Quite a few friends and batchmates of mine interned there, though in disputes. The partner or so are mostly reliant on the PA/SA, and the associates are the worst is what they say - they take interns from disputes and other practice areas and give them their work to do and tell them its urgent while they themselves laugh and talk loudly. A SA in gen corp there is a sort of a relative of mine, and he agreed with the last part - about them laughing and disturbing. About work, he said that they don't have much work, and its chill

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I dont see what's unethical here. he is just conveying something that has happened in practice. its a bit desperate yes, but i wont call it shady. in T1s when a new law comes that impacts an ex client/potential client, the teams writes to the client to let them know of it. they can say its so the client is aware of the new development but is it not the exact same way of soliciting work? i mean a man gotta feed himself somehow. surviving in lit is not easy

Do not know about the PPO scene, but since Aaron is now leading the TMT team at NDA, recommend working with him. He has a huge portfolio of repeat fintech clients and while you may find him scary to work with, he is a hardcore trainer. Anything learnt under him is seldom forgotten.

I don't recommend you for the same. Other than the big name firms, regardless of which city they are in (sorry, but Mumbai/Delhi would have more work) there is hardly any worthy corp work in a law firm. Further, you say you are keeping your options open - go for litigation, rather - there's no point in interning in firms other than getting a stipend. You'll only become money minded with this approach all the while not learning anything substantial other than checking checklists.

Good office, though they don't have as much work as the other traditional Calcutta solicitor firms - whose clients have mostly been loyal to them. The issue with breaking into Calcutta is that its a parochial bar - and the clients are loyal to the firms - especially in terms of the big ones. As regards LKS's work - I'm honestly surprised and disappointed that they sort of failed to break into the market - perhaps their strategy is bad, or they are into some very specific work that does not involve going to the Cal HC and/or other forums. In any case, payment really does not vary, though you may find a 10% difference here and other - because of the cost of living expenese - where those in Bombay will obviously be paid much more than someone in Delhi or Chennai. Also, why law firm? Go intern and do litigation - there is no point or future in working in law firms

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s ▮▮▮ ▮▮▮. They squeeze out of the associate. The reasons being are follows-:

1. Small deal team which automatically means more work.

2. No flexibility- this worsens the situation

3. Partners attitude - keeping associate feedback session during retreat in Thailand is a testimony to my statement

4. Huge pressure

5. Highest attrition in lower and mid level

Trilegal BLR, Trilegal Mumbai (RC), TTA, CAM Noida and Bengaluru are good options to survive without being getting burn out otherwise it's ▮▮▮ 😭

Yes, it is possible.

Every year all MU colleges (including GLC) release a transfer vacancy list notice indicating the number of vacant seats available for transfer admissions for various years of all the law courses. Aspirants can follow the instructions given in the said notice and apply as per the same. I think admissions for transfers are usually based on marks obtained in law college (in the first year in your case), so as long as you have good marks in the first year you have a fair shot.

All the very best to you!

Guys, literally. Come on. How on earth is this news worth broadcasting to the rest of the world!?

"University undertakes construction and refurbishment"

Even if you were a blind person, for example, who might need to be taught an alternative route by means of orientation and mobility (or what is called O&M), and, in the absence of that/prior to that being arranged, you were to be given a sighted guide (what some western universities call a "support worker") to manage the new pathway, this wouldn't seem to be very big news. Now if the uni were to say "Hey blind guy, fuck yourself; ain't no money, we can't support you in learning the new pathway you'd have to navigate due to OAB closure"... now that would be a big splash, and we'd need Kian getting involved.

You write your name as a "tired associate". Well, well - means either of the two things - you are working at a law firm, or as an "associate" in a "law office". Let's get into both - what will you do in a law firm? What's your contribution? Even assuming you are brilliant, all you do is mere paperwork for your superiors. I'll simplify it for you before answering your question on whether it gets better:
1. Newly joined associate to PA - do the paperwork for seniors above you, work and butter seniors for promotion, and treat your juniors poorly - repeating the cycle. no real work done. even if you are in a non-clerical sector like disputes - you are doing nothing but drafting something that a senior advocate would throw in the dustbin - and while you may have your appearance "marked" in court - you wouldn't have argued - and have learned nothing.
2. Salary Partner/Equity Partner - well, well - promotion time, did accomplish something - partner at where? The name of the wall is not yours. You perhaps aren't bringing in business. To bring back Re. 1 in profit, you'd have to contribute Rs. 2-4 for the same - what's the use man? By this time the successful lads in litigation would have been outearning you while contributing to the law and enjoying their lives because instead of them chasing money like you did - they chased learning and work - and are now their own bosses - enjoying 100% of what they earn (I'll come to paying "associates" later).

In any case - as much as I hate corporate law firms and as much as Legally India Mods would not publish it (I hope you do - for a change I'm gonna write good stuff now) its a far easier career trajectory, along with easy money with benefits like having an office space which is proper and infrastructure etc - which suffers fundamentally from two things - lack of independence (you are no one, you are someone in a firm not having your name), and lack of intellectual work - its routine paperwork.

Second, on being an "associate" in litigation - its a stupid term put in place by primarily Delhi lawyers and very unfortunately followed by other cities as well taking a cue from Delhi. Let's be clear - law is a profession, and litigation is the example of that. You have advocates and in their chambers, chamber juniors. The traditional system as it came from the Britishers and followed by the Indians thereafter - required that these chamber seniors don't pay the juniors any money and these juniors would quote their fee from the instructing solicitors in the original side and from the clients in the appellate side - a practice thankfully still seen in the old chartered high courts. While I have nothing against the Delhi bar - its one of the best, their system of paying the juniors and calling them an associate is a mockery to the profession - it makes them a paid research assisstant who does nothing and has the same work description as an associate in disputes in law firms.

Now, does it get any better? Well, yes, in terms of money if you are in law firm, that too soon. Perhaps you are already being paid well. But in terms of mental satisfaction? never, in a law firm - you'll end up doing clerical work and wasting your talent - in litigation? yes, before it gets even worse and you manage to get out of it with sheer hardwork.

My man, I'd only give you one piece of advice - please don't make NCLT practice any more than 30-40% of your work - you'll stay restricted to that forum, which will give you the name a NCLT lawyer, and while you'd be ordinarily charging a higher fee than your counterparts in the HC (the one you have is a chartered HC with a beautiful history), any HC lawyer can be called to do an "outstation" matter at the NCLT, and charge more than you, and who may even be junior to you. Practice primarily at the HC, and regularly appear at the NCLT. Not only would you get the name a Tribunal Lawyer, but also may suffer when your name goes for senior designation - the rules of which are changing - and you don't know whether you'll be able to make it - especiually because HC lawyers tend to look down upon the Tribunal lawyers

Very difficult to find someone who is into both IDT/DT and NCLT. Both are domain specific areas + NCLT practice has no overlap with HC - very unlikely that you'll find someone running accross forums. Not even in Del and Bom. Maybe you can be someone who does it in the future. All the best!

Hi! I’m a fourth-year student interested in Commercial Litigation (M&A). I’m looking for insights on partners at Tier-1 firms in Mumbai who have a strong practice — both professionally and in terms of reputation.

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Very interesting that he agreed to speak to an openly pro-BJP website like Lawbeat. That girl Sanya Talwar is full-on right wing, if you see her social media handle.

Should we read anything into this? Or just GS trying to maintain cordial relations with both sides of the fence?

Recently, I heard several students have started to take up the job of drafting contracts as freelance lawyers, while still being in college. I am new to this field and unsure of how to begin in this area. So, can anyone please suggest how to start in this profession to earn a side income? I would truly appreciate it.

Surprised I never knew about this! The incident was covered in the BBC, Washington Post and New Statesman (UK). Most shocking of all, the same professor had the audacity to write an article criticising the girl and various "feminists" in the Left ecosystem came out criticising the girl for naming their friends in public for not following a legal procedure!!

https://x.com/shanteehee/status/1278935905894412289

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/feminism/2017/11/breaking-savarna-feminism-rules-how-raya-sarkar-s-list-alleged-harassers

https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-41862615

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/meet-raya-sarkar-the-south-asian-student-who-made-a-list-of-predatory-academics/2018/03/02/1d7691e8-168d-11e8-930c-45838ad0d77a_video.html

https://www.dailyo.in/voices/sexual-harassment-academia-predators-facebook-list-jnu-delhi-university-rape-culture-20241

There's a reason why capital markets team left, projects and infrastructure partner left, IPR team left, disputes team left, budding partner designates left, real estate team left, CFO left, head secretary left, HR left, communication team left, IT head left, regulatory litigation partner left - all in 4 years

First of all, before we address the allegations, we must acknowledge a couple of things.

1. Rohin is a formidable young human rights jurist and one of the leading queer voices among Gen Z. To those asking why he studied Bioethics at Harvard, please read up on Foucault’s theory on bio power. The intersectionality between this theory and jurisprudence is of the most important scholarly developments this century, especially on queer rights jurisprudence.

2. GNLU is a college where unfortunately 90% of students have opted for law firm careers and ended up doing nondescript jobs at CAM and SAM. If people have gone abroad for higher studies, it has mostly been as a stepping stone towards law firm careers. Being a GNLU alum, Rohin has pursued an unconventional, non-monetary career path. This has marked him out as perhaps the most well-known alum of GNLU and someone who can inspire present batches to look beyond law firms.

Now coming to the allegations, we have one person say he touched her inappropriately and Rohin’s statement suggesting that he never exercised power over her (I am assuming he means “power” in an all-encompassing Foucauldian sense, beyond the legal sense of a master-servant relationship). To gauge whether it is a serious case of SH or a friendship gone sour, we need eyewitnesses and others to corroborate the allegations. That has not happened. Instead, a lot of RW accounts, and people perhaps jealous of Rohin’s Ivy League background, are trolling him.

I am happy to stand with Raghavi, but I need some corroborating evidence or testimonials from others. It’s also notable that Rohin’s senior Indira Jaising has maintained her silence. Maybe because she thinks like a lawyer and does not undertake a trial by social media?