Calling All Law Students!
Up your research game and make your voice heard at the 1st NLIU-Trilegal National Article Writing & Presentation Competition on Labour & Employment Laws (NTC-LEL) 2026 — brought to you by the Centre for Labour Laws (CLL), NLIU Bhopal in collaboration with Trilegal.
🗓 Key Dates:
• Registration Opens: December 16, 2025
• Submission Deadline: 22 January 2026
• Results (Phase I): 22 February 2026
• Final Presentation Round: 8 March 2026
📍 Who Can Participate:
Law students (LL.B. / LL.B. (Hons.) / LL.M.) enrolled in the 2025–26 academic year.
✍️ What’s Involved:
This competition tests both your legal research and presentation skills in two stages:
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Phase I: Submit a well-researched manuscript on labour & employment law themes.
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Phase II: Top 15 authors get to present and defend their work before a panel of Trilegal experts and leading academicians.
📚 Themes Include:
• Strategic labour due diligence in M&A transactions
• Commercial structuring and cost allocation in employee transfers during mergers/demergers
• Post-merger compensation harmonisation and HR cost modelling
• Restructuring-driven downsizing and associated commercial and reputational risks
• Key Employee Retention Packages (KERP) in acquisitions and insolvency processes
• Outsourcing and automation mandates with contractual risk allocation
• Contractual safeguards in digital HR and hiring platform procurement
• Automation-led cost efficiencies and workforce transition strategy
• Compliance transitions under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020
• Fixed-term employment contracts and social security under new labour codes
• Gig worker classification and social protection frameworks
• Collective bargaining rights and trade union recognition in the platform economy
• AI-driven performance evaluation and algorithmic bias mitigation
• Remote work policies and cross-border employment compliance
• ESG disclosures on workforce diversity and labour practices
• Arbitration, dispute resolution and legal remedies in employment and gig work contracts
📝 Submission Categories:
• Articles (4,000–10,000 words)
• Short Articles & Essays
• Case Comments
• Book Reviews
• Legislative Comments
Formatting Guidelines
- Format: MS Word (.doc or .docx)
- Font: Times New Roman
- Body Text: Size 12, 1.5 line spacing, justified alignment
- Footnotes: Size 10, single-spaced, justified alignment
- Citation Style: Strictly conform to OSCOLA (4th Edition)
💸 Fees:
• ₹650 (single author)
• ₹1,100 (co-authored)
🏆 What’s at Stake:
Cash prizes, internship opportunities with Trilegal, and exclusive legal research database access — plus major bragging rights!
👉 Submit your entry before 22 January 2026 and put your legal insights in the spotlight.