As many as 64 students of the 2017 batch of Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) have been placed at various law firms and organisations.
A total of 326 students of the 2017 batch will graduate from 3 programs – B.A.LL.B. (Hons.), LL.B. (3 year) and LL.M. A total of 146 students chose to sit for placements, with 104 students securing employment in law firms, corporate houses, litigation chambers and LPOs.
Four of the Big 7 law firms – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Khaitan & Co and Trilegal – all hired from the 2017 batch, with CAM taking on board 11 students. A total of 48 students were placed in law firms.
A host of other law firms including S&R Associates, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan, Economics Laws Practice, Wadia Ghandy and Nishith Desai Associates were among the recruiters. 15 students were hired to work in-house at companies like HCL, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Jindal Steel & Power. One student landed a job at Alternative Law Forum in Bangalore.
Here is the breakup of the law firm placements:
| Firm | Placements | Firm | Placements |
| Cyril Amarchand | 11 | Advaita Legal | 1 |
| Shardul Amarchand | 2 | Chandhiok & Associates | 1 |
| Khaitan & Co | 2 | Hammurabi & Solomon | 1 |
| Trilegal | 2 | Kanga & Co | 1 |
| Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan | 2 | Remfry and Sagar | 1 |
| S&R Associates | 1 | Dave & Girish | 1 |
| ELP | 3 | Inttl Advocare | 1 |
| Nishith Desai | 2 | Desai Law Offices | 1 |
| Wadia Ghandy | 2 | Enviro Legal | 1 |
| Bharucha & Partners | 1 | Lex Favios | 1 |
| Argus Partners | 1 | Lex Pro | 1 |
| Kotwal Associates | 1 | Pamasis Law Chambers | 1 |
| KMA Law Office | 1 | M&M Legal | 1 |
| Rajdeep Behura & Associates | 1 | Satram Das B and Co. | 1 |
| SMA Legal | 1 | Surge Laws | 1 |
Below are the in-house/LPO placements:
| Organisation | Placements |
| PwC | 4 |
| HCl | 4 |
| Jindal Steel & Power Limited | 2 |
| Clutch Group | 2 |
| Jindal Initiative on Research in IP and Competition | 1 |
| Thomson Reuters | 1 |
| Wizcraft International | 1 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
Two students also landed international placements – one at Herbert Smith Freehills and the other at the World Trade Organisation. 32 students opted for litigation, and one student got a judicial clerkship with the Supreme Court’s Justice Rohinton F Nariman. 5 students chose to work in policy research and fellowship programmes.