“I read about the Jeffrey Epstein case because it hurts me greatly to read about the dangerous violence inflicted on children and young people.

But of course, it was impossible to ignore the emails between my friend and collaborator Noam Chomsky and Epstein. I have read what I can, and I have seen what I need to see. Noam has been a great mentor for me, and we have made two books together (the last one, his final book). Both books were written around the time that he was in correspondence with Epstein. But nothing in our many discussions brought up any of the themes in that correspondence or of the fact that he was meeting Epstein. Noam and I talked about US imperialism and its crimes, and then about Cuba. The only personal other thing we talked about other than these political matters was our love of dogs and the Arabic language.

Since Noam cannot speak or write and explain his relationship with Epstein, the matter is fraught. There is nothing to say on his behalf. When the photos and emails appeared, I was immediately disgusted by Epstein’s paedophilia, and so by Noam’s friendship with him. There is no defence for this, in my view, no context that can explain this outrage.”

https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/02/03/on-the-emails-between-jeffrey-epstein-and-noam-chomsky/

I disagree with the 3rd point. Westernised people aren't considered as attractive in most of India. What most Indians mean by fair is actually light brown like Punjabis tier and not Vitiligo skin of Whites. And as regards to low fat and high cheekbones its appeal is limited to metros. Anywhere else people will ask if your family is not feeding you

Tatva Legal

Lexicon Law Partners

Federal & Co.

Dhaval Vussonji & Associates

Wadia Ghandy & Co.

Kanga & Co.

Little & Co.

Note: A lot of these are not boutique firms but they have excellent real estate practices and they are worth trying for if you want to excel in this practice.

hi everyone, would really appreciate it if someone could please tell me how to secure an internship at trilegal. i have been applying through the website for the last 2 years, but i havent heard back once. i have also done a tier 1 internship. yet they pay no heed to it.
please help. any and all suggestions/advice would be a huge favour to me!!

Please get your facts straight. The Delhi office is a specialist litigation chamber of Junior Mr Chandhiok, masquerading as a law firm—as it should, for the sake of professionalism and the credibility that large clients like Google expect, and rarely receive, from Indian litigators. It shall operate as such until the Delhi High Court or the Supreme Court designates him, and—mark my words—that will happen.

The evidence for this is clear as day, with Karan actively appearing in his own matters. And to all the individuals slimily attempting to imply that any success of the firm has everything to do with “daddy dear”: you should be ashamed of your shallow and baseless commentary. The fact that clients of the calibre of Google trust Karan to argue their most important matters is proof enough of his own credibility as counsel.

depends on team to team, even if you don't come early...at most days you have to wake up as early as 6 in the morning and spend 2-3 hours working early morning at home if you don't like to pull late nights. That said, on an average in my team office hours is 10:30 am to 8 pm....but on maximum days work has to be taken home and weekends are also occupied. I so badly want to leave law firms.

Wow! I’m assuming Sibal/Singhvi will take the lead and she will add to that?

https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/law-news/story/supreme-court-likely-to-hear-bengal-sir-plea-tomorrow-mamata-banerjee-to-appear-eci-2862320-2026-02-03

Interned there a few months back. There is no work for interns. It's a firm to intern at your second year I feel. The work you end up getting is also basic. You don't really get to do any core work. It was genuinely the worst place I interned at.

Work life balance is terrible too for the associates. Really hated that place.

Despite a strong profile, the standard application channels for firms like NDA, JSA, TT&A and CAM seem to be dead ends right now for someone who is not applying through their college internship committee

1. Nishith Desai Associates (NDA): Their 'Internship Application Form' link redirects to a generic job posting, and the their website says send an email internship@nishithdesai.com with the application form (which is not available on their website).
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3. JSA: The website states they are closed for internship applications and the email sends automated rejections, and they explicitly discourage emailing partners. Yet, I see people on LinkedIN (even from NON-NLUs) securing internships, what is the actual protocol for non-campus applicants?
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5. TT&A: Can i send a email to recruitment@tta.in and actually expect a response? Or would my email never be seen. How exactly can one get an internship there
6. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM): For non-NLU/non-campus applicants, does sending an email to cam.internships@cyrilshroff.com or cam.delhi@cyrilshroff.com work?

Since my college placement cell isn't active, I'm trying to figure out the actual protocol to get a CV seen by a human at these firms. Has anyone successfully navigated the application process for these recently outside of a campus placement drive? Would appreciate any leads on the correct HR POCs or application process.

Both the firms have problems. S&R has seen some big exits lately. Thr own are loosing faith in the organisation. Associates are troubled because (guess!). At the same time, you can't compare it to a Indus. However, Indus has some very good teams and seniors. They also are doing some good work.

"Start THINKING about settling?" Bro, they have been doing that for ages! Now there is increased competition for settling abroad because migration abroad has expanded from UCs only to all castes, because a huge chunk of our university grads now are SC/ST/OBC, because of higher reservation.

So there is competition everywhere: for entry in govt universities, govt jobs and even jobs abroad. Next up will be reservation in Ashoka, Jindal and ISB, since political parties now want reservations extended to private institutes.

It's because of our huge population and lack of family planning in India. Rahul Gandhi's "Jitni abadi, utna haq" chant is the new normal and followed by the BJP too.

Lol.

There are only two non family owned tier 1 law firms in India. Trilegal and Jyoti Sagar Associates. Your options are too less.

If you think these firms are any better. You are wrong. Hours and culture are equally brutal whether it's all equity or family.

The only difference is - in family firms. You will see founders kids having an edge and see them becoming partner with good amount of equity no matter how they dumb they are. But this difference doesn't affect unless you are like a senior partner.

Yes, the NLUs are completely ignored and sidelined from all innovative initiatives. For instance, the budget allocated ₹550 crores to build and implement an integrated criminal justice system, but NLUs have been left out altogether. Seriously, NLUs are low priority for the respective state governments and are deemed 'untouchable' by the central government. As the OP states, it is as if NLUs don't exist at all. What a state to be in.

T2 2nd year law student,
very mid cv, low grades- 7/10 gpa, internships- one inhouse, one at taxation, one district court, 2 research. One article publication(random legal journal), extra curriculars- uni moot, uni paper presentation, certificates- banking and finance, insolvency, labour law, fintech(100% in assessments).
its sem 4th rn my cgpa hit all time low which is 7, idk what to do with myself rn, i have no connections, i'm failing at asking seniors for favors it just sucks i feel so clueless by the fact that honestly idts i can even sit for interviews even if i qualify for any internship. I'm looking to apply at boutique firms in delhi who might take me in without minding my bad cv bec i actually want to learn, i am interested in taxation please lmk if any options. i've been severely depressed, also please let me know if any ongoing virtual comps, i'm honestly a little cut off from my family bec bad relations so cant really ask for much money to be able to do offline comps neither i have many friends who would want to do comps with me i'm sitting for the judgment writing comp spons. by S&A so really looking forward to win it somehow. i dont knowhow to feel better about my situation rn i can just try to fix things here and there and just try my best not to give in to the anxiety of not being able to do better in my life.

I graduated in 2023 from a 3-year LL.B (CLC) and post graduating, I joined a litigation chamber more for namesake and, to be frank, the year was spent around preparing for judicial service examinations and was largely unproductive in terms of real learning. Though, on paper it reflects litigation experience.

I then moved in-house, where over the last couple of years I have largely worked on government tenders and public procurement related matters.

My exposure includes drafting and reviewing contracts, tender conditions, grievance filing, contract negotiations, compliance work and other related matters. I also managed to file and appeared in a few writ petitions wherein i challenged a few tenders and government policies. I have also had some exposure to NIA matters during my chamber days.

The problem I am now facing is this:

1. While I have done a fair amount of work across areas, I do not feel “specialised” in any one domain. My current in-house role also feels like it is adding little to no value to my CV going forward, and I am worried about stagnation.

2. This job pays peanuts.

Law firm salaries are obviously attractive, but I am unsure whether firms would even seriously consider my profile, given that I do not have deep litigation training or a clear law firm pedigree.

At this stage, I am trying to understand realistic options:

1. Is it possible to pivot from an in-house government tenders/public procurement role into a law firm (litigation or transactional)?

2. Does public procurement and tender work have long-term value as a niche, or does it box you in?

3. Would it make sense to double down on one area (for example, arbitration, regulatory, or contracts), or is a reset via litigation or an LLM/course more practical?

4. For someone in this position, what are sensible next steps over the next 2–3 years?

Would really appreciate candid advice from seniors who have seen or made a in-house to a law firm transition.

Being a final year law student, is it worth interning for consecutive months in April and May for above mentioned firms in the hope of ppo/placement (when you have not interned with either of them before)?

Isn't there a hiring freeze by April or may or they can still offer a ppo if I work excellent?

Please help, also how valuable is a senior associate of your team batting for you? Does it help? If yes then to what extent?