Hi, first of all, please be kind. If you don’t have anything helpful to add, please refrain from responding.

On to my query:

I’m set to join the disputes team at a mid-sized firm upon graduation, having received a pre-placement offer last year. The in-hand compensation would be around ₹1 lakh per month.

At the same time, I may have a chance at another firm in a similar tier that offers slightly higher pay (around ₹1.3 lakh per month). However, pursuing this would mean declining my current offer, with the risk that I may not convert the second opportunity and end up without a job at graduation.

Is the difference in pay worth giving up a secured offer? Is ₹1 lakh in hand sufficient to live comfortably in Delhi, especially while managing loan repayments and trying to save for an LLM abroad? Would it be more sensible to stick with the current offer and consider switching after 1–2 years of experience?

I also can’t help but compare with peers who are on track to earn significantly more (₹18–24 LPA), which adds to the uncertainty.

Would appreciate any perspectives on this, especially given the current job market.

If yes, where are you investing and how? via Dubai/Singapore or straight away in the US? Any app or through your bank or a broker?

Seriously considering this. As Indian markets have been on an endless downslide, thanks to Modi Uncle and Nirmala Tai's Communist-style taxes and total lack of reforms. Bashing Nehru yet copying his Soviet-style econ policies.

Ask yourself: is this environment truly worth the cost? You are essentially signing up for a 'burnout culture' defined by relentless 16–18 hour days, crushing stress, and a constant, artificial sense of urgency that will inevitably erode your mental well-being.

When comparing your options, the distinction is critical. One path involves a heavy, demanding workload, but it remains a professional environment. The alternative, however, is a minefield: it is defined by a culture of gross incompetence, where advancement is reserved for sycophants who prioritize 'bootlicking' over substance. In that team, you will face relentless micromanagement, a suffocating level of office politics, and constant obstructionism that makes even the simplest tasks unnecessarily difficult.

While the former path requires endurance, the latter requires you to sacrifice your professional integrity and peace of mind. Choose wisely.

I strongly advise exercising extreme caution regarding RK’s team. Despite RK’s personal reputation for benevolence and genuine effort, I have received consistent, distressing reports that the team culture is being systematically dismantled by a group of few (handful) highly corrosive individuals. This environment is reportedly damaging in all ways possibles to anyone who joins; I urge you to conduct rigorous due diligence—speaking with former employees and scrutinizing the team dynamic—before making any commitment that could jeopardize your professional trajectory.

HNLU is in a desperate need of a full fledged protest. This semester the college has seen a rather autocratic administration that is hell bent on ruining the students lives. It has never been so evident that everyone, and quiet literally everyone wants a protest. The only missing element is someone who can take charge and initiate things and people will follow. The apprehension of ‘dire’ consequences is holding people back but very honestly looking at how egregious the current situation is, the next semester is going to be bad, real bad. Wake up people please its too late already

Hi, I am from one of the top T3 NLUs and have been in workforce for a little bit less than a year. Although I have had only a single instance of being late, grossly misunderstanding the traffic and miscalculating my travel time once back in my early days. I made a couple of small errors but remedied it in time, hopefully not big enough to have contemptuous eyes on me. But I have this constant feeling of being sacked out of job. Whenever I see others making major mistakes, I imagine what if by chance I make a similar one in the future, I would be doomed.

I also suffer from OCD and it makes my matter worse. Either I am working or battling my OCD every waking second of my life. I have tried counselling. I have tried ACT therapy, life gets better for a week then I relapse back to my own thinking pattern.

I have a small kitty who is dependent on me. I do not want to lose him.

With Harvey AI and Mythos all over the news, I am really concerned about my job prospects. Currently, I am in my third year. Sadly, I feel quite detached from my work, and nothing really interests me. Even law as a career was a mechanical choice for me, one I made after assessing the pros and cons. I am again at this juncture where I want to start building a niche or a practice-area preference. I want to know, from insiders or people who have a better perspective, which practice area, in your opinion, will be most affected by AI, strictly from a job-prospects perspective.

Hello everyone,

I’m a 2025 law graduate currently practicing in Delhi across the Delhi High Court, Supreme Court, and district courts. I’ve been working for nearly a year in the chamber of an AOR, gaining exposure to litigation and court procedure.

I’m now considering applying to Tier 1 law firms for a position in their disputes team. However, I do not have Tier 1 law firm internships. My internship experience includes firms such as Economic Law Practice, Phoenix Legal, Barucha, and Crawford & Bailey, but not directly with disputes teams there.

Given this background, I wanted to understand:

- Whether Tier 1 law firms typically consider candidates with around one year of PQE in litigation practice for associate roles in their disputes teams.

- How much weight is given to prior internships versus actual court practice experience in such transitions.

Additionally, I have a related query regarding a colleague:

- A friend of mine, also with similar PQE, is practicing in a relatively new and lesser-known chamber. How might this impact his chances when applying to Tier 1 law firms?

Any insights or experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Hey, i completed my LLM from a Tier 3 non nlu law school. Cleared Net last year. Since i did not have the NLU tag, RGNLU and DBRANLU removed me after interview, even though i had upper hand in merit. Fortunately i was able to make it in Panjab university. However, i need to have a job to sustain myself. Can you kind people please guide me on how to secure a decent job as assistant professor, without being exploited (applied in some colleges, offered salary of 15-20k).

Hi, I am due to intern at JSA's Delhi office. However, I have not been informed of my practice area yet, and there is not much clarity from the HR either. I am aware that the Corp teams sit mainly in Gurugram, but could someone please tell which teams other than Disputes sit in Delhi? I would do anything but Disputes. Could only find one odd BnF, Competition, Cap Marks and Projects partner on their site- rest are all Disputes. Please help.

Hi, I was wondering whether choosing a Macbook would prove to be detrimental opposed to a Windows laptop as I have heard that the lack of ports or the OS itself can cause issues during presentations or with softwares. I have also heard that MS Office on Mac has comparatively lesser features than Windows.

I really appreciate the great battery life and build quality that Macbooks offer, however these compatibility issues (supposedly) scare me a bit. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

P.S. - Do softwares like Acrobat or other apps from Adobe work fine?

There is no collaboration across teams and no common clients. Smarika is a smart partner and has a good junior partner under her. Team primarily does construction arbitration work. Ila Kapoor also has a great junior partner under her. Does good arbitration work, work culture also is positive. ▮▮▮

And I am saying this with absolute seriousness. The college does not give two hoots about you, unless you are from a privileged background in which case the world is your oyester- you can manipulate everything from grades to jobs. You won't come out as a stronger person. They will break you down and age you beyond measure. You're better off in other colleges like Nalsar, infact I would say you are better off doing something else all together or atleast a profession where there is some semblance of merit. In my time at Law school, I had a rude realisation: This profession is 90 percent nepotism with a narrow funnel of 10 percent merit- even there if you are not privileged or have high status parents (think VC of companies, directors, CXOs etc.), you will be doomed. You will see children of these high ranking officials and white collared professionals getting the best jobs and teams actively looking for this because it brings them more clientele. I had really humble beginnings and faced so much classism in this institution and in firms- it hollowed me from within. People treated me like a dispensable product because I wasn't bringing anything to the table (by that I mean- pedigree of being wealthy, having high ranking parents) Sincerity, Good work product is not enough- even half competent nepo babies have that. Look around and see the professors NLS hires- all of them are foreign LLM hires, as if that alone would make them good at teaching. Look at their backgrounds- they have so much generational wealth that they could pour lakhs and lakhs if not crores funding their education for a span of a decade and ask yourself if anyone coming from lower middle class family could afford to stay out of employment for so long. Worst part is I came in without rose coloured glasses on, I was far more self aware than most kids are and yet I decided to get into this hell of a place. No doubt I enjoyed studying, also did well, but ultimately this place failed me so much. Please don't opt for this profession, and if you do chose to, please don't opt for this institution- it isn't what it used to be.

great professors, focused on academics, a lot of stufff to do apart from academics as well, great guest lectures, decent sports and fitness culture, good networking opportunities. Won't comment on food as we have a lot of options around, plus delivery apps exist. The NLS tag certainly has helped me a lot. Admin is a bitch tho, apart from that its cool. You can sleep decently given that you manage your time well, first month of the trim is mostly chill, the other two aren't. Would say it was definitely worth it for me (its a v subjective question).

I was a college student of private Institute that was not jindal symbi and christ . My cgpa was low 9s . By sheer luck and my hard work i have secured a position in a capital market team But my ambition dosent end here i want to make my career global and want to join firm in Singapore or England . Will I have to face difficulties or outright rejection by firm of Singapore or England because of my college or will they judge me on my expirence?

Lol, you sound like such a salty miserable person!

What makes you think the students of GLC do not have "potential and calibre"?

Better to give MHCET again and try to make it into GLC rather than live your life in such a ▮▮▮ way.

Wishing you the best.

Sincerely,

Disappointed.

Hi all, I'm a newer associate at a T-1 firm.

From what I've heard across other industries, job-hopping tends to be correlated with higher incomes as companies tend to offer more competitive rates to someone joining the company externally, rather than talent that is being promoted within the company.

However, I've heard law firms tend to pay more standardised rates based on your seniority/practice area (excl. bonus). I was wondering if this was correct, additionally if so, is switching across firms (in similar tiers) for purely a higher salary something that happens in corporate law firms or are switches more because of things like team/culture/city etc?

Thanks in advance!

Hi Reader! I'm researching boutique law firms with strong PE/VC Transactions or General Corporate practices, particularly ones with a culture of mentoring and genuinely investing in fresh talent. If you have any recommendations or personal experiences to share, I'd love to hear them!

This might get held up in moderation or be labeled as trolling, but on a genuinely serious note—stop masturbating. Seriously, half of your issues will disappear. I went through all of this too, and trust me, when you’re doing it 2–3 times nearly every day, you’re only messing up your hormonal balance. Let it settle back to normal and you’ll be good to go. Humans are social animals—you’ll naturally regain your confidence.

I always thought law, at least in India, wouldn’t be as affected compared to firms outside. Entry-level roles will be impacted, no doubt, since AI can already do much of the grunt work better and faster than A0s. To begin with, law firms in India don’t have as many employees as firms abroad. However, over time, the cost of deploying AI may become substantially higher than employing an A0. Indian law firms don’t charge as much as foreign firms, but the cost of AI tools will likely be similar to that in Western countries, maybe not immediately, but eventually it will. AI is also a tool that requires continuous training, which adds high costs for firms. As a result, firms will have to increase prices to make profits or at least satisfy investors by demonstrating that returns on their AI investments are possible. As prices rise, and given that Indian firms do not charge as much to their clients (compared to firms abroad), it may ultimately be more economical to hire associates instead of relying heavily on AI.