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5 Q&A from my law student mentoring session #2

Posted on 1 July 20201 July 2020 by Debosmita Nandy

Continuing my series on law student mentoring sessions, here is the second part where I spoke to R, a student of the graduating batch of an NLU with an offer

5 Q&A from my law student mentoring session #1

Posted on 21 June 20201 July 2020 by Debosmita Nandy

I recently realised that I have gained a considerable number of law student connections on my Linkedin profile due to this blog. It gave me the idea to start what

5 tips for the perfect law student CV so that you always get shortlisted for job interviews

Posted on 17 June 202017 June 2020 by Debosmita Nandy

In this article, I write on the main things a law student should focus on, while building his CV for placement. As a bonus, I will also tell you what

5 things about Term Sheet, Memorandum of Understanding & Letter of Intent (plus templates)

Posted on 3 June 20203 June 2020 by Debosmita Nandy

In this article, let’s understand the concepts of three types of pre-contractual instruments – Term Sheet, Memorandum of Understanding and Letter of Intent and learn how to draft them. Pre-contractual

5 skills of a successful lawyer and how to hone them

Posted on 21 May 202025 May 2020 by Debosmita Nandy

We all want to be successful lawyers and work hard towards it. But we may not be aware of the skills required to be a successful lawyer. Even if we

5 things to consider while drafting a Force Majeure clause

Posted on 13 May 202022 May 2020 by Debosmita Nandy

Before I delved right into the how’s of the many clauses of a contract, I thought of starting with the one which is on everybody’s mind these days – Force

5 components of a Contract Style Guide

Posted on 10 May 202029 August 2020 by Debosmita Nandy

In our earlier articles, we have seen 5 points to note before drafting a contract and 5 signs of a well-drafted contract, Continuing therefrom, in today’s article I discuss components

5 ways to handle voluminous legal files

Posted on 3 May 20205 October 2020 by Debosmita Nandy

I thought of taking a short detour from my series on Contract Drafting and write a post on how to handle voluminous legal files, especially by a litigation lawyer. As

5 points to note before drafting a contract

Posted on 1 May 202025 May 2020 by Debosmita Nandy

Whenever you are given a task to draft a contract, ditch the standard templates available the first time. Create one yourself and compare it with the available template to see

5 signs of a well-drafted contract

Posted on 28 April 202025 May 2020 by Debosmita Nandy

Let us spend some time deciphering what makes a contract well-drafted so that you know which skills to learn, unlearn and relearn. Many articles have been written on what makes