Letter of Law : Recent Episodes
Sarthak Bhardwaj
Letter of Law is a platform for legal discourse. This podcast, hosted by Sarthak Bhardwaj, features lawyers, authors, academicians and journalists.
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Letter of Law has started a new series called 'The Art of Writing A Legal Research Paper'. Through this series, I aim to interact with some of my favourite academic writers and learn their philosophy behind writing research papers.
In the first episode of this new series, I am delighted to host the ever-brilliant Shrutanjaya Bhardwaj! Over the years, I have really enjoyed reading Shrutanjaya's articles and it was truly a wonderful experience to interview him on his writing and researching process.
We spoke about a variety of matters such as choosing a topic, structuring a paper, writing styles, managing litigation with academia, getting a paper published, and so much more. Shrutanjaya has some terrific insights and I am sure the viewers will derive great value from it.
In a world where fifteen second reels are the norm, we recorded an episode of over an hour. This helped us deep-dive into a lot of areas and produce a video that might comprehensively help anyone wishing to learn more about legal academic writing. All thanks to Shrutanjaya for being a patient listener and an absolutely wonderful guest. Hope you enjoy listening to the episode!
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In the 18th episode of Letter of Law Interviews, I am absolutely delighted to host Dr. Amit George. In this freewheeling conversation, Amit sir talks about his career as a litigation lawyer. He shares his thoughts on what is the right time for a lawyer to go independent, relevance of an LL.M or Ph.D in litigation, the right forum to start one's career, academic writing, and so much more.
In addition, Amit sir also talks about his time in law school, experience of being a law-clerk at the Delhi High Court, pursuing an LL.M and Ph.D, and books.
I have had the great opportunity of watching Amit sir argue in court on several occasions and have gained tremendously from his style of advocacy. It was indeed a pleasure to be in conversation with Amit sir, someone I really look up to, for the new episode of Letter of Law Interviews. Thank you so much Amit sir for taking the time out and speaking with me.
Tune in for an incredible conversation!
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In the 17th episode of Letter of Law Interviews, I am delighted to speak with Ms. Almitra Gupta! We discuss Almitra ma'am's experience of working with top law firms in India and obtaining LL.M degrees from Kings College and University of Pennsylvania.
Almitra ma'am also speaks about her journey of working with Linklaters and being a capital markets associate in London. Additionally, ma'am also shares her experience of being admitted to the New York Bar and shares advice for students on how to approach the Bar exams in USA.
I thoroughly enjoyed being in conversation with Almitra ma'am and got to learn so much.
Tune in for an incredible conversation!
Time Stamps: Introduction: 00:00 Ms. Almitra introduces herself: 01:30 Working at Indian law firms: 06:22 LL.M after being a corp. lawyer: 12:09 LL.M from Kings: 14:42 LL.M from Pennsylvania: 17:00 Managing finances for LL.M: 19:32 Jobs after LL.M: 24:12 General v. Specialised LL.M: 32:55 Working with Linklaters: 36:00 Working in London: 42:12 Difference in work culture: 44:00 work-life balance: 44:27 New York Bar: 49:52 Conclusion: 54:56
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In the 16th episode of Letter of Law Interviews, I am delighted to host Aradhya Sethia. Aradhya graduated from NLS, Bangalore and went on to obtain his LL.M degree from Yale as an Inlaks Scholar. He did his M.Phil from Oxford and is currently a Ph.D candidate at Cambridge.
In this episode, I speak to Aradhya about his experience in law school, the Inlaks Scholarship, the experience of studying at all top-universities around the world, academic writing, books, and a whole lot more. Tune in for an incredible conversation!
Three cheers to Aradhya for being an absolutely wonderful guest. I had so much fun while talking with him and got to learn a lot. I hope that the video adds value to all the viewers. Happy watching!
Time stamps: Introduction: 00:00 Aradhya introduces himself: 01:16 Time in NLS: 02:24 On writing: 03:24 When to apply for LL.M: 06:33 Do not rush: 08:55 Working before LLM?: 12:10 Yale, LLM: 15:49 Admissions to Oxford, Cambridge, Yale: 17:47 On SOP's: 20:04 Tyranny of merit: 22:18 Publications: 23:23 International v. national journals: 25:41 Blogs or papers: 27:56 Inlaks Scholarship: 31:32 Law school matters?: 38:13 LLM without funding: Yale, Oxford, or Cambridge?: 44:11 What comes next?: 46:44 Books & Podcasts: 48:10 Constitutional Law Books: 50:56 Don't worry!: 52:10
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In the 13th episode of Letter of Law Interviews, I am delighted to host Apurva Vishwanath!
Apurva, a graduate of RMLNLU, Lucknow, is the Assistant Editor with The Indian Express and has formerly worked with Live Mint and The Print. In this episode, I speak to Apurva about her law school journey and her decision to pursue legal journalism. We also discuss several important issues like the shift in how legal news is reported, live-tweeting, reporting of frivolous PIL's and so on. Apurva also gives actionable advice to students on how to become a legal journalist, the required skills for the profession and a whole lot more!
It was a privilege to have Apurva on Letter of Law and I truly enjoyed being in conversation with her. I hope you enjoy listening to the episode!
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In the 12th episode of Letter of Law Interviews, I am delighted to host Mr. Mayank Sapra. Mr. Sapra is a lawyer based out of Delhi and he works primarily at the Supreme Court, High Court, and various other tribunals. He actively takes up a lot of pro-bono work to help the needy.
In this episode, I speak to Mr. Sapra about his law school journey. He had a brief stint at VIPS, IP University, before moving to NLU, Odisha. Mr. Sapra was an avid mooter and also established NLUO's first ever moot court society. We then spoke at length about litigation. Mr. Sapra shared his insights on how to choose the right chamber, the right time to go independent, and so on. Mr. Sapra also talked about how interns can perform better at a litigation chamber. The entire conversation is filled with actionable advise, and I got to learn a lot.
It was truly a great privilege to have Mayank sir on the show and I had great fun being in conversation with him. Hope you enjoy watching the episode!
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In the 11th episode of Letter of Law Interviews, I am delighted to host Dr. Nigam Nuggehalli. Sir is presently the Dean of School of Law at BML Munjal University and is well known for writing truly thought provoking letters to law students.
In this episode, Dr. Nuggehalli and I have a freewheeling conversation on law, legal education, academia, books, and a whole lot more!
I had a great time conversing with sir and got to learn so much within the span of 40 minutes. I hope you enjoy watching the episode and that it adds value.
Grateful to Dr. Nuggehalli for taking the time out and having this wonderful conversation with me!
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In the 10th episode of Letter of Law Interviews, I am absolutely delighted to host Mr. Bharat Chugh. Former judge, former partner at L&L, now an independent counsel, a poet, and a writer, Bharat sir is someone who needs no introduction at all.
In this episode, Bharat sir reflects on his journey through law so far and talks about a host of interesting issues including whether a two year practise should be made compulsory for candidates who wish to write the judiciary exam, his expectations from interns and associates, and the close interlink between law and literature. Towards the end, Bharat sir also talks about his favourite books and gives some wonderful book recommendations. This episode has all that and so much more!
I have wanted to feature Bharat sir on Letter of Law ever since I started the channel and I am so thankful to sir for joining me for a truly fascinating conversation. A conversation that I will always cherish.
Hope you enjoy watching the episode!
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In the ninth episode of Letter of Law Interviews, I am delighted to host Senior Advocate Ashok Kumar Panda. In this episode, I talk to Ashok sir about his life as a lawyer and his new book - Institutions That Shaped Modern India: Supreme Court.
It was a great honour for me and for Letter of Law to host Sir and the conversation turned out to be great! Hope you all enjoy it.
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In the eighth episode of Letter of Law Interviews, I am delighted to host Mr. Apar Gupta. Apar is a lawyer and the founder and executive director of the Internet Freedom Foundation. In this episode, we have a freewheeling conversation about Apar's life as a lawyer and his entrepreneurial journey of building the Internet Freedom Foundation.
Apar is truly the best guest I could have asked for and I loved being in conversation with him. It was a great privilege for me and for the podcast to have him on the show. I had great fun recording this episode and I hope you enjoy listening to it!
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In the seventh episode of Letter of Law Interviews, I am delighted to host Ms. Rohini Sen, Assistant professor at the Jindal Global Law School and a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Warwick. In this episode we talk about the new BCI notification with regard to LL.M's, the divide between various law schools, the need for academic writing despite its alleged inaccessibility, the disconnect between legal theory and practise, and legal education in general. Ma'am also talks about how students can make the most of their time in law school and shares her thoughts on the importance of conversations and meeting new people. This episode is the perfect start to Letter of Law's new year. Quite easily, one of the finest episodes on the show so far. Rohini ma'am is the best guest I could have asked for and I loved being in conversation with her. I had great fun recording this episode! I hope you enjoy it and it adds value.
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In the sixth episode of Letter of Law Interviews, I am delighted to host Karan Tripathi. Karan is a lawyer, presently working as an Associate Editor at Live Law. In this episode, we talk about investigative legal journalism, the need to shift focus of reporting to trial courts and the criminal justice system. Karan's perception of structural injustices within our criminal justice system offers a distinct way of looking at the problems, away from how the discourse is presently centred. Karan spoke candidly on a lot of issues and I loved being in conversation with him. Hopefully, the video will add value.
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In the fifth episode of Letter of Law Interviews, I am delighted to host Vakasha Sachdev - an Associate Legal Editor at Quint. He graduated from NLS, Bangalore and went on to work in an international law firm, Ashrust, in London, before returning to India to take up his present role. In this episode, we discuss Vakasha's journey as a lawyer, legal journalism and, among other things, football!
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In the fourth episode of Letter of Law Interviews, I am delighted to host Aditya Manubarwala. Aditya is presently a Master of Law candidate at the University of Cambridge. After graduating from law school in 2018, he served as a law clerk at the Supreme Court of India. Aditya is also the incumbent Global Peace Ambassador appointed by Sri Lanka to India. Previously, he served the Office of the President of Afghanistan in the capacity of a special advisor. Aditya, at the age of 19, became the youngest Indian to depose before a committee of the Indian Parliament. In this episode, we discuss Aditya’s journey as a lawyer, his time at the Supreme Court, his decision to move to Cambridge, running a legal practise from England, books and so much more.
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In the third episode of Letter of Law Interviews, I am delighted to host Pranjal Kishore. Pranjal, a Delhi based lawyer, graduated from HNLU in 2015 and practised on the original side at trial courts across Delhi. Before going independent, Pranjal worked with a Senior Advocate - Mr. Sanjay R. Hegde. Pranjal also contributes actively to various platforms like The Hindu, Indian Express, EPW and Business Standard. In this episode, we spoke about Pranjal’s experiences as a young lawyer at the Bar. He discussed his decision to go independent, shared advice for young law students who wish to pursue litigation and much more.
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In the second episode of Letter of Law Interviews, I am delighted to host Swapnil Tripathi. Swapnil graduated from National Law University, Jodhpur and practised in Delhi before moving to Oxford to pursue an LLM. In this episode, Swapnil chronicles his law school journey, shares fond memories from his time at the Bar and discusses what prompted the move to Oxford. Swapnil and I also talk about our favourite legal books and Swapnil’s blog - The Basic Structure.