Timestamp Email Address Name of Candidate Name of Firm Interview Panel Format of Interview HR Questions Technical Questions - CV Based

Format of Interview HR Questions Technical Questions - CV Based Technical Questions - General Other Questions
2/18/2019 20:17:26 [email protected]
Shivanj Swami Trilegal Nishant Parikh and Gautam singh Mix of HR, CV and Corp basics. Tell us about yourself, why you over other candidates, how can you assure us you'll add value to the firm, justify your rank, why Corp law (just general badgering
Direct answers
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research
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up) From definition clause of companies act, voting rights with different shares, etc
1.Introduce yourself
2. Why did you choose law What is significant beneficial owners? What was the controversy due which this concept was introduced.
3. How was your internship experience at CAM and why do you want to work here
2/19/2019 16:37:17 [email protected]
Nayani Agarwal Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Gaurav Singhi & Kiran Patheja 4. Do you want to go for rotation or a specific team Whether indemnity will fall within the ambit of financial assistance for the purposes of S.67 of Companies Act? Do you have questions for the firm?
Tell us about yourself.
Tell us something that is not on your CV.
Why did you choose law?
Why did you choose Corp law? What is the difference between mortgage and lease?
Are you interested in an LLM? Why/why not? Hypothetical about Insider Trading Hypothetical about easement
Are you interested in litigation? Why/why not? Hypothetical about Scheme of Arrangement Enumerate the duties of a director of a company
2/20/2019 9:23:02 [email protected] Prabal De L&L Partners Law Offices Shinoj Koshy, Amit Shetye Video Conference Call Are you interested in Civil Services? Why/why not? Hypothetical about Exclusive Jurisdiction clauses Hypothetical about the duties of a director
1. Tell us something about yourself.
2. You have interned at SAM twice. What is your status there?
3. Would you prefer L&L over SAM? If yes, why?
4. Tell us about your family background. 1. What are the steps in a legal due diligence. At what stages of the DD were you involved and what work did you do?
5. Why do you not have good marks/rank? 2. In a scheme of merger, do government licenses get transferred by operation of law or do the parties need to seek approval?
6. Why haven't you published papers? 3. Can a private company can issue ESOP's with differential terms to different employees/ officers?
7. Would you be interested in doing a LLM? 4. In a 50-50 JV, wherein both parties have 50% equity and 50% voting rights, will downstream investment made by such an entity be treated as Indirect Foreign Investment?
8. Why did you not come back to intern here and go elsewhere? 5. What is wholesale trading? Do individual entities need sales tax registration/ gst reg etc. to qualify as a "business" for the purpose of carrying on Wholesale Trade on a B-2-B basis?1. What are speculative contracts and how do they different from contingent contracts?
9. Why commercial law and not litigation? 6. Does loss have to be proved for forfeiture of earnest money in a government bid/tender? 2. If a contract is terminated by the failure of one of the parties to perform a Condition Precedent, what remedy does the other party have against the party who failed to perform the condition precedent?
2/20/2019 9:31:26 [email protected] Sarkar L&L Partners Law Offices Akshay Nagpal and Apurva Jayant Video Call
Introduce yourself
Why not join your father's business?
Difference between interning at AZB and Trilegal?
Which firm you would prefer?
Which city do you prefer?
Would you prefer AZB Mumbai or Trilegal Banglore or Delhi?
2/20/2019 16:07:43 [email protected] Akshita Pandey Trilegal Rohan Ghosh, Aniruddha Sen What is your weakness? - Essentials of a contract
Why SAM?
Why Dispute Resolution?/What fascinates you about DR.
What do you do apart from academics and mooting in law school?
What is the most challenging task you faced in your law school life?
Why all your internships are in Delhi?
If you have applied for Bombay, why you have not interned there not even once?
If you want Dispute resolution, why you have not done more internships with senior advocates to get a first hand experience of the courts? Leading questions- What is the most enjoyable assignment during any of your two internships at SAM.
Why Delhi?
2-3 more questions on Rank, 12th as well 10th Percentage, etc. Applicability of Section 9 of the Arbitration Act to Int. Comm. Arb!; Whether two Indian parties can choose a foreign seat of arbitration?
2/25/2019 22:43:52 [email protected]
Jasvinder Singh Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. Mithun Thanks and Shipra Ahluwalia Video conferencing Around 10+ questions as well hypos on this only. As a lawyer, do you suggest us to incorporate Section 9 of the Arbitration, everytime when we frame our arbitration
Coveredclause.
under HR questions!
Why Khaitan?
Why all internships in Delhi?
Tell us your two weaknesses and what are you doing to overcome them?
Who all are there in your family? Difference between As hoc arbitration and Institutional arbitration.
Are you a first generation lawyer?
What are the two things which law school has taught you apart from academics? { Apart from mooting, debating everything; Answer- Things like time management Nd all) Appointment of Arbitrator in case of conflict between the parties.
What is your usual attendance and specifically attendance in the subjects you like?
What are your plans of LLM? Blog post related to the interplay between winding up and section 138 of Negotiable instruments act. Conferment of jurisdiction. { By way of a hypothetical, they asked me can parties by agreement conference jurisdiction on a court. Answer is no. )
Location preference
2/25/2019 22:51:20 [email protected]
Jasvinder Singh Khaitan & Co. Sameer Shah and Sharon Video Conferencing Team preference Public procurement order issued by the DIPP. Difference between Res judicata and Res sub judice. Covered under HR
1. Tell me something about yourself that is not in your CV?

2. Why Khaitan? 1. Define Representations and Warranties, and their relationship with the Sale of Goods Act?

3. What is your toughest Internship? 2. Can you restrict the sale of the assets of the Corporate Debtor when the application of CIRP has been filed but not accepted?

2/27/2019 9:51:12 [email protected] Mitra Khaitan & Co. Mr. Abhishek Sinha (Partner-Corp 3, Mumbai) and Ms. Sharon D'souza (HR) Questions and Answers (HR + Technical) 4. Any PPO Offers/Interviews from other firms? 3. What is the difference between Phantom Stocks and ESOPs, which law governs them? What do you know about the SEBI(Prohibition on Insider Trading Regulations)? Has their been any recent changes
N/A to the same?
1. Tell us about yourself. 1. What is synchronised trading and the related problems with it?
2/27/2019 9:54:39 [email protected]
Bhavik Shukla Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Gaurav Singhi VC 2. How was your experience at CAM different from that at other firms you have interned at? 2. Are assured returns permitted under FEMA? None None
1. Tell us about yourself. 1. What is synchronised trading and the related problems with it?
2/27/2019 9:54:47 [email protected] 2. How was your experience at CAM different from that at other firms you have interned at? 2. Are assured returns permitted under FEMA? None None
1. Why law as a career?
2. Why Shardul Amarchand over Trilegal?
3. Why not an LLM?
4. What are your hobbies?
5. Why a law firm over litigation? Interview 1
6. How do you work in a team? 1. What is the proposed framework of data protection law in India? (Current Affairs)
7. What's the coolest thing you have ever done? 2. What are the proposed changes to the Intermediary Liability rules in India? (Current Affairs)
8. Describe yourself in 3 words?
9. What do you do after you've made a mistake with respect to a specific task? 1. What is your opinion on competiton law in India vis-a-vis Europe? (From CV) Interview 2
10. Would you listen to a senior if they were wrong? What would you do? 2. How is Big Data problematic for Competition Law? (From CV) 1. What is the new name of DIPP?
11. What did you not like about interning our firm? Where did we go wrong? 3. What is the difference between Indemnity and Damages? (From CV) 2. What are the changes brought forth by Press Note 2 issued by the DIPP?
2/27/2019 9:55:57 [email protected] Shounak Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas Ayush Thanks, Shipra Ahluwalia + Naval Chopra, Shweta Shroff, Harman Singh Sandhu Interview 1 - Q&A; Interview 2- Presentation + Q&A 12. What was your favorite thing about the internship? 4. What is the approach on the 'failing firm' doctrine in US? (From CV) 3. Hypotheticals on legal advice to client. [Would you rely on 26(1) orders or not while advising client] None
2/27/2019 10:19:08 [email protected] Hardik Jain AZB & PARTNERS 2+1+1 VC+personal Why Disputes? Benami Transactions Amendment Act foreign seat of Arbitration by two Indian parties, contemporary IBC issues
1. Tell us a little about yourself
2. Would you prefer to be put on rotation? 1. What is quantum meriut?
2/27/2019 10:20:00 [email protected]
Kashish Mahajan Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Gaurav Singhi and Kiran Patheja Q&A 3. Do you have any Questions for the Firm? 2. Outcome related to stamp duty research NA NA
2/27/2019 10:44:38 [email protected]
Nidhi Kulkarni Khaitan & Co Peshwan Jehangir (Disputes Partner) and Poulami (HR) Video Conference (1)Why do you want to join Khaitan? (2) Tell me something about yourself which is not in your CV. (3) Any questions you would like to ask us. (1) Expedited procedure in institutional arbitration - what is it? (2) Aadhaar judgement - What were the primary concerns, the role of GDPR. Has expedited procedure been incorporated under the Arbitration Act, 1996? (Ans. - Yes, section 29B)
1. Why law?
2. Why disputes?
3. Why a law firm?
4. What is your future plan vis-a-vis staying in a law firm? 1. What is your rank?
2/27/2019 11:27:42 [email protected]
K.M. Jacob Trilegal Jafar Alam (Disputes) Skype 5. Do you plan of shifting back to your hometown? Discussion on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (advantages, disadvantages, indian position, economic effects) 2. What were your 10th and 12th grade?
Contracts:
1. What are liquidated and unliquidated damages?
2. Hypothetical based on liquidated damages.
3. Whether damages in the form of penalty is permitted in India or not?
4. Difference between indemnity and guarantee?
5. Whether a creditor can sue: a) the surety first? b) the surety and debtor simultaneously? (hypothetical)

Arbitration:
1. Can two Indian parties choose a foreign seat of arbitration?

1. Why law? Corporate Law 1. Do you keep yourself abreast with latest legal developments?
2. Why disputes? 1. What are whole-time directors? 2. What is your rank?
3. Would you be discouraged if you were put on the same transaction for a long time? 2. What is oppression mismanagement? 3. Have you ever had any repeats?
2/27/2019 11:36:33 [email protected]
K.M. Jacob Trilegal Shankh Sen Gupta Skype 4. Preferred practice area within Disputes Resolution? 2. Can minority shareholders cause oppression mismanagement against the majority shareholders? 4. Is your degree legitimate?
Tell us something about yourself beginning with your schooling, college years and why did you choose law? Difference between lease and license
How was your experience at LKS and PDS Legal? Difference between indemnity and guarantee
How was your experience at Luthra? Hypothetical about damages under Contracts Act.
2/27/2019 12:24:50 [email protected]
Udyan Arya Shrivastava Luthra & Luthra Law Offices (now L&L Partners) Amit Shetye Video Conferencing How would you deal with long work hours? Cant recall, but there were questions from the CV and L&L worksheet both. Hypothetical about FPI and FDI.
1. Why this drab and boring field of corporate law?
2. What have you done in your life that you're not proud of? 1. Can an NRI gift shares to a non resident under FEMA?
2/27/2019 15:22:23 [email protected] Ajeya B G Trilegal Bhakta and one more partner Video conference 3. Tell us one negative aspect to your personality. 2. What is the rule for optionality clauses under FEMA?
Why Law? Why Luthra?
Why should we take you (considering average grades, mediocre publications and moots and so on)?
2/27/2019 15:48:59 [email protected]
Udyan Arya Shrivastava Luthra & Luthra Law Offices (now L&L Partners) Shinoj Koshy Telephonic Interview How would you compare yourself to your peers in law school? None Five hypothetical scenarios on constitutional law, administrative law, competition law, contract and insurance law.
Tell me something about yourself What is material breach of contract?
Why Luthra? Why not CAM? How is that different from repudiatory breach?
What was your CLAT rank? Why NLIU when you had the option to go to NUJS? Was location a factor? What are the remedies in case of breach?
Give us three strengths and 3 weakness. In case, I buy a car of 10,00,000 and keep a penalty of 20,00,000, can I do that? (No you can't coz the amount must be a genuine pre-estimate of the loss you will incurr)
Why should we take you? So the liquidated damages clause serves as the maximum amount which can be granted. I was asked whether I knew of cases where the court has provided in damages amount greater Difference
than thebetween
penalty clause.
indemnity and guarantee.
3/5/2019 9:47:23 [email protected]
Mincy Mathew L and L partners Karan Mitroo and Apoorva Does resolution professional act in an adjudicatory capacity? Does the COC act in adjudicatory capacity, especially when determining eligibility under Section 29A? What are the duties
What
of resolution
would youprofessional?
prefer as lender and as debtor, third party indemnification provision or guarantee?