Ishika Kansal

Corporate Law · Private Equity & Technology · Trilegal, Bengaluru

⚖ Associate, Trilegal 🎓 JGLS BBA LL.B (Hons.), Batch of 2024 🌐 Exchange, University of Birmingham

Current Position: Associate
Firm: Trilegal
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Specialisation: Private Equity & Information Technology Law

About

Ishika Kansal is an Associate at Trilegal, Bengaluru, one of India’s premier full-service law firms, having joined full-time after receiving a Pre-Placement Offer following her internship. She holds a BBA LL.B (Hons.) from Jindal Global Law School (Batch of 2024), complemented by a semester exchange at the University of Birmingham, UK. Her internship portfolio spans two of India’s most respected law firms — Trilegal (twice, Bengaluru) and AZB & Partners (twice, Mumbai) — giving her strong exposure across corporate transactional practice, private equity, and technology law before she graduated. With skills spanning private equity and information technology law, and multilingual fluency in English and French, she brings a well-rounded, internationally-oriented perspective to her practice — making her an ideal mentor for law students navigating the path to Tier-1 law firm careers, PPOs, and international legal exchange programmes.

Areas of Expertise

Private Equity & Venture Capital
Information Technology & Tech Transactions
General Corporate & Commercial Law
Contract Drafting & Due Diligence
Cross-Border Corporate Transactions

Education & Experience

Associate – Trilegal, Bengaluru (Jul 2024–Present, PPO)
Intern – AZB & Partners, Mumbai (Jan 2023 & Jun 2022)
Intern – Trilegal, Bengaluru (Dec 2022 & Jul 2022)
Semester Exchange – University of Birmingham, UK (Sep 2023–Jan 2024)
BBA LL.B (Hons.) – Jindal Global Law School (2019–2024)

Practice Areas

Private Equity Information Technology Law General Corporate Tech Transactions Commercial Law Due Diligence Contract Drafting Cross-Border Transactions

What I Offer

Tier-1 Firm Career Guidance

Practical roadmap on securing internships & PPOs at Trilegal and AZB & Partners, with honest insights from a recent JGLS graduate

PE & Tech Law Mentorship

Guidance on private equity transactions, technology law practice & breaking into Bengaluru’s fast-growing corporate law ecosystem

International Exchange & Global Law School Strategy

First-hand advice on securing international semester exchanges, building a global legal profile & leveraging a JGLS degree for top firm placements