Your LLM Dream (YLD) was established by Maithili Parikh, who graduated from the LLM program at Harvard Law School in 2019. Maithili works as junior counsel at the Bombay High Court at the Chambers of Senior Counsel Zal Andhyarujina. Maithili completed her LLB from Government Law College (GLC), Mumbai where she was the Chief Student Editor of the college magazine, received the Ranganath Rao trophy for ‘Best Student’ and graduated with a gold medal. Maithili interned with Justice G.S. Patel, Judge at the Bombay High Court, and published articles in the Hufffington Post India and Mumbai Mid-Day while at GLC. At Harvard, Maithili was an active member of the student body, serving as the LLM Representative for the Law and International Development Society and representing Harvard in a moot competition amongst others. Maithili is qualified to practice in India and New York. To know more about, Maithili click here.  

When Maithili decided to apply for the LLM, she found that that the information and counseling/consulting available on the application process was not very helpful for 4 reasons: 

1. The advice was generic, and most counselors pigeonholed applicants instead of bringing out their individuality;

2. Most platforms providing such advice did not themselves have the benefit of the LLM experience;

3. Most counsellors were not specifically positioned in the legal industry; and

4. Counsellors tended to overtly commercialize the process.

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After Maithili's admission to Harvard Law School, dozens of aspirants with similar goals reached out to her for help on their LLM applications. Her personal experiences and insight put her in a unique position to provide first hand advice, and inspired the idea of YLD.