I am unsure if this was meant to be serious, but if it was, it is HIGHLY misleading. The attrition rates in Swati's team are higher ▮▮▮. No A0 that has joined Swati and Shashank's team in the last three years (and there have been at least 2 to join each year) has lasted a full year in the team. It has come to a point where the team has no associates left for work because they leave faster than they are able to replace them. Does one need to say any more than this?

Thank you for the long sermon. The reason it’s relevant to ask if NLU grads are contesting is because:

- They rarely get tickets, whereas elite university grads abroad get lots of opportunities and hold high office

- Post Menaka Guruswamy, a new bar has been set and NLU grads are now looking for tickets

Being in law school and being a first gen lawyer, I've observed that there are types of first gen.
Primarily those who are actually completely first gen and have no well established advocates in their family, while on the other hand there are also first gens whose parents are not lawyers but they have one of their blood relatives as a well established advocate and even if they enter litigation, they will get the benefits of a 2nd gen.

P.S. - One of my batchmates relative is standing cousel for government in gujarat high court. He claims to be first gen like me but he has done his internships since 1st year under top notch adovcates and even 1 High court judge.

Welp guess life is unfair and unfairer in law school.

If I feel underpaid, there is nowhere else in India I can move to because all the law firm lalas collude on compensation.

If I start a new law firm, the lalas with their 500 lawyer firms can afford to undercut rates & quotes of my 10 lawyer firm in the race to bottom. They can cross subsidise non profitable rates, my boutique firm cannot. This will eventually limit my scale or drive me out of business.

I cannot move to SG or HK overnight because I'm not qualified there. Obviously, moving abroad is much more lucrative and desirable, hence, Indian lawyers are making beeline for those jobs.

SG and HK jobs are lucrative and desirable precisely because SG and HK are hyper competitive free markets. Legal services in India is not a competitive market with all its collusion and barriers to entry.

I never understood logic of those fundraisers for moots. It's not a necessity that you have to do it, if you don't have means then don't do it. There are decent moots in india as well. And it's not like college are not bearing any cost at all- then also people go on social media asking for financial support.

The work is fairly diverse, with a strong focus on technology law litigation, including high-stakes matters for major social media intermediaries. In addition, the team handles APTEL matters, arbitrations, PNGRB proceedings, civil suits, NCLT work, select Supreme Court civil appeals, and other commercial and regulatory litigation.

On the point about repetitive work: allocation depends on skill, reliability, and performance. Those demonstrating capability are entrusted with more substantive technology law and complex litigation work. At the same time, broader exposure is available depending on team requirements and individual ability.

In terms of mentorship and team culture, the environment is professional, collaborative, and hands-on. For the most accurate perspective, it is advisable to speak with current team members.

As far as PPOs are concerned, the process is aligned with the firm’s standard policy. Internships are routed through HR, and PPOs depend on performance, availability, and team requirements.

Work allocation is driven by client needs, timelines, and competence. Different team members lead matters based on the nature of the task and their experience.

See, that's the problem with boomers- you think we have problems with doing work. We don't have a problem with work but the toxic conditions around it- shouting/misbehaving with juniors, fake deadlines/urgency, not allocating work till last minute even though it came to you a week ago, the mindset to always be "available", even on holidays (like we are some IAS officers whose unavailability on their paid leave will fuck the country up), etc....to name a few. I hope you reflect on this and become a better senior. Anyways Gen Z won't buy the shit you guys were put through, so by carrot or stick, you will have to change.

An university charges lakhs annually, but in reality, campus life runs for about 8 months, and with online exams available, most students leave early bringing actual stay closer to 6 months or less. If students aren’t on campus for a large part of the year, why are full accommodation and related charges still being applied?

### Do law students actually get taken seriously in tax, or is it dominated by CA/CS folks?

Where should one even begin litigation or advisory? And in cities like Delhi/Jaipur, are there firms/chambers that genuinely take law interns for tax work?

Would appreciate any guidance from people in the field.

I'm talking about people posted in Delhi working for FAANG, Microsoft, X etc.. Been looking at such profiles. Quite posh -- Welhams, Campion or their equivalent in different cities. And everyone seems do have an LLM or MPP from abroad. Often either an NLU/Jindal law degree before that, else Stephen's/Ashoka types.

This the typical profile? Also, what's the pay like?

From a T1 college with decent grades and profile (have good internships). I would most likely join a different practice area, but is there still a possibility of joining a T1/T2 M&A /corp team somewhere down the line?? My heart is not fully in the current practice area being alloted and also the pay is super low so I am not interested in pursuing this path. Any suggestions on how I can quicky to pivot to m&a/gen corp???

4 day NLSIU SIAC Arbitration Course v 1 month Internship at India International Arbitration Centre. Which one is better from a career point of view (i.e which one would law firms prefer to see on your CV).

Can all the kind people here give honest review. I have been selected for both and they are on overlapping dates. Idk which one to choose

mods remove the contested mark

https://www.barandbench.com/news/corporate/jsa-snaps-up-three-cms-induslaw-corporate-partners

I am fourth year student at T2 NLU and scheduled to intern with Trilegal for June. Looking for a suitable accommodation near the office. If anyone has previously interned or is currently working there and living in a PG Nearby, would appreciate any leads.
Also suitable lunch options while interning there.

Ok and ik I'll get a lot of hate but someone has to say it. A lot of teams making it to the int rounds of moots. While all of them are deserving no doubt, not all of these students require funding. How can I say this? 2 friends from my circle had gone last year to Germany - came back with enormous shopping bags with an all funded trip sponsored by the alumna. Probably doesn't take a hit on pockets of the alumni so it isn't a issue issue per se, but we're talking about kids who can easily get it funded from their families taking advantage of a system only so that they can use those funds for shopping and what not? Again as I said, maybe not my place to say anything given that I've never made it to int rounds (never participated in an int moot) - but just from an moral a discussion is needed, correct?

There is no need to be dense. Global law firms follow rule of thirds in competitive markets. From the billing, one-third for lawyer's compensation, one-third for overhead expenses (your rent, electricity bill, office supplies), and one-third for firm profit (partner bringing in the client).

Indian lala firms do 1/4 or 1/10 or 1/20 or whatever. Consequently, Indian firm lawyers are seriously underpaid as a percentage of revenue generated compared to their counterparts in say Singapore or Hong Kong. Singapore and Hong Kong don't restrict foreign law firms now, do they?

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https://x.com/IndiaToday/status/2041374925970440650

According to Wikipedia, the TMC got around 2.9 crore votes and the BJP around 2.3 crore votes last time: so a difference of about 60 lakh votes.

Not being dense here. Just being direct. If you really think you're underpaid, just move where you think you are paid as per your worth, don't crib. You think Singapore and Hong Kong firms pay more, go ahead and get in there. And rule of 3 works on a team level and includes a lot of other costs, including partner costs, in the base cost. Doesn't work in the simplistic manner you think it works. And definitely, the point about opening your own shop remains open. Go ahead, do it. Pay what you think everyone deserves or give a response to that, instead of whataboutery.

Seemingly very little about the firm's work on the Internet, the partners seem successful and able to retain the clients they left phoenix legal with. Able to compete with Tuli in terms of insurance and reinsurance apparantly.

I am interning there in June, my second corporate (?) internship, would really appreciate any information about the firm.

Guys, as someone from India but an outsider to the Indian legal system (not having studied law there): seriously, you can be better than this. Do you not have any work in life? You are supposed to be part of the intellectual elite of the country. Asking if "NLU grads" are competing in the upcoming elections should be as silly for you as British uni kids asking "Are there Oxbridge grads contesting the upcoming UK local elections?" or "Are there Harvard/Yale/UPen/Stanford grads contesting the U.S. midterms in any of the 50 states?". The answer to that should not matter! Your uni names are high profile enough for it not to matter! Calling yourselves the Harvards/Yales of India but behaving like desperate no-name community college kids ain't the way to behave like the officer class of the legal system. You gotta fake it till you make it: if you don't feel like you are an intellectual elite personally, then pretend to be one, and if you have the capacity to be one (i.e., you actually have brains), you'll eventually be one (and be seen as one). And if you are from those unknown colleges, then this is sure as hell undignified also. You are slipping into the victimhood mentality that is the curse of the world. In either case, you are just behaving foolishly enough to be laughed at.

Moderators, I feel sorry for you and am surprised at you. I am sorry that you have to endure tripe like this. At the same time, you are supposed to be following your publication guidelines. Those state that content being published should provoke thoughtful discussion. That implies a degree of selectivity. Either change the guidelines to reflect that even nonsense like this falls within your ambit, or actually follow the guidelines. You, I and all who read this site know what the purpose behind such a post is, and what it devolves into. Albert Campion so beautifully says when asked about his capability to "talk bilge" even in the most serious and pressurised of situations that he "learned to talk the language by reading advertisements". Margery Allingham, who wrote the Campion books and is therefore the creator of the self-styled "Uncle Albert", would have surely written "advertisements (and Legally India)" had she lived to learn of this website and what it has become. Sorry for the repeated references to "golden age of detective fiction" novels (have been a huge fan since I was a kid), but those of you who waste your time posting such things are what Mr Gaunt, one of the primary characters in Ngaio Marsh's Roderick Alleyn novel Colour Scheme, would describe as "an insufferable bore". Is that really what you want your legacy to be?

Did you bring the client? Will the client pay you 2 crores for the assignment. Do you pay any part of the rent, electricity bills, office supplies, etc. ? You kids really need to grow up. If you are so competent start your own office- your own start up. If not then…keep working and stop complaining

Just see this link. Her husband, NUJS-Cambridge alum and Congress leader Muhammad Khan, has threatened to file a criminal case against people targeting her. But leave aside the trolling. The that matter will buckle under pressure and either sack her or sideline her. If Mark Zuckerberg can bow down to Trump, he can bow down to anyone.

https://www.opindia.com/2026/04/meta-india-compromised-pro-congress-leadership-scrutiny-facebook-anti-modi-propaganda/

Lol this was me in first year, and my only advice to you would be - it's THAT easy because it's supposed to be. You're in first year, the toughest law subject you have is probably contracts or family law. On mooting, again, not to humble you, but mooting at a national level is incredibly easy (almost ridiculous how easy it is) so long as you come from a creme de le creme background of having had english medium education throughout school life, having cleared CLAT in one attempt, with no serious coaching and stress, generally been the good student type to score well with minimal effort. It's easy because it's supposed to level the playing field for the diverse set of people that come to study in such government institutions - a major reason why it seems so easy to you is because you're probably lot more privileged than most in your university.

Also, not to guess which NLU you're from, but if it's one of the T-1s with heavy reservations - that explains why the crowd might not be too ambitious. And this is not coming from a place of elitism - and I hope it doesn't put an elitist thought in your already borderline-superiority-complex-suffering head. I say this from personal experience of being at a T-2 NLU and missing T-1s by a hair, most of my peers that come through a domicile quota had law as their literal last career option - and are only pursuing it because CLAT was a piece of cake with reservation.

I think I've addressed all 3 concerns that you flagged - academics, mooting, and peer group. I was in the same position that you were in back in first year, and I'm in my final year now - I spent my years in a law school that I initially deemed to be too "easy" for me chasing challenges - you find ADRs too easy? Go for a proper moot, one of the big 3 - jessup, elsa, vis. You find your crowd too unambitious, go for paper presentations, meet people that challenge you intellectual - the sky is your limit, literally nothing is stopping you from seeking out experiences that make your time at law school worthwhile.

I am going to say this once and only once more because of the number of times I have said it; I am going to say it very slowly, and very quietly. Please read, understand and digest.

Your use of the word "publication" (or "publications") is wrong, and if taken as correct, makes a total nonsense of the word. This is not your fault: indeed, you have abided by the nonsensical understanding of "publication" that has taken hold in India's appalling excuse for a legal education environment. In a country with a true understanding of academia, "publication" means only one thing: a journal article published in a journal which takes you through a process of anonymous, double-blind peer review. Nothing else is a publication, in the truest, most beautiful sense of the term. Yes, the word "publication" can be stretched to cover articles in some student-run law journals, but only in those and in no others. The exceptional journals of this kind are: Harvard Law Review, NYU Law Review, Yale Law Journal, University of Chicago Law Review and Columbia Law Review. (This is coming from someone who hasn't taken a degree at any of the universities whose names are associated with the mentioned journals.) Thus, no blog posts, no "NLU journals"... none of these are "publications", and describing them on your CV as such, while taken as correct in India, is not correct at all.

Therefore, unless Indian law firms are expecting you to have articles published in journals like Law and Philosophy, Public Law, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Cambridge Law Journal, the Law Quarterly Review, Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence, etc, you have not much to worry about. And if they do expect, that's unreasonable, unrealistic and silly: the next H.L.A. Hart or J. Raz ain't never joining a law firm. Hope this helps.

Brother if you had the ability to understand, comprehend or decipher intellectually stimulating concepts such as quantum physics, dark matter, black holes, galactic formations, interstellar travel, etc. would you be f-ing around at some law college? Law by itself is a rather procedure heavy endeavour, hence academics who spend their entire lives in classrooms "researching", are often unable to hack it in the profession. So get off your narcissistic high horse, stop being miserable, and enjoy life.

Hi, read thoroughly the basics of Companies Act and contracts act such as Private Placement, Preferential allotment, rights issues, difference between private and public company, difference between reps and warranties, difference between indemnity and damages, etc.

Also be sure about everything that you have written on your CV, the questions are based on whatever you have written on your CV and the follow up questions would also be based on your answers to those questions.

Read the latest contemporary updates too such as amendments to the dematerialisation of shares, the new definition of small companies, the new ECB norms etc.

All these will help you with your interviews at any GC teams.