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We need more and more law colleges including more NLUs with increased admission capacity.
There's acute shortage of lawyers.
What should trouble any serious observer of the profession is this: these firms function because senior counsel — yes, the seniors themselves — are feeding them the work. For anyone outside this comfortable little ecosystem, let’s be absolutely clear. This is a complete inversion of how the system was designed. The client never belonged to the senior. The senior was meant to be briefed, not to orchestrate the flow of briefs.
Then there is the matter of fees — astronomical in many cases — and the perpetual “unavailability.” These obstacles exist primarily for those who stand outside the charmed circle. But route your matter through one of the favoured firms and suddenly the senior is available, the conversation changes, and the fee structure becomes remarkably flexible. It is, frankly, astonishing how openly and effortlessly this cartel operates.
Which leads to a question we have been far too hesitant to confront: has the time come to reconsider — perhaps even dismantle — the entire edifice of Senior Advocates and AoRs? The oft-cited claim that AoRs provide some form of meaningful filtration is, to put it politely, implausible. Everyone within the profession knows it. What remains today is a structure that is conceptually outdated and practically repurposed to restrict access to Supreme Court work.
And here we must also address the hypocrisy. A number of younger designated seniors — including the NLS and NLU pedigrees who present themselves as the torchbearers of professional ethics — are, in reality, running what are effectively law firms. They draft. They file. They brief other seniors. They do precisely what the rules say they should not — all while maintaining a veneer of sanctimony about the honour of the designation. Even some of the “stars” so frequently lauded on this very platform are immersed in this charade.
Perhaps the time has come to speak about this openly — and honestly.
Let’s discuss this.
1. Those with law degrees generally don't go into IIMs.
2. Law degree holders also get additional points for 'subject diversity'.
Diya Kapur.
Please give genuine suggestions.
Sibal and Rohatgi pay about 1L. Khurshud about 70K. AMS also close to 1 L.
If so, what’s the payscale that they offer?
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825011734
picked up by dailymail, i know the link does not work in India but still here it is for tldr https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15342107/quiet-quitter-PSYCHOPATH-scientists-study.html
In other news, Andrew Tate is being awarded for his relentless and impassioned fight for womens' rights
Would really appreciate your advice guys . Thanx.
Also why is it trollish to debate whether NKC actually paid AMS, MD etc from his pocket or was it covered by univ or the state govt?
All modern AI applications are built on APIs that call the same general use models, and provide some supplementary information in the context of these models. Jurisphere/Lucio do not have their own "specifically trained in Indian legal data" models, they just provide this information to the same Gemini/GPT/Claude models you can use through the API. There is no moat whatsoever.
LLM kar le
I don’t even have a clue on how to get freelancing drafting work or work for the new chamber I establish - inside my house.
How do you market - how do you get your own clients!
Help!
Is that the norm now and expected from everyone to keep up appearances? Not trying to be a hater. It would have been my dream come true if I had a party like that when I was a child. 😅But still seems like a lot to spend on.
- Eric Hobsbawm
- EP Thompson
- RC Majumdar
- Jadunath Sarkar
- Romila Thapar
- Irfan Habib
- Satish Chandra
- Bipan Chandra
- Partha Chatterjee
- Ranajit Guha
- DN Jha
- Others (please specify)
With respect to work - Its only antitrust, so make sure you have your foundation clear. They work with a range of clients - and all really interesting, cutting edge work. And honestly you get to do more than just research it is pretty hands on.
The office is beautiful, extremely familial. And the associates are really sweet too, honestly one of the best places to network as they all come from Tier 1s with a wealth of experience. Unfortunately, they do not hire freshers (although there is one exception), the bar for work is extremely high, but so is the learning curve.
I’m exploring an opportunity to work in the PE/M&A team at Trilegal.( Blore)
Background: 3 years of experience, Tier-1 college, decent survival instincts. I’ll be working with a female partner (mentioning purely for context — no gender angle here).
For anyone who’s been in the trenches:
What should I really expect from this team and this practice?
The deal flow, the culture, the late-night existential crises, the “this-SPA-is-now-my-best-friend” moments… all of it.
Looking for the good, the bad, the hilarious, and the “wish-someone-told-me-this-earlier” insights.
Basically, help me prepare mentally, emotionally, and caffeine-wise.
Thanks in advance!