{"id":228718,"date":"2020-04-25T13:14:46","date_gmt":"2020-04-25T07:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=228718"},"modified":"2020-04-25T13:14:46","modified_gmt":"2020-04-25T07:44:46","slug":"akash-gupta-on-his-experience-in-stockholm-university-vis-moot-and-life-as-an-undergraduate-in-tnnlu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2020\/04\/25\/akash-gupta-on-his-experience-in-stockholm-university-vis-moot-and-life-as-an-undergraduate-in-tnnlu\/","title":{"rendered":"Akash Gupta on his experience in Stockholm University, vis Moot and Life as an Undergraduate in TNNLU"},"content":{"rendered":"

Akash Gupta is working as a Research Associate in Jindal Global Law School where he teaches Arbitration courses. In addition to teaching, he also serves as the Faculty Coordinator of the Moot Court Society, Jindal Global Law School. He completed LL.M. in International Commercial Arbitration Law from Stockholm University. During the LL.M. programme, he was selected to be a member of a team to represent the Stockholm University in the 26th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Vienna. The Vis Team cracked into Top 16 out of 372 teams from all over the world and received Honourable Mention for the Best Memorandum for Claimant. To prepare for the Vis Moot, the team participated in the Vis Pre-Moots in Bucharest, London, Munich and Stockholm.<\/em><\/p>\n

1. What were\/was your area(s) of interest during graduation? How did you go about developing it\/them?<\/strong>
\nSince my law school days, mooting was something that interested me. and this interest propelled me to try my hand in a couple of moots before I participating in Vis Moot (East) in 2016. It was that moot that transformed and channelized my interest in International Commercial Arbitration and gave it a direction. To be sure about my interest in Arbitration, I decided to participate in Vis Moot, this time in Vienna in 2017. After that experience, , I
\ndeveloped fondness towards the arena of International Commercial Arbitration. To further cement my interest, I interned with the Asian Arbitration Centre at Kuala Lumpur (AIAC). While interning at AIAC, I started working on my LLM application at Stockholm University.<\/p>\n

2. What motivated you to pursue LLM? How does one go about selecting a University for the same?<\/strong>
\nIn the Vis Moots, I observed that a plethora of professional arbitrators had pursued LLM degrees from prestigious universities around the globe. It was then that I was drawn to the idea of pursuing LLM in Arbitration. But the real motivation to pursue an LLM in Arbitration law was visualised during my internship at AIAC. While working with colleagues who were graduates from the best universities for studying Arbitration. Thus, in essence, my mooting
\nexperience and internship were the real reason why I decided to pursue Arbitration. I decided to put my best foot forward and started honing skills required in the Arbitration.<\/p>\n

In terms of selecting the University, I gave importance to University with a strong Arbitration programme over the general University ranking. I would advise the same to anyone contemplating to pursue LLM. For reference, I am enclosing the link to the rank list of Universities with a strong Arbitration programme. http:\/\/m2-contentieux-arbitrage-marc.uparis2.fr\/Files\/GAR_LLM_survey_2012.pdf<\/p>\n

3. How should one go about writing Statement of Purpose (SOP) & Recommendation Letter (if any) & other procedures to bag admission at Stockholm University?<\/strong>
\nBefore I answer, I would like to give a disclaimer that this is a highly subjective question. The following are some tips that hopefully give you an idea about writing a good SOP: A SOP should be able to give a clear picture to the reader as to why you want to pursue LLM It should throw some light on what makes you the good candidate for the programme I would not recommend looking at various SOPs. It is important to highlight what makes you a
\nunique candidate. Thus, focus on your own story rather than copying writing styles of various SOPs.<\/p>\n

Recommendation Letters must be short and crisp. It should encompass three important elements:<\/p>\n