Law School of India University, Bangalore.
The Centre for Environmental Law Education, Research and Advocacy (CEERA) established in 1997 is a research centre that focuses on research and policy advocacy in the field of environmental law. Building an environmental law database, effectively networking among all stakeholders, undertaking training and capacity development exercises, providing consultancy services and building an environmental law community are CEERA’s main objectives. It enjoys the support of the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, other Ministries, international organisations, and the Bar and the Bench in India.
Role Description
Collecting and analysing all criminal prosecution cases under FCA
Drafting the procedure for filing complaints under FCA
PCR and filing criminal complaints under FCA and identification and documentation of evidence
Enlisting forest offences and related crimes
This is a full-time role, based at NLSIU campus (Nagarbhavi) in Bangalore. The candidate will report to the Project Coordinator.
Who Should Apply?
Degree in Law/ LLM with prior knowledge of criminal law litigation and research, especially in environmental law. Preference will be given to candidates who hold a additional degree/diploma in criminal law.
Excellent research and writing skills (preference will be given to candidates with prior publications).
At least five years of experience as a Researcher including designing and conceptualising research projects.
In addition, the candidate must have:
Ability to work in a team, contributing to both team and individual goals
Ability to meticulously use different legal research databases, especially case and litigation papers.
Good communication, organising and time management skills.
NLSIU invites applications (on a rolling basis) for full-time Executive and Senior Executive positions for the University’s Academic Administration Office, for a period of one year (extendable).
At least 2-3 years of experience in an administrative or operations role.
Prior experience in working in an academic setting and on an ERP and LMS or similar tools.
Excellent analytical skills, collation skills, communication skills (written and oral), technical skills and time-management skills.
Self-driven and collaborative.
Must have the ability to work independently and provide attention to detail, and be data-driven.
Excellent proficiency in ERP, MS Office, Gmail, Google Documents and Google Sheets.
Excellent ability to multitask and work well under pressure.
Must take full ownership of assigned projects and work independently.
Excellent interpersonal skills, fostering team work and a collaborative work ethic.
Critical thinking and ability to suggest alternatives.
Roles and responsibilities
To support and effectively manage all the end-to-end academic processes for the University and work closely with faculty to assist in course delivery in physical and online modes
Academic planning before and during trimester as follows:
Create list of courses to be taught each semester
Assign instructors in consultation with faculty group coordinators
Communicate list of courses and instructors in time for the creation of time tables
Ensure that course design is initiated and completed on time
Maintain an up-to-date repository of course and curriculum documents
Communicate with faculty about grading, deadlines and ensure that grading is accurate, completed and declared on time
To manage the University academic timetable
To manage end-to-end examination workflow (question paper verification, timetables, answer scripts management, grade publishing) in a timely manner.
To support the assessment and grading process
To help and support the Convocation process
To manage the admissions process including on-boarding selected students onto the ERP system
To be responsible for the management and analysis of attendance
To support the process of advertisement, applications, and allocations and uploading of courses onto the LMS for Elective Courses every trimester
To manage the day to day ‘MIS’ and other reporting mechanisms
To coordinate NAAC, NIRF and other ranking related activities
Query management & Helpdesk responsibilities
Compensation
Salary will be commensurate to the candidate’s educational background, qualifications, and relevant experience.
NLSIU is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our institution.
How to Apply?
Interested candidates for the above mentioned positions may apply by filling out this Google form. This advertisement will be on a rolling basis.
declared winners of the 8th NLIU – Justice R.K. Tankha Memorial Arbitration Moot, held in April 2023. The team comprised of Samridhi Srivastava (B.A. LLB (Hons) – 4th year), Aastha Malipatil (B.A. LLB (Hons) – 3rd year), Nidhi Agrawal (B.A. LLB (Hons) – 3rd year).
We congratulate the NLSIU team, which was represented by Apratim Chandra Singh (Ist Year, LL.B), Aditya Nath (Ist Year, LL.B), Saumitra Khullar (Ist Year, LL.B), and Surya (external participant), at the Karnataka Quizzing Association (KQA’s) Legal Quiz in Bangalore, in November 2023.