[2][3] Prof. Pithawalla then articled as a clerk, and passed the Bombay Incorporated Law Society's Solicitor's Examination.
He completed his LLM in Business and Constitutional Law in 1970, joining academia in 1972 as a teacher at GLC.
Prof. Pithawalla is also qualified to practice as a solicitor in England and Hong Kong, and is a life member of the Academy of American and International Law at the University of Texas at Dallas.
A reputed legal academic,[4] known for his generally helpful attitude,[5] Prof Pithawalla currently serves as the chairman of the Government Law College Placement Committee.
[6] He is known to take up causes, including speaking out about the infrastructural problems that plague the college, which is widely believed to have contributed to the "running internship" style of education at GLC, wherein students prefer to intern with firms or as paralegals for their legal education, rather than attend lectures.