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In our next Podcast, we have Kriti Trehan  who runs us through the emerging trends in technology law, giving us a public policy perspective.  Kriti Trehan is a tech law & policy advisor. She has worked with global tech giants as well as Indian startups. During what she calls her “rebooting” time off, Kriti talks to us about the relevance of, and challenges in, tech law and policy in India today.

In the series of the next #HerMasterClass, we have Kritika Padode who runs us through building a career in legal academia.

Kritika Padode is an alumnus of National Law University, Delhi. She has been instrumental in establishing IFIM Law School in Bangalore and is currently also a member of the Founding Team of Vijaybhoomi University- India’s first Liberal Professional University.

In the series of HerMasterclass, we have Devika Kewalramani who runs us through building a career in legal ethics.  Devika Kewalramani is a partner and chair of Moses & Singer LLP's Legal Ethics & Law Firm Practice. She advises law firms, lawyers, and corporate legal departments on ethical and legal aspects of law practice, including legal ethics, professional responsibility, law firm risk management, attorney licensing, and admissions matters.

Our episode this week recounts a spirited conversation on start-up law with Roma Priya. A powerhouse in the start-up law field, Roma Priya is the Founder of Burgeon Law, a law firm for investors and start-ups. Burgeon Law also was ranked the #1 law firm for private equity and venture capital in 2020. Roma advises and mentors early-stage & high-growth start-ups and is an inspiration to many young entrepreneurs and lawyers.

Roma tells us how she navigated law to build a career in a niche and upcoming sector, her learnings and challenges as a young founder of a firm. She lets us in on her ‘USP’, the skillset or mindset required to succeed and her thoughts on the evolving legal environment today.

Our conversation with Roma is deeply insightful – both for lawyers and start-up founders! Share this with your peers in this space and let us know what questions you might have or concerns you think are still relevant in India today. 

For our next podcast, we have insights from Julie Sculli, who walks us through various principles of Career Transitions. Julie is the Director of the Executive LL.M Program at Columbia Law School (while also juggling being an unruffled mother of two)! 



Julie tells us about studying law in a smaller town in America and moving to an urban environment, why working in a traditional law firm wasn’t for her and paints a word picture of her transition into legal education. Julie tells us how to navigate our interests and comforts with our professional clarity, highlights the importance of networking, and concludes with very relevant advice for young and budding lawyers. 



Our episode is lively, brief and extremely pertinent – give it a quick listen or save for later! Let us know if you have any questions or comments for Julie or if you know any other legal professional that made a similar career transition we can feature!  

This week’s podcast features none other than Adv. Mrunalini Deshmukh – India’s favorite celebrity divorce lawyer!

A renowned senior lawyer at the Bombay High Court, with professional experience in family law for over 2 decades, Mrunalini and her associates have handled some of the most high-profile family law cases in the country. Interestingly, before this limelight, Mrunalini took a 14-year break from law and returned with great verve and determination.

Mrunalini tells us about the importance of family and taking a long break from law, what prompted a career in matrimonial and family law, and the uphill climb to making a comeback. We explore legal concepts such as pre-nuptial (and post-nuptial) agreements and the uniform civil code, the sieving emotional impact of how personal work in family law can be, prevalent challenges in India today, and insulating herself and her clients from media attention and media trials.

We savored many takeaways and a lot of advice from our conversation with Mrunalini! Tell us your thoughts on the Indian matrimonial and family system and save and share this insightful conversation with your peers for a peek into the world of family law!