RecTracker: 2022 batch of NLU Odisha bags 47 placements

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, 78% of the batch got placed across law firms, corporate jobs and other research positions. This is a 38.2% increase from the placements of batch of 2016-21.
NLU Odisha
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Students of the graduating 2022 batch of National Law University, Odisha (NLU Odisha) have received 47 placements so far.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, 78% of the batch got placed across law firms, corporate jobs and other research positions. This is a 38.2% increase from the placements of batch of 2016-21.

The highest salary package stood at ₹17 lakh per annum, while the median package stood at ₹10 lakh per annum.

Among a total of 60 students who took part in the recruitment process this year, 37 were placed with domestic law firms, 5 students were placed with corporations, advisory firms and consultation firms, 3 students were placed with litigation chambers and 2 with research platforms and policy think tanks.

Students received these offers through campus placements, pre-placement offers, internship call-backs and through the aid and support of the Recruitment Coordination Committee (RCC) at NLUO.

Among the law firms, the top recruiters this year were Khaitan and Co. with 6 offers, followed by Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan and S&A Law Offices with 5 offers each and Saraf and Partners and Saakshya Law with 3 offers each. Argus Partners and Burgeon Law made 2 offers. S&R Associates made 1 hire, offering the highest package amongst firms.

1 offer each were made by Trilegal, J Sagar Associates, L&L Partners, BMR Legal, Bharucha & Partners, Desai and Dewanji, DMD Advocates, Sagus Legal, Arogya Legal and Spice Route Legal.

Cummins, Koan Advisory, Simplicity Investing India, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail and Universal Sompo Insurance Group made one in-house hire each.

Students also secured employment at Bridge Policy Think Tank, I-PAC Indian Political Action, Chambers of Amit George, Chambers of Jai Anant Dehadrai and Chambers of Kashish Aneja.

Apart from these, several 2022 batch graduates are currently preparing for competitive exams including civil services, judiciary exams and CAT. Two students have also secured admission to Georgetown University, Washington DC and King’s College London for further studies. Another student secured the Legislative Assistant to Members of Parliament (LAMP) Fellowship for the year 2022-23.

The student members of RCC 2022 were Aanchal Khandelwal, Abhishek Gupta, Achyutam Bhatnagar, Anuj Jain, Ayush Sharma, Harsha Tiwari, Moulika Diwakar, Nitya Khanna, Rishika Rishi Jain, Rituparna Padhy, Shubham Shivansh, and Sugandhi Jain.

Nine students from the batch that will graduate in 2023 have already been offered PPOs with Saraf and Partners, Trilegal, Phoenix Legal and Spice Route Legal. Further, four students have also secured campus placement offers with IndusLaw.

The batch of 2018-23 is open for further recruitment opportunities and offers. The website can be accessed for greater details, and the Placement Brochure for the NLUO Batch of 2023 can be accessed from here.

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