The Amicus Podcast

In the second part of the interview, Kanad Bagchi and I discuss legal academia, the BA LLB degree and the future of Indian law schools, working in India, and a whole lot more.

Kanad Bagchi on his reasons for taking up a master's program at the Europa-Institut, being a research scholar means and the MLF at Oxford University

Dhvani Mehta has been on the list of people-I-must-speak-to for a while now. For many reasons. One, she is a Rhodes scholar. Two, she is one of the founding members of the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, a think-tank that has really pushed policy work as a viable career option for Indian law grads. Three, it is high time that academy and research is given more attention, and information on academic careers be made more accessible.

Tara Ollapally is a lawyer, and an experienced mediator at CAMP Mediation. In this episode of the Amicus Podcast, she talks about her days as a law student, human rights at Columbia Law School, the future of mediation, and why lawyers need to start thinking about change.

Andrew Horsfall is the Assistant Dean of International Programs at Syracuse University College of Law. A lawyer by training, he spent a few years as a legal profession before working for his alma mater. In this podcast, he tells me how admission officers view applications, how scholarships can be negotiated, and what are the best ways to identify the law school (and post-graduate course) that will offer you the most value.

Earlier this year, NALSAR University released a report on possible reforms at our country’s national law universities. The report’s co-investigator, Asst. Prof. Sidharth Chauhan spoke with me on the report, and the way forward for Indian legal education.

In the very first episode of the Amicus Podcast, Priyadarshini and I discuss whether you should pursue a masters course after law, the different kinds of LLMs available, and how you can make the most out of your post-graduate education