Hi everyone,

I’m a PA at a tier 1 law firm and currently in the last phase of my pregnancy (due in about 1–2 months). Based on my doctor’s advice, I’ve been working from home due to certain medical risks.

However, the situation at work has been quite difficult. Despite my condition, I’m constantly being made to feel redundant by my partner, and there is an expectation to continue handling deliverables with the same intensity—including pulling all-nighters. There is also frequent yelling and an insistence on being available virtually 24x7.

This has been extremely distressing, both physically and mentally.

I have tried addressing this internally, but there hasn’t been any meaningful change in behaviour.

I wanted to understand from others in the community:

- a. Is this kind of expectation normal in similar situations?
- b. How have firms generally dealt with maternity-related accommodations?
- Would it make sense to escalate this externally (for instance, to the Bar Council), or are there better ways to handle this?

c. Would really appreciate any perspectives or experiences—especially from those who may have gone through something similar.

Thanks in advance.

6 final year students at MNLU Mumbai got into a brawl with 3rd years. The police was called to contain the brawl and the matter was escalated to UGC. The university has now expelled these students from both the hostel and the university, despite half of them having PPOs with leading firms and chambers. ▮▮▮ They’re appealing the decision court now, but weren’t allowed to write the final year exams with their batchmates this week.

Many of our alumni have publicly shamed the victims for standing up against these people stating that the punishment is disproportionate and to have consideration since it’s their final year. But none of them, absolutely no one, stopped these people when they were bullying others and causing harm to others.

Some of the 3rd years have also conceded to this punishment being excessively harsh. But a lot of us are so happy and proud of this step in the correct direction. Finally some accountability ▮▮▮ by the administration! I hope the university also intimates their future employers of this development as well so people know exactly what the consequences of bullying and sexual harassment are (looking at you NUJS).

You can keep couching it the way you like, the fact remains that it was a blatant disrespect to the memory of a student whom most of you didn't even know that well, butv whose death used to get out of jams like debarment list and unpreparedness for exams. There have been students who immediately left for vacations after the exams were made optional and then were those who chose to exercise their opt-out after seeing the question paper.

This is hardly the head's fault if the students including the victim choose not to bring the matter up to the administration. If they have already done so, then yes, IC proceedings do take time to finish. The perpetrator may graduate by then. That's how law works. If you don't like it, then lobby to change it.

How extremely vile of you to bring up students being given an OPTIONAL exam deferral mechanism in light of a co-student- batchmate- friend's death on campus FOUR DAYS before exams began as some cheap talking point about opportunism.

I'd like to understand, is there genuinely no difference in your mind between:

1. Having to sit down and concentrate for endsem exams immediately after a suicide on the same three-acre campus, with police poking moving around, students breaking down and the entire atmosphere being steeped in grief and shock; and

2. Going ahead with internships scheduled weeks later, with professional and financial consequences attached?

Putting the words "mental health" in quotation marks the way you've done, and your armchair grief-policing and purity testing are nauseating, but I'd like to understand, what exactly according to you is the bar for trauma to opt out of writing an exam? Unless someone's catatonic enough to your liking, they ought to be forced to write exams 4 days after, no?

The picture you paint of us students as some feudal beneficiaries enjoying the fruits of admin corruption is laughable. Maybe it could've occured to you even as you typed this out that we were trying to cope with shock, grief and exhaustion, and accepted said OPTIONAL institutionally provided concession during such an extraordinary tragedy, but alas.

Listen man, whoever you are, our sincere apologies for failing to perform trauma in your aesthetic. We'll ensure that if there's a next time, nobody will attend internships, smile accidentally, leave our rooms or function in any visible capacity unless certified to be sufficiently traumatized by a licensed practitioner. God bless.

Name and shame this person and publicise this mail. People like this deserve far harsher consequences than a public apology with no real consequences. I know the mods won’t allow for names, but give the initials at least so others maybe aware of the kind of person they’re engaging with.

I know a girl who joined a T1 back then and slept with a fresher during the out-of-station induction itself.

Some freshers came back from the induction weirded out by her behaviour, as she was not very subtle about it.

Unbothered, she had a series of flings in office across teams; she had married male partners texting her at night.

At one point she hated what were termed as "uncle" clients; she then learnt the game, and now she knows how to feed them.

She knew what she was doing all along. I personally hated watching it, but I definitely had my eyes open to how it was normalised.

Some play the game. You don't want to. You have my respect. I get the weirdness, but you're also not "all" women. Don't be a misandrist.

It may be trollish, but post this: if you even find a POSH Comm., etc., & report, blv me, the entire industry will make you unemployable for the rest of your life.

Be what you are.Do best in your job.Learn.Repeat.Revise.Then keep switching.Do not make your job your life.People will stare, they may even approach.If you're uncomfortable with those overtures, just tell them plainly.

And as far as husband aspect is concerned, gurl, he'll definitely.he's a man, & that's in his genes.if yku are 'really' concerned, marry a house-husband, & take care of your family's expenses.

Hi

I am a corporate lawyer mainly experience general corporate and banking experience. I have experience of law firms and now working as an inhouse counsel with an india conglomerate.

I am planning to pursue MBA on weekends from a IIM/or any other good college while working. Please give your opinion on it.

Thanks

I know it is one of the most sought after non-lit firms in Mumbai, offers great learning and (hopefully) earning opportunities. I gave the 4 names above as I am roughly aware of some merger/ JV-kinda thing but I'm not sure. Can someone please help me with details on the following:

1. Work timings for A0.

2. Pay Scale

3. Is there any reservation as to hiring people from Bombay over ones from outside Bombay?

Hey everyone,

I’m a final-year law student from an tier 2 NLU, about to graduate soon. Even with a decent rank, some publications, and a tier-1 internship under my belt, I haven’t been able to land a job yet. My family is dealing with a lot of debt right now, and I’ve also taken a student loan to finish my studies. A job at this point would really change things for me and help take some pressure off at home.

If any of you know of any openings in law firms, corporate teams, or even litigation chambers where someone like me could actually get a fair chance, I’d be really grateful if you could refer me or just point me in the right direction. I’m open to doing an assessment internship where I can be seriously considered for the job.

If nothing works out, I’ll probably have to shift fully towards preparing for government exams. Honestly, this feels like my last real shot at making things work.

Its actually better to go after day zero when people are desperate for jobs. Honestly for the BO'27, a lot of deserving candidates would be left out after day zero. The market is extremely bad. Top and mid-high rankers will not apply if these boutiques and T2s go before day zero.

More than the guys, the girls in my college have made me (and many others like me) very shitty and unsafe. The 4th and 5th year girl groups in particular are extremely mean and belittling towards me because of my weight, caste, accent and dressing sense. They often commented on it and giggled continuously whenever I was around in corridors, only to stop and give me fake smiles when I turned around. It got to the point that I was crying constantly and having anxiety attacks whenever I spotted them.

It didn’t even register as bullying at first, but now that it has I hate seeing these people going towards a happy future. If all this sounds similar to something you’ve been doing to others, YOU’RE A BULLY. NOTHING ELSE. Know that you’re horrible human beings. For all your feminist stances, you’re absolute assholes to your juniors and other girls. No matter how much you pretend, you’re not allies and are complicit in making women in your surroundings feel unsafe and inadequate. You are the kind of people who use feminism as a shield to get away with your shitty behaviour because you know no one would call you out. I wish the worst on you.

A close friend worked for NJ, and he had a terribly experience. To say that the office was toxic might be an understatement, there was way too much emphasis on billable hours to the extent that they worked through weekends just to log billable hours.

There was barely any mentorship by the senior leadership, and they were let to sink or swim on their own for the most part.

While some colleagues were half decent, consider the extremely high attrition rates I wouldn't be surprised if they've also left by now.

I understand the PPO/Assessment anxiety, especially in the final year of law school but don't make this your sole option, do try and look for greener (or atleast saner) pastures.

Atb!