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Introduction
LL.M. in Corporate & Financial Law is a specialized field that imparts education on legal rules and regulations related to different areas like company law, insolvency, competition law, M&A, private equity, banking & financial law, public law and much more.
Jindal Global Law School, India’s #1 law school* is offering this program through blended learning mode to enhance the career prospects of students in the legal sector thereby training them to be industry-ready legal professionals. The program is enabled by upGrad, India’s largest online higher education company.
Post the completion of the LL.M. program, a plethora of promising career opportunities open-up for the learners, in both private as well as public sectors, in the areas of finance, real estate, corporate, consultancies, law firms, FMCG, banks, and so on. A post-graduate in law can be well placed in all these sectors as a corporate lawyer, advocate, legal consultant, attorney etc.
So, if you wish to excel your knowledge in the field of corporate & financial law, and have the zeal and insight to propel your career as a legal professional, then enrol in our LL.M. program to explore the endless career avenues that await for you at the end of the program.
Affiliated to O.P. Jindal Global University, JGLS is India’s first global law school that offers domestic, global, and comparative courses to law students. The school is ranked as the No. 1 Law School in India by the QS World University Rankings 2021*.
The key features of the LL.M. in Corporate & Financial (Blended Learning Program) are JGLS’ renowned faculty members and the cutting-edge curriculum. The program taught with industry-based examples is specially designed for the next-gen legal professionals. Learners would get an LL.M. degree from JGLS post completion of the program.
LL.M. in Corporate & Financial Law secured from JGLS will have an unswerving and rewarding influence on your career. The below-mentioned salient aspects of this reputed law school, in conjunction with upGrad support, significantly contribute to paving the way for a successful career path.
The learners stand to gain JGLS alumni status and become a part of the law school alumni community, on successful completion of the program.
JGLS alumni work at some of the reputed law firms or with in-house teams like Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Khaitan and Co., Argus Partners, Deloitte, PWC, DSK Legal, Star, HCL, to name a few. The strong alumni network and industry presence of JGLS will help the learners grow in their career in the long run.
With Batchmates – Your batchmates would be from law firms, inhouse-teams, government roles, litigation etc. Explore plentiful networking opportunities with them through networking sessions organized during the program.
With JGLS’ Faculty and Industry Experts - Live interactions with JGLS’ faculty and industry experts on different industry subjects are held in the form of live sessions and feedback sessions that help in effective networking and career counselling of the learners.
All learners’ career summary at upGrad
Since its inception, upGrad has on-boarded over 30K paid learners and impacted more than half a million individuals globally, within a short span of 5 years! It indeed is a matter of immense pride and honour for upGrad to have partnerships with recruiting firms, across industries. upGrad has played a major role in career transition and career acceleration of all its learners.
360-degree career support by upGrad
The LL.M. program from JGLS, powered by upGrad, aspires to provide a 360 degree or comprehensive career support to learners, enabling them for placements in law firms and in-house roles to professional career planning and counselling to scale-up their career graph.
The key elements of the career support services rendered by upGrad to the students are presented below -
Job opportunities and portals – upGrad organizes regular drives to provide opportunities to students to get hired or placed by its hiring partners. While our job portal provides opportunities to access various job openings at regular intervals.
Internship: Avenues for internship are provided to the learners so that they can implement what is taught during the program, in a corporate environment.
Career mentors – A dedicated career mentor personally monitors and hand-holds students on their career transition journey based on their interests. Experts personally evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a learner and chart a career path to achieve better employment results.
Resume building – Specific and personalized inputs (feedback and suggestions) on the resume of the students are rendered by legal experts and mentors to enhance their job prospects. They help them in understanding realistic expectations of the industry for better resume building.
LinkedIn profile – Creates an engaging LinkedIn profile to attract potential recruiters. Specific considerations are given to ensure that the profiles of the JGLS law students show up in recruiter searches and are liked by them.
Mock interviews & Company Specific Preparations – Conducts effectual mock and just-in-time company-specific interviews to facilitate preparation for actual job interviews and thus, enhance the chances of selection. Objective feedback on the competencies of the students is given concerning the requirements of the job applications.
In today’s extremely competitive and globalized environment, law graduates are inclined towards post-graduation programs to enhance their career prospects. JGLS’ LL.M. program, enabled by upGrad, provides a practical solution to legal professionals to realize their dream of upgrading their knowledge and skills, without disrupting their personal and working lives. This valuable and immersive blended learning program helps the learners in climbing up the career ladder and thus, make a significant contribution to the growth of their legal career.
Last date to apply 2nd Sep, 2020 (Admissions closing soon)