​Dispute Practice and Litigation
On 30.06.2024, LFR hosted a session on Dispute Practice and Litigation.
Here are the key points!
Before masters, it is better to know what in law interests you.
Mooting and discussing issues with your peers can help you analyse your preferences.
You don't need work experience for LLM.
You need clarity of interests. Think about your reasons to do a masters program.
A bit of work experience might help you understand your interests clearly.
When you know the area you want to make a career out of, you can go for a Specialized LLM.
You can also do a general LLM, if you are not sure.
There’s no fixed formula and the nature of your LLM depends on your reasons.
If you are planning to study or work abroad, linguistic skills in French, German, etc may help you in getting in and surviving in a foreign place.
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Gauge your interests
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Try different opportunities
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Work on your interests more (Courses, conferences, competitions, articles, blogs, case notes, moots, etc)
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In your CV, mention research entries that interest you to give a glimpse of your preferences
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Before the interview, update on all the entries and interests you had listed in your CV
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Don't invest time on what you don't like
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Try a different office if an office does not fit your workstyle.
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Law firms will have typically larger but limited matters. The work will mostly include document review, client interviews, pleading, notes of board updates, strategizing. The work is more detail oriented and verbose with less court appearances.
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Chambers have more matters with less time to be spent for each. The drafts tend to be less nuanced but will all the necessary ingredients. As a junior, you start with adjournments, passovers, etc as stepping stones to assess your comfort, trustworthiness and diligence.
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Try out new things be in law or outside law. It is important to understand yourself.
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A helpful trait is to accept new changes swiftly. The faster, the better.
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Take care of yourself and hobbies. Law takes time but do not stop developing personally.
What current trends or changes do you see in the field of litigation, in the context of AI?
You need to know how to use AI softwares.
It will be important for document review.
It will save time and let you work on strategies, advice, etc.
It can minimalise your time on the mundane tasks and aid you to be swift in research.