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Wouls you compare USA with Bangladesh
I would 100% suggest Wadia / DSK / Kanga / SAM for real estate. KCO also has a decent real estate team but please bear in mind that there is pay parity when it comes to real estate in tier 1 firms. The toxicity depends on partners/team but I would definitely suggest to not end up in a firm where real estate is ancillary. Go to firms where it is the breadwinner - you would also be paid on par/equal.
Now that Day-Z for BO27 is over and the focus of the recruiters shifts to the next batch in line (granted that some hiring would continue for 2027 Batch until their graduation in summer), what is the general idea on the hiring scenario for BO28?
1. Do we expect a hiring trend similar to BO27? Or is it slightly worse?
2. How is the call-back scenes like across firms ? I know they can be very cagey but did your teams talk about vacancies or hiring?
Many of my personal milestones also coincided with my time at the firm, which makes it even more special. It was easily the least toxic workplace I experienced, with minimal politics and a culture that genuinely let people focus on doing good work.
Always grateful for that phase.
I've read a lot of negative comments, but my experience was different. ELP has been home to some of the finest legal minds in the country. Very few firms in country can say they have produced three Senior Advocates and two judges from their ranks.
It was a firm built on talent, hard work and merit, not family legacy or internal politics. That its journey had to end this way is deeply sad.
Thank you, ELP, for everything. You'll always have a special place in our hearts.
by evening, every comment was a source.
The firm's future became the only case where nobody knew the course.
A simple litigator from Delhi arrived, dreams adjourned with perfect vanity. Then came SAN searching for sanity,
the thread lost both, oh what a calamity!
Someone got mean, the whole thread showed them their face instead.
Others still wondered, "Bhai, firm humein khilayegi kaise bread?"
CAs said "Tax is ours, don't claw!" with great fervour. Lawyers smiled, "Nice try... but tax is still law."
ill go first:
too late, too little clarity. tbh they only gave a reaction because of the pressure created by this thread and media scoops.
Can someone spill the beans?
Some may argue that these firms cannot provide equity because of their small scale, which I agree with to some extent. However, the above factor is the major one. Also, whenever you apply to such a firm, do check the managing partner’s history and whether the firm has actually grown, not just in terms of the amount of work it does, but also in terms of expansion of teams and how long it took to achieve that growth.
While I know we call a few family-run Tier 1 law firms “lala” firms, those are far better in terms of providing other things, even if they do not provide WLB (as most people say). The real “lala” firms are these kinds of firms, majorly run by one family, with little to no meaningful expansion over time.
Seems like a business company rather than a public university.
quant is obective, if we remove the nirfchor (we know which uni we are talking about), nujs has always been at the top of nirf (if we remove the perception scores - which is again qual)
From what I know, OVN is not kind like NKC (as per bunch of my friends who went to NUJS from clat times or people I met during internships from NUJS)
And now, watching them scramble to manage the narrative around this exit is almost predictable. They ars not defending the team; they are defending themselves. They know exactly how much of the negativity stems from their own conduct, the bullying disguised as high standards, the emotional volatility, the selective mentoring, the way they created an atmosphere where people were constantly second‑guessing themselves.The truth is simple, this exit did not expose anything new. It merely brought into the open ▮▮▮
Cyril’s insistence on holding them back until November feels less like discipline and more like an attempt to reassert control after losing grip on the narrative. It is hard to call that graceful leadership. It comes across as reactive and unnecessarily heavy‑handed especially given this team modest commercial relevance So yes, the team could have handled aspects of this better, but CAM’s approach has amplified the negativity far more than the team’s behaviour. A smoother, more mature exit would have been entirely possible had the leadership chosen clarity over control.
Ignoring the issue because the team is leaving anyway sets a poor precedent. It signals that ▮▮▮ teams can operate without discipline, exit without transparency, and still expect immunity from scrutiny. That is precisely the opposite of what a professional environment requires. ▮▮▮.So while no one is looking to drag this out, it is equally important not to pretend that their departure was clean, constructive, or well‑managed. Acknowledging the ▮▮▮
With NP now ruling with an iron fist, makes sense for him to ascend in another firm.
This so-called intellectual reporting agency has never once produced an intellectually stimulating article. Instead, it produces garbage, highly opinionated pieces bereft of facts or evidence while claiming them to be news reporting. I genuinely feel that both the readers and the writers are suffering from severely diminished mental faculties. Take care, guys!
My bottom line is simple: you can genuinely question anything and everything, but before doing so, first understand the idea behind it. Also, ensure you do not deface any deceased person, especially someone who played a key role in the Indian struggle for independence.
My main concern is that while I have a strong grasp of the relevant laws (Companies Act, IBC, RBI regulations, and contracts), I’ve never done corporate or banking internships before, so I lack hands-on deal and due diligence experience. However, I need to secure a new role before leaving my current position.
Would Partners entertain a lateral entry from a 1-year litigator for these teams? How can I best position my litigation background as an asset, and what practical transactional skills should I quickly pick up to prove I can handle the work? Any reality checks or advice would be greatly appreciated.
So why the difference?
https://rankings.ft.com/rankings/3006/mba-2026
Law firm peeps, any particular reason for the same, and specifically in capital markets, I am seeing tons of female associates, trainees, sa's, etc than males
Why is this happening?
Sharing this here because I think it may be of interest to law students looking for something a little different from the usual competition circuit.
The Courts of the Living Competition is a youth-facing legal platform for students across Indian law schools. It begins with a simple concern: law shapes our relationship with the living world, yet more-than-human life rarely enters legal decision-making on its own terms. The competition asks students to work with live ecological conflicts around them and bring legal reasoning into much closer conversation with ecological reality.
Teams begin by identifying a conflict of coexistence near their own law school. Around 50 teams then move into a place-based field dossier process. The first edition eventually culminates in Kolkata, with its larger problem rooted in the Sundarbans.
There is also a fairly substantial award structure. The winning team receives ₹1,00,000, while the runner-up receives ₹50,000. Selected teams can receive up to ₹30,000 through Living Practice Awards to take their field insights into place-based action. Campus Commons Awards, also up to ₹30,000, support student-led initiatives within law schools. Selected students can additionally become Courts of the Living Emerging Practitioners, with six months of mentorship and curated introductions through the wider network.
There is no application fee. Teams consist of three students from the same law school, and applications close on 22 September 2026.
Would love for this to reach students across different kinds of law schools, so please do pass it around if it speaks to you.
Website:https://www.courtsoftheliving.com/
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most of the foreign LLB holders practicing are doing so illegally (go to del HC and you will find many who have done their LLB from LSE and other ex uni of london colleges, when I ask them have you done the BCI mandated equivalence exam they smile and never answer)
so, no - foreign LLB holders will not threaten anyone in India as most of them are illegally practicing in India and as they say people living in glass house etc.. etc..
One interesting aspect here, of course, is Mehta’s own evolving interest in the affairs of Rajasthan High Court and the fact that each of his letters has found its way to the public.
Any insights as to whether this ongoing controversy over Sharma’s judicial conduct is simply a case of alleged illegalities now getting belatedly revealed or is there more to it than just that?
Is it possible that this controversy is also a part of some kind of turf war going on in both the Rajasthan High Court and the Supreme Court of India?
All (informed) opinions are welcome.
really need information on the same. If anyone has any idea, please let me know, would be of great help!
This is the problem when people insist on pure merit-based admissions. The same thing will happen if you abolish reservations in India. There are structural and cultural problems that prevent blacks in the US and SC/STs in India from attaining high scores in entrance examinations. You simply cannot have exam scores as the criteria.
https://chicagomaroon.com/53303/news/uchicago-enrolled-more-male-fewer-black-undergraduates-last-year/
Do you go around stating what air should I breathe as a t1 nlu student?
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I’m asking because the PPO confirmation email did not mention the salary details.