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Call for Editors: IJPIEL (Journal Team)

December 17, 2020
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Indian Journal of Projects, Infrastructure and Energy Law (IJPIEL)

The Indian Journal of Projects, Infrastructure, and Energy Law (IJPIEL) is a Not for Profit, Student-Run Initiative that aims to pioneer the academic discourse on this niche yet rapidly developing arc of law by publishing insightful and thought-provoking pieces of academia. IJPIEL was founded by a group of 5 students from renowned schools across India who took cognisance of the lack of meaningful discourse on this area of law in ADB’s largest borrowing nation. Having gained experience in this field through our internships, moots, summer and winter schools across 5 different continents and 18 different nations – it is our aim to share our resources by making them accessible to law students and practitioners. Our driving force is the vision of a self-reliant India which is at forefront of the clarion call for sustainable development and new and renewable forms energy and infrastructural innovation.

Since our inception in July 2020, we have been humbled by the support received by practitioners and now wish to open the platform to students, practitioners and other members of Projects, Infrastructure and Energy Law field.  We hope to achieve our goals of inclusion and diversity through our skilled and talented student fraternity and hope to become an ideal platform for authors from all walks of life to be able to act as catalysts in the growth of this fascinating new area of law.

For reference, the Blog can be accessed here: – www.ijpiel.com/index.php/blog/

The Editorial Team

Our Blog Team consists of a cohort of 25 law students from 19 different BCI and UGC-affiliated institutions across India.

We are now looking forward to extending this team to 48 individuals with 23 more additions to constitute our Journal team.

Board of Advisors

Our Advisors include members from Tier-I law firms across India and abroad, Consulting Engineers who have worked with the ‘Big 4s’ and academicians known for their seminal contributions to the field. We are honoured to be guided by stalwarts such as:

  1. Heather Katharine Allansdottir (DPhil, University of Oxford and Expert on Law and Climate Change)
  2. Kyriaki Noussia (Professor, University of Essex and Author of numerous Commentaries on International Arbitration and Oil & Gas Law)
  3. Earle Johnson (FCAS Infrastructure Expert and Former National Head at Mott McDonald, Doctoral Research Scholar at the Leeds Beckett University; MSc – Oxford)
  4. Chanaka De Silva, PC (Partner, Nithya Partners – Colombo; Hall of Fame – Legal 500)
  5. Artemis P. Malliaropolou (Visiting Scholar, Cornell Law School; Lecturer, Hague University of Applied Sciences and Young OGEMID Rapporteur)
  6. Badrinath Srinivasan (Senior Manager (Legal), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.)
  7. Kiran Kumar Kapila (Chairman and MD, ICT; Honorary Fellow, New York Academy of Sciences & the American Association of Civil Engineers; Winner, Government of India’s Niryat Shree Award)
  8. Kuldip Singh (Former Chief Er, Punjab PWD; Class-A Panel Arbitrator, NHAI)
  9. Njoroge Regeru (Managing Partner, Njoroge Regeru & Co; Band-I for Infrastructure Law, Chambers & Partners, Kenya 2020/21)
  10. Sachhin Datta (Senior Advocate, Delhi High Court)
  11. Tajudeen Sanni (Professor of Energy Law; University of Kampala)
  12. Philippe Billiet (Managing Partner, Billiet & Co; Counsel for TASS in the Yukos Arbitration; Fellow, Brussels Diplomatic Academy)
  13. Guranpreet Singh Sarna (Associate Partner, Dhir and Dhir; ‘Rising Star’ – Projects and Energy, Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020/21)
  14. Vibhore Chaturvedi (Senior Associate, Fox Mandal & Co)
  15. Samarth Chaddha (Manager (Legal), Aster DM Healthcare; Ex-AZB, SAM, Al Tamimi & Co)
  16. Saurav Padhi (Associate Advocate, L&L Partners)
  17. Asmita Singhvi (Solicitor, Herbert Smith Freehills)

Call for Editors: IJPIEL (Journal)

  • The Indian Journal of Projects, Infrastructure and Energy Law (IJPIEL) seeks applications from students and researchers to join the Editorial Team of the Journal in order to commence its editorial direction and to ensure engaging and thought-provoking original research publications.
  • IJPIEL welcomes applications from editors with strong academic backgrounds and a keen affinity toward Projects, Infrastructure and Energy (PIE) Law.
  • Applicants with significant publications and/or reviewing experience will be preferred. It is a prerequisite for every applicant to be proficient in the Harvard Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (20th Edition)

Roles and Responsibilities of Editors for Blogs

Senior Editor 

Eligibility: Penultimate (4th) and final year (5th) students of the FYIC and final year (3rd) students of the 3 Year LLB Course will be preferred. LLM and PhD candidates are also strongly encouraged to apply.

  • The role of Senior Editor entails approving the submissions after a thorough qualitative evaluation.
  • They would also be responsible for the technical edits and ensuring proper formatting and citations.
  • They would be assisted by the Editors-in-chief.
  • Proficiency in French, Mandarin, Arabic and Spanish is an advantage.
  • Prior academic (courses, publications, summer & winter schools, etc.) and/or professional experience (internships, research fellowships, etc.) in the Projects, Infrastructure and Energy field shall be a prerequisite for this post.
  • Internship experience with Construction and Energy-sector related Arbitrations, Regulatory Organisations (NHAI, IWAI, AAI, etc.), certain PSUs (CIL, BCCL, ONGC, BPCL, HPCL, etc.) or Consultancies (for example: Big 4s, Grant Thornton, Mott McDonald), NSE /BSE listed Energy & Construction Companies (for example: Adani Green Energy Ltd, L&T, Sadbhav Engineering, IRB Infra, Rohan-Rajdeep, Welspun, Suzlon, PNC Infratech, Ahlcon, Reliance Energy, etc.) or research organisations (for example: TERI, CEERA-NLSIU) shall be a strong advantage.
  • Holding senior Office Posts (Convenor, President, Secretary, etc.) of University societies related to the arcs of law that the Journal focuses on (for e.g. CASEL-RGNUL, CETL- MNLU Nagpur) shall be seen as a strong advantage.

Number of vacancies: 3 (three)

Associate Editor

Eligibility: Applications are invited from students currently in the intermediate years (3rd and 4th) of the FYIC and 2nd-year students of the 3 Year LLB Course.

  • They would be responsible for verifying each source used and proofreading each and every article.
  • They would also have to look into the citations and correct any discrepancies in the same.
  • They would work under the supervision of the Senior Editors.
  • Proficiency in French, Mandarin, Arabic and Spanish is an advantage.
  • Prior academic (courses, publications, summer & winter schools, etc.) and/or professional experience (internships, research fellowships, etc.) in the Projects, Infrastructure and Energy field shall not be a prerequisite for this post. However, it is strongly advantageous.
  • Internship experience with Construction and Energy-sector related Arbitrations, Regulatory Organisations (NHAI, IWAI, AAI, etc.), certain PSUs (CIL, BCCL, ONGC, BPCL, HPCL, etc.) or Consultancies (for example: Big 4s, Grant Thornton, Mott McDonald), NSE /BSE listed Energy & Construction Companies (for example: Adani Green Energy Ltd, L&T, Sadbhav Engineering, IRB Infra, Rohan-Rajdeep, Welspun, Suzlon, PNC Infratech, Ahlcon, Reliance Energy, etc.) or research organisations (for example: TERI, CEERA-NLSIU) shall be a strong advantage.
  • Holding memberships of University societies related to the arcs of law that the Journal focuses on (for e.g. CASEL-RGNUL, CETL- MNLU Nagpur) shall be seen as a strong advantage.

Number of vacancies: 10 (Ten)

Junior Editor

Eligibility: Applications are invited from students pursuing the 2nd Year of their FYIC Degree or the 1st Year of their 3 Year LLB Degree from recognized University and all students of 3 Year Course.

  • The primary role of a junior editor would be to check plagiarism, spellings, grammar and basic facts.
  • They will also be responsible for creating a preliminary report.
  • They would be working under the scrutiny of the Associate Editor.
  • A proven interest in Research and Publications (prior editorial experience or publications with Journals or Blogs) is a pre-requisite for this post.
  • Any internships related to the Projects, Infrastructure and Energy Law; ADR; General Corporate; Shipping and Admiralty shall be seen as a strong advantage.
  • Holding memberships of University societies related to the arcs of law that the Journal focuses on (for e.g. CASEL-RGNUL, CETL- MNLU Nagpur) shall be seen as a strong advantage.

Number of vacancies: 10 (ten)

Note: The selection highly depends upon the quality of publications and the work experience of a person. Separate applications have to be sent in for separate posts.

Application Process

Ordinary Route

The Applicants are required to send the following on or before 4 January 2021 at editors.ijpiel.journal@gmail.com (please CC the same to managingeditor.ijpiel@gmail.com) with the subject of the email as “Name- OR- Application for the post of a Senior/Associate/Junior Editor (Blog)”.

  • Curriculum Vitae (PDF Format and the file name should be “Your Name – CV”)
  • Statement of Purpose (200- 500 words)
  • Writing samples (maximum of 3) should be sent across and should preferably fall within the broad theme of the journal.

Please go through all the requirements carefully. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Any fabrication or misrepresentation of details shall lead to disqualification. The decision of the Editors-in-Chief and the Board of Advisors shall be considered final and binding with respect to all matters related to the selection process.

Preferential Route

IJPIEL is pleased to announce a preferential application route for its prospective Associate Editor and Senior Editor applicants, which shall remain open till 31 December 2020.

The Applicants are required to send their applications to editors.ijpiel.journal@gmail.com (please CC the same to managingeditor.ijpiel@gmail.com) with the subject of the email as “Name- PR- Application for the post of a Senior/Associate Editor (Blog)”.

The requirements for the same (in addition to the requirements of the Ordinary Route) are as follows:

  • A Letter of Recommendation by an eminent practitioner, professor or scholar (hereafter “referee”) of Projects, Infrastructure and Energy Law.
  • The letter must be sent as a signed and scanned PDF file via mail by the applicant.
  • The letter must not be more than 1 year old on the date of submission.
  • Preference shall be given to individuals holding a Letter of Recommendation from a member of IJPIEL’s Board of Advisors. Being an inactive or recent association with (Acting as an Intern or a Research Assistant at present or within the last 6 months) them or their organisations shall be seen as a strong advantage.
  • Please note that mere submission of an application under this route does not guarantee acceptance of the same.
  • All applications under this route shall be decided within 96 hours of the receipt of the application and shall be given preference during the interview round if selected.
  • The decision of the Editors-in-Chief and the Board of Advisors shall be considered final and binding with respect to all matters related to the expedited selection process.

Contact Information

Naman Anand: +91-7888526240

Aakriti Gupta: +91-9871466567

Niyati Raval (WhatsApp only): +91-6353331871

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