Integrative Lawyers of the World

Nitya Bansal, India

Episode Summary

Nitya Bansal shares her search in answering the question "what else can I do?" and her discovery of integrative law and purpose in her legal profession.  Find out how the trust that all her needs would be met gave her the confidence to change the direction of her legal career to a place that Is not only better aligned with her true self but with the greater good.

Episode Notes

After working as a lawyer on the legal staff of a judge, Nitya Bansal realized that the litigation and criminal law paths were not for her.  She went back to school and earned a master’s degree in International Peace Studies from the University for Peace (A UN Mandated university in Costa Rico).  She currently focuses on mediation with a dream of building an online mediation and resolution platform . 

In our conversation, we discussed:

• What integrative law means to Nitya
• Going from being disheartened with the practice of law to loving her practice (changing from working as lawyer/judicial clerk to getting a masters in international peace studies
• She shared a story about how she felt when a judge ordered the death penalty in a case, where she had recommended a life sentence; this case was a turning point for her where she knew she needed to do something different
• Becoming a mediator of business disputes  -- dreams of mediating international disputes
• Dream – project of creating an online mediation platform
• Difference between conflict resolution and dispute resolution
• How a genuine and sincere public apology can help heal conflict  but what matters more than saying an apology is feeling the apology and the intention to make good on that feeling
• Mindfulness and being aligned with the Universe

Notable moments:

 I liked law but it disheartened me. I started looking what else I can do.

 If you do something for a good cause and aligned with the Universe, your needs will be taken care of.

What does integrative law mean to you?  It’s a way of lawyering that does not separate people but brings people together.

My mindfulness works at a different a level – opens space for things to come into your life that you yourself may not be capable enough to imagine or dream.

When we really want to do something and that something is not just for our own personal interest, trust, and then our needs get taken care of.

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