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Law Hirings 2026: NLU Odisha Records 66 Placements, 10 LL.M. Admits; Highest Package ₹22.5 LPA
The graduating 5-year LLB batch of 2026 from National Law University Odisha (NLUO) has secured 66 placements out of 94 students who participated in the recruitment process. Additionally, 10 students have confirmed admission to LLM programs. The highest package on record was ₹22.5 Lakhs per annum, while the median was ₹13.5 Lakhs per annum.
Pre-placement offers (PPOs) dominated the recruitment cycle with 40 offers. 19 students secured jobs through campus placement drives while 7 students accepted positions in litigation chambers. Overall, 80.85% of the interested pool has secured placement outcomes.
Category-wise Summary
S. No. | Route | Outcomes |
1 | Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs) | 40 |
2 | Campus Placements | 19 |
3 | Chamber Placements | 7 |
4 | LL.M. Admits | 10 |
Total | 76 |
Trilegal emerged as the top recruiter with 5 offers, followed by Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, S&R Associates, Saraf & Partners, and DWF, each with 3 offers. Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan, Argus Partners, and Saakshya Law extended 2 offers each, while several other law firms made single offers.
Recruitment by Law Firms
S. No. | Recruiter Name | Number of Offers |
1 | Trilegal | 5 |
2 | Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas | 3 |
3 | S&R Associates | 3 |
4 | Saraf & Partners | 3 |
5 | DWF | 3 |
6 | Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan | 2 |
7 | Argus Partners | 2 |
8 | Saakshya Law | 2 |
9 | AZB & Partners | 1 |
10 | Khaitan & Co. | 1 |
11 | Sensato Legal | 1 |
12 | Bharucha & Partners | 1 |
13 | Game Changer Law Advisors | 1 |
14 | CMS Indus Law | 1 |
15 | AKS Partners | 1 |
16 | BMR Legal | 1 |
17 | Lawfinity Solutions | 1 |
18 | S&A Law Offices | 1 |
19 | PSL Law Offices | 1 |
20 | Wadhwa Law Chambers | 1 |
21 | Eva Law | 1 |
22 | Verist Law | 1 |
23 | Economic Law Practice | 1 |
24 | ASV Legal LLP | 1 |
25 | Gadi and Associates | 1 |
Total | 40 |
Further, in the domain of corporate in-house and banking, IDBI Bank emerged as the leading recruiter, extending 7 offers through campus placement. Ashok Leyland recruited 2 students, while ICICI Bank, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), and Kalpataru extended 1 offer each.
Corporate In-House Recruitments
S. No. | Recruiter Name | Number of Offers |
1 | IDBI Bank | 7 |
2 | Ashok Leyland | 2 |
3 | ICICI Bank | 1 |
4 | Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) | 1 |
5 | Kalpataru | 1 |
Total | 12 |
Beyond conventional law firms, consultancies, legal technology firms, and policy institutions also participated in the recruitment cycle. Consilio LLC and Varahe Analytics each hired 1 student, and the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy extended 1 offer.
1 student was offered PRS India's LAMP Fellowship, and 1 student joined the Graduate Impact Leadership Programme at Nation with Namo. Spotdraft and Commwiser LLP each extended 1 offer.
Other Organisations and Fellowships
S. No. | Recruiter Name | Number of Offers |
1 | Consilio LLC | 1 |
2 | Varahe Analytics | 1 |
3 | Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy | 1 |
4 | PRS India's LAMP Fellowship | 1 |
5 | Nation with Namo's Graduate Impact Leadership Programme | 1 |
6 | Spotdraft | 1 |
7 | Commwiser LLP | 1 |
Total | 7 |
Furthermore, several students joined litigation chambers. Dalal Chambers took on 2 students, while NJ Law Chambers, Reddy Law Chambers, the chambers of Mr C.K. Nandakumar, PVS Giridhar Associate and the chambers of Mr Pranjal Singh each took on 1 student.
Recruitment Tally: Litigation Chambers
S. No. | Recruiter Name | Number of Offers |
1 | Dalal Chambers | 2 |
2 | NJ Law Chambers | 1 |
3 | Reddy Law Chambers | 1 |
4 | Chamber of Mr. C.K. Nandakumar | 1 |
5 | Chamber of Mr Pranjal Singh | 1 |
6 | PVS Giridhar Associates | 1 |
Total | 7 |
Ten students have secured confirmed admission to LL.M. programmes at national and international institutions, including the National Law School of India University (NLS), NUJS Kolkata, NLIU Bhopal, HNLU Raipur, NUALS Kochi, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, and King's College, London.
Further, the university said that several graduates from the batch are preparing for various competitive exams such as civil services, judiciary exams, JAG, and the CAT.
Dr Arjyalopa Mishra, Associate Professor of Management and placement coordinator, noted that the NLUO alumni who are in senior positions in different law firms, in-house teams, and law chambers played a major role in facilitating placement opportunities.
The student members of RCC 2026 were Akhil Raj, Rishita Agarwal, Ansruta Debnath, Satya Narayan Pradhan, Arjim Jain, Shloka Mathur, Devan Kakar, Souparna Mukherjee, Kartik Shukla, Mandar Prakhar, and Vedant Mishra.
The university also stated that several students from the batch of 2022-2027, who are currently pursuing their final year, have already secured Pre-Placement Offers from reputable firms and organisations such as Khaitan & Co, AZB & Partners, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Bombay Law Chambers, Aquilaw and ICICI Bank, highlighting the ongoing success and prospects of NLUO's talent pool. The batch of 2022-27 is open for further recruitment opportunities and offers.
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