Jyotika Tomar

LL.B. Hons. (NLSIU, 2027) | B.A. (Hons.) History (LSR, 2024)

India

About

I am a second-year LL.B. (Hons) student at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. I graduated with a degree in History and an elective in Sociology from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi. I am interested in the areas of law, history, sociology, anthropology, politics, literature, and socio-legal studies.

Experience

  • Socio-Legal Review (Bengaluru, Karnataka, India)
    • Editor-in-Chief
      Nov 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    • Editor
      Oct 2024 - Oct 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

      I assisted the Editorial Board with work on reviewing and editing submissions, interviewing authors and organising the SLR Reading Circle - focusing on socio-legal scholarship on South Asia.

  • Research Assistant at Ms. Diya Deviah, Yale University
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    I am assisting with research for a legal history project which studies the jurisprudential construction of the category of the ‘corporate person’ in colonial and postcolonial India.

  • The Square Circle Clinic, NALSAR (New Delhi, Delhi, India)
    • Prison Communication Fellow
      Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

      I write to, translate incoming letters from and select reading material for prisoners on death row being represented by The Square Circle Clinic in capital appellate litigation before the Supreme Court and various state High Courts.

    • Research Intern
      Oct 2024 - Dec 2024 · 3 mos

      Providing research assistance to Litigation, Mitigation, Sentencing and Mental Health Associates, I prepared case briefs, worked on proposition research, observed hearings at the Supreme Court, contributed to ongoing research projects on sentencing and the insanity defence, assisted with preparation for workshops and conferences and served as the rapporteur for a workshop on the use of forensic evidence in criminal defence lawyering.

  • Judicial Intern, Office of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi at Supreme Court of India
    Feb 2026 - Feb 2026 · 1 mo

    I prepared concise briefs for matters listed before the Hon’ble Judge - engaging with constitutional, criminal, service, arbitration and company law. I provided research assistance to his office, and regularly attended hearings at the Supreme Court.

  • Litigation Intern at Chamber of Advocate Jawahar Raja
    Oct 2025 - Oct 2025 · 1 mo

    I prepared case briefs and provided research assistance for matters engaging with civil and criminal law and procedure and labour law, and regularly attended hearings at the Delhi High Court and Delhi district courts.