Exclusive: NLU Delhi placed five students from its first ever batch, which will graduate in 2013, in three Indian and one UK magic circle law firm in its ongoing recruitment efforts. Ten other law firms have expressed interest in conducting recruitment interviews for the batch of 2013 in the coming academic semester.
Amarchand Mangaldas Delhi hired two students, while Khaitan & Co Mumbai and Tuli & Co Delhi hired one student each in June. The firms interviewed students participating in the recruitment process, at their own offices instead of visiting campus.
Linklaters extended a training contract to one student who had interned with the UK magic circle firm.
The law school’s placement committee (RCC) declined to name the other 10 firms that had expressed interest in interviewing students of the batch, but a source with knowledge of the process said: “For us ‘day zero’ has been pretty extended, the ‘day zero’ concept didn’t really work. We are now targeting smaller firms.”
NLU Delhi vice chancellor professor Ranbir Singh said: “I am very sure that the kind of students coming out of the first batch of NLU Delhi can match anybody in the country. There should be no reason why any law firm would not like to recruit these students. NLU Delhi would be the first choice. I am not panicky about the placements.”
It is understood that the firms that have conducted and will conduct recruitment interviews for the 2013 batch asked students to visit the firms’ Delhi offices for interviews.
The four-year old law school was to hold its first day of recruitment activities on 18 May, but postponed it to the first week of June after NUJS Kolkata decided also to begin fourth year recruitment on that date.
NUJS Kolkata declined to share figures of its Day Zero recruitment citing a “gag order” from the law school’s vice chancellor Ishwara Bhatt to keep the details confidential.
Day Zero recruitment efforts at NLU Jodhpur yielded 14 jobs on the first day in May, while in April Nalsar Hyderabad’s first week of fourth year recruitment this year netted 15 jobs. GNLU Gandhinagar bagged 17 jobs and NLIU Bhopal got nine also in April.
Traditional first-mover NLSIU Bangalore managed 25 jobs on the first day of its Day Zero scheduled in May, after NLU, Nalsar, GNLU and NLIU.
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Compared to this NLUD's placements are SAD.
It shows how overrated NLUD is. Hope this takes out the hot air.
seems like NLU D has miles to go. Fair enough that they are only a few years old, but they should not peg themselves against the other top NLS in India.
This is only the first batch and therefore we expect a lot from them. Its the senior's performance in the law firms which will determine whether their employers are happy and would wish to continue recruiting from NLUD. so those five people who have secured jobs, you have to set an example for your fellow juniors
Moreover there already 10 firms which are taking interviews
hahahaha.. y will he be panicky! but, what about the students :P
guess being apprentice to doodhwala is better than going to ranvbir singh's stables.
Just seeing things as they are suppose to be seen.
Elaborate!
Just wait and watch. Patience will pay. :)
When it comes to placement, I don't have much idea, but people must understand that the batch has still not passed out, and more than 10 firms are yet to interview the students. Let us not make much hue and cry, and judging with what I have witnessed, the students have a great future ahead, for they are really talented.
Good luck!
Its your APPLICATION which is being considered initially, and its quite obvious that when some college receive international recognition, magic circle law firms would have been thinking to give a shot to even Indian Law Schools. I appreciate the achievement but here, it is not about brain, but about the opportunity which you have got only because of previously established law schools!
English rules state that the first form of verb should be used if "does" is used in the sentence.
What do you expect from a nascent bud, which is just four years old?
Considering the current scenario, placement record is not that bad either.
Magic Circle & AMSS recruiting from first batch is indeed remarkable.
Envy often seems to come from a perceived element of fear. I kindly request everyone to stop getting envious of their stunning achievements.
They are ready to set a new benchmark very soon.
Yeah! I remember someone telling me this in 2009.
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Performing exceptionally well in a particular area doesn't imply that it's the ONLY arena you focus upon. Critical Reasoning, DADA.
As for the placements, time shall tell us how Ranbir Singh's presence matter to the university.
Good luck everyone.
Either way,
Why would the VC be mad?
From what I hear he has a luxurious office, travels business class to foreign countries and lives in a luxurious apartment and travels in a luxurious car with all other perks you can throw in.
Students on the other hand....
(P.S. - Rumours prevail in the air that the counterpart in NLUD just got a BMW as official vehicle!!!)
-Pope John Paul II
Moreover, the quality of placements keeping in view the first ever zero day of the University is really commendable.
I agree. But then, what's the use of providing that information to a news-reporter, knowing well that it'd be published and attract controversial comments like these? Wouldn't NLUD have been better off by divulging the entire recruitment info. at the end of the year?
Please people, open up your minds and broaden your horizon. Rather than competing among ourselves and trying to bring each other down, we should cooperatively work towards ensuring that the standards of higher education in India are uplifted and that we give a tough competition to our western counterparts.
And on a side note, someone in the thread above mentioned that the VC of NLUD now has a shiny new BMW. This is merely a rumour founded on absolute hearsay and is not at all true.
While I don't share the perception about some law schools being 'lesser' or 'greater' than others per se, if your claims are true, that'd mean the students graduating from the latter ought to be of better quality as a rule than those graduating from the former. So how come that's not being reflected in the recruitment scenario? Or are you going to say that firms these days recruit only after gauging the student's worth from LI news? ;)
From what I remember, the first batch NALSAR did quite nicely when it came to jobs but not spectacular. The much-publicised first batch of NUJS produced many stars but recruitment as a whole was pulled down by large strength of the batch. and those were years where recruiters had just NLS / NALSAR / NUJS to choose from.
Now the scene is much more competitive and the job market is saturated. Even kids from NLS are not getting jobs despite a string of moots and internships at reputed firms.
There's still a year to go, NLU Delhi has a lot of potential.
Buddy, those 15000 also take the CLAT. I'd suggest you work on your 'logical reasoning' bit.
On a separate note. SO MUCH VENOM! This is just sad.
Day Zero recruitment efforts at NLU Jodhpur yielded 14 jobs on the first day in May, while in April Nalsar Hyderabad’s first week of fourth year recruitment this year netted 15 jobs. GNLU Gandhinagar bagged 17 jobs and NLIU Bhopal got nine also in April.
Traditional first-mover NLSIU Bangalore managed 25 jobs on the first day of its Day Zero scheduled in May, after NLU, Nalsar, GNLU and NLIU.
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While LI has corrected the main story on NLUJ to clarify that the 14 jobs were of the 4th year batch, this story still gives the impression that NLUJ secured 14 jobs on Day Zero while NLS had 25. It also compares NALSAR's score with reference to 4th year batch but is not clear about which batch of GNLU and NLIU are being referred. It may seem petty but many people form opinions of colleges from your reports and this story presents a skewed picture. Law aspirants may choose the wrong college if they follow such reports - LI is a market leader for legal news and MUST take care that they don't misguide the market (even if that's unintentional). Remember, the market also includes kids choosing a lawschool. Please don't become an India Today after you've put in so much hard work on LI. When you are not sure of some story, don't report. If you make a mistake and clarify / correct a story, please correct all related stories and stories that reference the corrected story incorrectly.
Kian, you have been a lawyer - you'll know what I am saying. Train your team because cross-referencing mistakes are fatal :) One can't change a defined term and leave the document as it is with old defined terms!
Having said all this, I remain a LI fan. As a fan, I want LI to do better. All the best.
Just that the NLU-D Fourth years were in the fifth year by the time we reported this story?
Hope that is accurate and makes sense.
Best wishes,
Kian
Thus, while the figures may be correct, it is absolutely unclear which batch is being referred to, except for NLUD and NALSAR. It is somewhat clear for NLUJ if, and only if, one visits the article referenced in this story, which has been corrected (a similar correction is missing here - hence, my point about cross-referencing checks). There is absolutely no clarity, even by way of a hint, as to the batch in respect of the other lawschools. Just so that you know (and you may already know this), Day Zero is understood to be for the 5th year batch, unless otherwise clarified.
I don't expect a reply - just some improvement and, more importantly, you understanding what I am trying to say instead of being defensive (I wouldn't bother expecting that from some other reporters who are beyond learning / improving). Unless that happens, your brand value will erode. You guys are doing a great job. My intention is to help, not criticize. Keep up the good work and show others the way.
Best.
So, one college's 2013 batch might only hold its Day Zero in the 5th year (late 2012-ish), while another college's 2013 batch might have Day Zero in the 4th year (early 2012 or late 2011'ish, for example).
Since this article is purely about Day Zero and this was mentioned a few times, I had hoped it was clear that all the figures are comparing like with like (i.e., Day Zeros, with Day Zeros, particularly in a paragraph that talks about Day Zeros at other colleges).
The NLU J article correction wasn't actually about Day Zero, but about the final recruitment figures of the graduating batch, which were reduced slightly from what we'd recorded (see the linked-to article for details).
I hope that clears things up and that I understood correctly.
The article does not clarify which Day Zero (4th year batch or 5th year batch) is being referred, and it says"
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Day Zero recruitment efforts at NLU Jodhpur yielded 14 jobs on the first day in May, while in April Nalsar Hyderabad’s first week of fourth year recruitment this year netted 15 jobs. GNLU Gandhinagar bagged 17 jobs and NLIU Bhopal got nine also in April.
Traditional first-mover NLSIU Bangalore managed 25 jobs on the first day of its Day Zero scheduled in May, after NLU, Nalsar, GNLU and NLIU.
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Thus, it indicates that the NLUJ figures are for Day Zero of 5th year batch - the clarification re NLUJ is clear in the article on NLUJ (referenced in this story), but it is not clarified here - hence, it gives an inaccurate impression. Also, except for NALSAR in respect of which the "4th year" bit is mentioned, the figures in respect of the other lawschools appear to be in relation to their 5th year Day Zero.
I think this is a fair enough comparison since we are looking at the state of the economy and the contemporaneous performance of several law schools, rather than historical performance of various colleges or individual batches.
And since we're only looking at snapshot figures for one day(ish), whether the students are in fourth or fifth year doesn't really matter (until the final analysis when we compare all actual 2013 graduate job offers from colleges, for example).
I think we can probably let this one rest for now, but appreciate your feedback and we'll take note in future stories to clarify which batches we are talking about, etc, if possible.
Thanks
Kian
Therefore, the best way to report is with accurate statements, like figure X is for A college's 5th batch, figure Y is for B college's 4th batch, figure Z is for C college's 5th batch and so on.
I am making this point repeatedly ONLY for two reasons -
1. people have been misled by the reporting of some journalists who don't care much for accuracy - I doubt LI has the same attitude, and
2. youngsters also read LI and if, God forbid, their choice of a lawschool goes wrong due to some story providing incorrect picture (like some journalists reporting NALSAR, NUJS etc rank below ILS, Symbiosis etc), it will be very unfortunate.
Let us please close this discussion - I have bothered you enough. I am sure you got the point, though I am not sure what steps you'll take to head in the right direction going forward.
All the best.
Kian
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