The first ever episode, dated March 1, 20220, of the RCL podcast was hosted by Janhavi Nagarhalli and Rakshika Rajesh, (IVth year B.A. LL.B.). They interviewed an eminent legal career coach Ms Sammanika Rawat: founder of “Your Legal Career Coach.”

Sammanika Rawat is a young NUJS law graduate, and an ICCC accredited career coach who has mentored 650+ law students and 50+ lawyers with experience of 0-14 years. She has helped students secure offers in multiple Tier 1 law firms and the Big 4 consulting firms.

The hosts ask a series of questions regarding her choice to deviate from the conventional law career path, how to secure placements in tier 1 firms as a non-NLU graduate and how a student can make the best of their law school experience.

She gives an in-depth view into how law student shouldn’t narrow their vision to working in corporate or litigation, and there are multiple avenues to explore. Finally, she concludes with the fact that your university doesn’t matter, but the effort you put into law school can bear fruitful results.