As an Intern with a PPO at a t1 from a tier 10 law school, apply to every partner you can, even assuming 95% wont care, if your profile is good you will get a t1 internship at every firm, I made into SAM,KCO,AZB and landed a ppo at Trilegal because of cold emailing partners.

That being said do not spam any partner more than once and at max one follow up and only apply to firms which have a resonable chance at picking you up, do not spam t1's with less than 5-6 internships on your cv if you are not from a t1 law school.

She is amazing no doubt. Not sure whether she'll become bigger than KS or AJ. They were in their own leagues, and she would surely grow to be in there. But there honestly isn't anything bigger than them - and if there is, it would be the likes of the dather of UU Lalit, FS Nariman, R Jethmalani, Barry Sen, Ashok Sen, Soli Sorabjee, etc, who were all much more senior. Perhaps much much later, or perhaps never.

This is honestly so sad. No doubt she is a great senior advocate, even better lawyer, and one can't stop complimenting her on her achievements and everything. However, a ticket from tmc is awful. Yes, a lawyer can represent anyone and following the cab rank rule, a lawyer should not say no to anyone per se. She can obviosuly choose to represent whoever she wants to. But to go on a ticket from that? That's a complete 180 on moral principles

Tweet from AM Singhvi. Comes at a time he himself is lobbying for an RS seat and needs support of as many parties as possible. 😊

Congrats to all the 4 #TMC#RS nominees. 3 of the 4 I know personally. Have been consistently and continuously representing #RajivKumar ex #DGP in court over last several years. #MenakaGuruswamy has worked with me on diverse court battles and is a valued colleague at the Bar. #Supriyo I know lesser, but always a pleasant person to chat to in #RS. All the best to all 4. And above all congrats to #Didi.

https://x.com/DrAMSinghvi/status/2027530230760616063

Dunno abt all this but there is a strong rumour that she may have had a role in the smooth exit of someone from NLS campus recently and his rehab in WB. Everyone (yes saffron included) appreciated the honourable exit that was worked out.

For all the supposed red eye relationship with saffron, apples don't fall far from....

Bested dad for sure. No tangible value in being a Prez candidate. But long innings at RS. Travelling the same road as AMS and KS. Today suport from TMC, tmrw some other party when TMC splinters post demise of Kindness.

So who was the obscure lawyer being alluded in an earlier post? Some had claimed that Mani Aiyar was trashing Rahul Baba to get a shot at RS. That was quite a red herring.

Marxists and CPIM supporters are trolling her. Saib Bilaval just tweeted and called her a Sanghi. 🙄 These people are upset because she appeared in the RG Kar case for the TMC govt and is now joining the TMC, their sworn enemy in Bengal.

https://x.com/SaibBilaval/status/2027460578068074726

Write it down: in future she can be a potential Presidential candidate for the INDIA Alliance. By joining the TMC, she has clearly left ambitions of becoming a Supreme Court judge and is instead looking at politics. She will become bigger than Kapil Sibal or Arun Jaitley, mark my words.

Absolutely fantastic!! 👏👏👏👏👏

A great day for NLSIU and a great day for LGBTQIA++ rights. What a great honour that the person responsible for winning the 377 case is now an MP.

NLSIU, Rhodes scholarship, 377 case, Time 100 honouree, Senior Advocate designation and now yet another feather in the cap!!

P.S. This was also expected and speculated about on LI. Some obscure lawyer was spinning rumours on social media that he would get the seat —- was never in contention. Anyone can spread any nonsense rumour!

This time in the class of 2026 around 80+ students have been placed out of 125, 10-15 are still looking for placements through the recruitment cell while others want to pursue litigation independently/apply for masters/sit for competitive exams. So yes largely batches tend to have 20/25 people who opt out of placements willingly (NUJS)

Litigator, 2 PQE, not even remotely interested in corporate.

Is there anything I can do where I am not surrounded by the most passive-aggressive b.tch-ss people to ever exist ??? I truly believe this is a legal industry issue, where no one can sit still without making other people feel like cr/p purely for the kick of it all. Is academia better? I have the option of doing an LLM. Is there anything creative that I can feasibly transfer into? Publishing/editorial/journalistic work?? Is consultancy better??? Need serious answers from people who are actually happy in life and don't regret making the switch/don't feel like they gave up.

One of the partners in my ▮▮▮ ▮▮▮ office who is now in his 40s has recently lost some weight with a 90s style make over to his clothes and hairstyle. But he thinks be can now freely stare, ogle and comment on women’s weight, clothes, shoes and what all. When he was size XL he did it more discretely but now he does that openly without any fear of consequences.

Just say it politely, and try to ensure that no one else is there to avoid embarrassment for them, that you don't like comments over these things.

In my team, people generally say these things, "you have gained weight, this shirt looks/does not look good on you, what happened to your hair?" but we are chill and team is closely knit and associates sometimes even tease partners like saying things like "have I given you so much tension that your hairline has started to recede", so nobody cares. But if you have issues, just tell them politely- there is no other way out.

Well for years they chased everyone competent away. Now they have a ▮▮▮ one impressive new hire who obviously cares more about his centre than teaching.

This didn’t start with new VC. This started a longtime ago - attrition was always high especially among well credentialed faculty who had options. The only ones who stayed had no where to go.

Students expected number 2 label to remain constant and hoped they’d get jobs based on stolen glory. But what yall don’t realise is every recruiter out there can see difference batch by batch . They can tell where nls kids are where yall are. And there’s no set quota they’ve promised to hire from Nalsar or nujs or nls or anything. In fact depending on how good AI gets and how stagnant yall get over the next couple of years - they might not need to hire many at all.

Yes, 40 lacs makes it one of the expensive programmes in the country - definitely not worth it. I remember they were even initially claiming to run the programme from their planned "Gurgaon" campus - that never materialized.

IIM Rohtak has nothing that differentiates it from other mid-tier business schools. Even as a business school, it is mediocre.

Long standing rumour. During my day in college, they used to say "in the end everyone goes to Trilegal" its been a few years that I have graduated haven't seen a lot of peeps going from the firm I work at (CAM) to Trilegal.

And it also depends on practice area, tbh.

Competition- JSA

Disputes- any of these firms

M&A- SAM-CAM-KCO-AZB and then maybe Trilegal

Funds- Trilegal

Cap Marks- CAM>SAM>KCO> and then maybe Trilegal

TMT- CAM-SAM

What else?

Let it be placed on record that NUJS students DID NOT uninvite the following:

1. Kalyan Banerjee (governing body member): Mocked CPIM’s Dipsita Dhar over her dark skin and made misogynistic remarks about Mahua Moitra. No apology.

2. Mamata Banerjee: Has made multiple remarks after rape cases calling the incidents fabricated and shaming the survivors. No apology.

On the other hand, Jagdeep Dhankhar’s remarks supporting the CAA have also been made by the likes of Harish Salve and we are yet to see any court declare it unconstitutional.

As for JSD, yes he has openly supported Hindutva. But what’s illegal in that?

Video of JSD speaking. He clarifies that he rescinded the invitation as he felt insulted that the invitation was put to vote. So it's not an "uninvitation" like in the case of Dhankhar. Also, he says that the majority of students wanted him to speak. He is upset that a minority of pro-TMC, students was able to hijack things and the majority allowed it meekly.

So he's actually upset at the pro-BJP students for not standing up to the pro-TMC students???

https://x.com/shupornaa/status/2027373353678561469

NUJS students don't realise the effects of continuosly revoking invitations of esteemed luminaries because some left liberals have issue. JSD is a senior advocate, esteemed author and a competent public speaker. People should engage in discourse and critical thinking. New VC shouldn't have allowed this

Zaidi was suspended after a student’s father moved the Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC), alleging that his son had been subjected to continuous harassment, humiliation and discriminatory conduct, affecting his mental well-being and academic performance.…

The action was taken following a hearing before the HHRC on January 29. During its January 16 hearing, the HHRC sought reports from the University Grants Commission (UGC), the commissioner of police, Sonepat, and the registrar of the University regarding the allegations. The HHRC has directed the registrar to appear in person or to depute some other senior officer on May 13 in the matter.

Vishav Bajaj, father of a first-year undergraduate student, in his complaint to the HHRC on November 7, 2025, alleged that the remarks made by the teacher were “politically derogatory, inflammatory and deeply disturbing in nature,” including comparisons of the Prime Minister to Adolf Hitler and characterisation of national security operations as “mere gimmicks and branding exercises”.

Bajaj also claimed that his son was being “victimised” for praising the Union government, the Prime Minister and the Indian Army. Audio recordings were also submitted to the HHRC. The student had also earlier submitted a complaint before the vice chancellor against Zaidi and another assistant professor Ekta Chauhan, alleging their statements against the RSS. BJP MP from Kurukshetra Naveen Jindal is the founding chancellor of the university.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/sonepat-jindal-university-prof-suspended-for-comparing-modi-with-hitler-101772221784470-amp.html

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/professor-suspended-over-harassment-complaint-in-haryana-10556510/lite/

Appreciate the objective candor. When you said that he's clear about what he wants to do, any sign of a long-term plan or vision about the place? Is he going to continue all these extra non-law programmes started by the previous VC? Let go of the questionable hires? Get in new people? Asking because you seem to be an insider.

NUJS is rehab and a pit stop for Nan. His run rate will go nowhere because Green will win here simply because Saffron is actually not interested despite all the fiery rhetoric.

Many speculate that Nan has saffron sympathies. True or not, life has taught him hard lessons and therefore he will do nothing that imperils self preservation.

Follow his actions, inactions not rhetoric.

He’s playing defensive shots right now. He will increase the run rate after the elections. Also keep an eye out for the SIR developments. If the backlog cannot be cleared on time, the SC will have no option but to delay the elections. That will mean President’s rule and anything could happen.

Simple. Shabana Mahmood (Home Secretary) is passing rules to make getting in like this practically impossible - due by April this year. Abandon such wet dreams. Forget England for the next couple of years. Let them have zero net migration for a few years, lose out on tax revenue, struggle with public services and then come calling with a begging bowl for immigrants, then you can start rethinking. (I live in England RN, have been doing so for about five years and will continue for many, many years to come, likely entire life - just discouraging new entry folks with sky-high dreams for now. I am living here because, for a variety of reasons relating to my own specific and unique circumstances, England is the best country in the world for me to continue my career, while India is well down below 120 - but these circumstances will apply to virtually nobody else.)

Hi, I am a law student. However I hope my experience isn't discounted because of this. I understand how ADHD ducks up some aspects of work. Being diagnosed with Autism+Adhd, I've often struggled in understanding and presenting assignments. Thankfully, I have a set of wonderful parents who have supported me in this regard to the extent that I have been able to mask most of my "traits" when interacting with people. Two things:

(1) Never disclose to anyone and especially your employer that you are neurodivergent. Globally, there's a lot of stigma associated with being ND, in India its 10x more. I understand that it might feel suffocating and you feel you have to work twice as hard to do the same task a NT does, but currently India hasn't progressed to the extent that it can welcome NDs in the workplace. It hurt to say this but there's nothing you can do but suck it up and "work harder"

(2) Try taking up work that relates to any of your special interests. I know many NDs in law firms who absolutely crush their job because they're engaged in work that they absolutely love. Personally, I never found an interest in subjects taught in law school. GenCorp was a practice area I found to be extremely boring and intellectually dry and that translated into shoddy work being submitted. Currently, I've found a niche to my liking to the extent that I've been able to match associates on aspects of work quality. I know of another ND in a tier 2 firm who loves writing and utilised it in drafting memos, complaints, petitions. He's loved by the team for it.

There's a team in Trilegal Bangalore that's filled with NDs, they don't interact much as a bunch but the team is well-known for the work it deals in.

I am currently with 4 years PQE working at a Tier 1 in the Mand A PE/VC team. I feel because of transactional work being so niche it's harder to find good Inhouse jobs that allign with my practice area and also atleast match the pay. I am fine with not as high increments if I get decent WLB. So, I have a query could you maybe assist from your own experience how exactly did you go about making the switch ? Like which recruiters to reach out coz on LinkedIn I get spammed by recruiters legit every day for an opportunity at other Tier 1 law firms but I am genuinely not interested in going to another Tier 1. I am done with law firms.

Is reaching out to people on LinkedIn helpful. What are few Inhouse companies that are actually worth it for Tier 1 lawyers ?

I have come to realize that at an Associate level, it matters a lot more how your immediate seniors are than how the partner is. Trying to figure out and identify some rising stars in the Infrastructure & Projects practice who I could learn from and grow with. Bonus points if they are in Delhi NCR so I don't have to relocate.

Okay, I genuinely need opinions, I have the option to join in-house at a startup straight out of law school, but I’m also considering the traditional law firm route first. the in-house role promises, business exposure, and probably handling everything from compliance to crisis calls before lunch. Is skipping law firm life a mistake long-term, or is early in-house experience actually a smarter play in today’s market? If you were graduating right now, what would you choose and why?

Isn't it just self serving for partners to spread such rumours? very unprofessional. Until he announces it himself (even if he has indicated it to any of them, which I am sure is in confidence), they should not be spreading this rumour. Really shows lack of character and integrity. It is certainly unnerving for clients, all of whom are giving work purely because of Ravi.