Prima Facie Lawyer: The Legal Aid Meeting

Author : Srishti Aishwarya      Blog : Law Schools Terrace      Date : 5/17/2013 4:19:00 AM

'The best way to live life is to stop predicting and harrowing yourself about it, because you just don't know where and how it would go. Seems like Aura is getting on the periphery of this lesson, may be. Will she actually stop whining for certainty, is something we will see in future. Right now, let's see what happened, after the Madam fell off the stairs.  You can read the last episode here.     Somebody was watching over my back and holding my hand, I was (...)'

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5 Ways to spend your Vacation- Legal Style

Author : Srishti Aishwarya      Blog : Law Schools Terrace      Date : 5/12/2013 2:57:00 PM

'Hey, it's May. My attempt to rhyme is derived out of frustration, thanks to the scorching summer. And that leads to the point, that almost all of us have summer vacations. In case, you are totally whiling away and have not thought of much. Here is a list of possible things you can possibly do this summer, correcting, things to do- legal style! Watch the Best Law Films and Serials: Over every 365 days you spent in law school, you would have thought of quitting law school at(...)'

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Prima Facie Lawyer: The Aftershocks

Author : Aditi      Blog : Law Schools Terrace      Date : 5/10/2013 4:33:00 AM

'Hey, it's Friday again folks. Here is the story after Cupid made an appearance in the Clubbing Sequence. Read the last episode here.We returned at around 12 that night. I entered my room with Charvi with sore legs and kind of sore mind. Sore legs were due to the dancing, and I wasn't too sure about the reasons of the sore mind. Or rather, I didn't want to know. Aditya? Seriously? I mean what's wrong with me? Barely two months into the college and I was already crushing on one of the(...)'

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Why must we take time off from technology

Author : Anisha Aditya      Blog : Law Schools Terrace      Date : 5/8/2013 3:39:00 PM

'“Damn the Wifi!”“Why is’nt Watsapp working?”“Please change the DP!”Common phrases are’nt they? Technology has brilliant and at times consequential effect in our lives. So much so that our virtual world, at times, eclipses our real world. The online social web has a magnitude has a bursting population. A new member joins Likedin every second. If Facebook would have been a country, then it would be the 3rd largest nation in the world. If Wikipedia were a book it would be 2.25 million (...)'

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Prima Facie Lawyer: Cupid Strikes

Author : Srishti Aishwarya      Blog : Law Schools Terrace      Date : 5/3/2013 9:37:00 AM

'In the last episide, Aura was going clubbing, well finally she is doing Jumping- Japak to tunes out there in the club but seems like life has some new tones set for her, lets see what's going on with her.You can read the last episode here. It was ten at night, loud music, louder enthusiasm, my feet were hurting beyond measures."The beauty of the pump makes a women dump the comfort of the feet, making one shoe-pid", I commented, it was a pseudo note to myself and start of the convers(...)'

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Prima Facie Lawyer: Up for the Club

Author : Srishti Aishwarya      Blog : Law Schools Terrace      Date : 4/26/2013 3:15:00 PM

'Okay, we have an excuse for posting it this late, we had an exam, and, well, mmm,  the fact that we had a nerve wrecking, head wrenching exam is an excuse good enough! So, Aura just like we got done with our exam, got done with her project, lets see whats going on with the woman.You can read the last episode hereProject submitted, Freshers over. Seems like the purpose of my life is over. I mean, what next! I was so engrossed in all of it, now I'm realizing I have a life, o(...)'

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Objections of joining Law School Overruled

Author : Anisha Aditya      Blog : Law Schools Terrace      Date : 4/20/2013 10:33:00 AM

'Lately some of the law related blogs which I read consisted of articles like this – Why should you quit law school, the law school scams, be a freak to be in law school, lawyer or lolyer and the like.  Some call themselves optimists for quitting or influencing others to quit law. I quote one them - "Somebody who should go to law school for sure? Let's say somebody who wants to be a district attorney and who has a 3.9 GPA and a 173 LSAT out of a possible 180 and gets a(...)'

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Prima Facie Lawyer: The First Sprint

Author : Aditi      Blog : Law Schools Terrace      Date : 4/19/2013 2:13:00 PM

'Here we are again with more pages of Aura'a Diary. Read the last episode hereIt was 2 pm on a Friday evening. But I had no excitement for the coming weekend and no exhaustion of the busy week. It was my submission of the first assignment in law and all I time to react on was the lack of time. It was 3 hours to the submission and I had to still figure out the damn footnoting. I was browsing through the footnoting standards available on my university law review website, trying to(...)'

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In Conversation with Murali Neelakantan, Partner at Khaitan and Co.

Author : Srishti Aishwarya      Blog : Law Schools Terrace      Date : 4/14/2013 6:52:00 PM

'With his wits and knowledge, he enamored all of us who got a chance to meet him while he was in NUJS. Here I present to you, a candid chat with Murali Neelakantan, NLSIU Alumni, the first Indian to work in a foreign law firm without a degree from a foreign university, and currently, partner at Khaitan and Co.1. Tell us something about your years at law school. How do you think law school culture has changed over the years?It is almost impossible to imagine NLS in 1991. The dec(...)'

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Being nervous: Is it worth it?

Author : Anisha Aditya      Blog : Law Schools Terrace      Date : 4/14/2013 10:08:00 AM

'Nervousness has been my other half since childhood. Whether it is about examinations, tournaments, dates, interviews or whatever, it always seeps into me. My father tells me, “Tension’e PhD korechish tui” (you have done a PhD in tension) Sometimes even my friends remark the same in me. So what is this nervousness? A fuss, an illness, a phobia? I think it is a game of the mind. At times it arises out of work pressure, realities of life or maybe it is just a psychological factor.(...)'

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Prima Facie Lawyer: Lights Camera Action!

Author : Aditi      Blog : Law Schools Terrace      Date : 4/11/2013 9:13:00 PM

'So we are back with Aura again. Let us see what new action has stepped into her life after the Freshers gig. You can read the last episode here.Law school feels like this stage where the scenes change so drastically in seconds that sometimes you are just left wondering what happened. In a second your philosophical mood can be forced to take a chaotic turn and in another second all is quiet again. A similar scene change was at work now. A week ago I was anticipating a big blast (...)'

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Prima Facie Lawyer: Freshers II

Author : Srishti Aishwarya      Blog : Law Schools Terrace      Date : 4/4/2013 6:32:00 PM

'Because everybody hates half told story, here we are with the rest of the story on what happened on Aura's Freshers. Let us know if you liked it. We dance and clap and jump with joy, every time somebody appreciates our Friday Feature. It's bleak, unclear, hazy, I venture further, letting my head move an inch forward while the other part of me is still hesitant. What is it there. A closed door, A murky path with cobwebs. A boulevard with sun and shine. I stumble and my feet(...)'

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An open letter to the Professor

Author : Srishti Aishwarya      Blog : Law Schools Terrace      Date : 4/2/2013 9:42:00 PM

'Dear Professor,I hope you are in the pink of your health and enjoying your good night's sleep while I write this to you.Given that exams were around the corner, I thought of approaching you and asking the books to refer and the syllabus of the course, given that what you taught for the remaining time was Greek and Latin to us, not that we blame your proficiency or excellency, maybe we should do a course on understanding what you speak under your breath. I would rather say in a not s(...)'

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On Hostel Life

Author : Anisha Aditya      Blog : Law Schools Terrace      Date : 3/31/2013 10:13:00 AM

'“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.”That is it. Perfectly fits the definition of hostel life. The prologue goes something like this - A life of adventure, freedom and solitude, a life of progressing and partying, a life of last minute studies, 3 a.m. gossip, falling in and out of love, being broke, crafting ski(...)'

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Prima Facie Lawyer: The Freshers I

Author : Srishti Aishwarya      Blog : Law Schools Terrace      Date : 3/29/2013 5:04:00 PM

';It's Friday and though I'm a bit late in posting it, its better late than never in realizing the course of your life, something Aura is wondering over, at her Fresher's Party. Read it out.You can find the last episode here.;;; ;;;; I got up at 9:15, just on time for class, 15 minutes to brush, wear slippers, make yourself look manageable and run in the shorts you slept in to the class, and yes not to forget to take those thick modules to class in that school bag, or the one that lo(...)'

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Prima Facie Lawyer: The Learning Times!

Author : Aditi      Blog : Law Schools Terrace      Date : 3/22/2013 3:08:00 PM

'It is Aura's day of the week again. After the shopping spree last time, things have turned towards serious now. Read on to find out. You can read the last episode here.Everything was decked for the big Freshers party that was tomorrow. But that did not stop the regulars of law school. The days seemed like a constant cris-crossing of to-do lists. I had a big item on mine for today: My legal aid society interview.After the daily classes and lunch, I hurried back to review my preparati(...)'

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What Boards Taught Me

Author : Srishti Aishwarya      Blog : Law Schools Terrace      Date : 3/18/2013 4:29:00 PM

'She is a 12th student, she is a CLAT Aspirant and an amazing writer and a friend. Here is a post by Richa S.Over to Richa.Me and the BoardsI hate boards! All this stress and sleeplessness in my life has been only because of this dreaded monster. There is only one emotion to gift to the horror of my life – HATRED. This term buzzed my ears in the last one year and has unfailingly terrorized me. I sometimes wonder if I would have attained immortality had I chanted the lord’s name inste(...)'

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Prima Facie Lawyer: The Buzz

Author : Srishti Aishwarya      Blog : Law Schools Terrace      Date : 3/14/2013 8:15:00 PM

'It's Friday and we are here with the Aura's story. Actually there is nothing more to say as introduction, read on and do drop your comments. You can read the last episode by clicking here.It has been like almost a month, okay a week less than that in college, and all the buzz about being a stranger in this estranged world has started to dwindle. These days the buzz is just about our Freshers, scheduled for the weekend, and the first project assignment on the Monday after the Fresher(...)'

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To the Law School Aspirants

Author : Anisha Aditya      Blog : Law Schools Terrace      Date : 3/12/2013 12:04:00 PM

'The temperature must have peaked by now. The madness set. Life encircles around legal and logical reasoning. There is no sense of time and no time for non-sense. Anticipation, nervousness, excitement makes every law school aspirant a dreamer. If you are a part of all this, then this one’s for you. Read on!  Uncracking CLAT- Fingers crossed, but what if you don’t crack CLAT? Sounds tragic in this time of the year, I know. But what if. Pack your dream of living the life of a lawy(...)'

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Why I Think that Anger is Good

Author : Srishti Aishwarya      Blog : Law Schools Terrace      Date : 3/10/2013 8:16:00 PM

'My friends call me Angry Bird, my mum tries and tells me about meditation and breathing techniques to cool down my anger. I think I will die of high blood pressure. But then sorry, there is nothing I can do about it, anger is good for me, I know, it propels, pushes me off the edge and makes me work hard, harder. I don't believe in anger being bad or similar jazz. I think anger is a potential energy- that can be very beneficial if properly channeled. How does this function?Scene(...)'

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