Nirma girls bag highest package for law students
One of them was offered a package of Rs 34 lakh per annum by an international firm while the other received Rs 17.5-lakh offer
Yogesh Avasthi
Posted On Thursday, March 08, 2012 (http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/2012030820120308022208627643735bb/Nirma-girls-bag-highest-package-for-law-students.html)
On International Women’s Day, two students of Institute of Law at Nirma University gave female power a boost by bagging the highest pay packages offered to any law student in the state. While one of them was offered a package of Rs 34 lakh per annum by an international firm, the other received Rs 17.5-lakh offer by an Indian company. This is the highest salary offered to any non-IIM student from the city in recent years.
The student who got the highest package refused to be named. “The Corporate Law student received an offer from Pennigton Solicitors, a UK-based law firm. The offer is subject to the condition that she would get admission to Cambridge. This is not a tough task for her as the student has already cleared three rounds of admission process,” said academic co-ordinator Rhishikesh Dave, adding, “Both students belong to the first batch of law students.”
Kirti Soni, a Criminal Law student, received the second highest package on being hired by Reliance Energy Resources Limited as a legal advisor. The 23-year-old, who lives in Maninagar, said, “I have been rewarded for my hardwork over the past 4 years. The firm called me to Mumbai for a meeting. I was interviewed four times by four different panels. I could not figure out if I was going wrong somewhere, but I was confident of my talent. In the interview, they asked me about the 2G scam and other corporate frauds.”
Kirti, who studied at Divine Bird school in Maninagar and interned with former attorney general of India Soli Sorabjee, adds, “At one stage, they asked what salary I wanted and what was the highest offered at Nirma. I told them that my batchmate Shivranjani Ralawata had been offered Rs 11.5 lakh. They called me the next day and offered Rs 17.5 lakh! I was dumbstruck. I know the exact second they gave me the offer.”
Dave said, “Of our 73 students in the first batch, 47 have opted for corporate and law firm placements, the rest will join litigation in courts. Pre-placement offers were made by leading law firms such as Economic Laws Practice, Mumbai and Platinum Partners, Mumbai. Interviews were also conducted by GIDC, Bajaj Allianz, Wadia Ghandy & Co, and HDFC, Ahmedabad. Future Generali and Singhania & Co. are expected to visit our campus for recruitment this month.”
Some of the highest packages offered
» A final year engineering student of Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DAIICT) was offered Rs 16-lakh package by Microsoft. Officials refused to divulge the student’s name.
» A student of the outgoing batch of PDPU’s School of Petroleum Management in Gandhinagar was offered the highest salary of Rs 12 lakh. The institute did not reveal the company that had put forth the offer.
» Shivranjani Ralawata, who specialises in business laws at Nirma University’s Institute of Law, was offered the highest pay package of Rs 11.5 lakh. She will join Mumbai-based Platinum Partners mid-May
» A student of Transportation and Automobile Design at the National Institute of Design in Paldi was offered Rs 11.07 lakh by Bajaj Auto. The authorities did not reveal the name of the student.
Yogesh Avasthi
Posted On Thursday, March 08, 2012 (http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/3/2012030820120308022208627643735bb/Nirma-girls-bag-highest-package-for-law-students.html)
On International Women’s Day, two students of Institute of Law at Nirma University gave female power a boost by bagging the highest pay packages offered to any law student in the state. While one of them was offered a package of Rs 34 lakh per annum by an international firm, the other received Rs 17.5-lakh offer by an Indian company. This is the highest salary offered to any non-IIM student from the city in recent years.
The student who got the highest package refused to be named. “The Corporate Law student received an offer from Pennigton Solicitors, a UK-based law firm. The offer is subject to the condition that she would get admission to Cambridge. This is not a tough task for her as the student has already cleared three rounds of admission process,” said academic co-ordinator Rhishikesh Dave, adding, “Both students belong to the first batch of law students.”
Kirti Soni, a Criminal Law student, received the second highest package on being hired by Reliance Energy Resources Limited as a legal advisor. The 23-year-old, who lives in Maninagar, said, “I have been rewarded for my hardwork over the past 4 years. The firm called me to Mumbai for a meeting. I was interviewed four times by four different panels. I could not figure out if I was going wrong somewhere, but I was confident of my talent. In the interview, they asked me about the 2G scam and other corporate frauds.”
Kirti, who studied at Divine Bird school in Maninagar and interned with former attorney general of India Soli Sorabjee, adds, “At one stage, they asked what salary I wanted and what was the highest offered at Nirma. I told them that my batchmate Shivranjani Ralawata had been offered Rs 11.5 lakh. They called me the next day and offered Rs 17.5 lakh! I was dumbstruck. I know the exact second they gave me the offer.”
Dave said, “Of our 73 students in the first batch, 47 have opted for corporate and law firm placements, the rest will join litigation in courts. Pre-placement offers were made by leading law firms such as Economic Laws Practice, Mumbai and Platinum Partners, Mumbai. Interviews were also conducted by GIDC, Bajaj Allianz, Wadia Ghandy & Co, and HDFC, Ahmedabad. Future Generali and Singhania & Co. are expected to visit our campus for recruitment this month.”
Some of the highest packages offered
» A final year engineering student of Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DAIICT) was offered Rs 16-lakh package by Microsoft. Officials refused to divulge the student’s name.
» A student of the outgoing batch of PDPU’s School of Petroleum Management in Gandhinagar was offered the highest salary of Rs 12 lakh. The institute did not reveal the company that had put forth the offer.
» Shivranjani Ralawata, who specialises in business laws at Nirma University’s Institute of Law, was offered the highest pay package of Rs 11.5 lakh. She will join Mumbai-based Platinum Partners mid-May
» A student of Transportation and Automobile Design at the National Institute of Design in Paldi was offered Rs 11.07 lakh by Bajaj Auto. The authorities did not reveal the name of the student.
