Dr. Sunil George is a professional with around 26 years of rich and varied experience in academics and administration and is currently heading the IFIM School of Law, Bangalore. Prior to joining IFIM Law School, he was heading Amity Law School, Kolkata. He was associated with the corporate world for 14 years in the Administration and Legal departments and then went on to pursue his passion and has been associated with academia for the past 12 years and has extensive teaching and research experience. His areas of specialization include Business Law, Company Law, Criminal Law, and Human Rights. He is also a guide for doctoral research work in Law. He is also a member of the Board of Studies for designing law curricula and a subject expert on the panel interview for the recruitment of faculty members at various law colleges. He has also been invited as a resource person to deliver Guest lectures and as a judge for various Debate and Moot Court competitions. He has also authored a book titled ‘Economics’ which is a reference book for the Five Year Law course of Mumbai University published by C. Jamnadas and Co. He has written several research papers, presented papers, and attended many national and international seminars. He is also actively involved with initiatives for protecting the environment including rivers, water bodies, mangroves, and natural habitats in the Charkop area of Mumbai. He was also the recipient of the ‘Best Faculty Award’ for outstanding contribution in Academics and contribution to the corporate life of NMIMS Kirit P Mehta School of Law for the academic year 2018-19.

IFIM Law School

What would you like people to know about IFIM School of Law they may not know?

Established in 2015 and based out of the Silicon Valley of India, IFIM School of Law which is affiliated to KSLU and approved by the Bar Council of India has 400 plus students and caters to the 5-year BBA LLB and 3-Year LLB programs we are also launching the LLB plus PGDM program this year. IFIM School of Law follows the International CGPA system and encompasses various interventions like Research Incubation, Personality Enhancement Program, Social Immersion Program, Industry Internship, and Enhanced Elective System. IFIM School of Law has consistently been recognized for its excellence in legal education, and its recent rankings are a testimony to our commitment to provide high-quality legal education. IFIM School of Law was recognized as 1st in the Category of Top Eminent Law School as per the GHRDC Survey of 2023. With internalization becoming a norm, IFIM School of Law signed a pathbreaking Memorandum of Understanding with Texas A&M University, USA, and ISDE Law School, Spain to grant its students an exceptional opportunity for international learning and problem-solving. The faculty at IFIM School of Law is highly experienced and includes professors from prestigious law schools such as King's College London, Queen Mary University of London, Chicago-Kent College of Law, New York Law School, University of East Anglia law school thereby providing students with a unique and diverse learning experience. Exposure to such varied legal perspectives and experiences is highly beneficial for students, preparing them to thrive in a global legal environment. The Mentorship program at IFIM School of Law partners a student with an industry expert who guides the student on their career options and their choices in education. The Social Immersion Program at IFIM School Of Law ensures that our students are sensitized to social issues and problems. Our students are submerged into a certain social segment to understand the challenges and social issues that the segment is facing. The student then identifies a solution which he/she then implements ensuring that the challenges that the social segment was facing is resolved. The Internship Program at IFIM School of Law ensures that students are assisted to secure industry internships and are also coached on how to improve their internship experience. We are proud to announce that we have achieved 100 percent internship this year. Our students have been placed in top-notch law firms, corporate offices, and litigation offices and we hope to continue this legacy.

Do you have any extra-curricular activities/ programs to enhance the skills of the students or expose them to real-world challenges?

At IFIM School of Law, we believe in the holistic development of our students, and we constantly thrive towards this goal. The mentorship program at IFIM School of Law helps the students to create a vision, goal, and methodology for their professional growth. This program is a unique IFIM School of Law offering which ensures that students have an insight into the legal industry. Legal knowledge and acumen are infused into the DNA of every law student with a plethora of debates, moots, conferences, workshops, seminars, and guest lectures from experts from the bar and the bench, corporates, and law firms. These along with the rigorous academic vigour by a dedicated group of academicians ensures that our students stand out and are not only industry-ready but also to face the challenges that lie ahead in their professional careers. We realize that interpersonal skills and soft skills are the catalysts that can give the required boost to their legal skills and the Personality Enhancement Program at the School of Law caters to the same. Research in the field of law remains an untapped area and we at IFIM School of Law strive to create an environment conducive for research and publications. 

What are some of the biggest challenges you see, both for legal education in general and for IFIM School of Law specifically?

One of the major challenges faced by legal educationists is to provide high-quality education which becomes a prerequisite to high-quality legal practitioners, judges, corporate professionals, academicians, and Government law officers. There is also a need to attract good talent into the domain of legal education who can shape and mold the future of these budding lawyers as the general trend for law graduates is to get attracted towards corporates, litigation, or law firms. There also needs to be a paradigm shift and the legal education in the country should be able to grab the opportunities and must evolve in response to the dramatic changes in information and communication technology. While the law is dynamic and encompasses changes to keep up with the pace of the changing global needs and requirements, the legal curriculum should also be able to capture this facet of the changing dynamics and should be able to offer solutions to these problems. Legal profession needs to change with the times and must encompass a wider set of economic, political, and social roles. Legal education should be able to cater to the needs of the society and this would be possible only when lawyers acquaint themselves with new tools and skills. 

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Any suggestions you would like to give to the current youth and the aspiring students?

The youth of today must keep themselves abreast with the recent developments in the legal domain. Thus for instance, the recent move to allow foreign lawyers and law firms to practice in India has a huge potential and is a blessing in disguise and promises to usher in gains and a plethora of benefits to Indian law students and provide a platform to the budding lawyers to practice foreign law and offer other legal service cases especially in cases of International arbitration within India and in areas like joint ventures, intellectual property matters, international contracts, and mergers and acquisitions. It would not be farfetched to believe that by developing and nurturing their legal acumen, the youth of today can ensure for themselves more salaries and would augment the employment opportunities for the fresh breed of law graduates in the country. The youth of today and the aspiring lawyers can do their bit by assisting in knowledge creation in research areas relevant to contemporary society. This would also give a platform to showcase their talents and increase their acceptability as budding lawyers. 

With the competition so high, how do you guide your students to survive in such a competitive scenario?

It is indeed a very competitive world, and it would not be wrong to presume that with such cut-throat competition, it would be the survival of the fittest. Every student should therefore equip himself with such skills and expertise that make them ready for the industry. Aspiring law students should equip themselves with exposure to practical applications and nuances of laws besides having an opportunity to meet, interact, and network with legal professionals from different parts of the country which would not only enhance their skills but would also help them have different perceptions of looking at the same problem. The idea is to constantly strive to be ahead of the curve which would help them gain employability not only within the country but would also increase mobility across the globe.