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The first step into uncertainty is always the
most difficult step. But when you are striding
towards something you are passionate about,
you don’t feel the pain.
Abhishek Sinha
From Corporate Lawyer to Professor |
Not a Monk & he didn’t sell his Harley
anging the ‘main-stream legal-
consultancy’ boots at a young age may
seem like an irrational decision to many.
But not for Abhishek. He considers it as
a major decision in his life. Having the
courage to quit a highly rewarding and
high paying role as an equity partner
of a leading law firm of India and
to start something one is passionate
about, is not everyone’s cup-of-tea. Mr. Sinha
wanted to do something that he truly believed
in. In 2020, he founded NotJustLex, a
platform to bridge the gap between academia
and industry in the legal education sector.
Soon his Government recognized startup
was acknowledged and honored with several
national and international awards, notably:
the Best Education & Training Initiative by
India Legal Awards (2020 & 2021), the Best
Legal Education Platform by Asia Pacific
International Award (2021), the Best Online
Legal Education Platform by Pride of Indian
Education (2020), and Startup of the Year by
Business Connect (2020).
Abhishek mentions that: “The
first step into uncertainty is always
the most difficult step. But when you
are striding towards something you
are passionate about, you don’t feel He is presently acting as an Associate Professor
the pain.” May be that’s his mantra to (Industry Fellow) at School of Law, UPES and is also
pave his own path to success.
His vision is to be a catalyst in holding several leadership positions at the University,
the modern legal education space inter-alia Deputy Director, Academic Management
by bringing in new and innovative
for School of Law & School of Health Science; and
techniques of learning & teaching,
more specifically the ‘participatory Cluster Head, School of Law. Being a PhD candidate
learning’ construct. With the onus
of producing the future leaders in himself, he says: “The best way to learn is to be a
the legal world of tomorrow, he is student for life.”
committed to provide accessible
high-quality legal learning and aims
to bridge the gap between theoretical
learning and practical applicability.
Before founding NotJustLex, Glory Award, BrandsImpact (2021), Director, Academic Management for School of Law &
Abhishek was an equity partner with and Top 10 Promising Entrepreneurs School of Health Science; and Cluster Head, School of Law.
the Mergers & Acquisitions and of India by The Indian Alert (2021). Being a PhD candidate himself, he says: “The best way
Private Equity Team at: Khaitan & Co, He is presently acting as an to learn is to be a student for life.”
Mumbai and a partner with Shardul Associate Professor (Industry Fellow) Apart from being a workaholic, he is an avid biker and
Amarchand Mangaldas, Mumbai. at School of Law, UPES and is also adventure sports enthusiast. When contacted, he denies
He is a dual qualified (England & holding several leadership positions being a workaholic and says: “When you do things you love,
Wales and India) corporate lawyer at the University, inter-alia Deputy how can you consider it to be work.”
with a post-qualification experience
of more than 16 years. Being an
‘International Visiting Attorney’ at
Morrison & Foerster, Tokyo also gave
him the insight and exposure to the
international legal education regime.
He has been honored and awarded
by prestigious organizations for his
contribution in the legal education
space, notably: Times 40under40
Individual by Times of India (2021),
40under40 Lawyer by LegalEra
(2020), Bharti Siksha Award by Indian
Achievers Forum (2022), Young
Achiever Award by Indian Achievers
Forum (2020), Most Profound Legal
Educator of the Year by Golden