Designation: Team Lead and Senior Resident Fellow at Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy
Role Deconstructed: Policy and Action Research
Sector: Law, Judiciary
Expertise: Governance and Judicial Reforms (Research, Communications, and Implementation)
Ever wondered how you can bring about a change in our legal justice system? Hear this podcast where Deepika Kinhal, the Team Lead and Senior Resident Fellow at Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy talks about her journey from being a corporate lawyer to a career in judicial reforms. Deepika covers the details of her work at Vidhi and similar organizations, differences between policy research and action-based research, opportunities for growth in this space, and insights for those aspiring to bring about change in India's legal policy or judicial systems.
Sections:
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Deepika's journey from one endeavour to another (Law graduate -- corporate lawyer -- UPSC aspirant -- litigation -- judicial reforms)
07:40 Connecting the dots from her journey
09:34 Vidhi's vision, focus, and projects
16:28 Other organizations working on similar issues
20:32 Delving deeper into the specific research roles in the legal and judicial reforms space
25:35 Professional growth trajectory of these roles at Vidhi
33:45 Skills and/or qualifications needed to succeed at Vidhi
38:15 Advice for aspiring policy professionals
About Deepika:
Deepika is a law graduate from NLS Bangalore and currently the Team Lead and Senior Resident Fellow at Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy. Deepika previously worked as an Associate at Amarchand Mangaldas and Dua Associates before moving on to Vidhi, where she has been working on ambitious judicial reform projects for the past four years.
