I graduated in July 2021 from a good respectable tier 2 private college. Since then, I gave many interviews, did couple of internships even though I graduated so I won’t sit idle. It’s been 10 months and I’m still not even close to find a job in any law firm. My future is looking very bleak and as my gap is increasing, my chances of getting employed in a law firm keeps on decreasing . Pls advice me what can I do about my situation. Should I switch my field completely or still cling on the hope that I might have a job in a law firm someday?
I mean, it's pathetic, law as a whole is so pathetic and depressing, consider doing PG from India or foreign from a good college, work on networking, etc, you'll get a job.
Try getting in touch with legal recruiters (Vahura, Michael Page, Options Group etc.). They may help you getting placed. Also, try and tap your alumini on LinkedIn to see if they can help you.
They dont even look at people who dont have any prior experience. I have gotten in touch with all of them, most dont bother with responding back, the ones who do, quickly shoot you down.
Recruitment firms are only good for people who have some experience, 2-3 years at least.
Hi, please try cold emailing partners try asking recruiters, if not please join a litigators chambers. Because litigation experience counts and even law firms are ready to hire such candidates. All the best!
I know it is easier said than done but hang in there, good things will follow.
Do explore other options and not just a law firm. If you want to get into non-contentious practice, there are some great corporates with good teams that you can try out. A good boss, can change your life and career.
Just continue being honest at what you do and good things will follow.
Get in touch with some advocate and work under him/ her. Then you can switch to a law firm job anytime. Also getting a law firm job straight out of law school should not be the goal in the first place. Law firms pay well I agree but as far as experience goes one can gain that anywhere. Hope it helps and all the best :)
Get enrolled. Then go to the Consumer Court/Trial Court and fill form to join Bar Association. Get a bunch of letterheads and cards printed giving your address as the bar room. Go out and find work. Either online or via the community. Remember this. An Advocate is NEVER unemployed. An Advocate is merely not-practising.
Can try to help you better if you disclose what kind of firms you’ve been targeting? There are a multitude of law firms in the market today. Are you looking at corporate law firms or litigation? I
My advice to OP is to do an MBA or other master's in management, like hotel management or fashion management at NIFT. I think the legal market is not good to break into right now, especially for someone in you position.
Hotel Management is shit , and will be. I know a friend who did that course. MBA in Finance may be better , if OP is ready for another gruelling bout of competition.
Leave. Leave now when you have the chance. Prepare for CAT and complete an MBA. Personal experience; unemployed for 10 years. Graduated in 2010. Prepared for every exam on the planet. Completed LLM and PhD. Yet no job. Finally post covid. Cracked CAT, studied at an IIM, bagged a job even before graduation. Law is dead. People are just selling you broken dreams. Leave right now.
MBA itself is a fraud course. It makes you a salesman even the so called tech business roles investment banking roles are nothing but outsourced shit work back office work of USA. An Ms in USA even in marketing analytics opens and skills you for more better roles. Indian education is a fraud . Community college grads of USA piss on Indian MBA
Start understanding the concepts of IPOs by reading SEBI ICDR and SEBI LODR, along with few sections of Companies Act pertaining to the prospectus and issue of shares (26 & 32) + start reading DRHPs. Get yourself familiar with the IPO process, everything is mentioned in the DRHP.
If you learn and gain the basic understanding + you exhibit the right attitude + willingness to grind, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SECURE A JOB WITH CAPITAL MARKETS TEAM OF ANY FIRM. There is enough vacancy in the market for this practice.
Preparation will not take more than 45 days.
P.S - In the process, keep your thinking cap on as a lawyer. Considering its a mundane and mind numbing work, application of mind takes you to places, as that is the challenge in this practice. :) :) :). Too much copy paste and precedent exercise in a routine manner, makes you mechanical! Keep the Lawyer in you alive. Have shown you a way to Law Firm job, leave it up to your wisdom. All the Best!!
Recruitment firms are only good for people who have some experience, 2-3 years at least.
Do explore other options and not just a law firm. If you want to get into non-contentious practice, there are some great corporates with good teams that you can try out. A good boss, can change your life and career.
Just continue being honest at what you do and good things will follow.
All the best, mate !
You'll be in a T1/T2 in a few years. Who knows you even would have been had you started right outside college.
Its urgent
> padh le, LI kyu khol ke baitha retha hai ? Main toh graduate hu. Tere exams honge .
I m curious what was your age when you joined MBA ?
Also, considering the fact that you have been preparing for multiple exams , I am unable to understand how could you get a Job with huge gap in CV ?
IAS
BSF
MBA
LPO
And grow from there.
Having some work experience will help you in the cycles for next year.
If you learn and gain the basic understanding + you exhibit the right attitude + willingness to grind, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SECURE A JOB WITH CAPITAL MARKETS TEAM OF ANY FIRM. There is enough vacancy in the market for this practice.
Preparation will not take more than 45 days.
P.S - In the process, keep your thinking cap on as a lawyer. Considering its a mundane and mind numbing work, application of mind takes you to places, as that is the challenge in this practice. :) :) :). Too much copy paste and precedent exercise in a routine manner, makes you mechanical! Keep the Lawyer in you alive. Have shown you a way to Law Firm job, leave it up to your wisdom. All the Best!!