This is the vulnerability with all these kinds of student-run systems. Bound to happen, I've always said so. Heard Sudhir Krishnaswamy at NLSIU is trying to replace this nonsense of a "system" with a western university-style career services office which will handle these kinds of things. Hope that effort is going well and that NLUJAA decides to follow that precedent.

Dont think the remote is fully accurate. A friend of mine is very close with someone who works there currently and am told they tell you remote and then may push for you to come to their office basis some bias in their mind (they pick at random and continue picking on them). Asli ID se aao Archana

Completely agree with the guest user who has been associated with RL in the past. Please do keep in mind the retention rate is incredibly low especially for a 10 ish member firm almost 50% of their strength is lost each year. [...] In a Tier 1 v. Tier 4/ tier 5 angle if related to river law, I'd still suggest choosing tier 1. Know a few people who worked here and they have really struggled with the politics here - im told its quite clique-ish. Hope this helps!

Demonstrably false. It is a matter of record that Amarchand and Mangaldas were indeed partners. They had a third partner named Hiralal too.

https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1301763/

Indeed, Suresh was not the only son of Amarchand who became partner; Ramesh (another son of Amarchand) also was a partner. https://www.the-laws.com/Encyclopedia/Browse/Case?CaseId=318591691000

I am getting a chance to pursue law in both these institutions. Symbi definitely has a better rank than GGSIPU but it's also expensive. GGSIPU is a state university but it's in Delhi and that's a huge advantage. What should I choose ???????? Please genuinely help. I only have a few days to decide !!!

Hey everyone,
I have absolutely no experience in corporate law and i will be graduating this year in may.
I have a litigation heavy CV, my concern for not not doing litigation is the pay.
The pay is extremely low and it demands like 5 years of your life to yield any financial gains.
how can i shift to corporate?
also are there any IP related corporate jobs that pay well as well.
Could really use some help thank you

Hey OTT
I have absolutely no experience in corporate law and i will be graduating this year in may.
I have a litigation heavy CV, my concern for not not doing litigation is the pay.
The pay is extremely low and it demands like 5 years of your life to yield any financial gains.
how can i shift to corporate.
also are there any IP related corporate jobs that pay well as well.

It is not impossible to get a job, but from what I’ve experienced in the industry- law is an exceptionally difficult field, more so when you are first gen with little connections. You will have to put on a good fight to achieve your goals. That said, don’t pay heed to anectodes much. Be brave and ready to face challenges. And try to do well during college.

would absolutely recommend shifting your location to Mumbai or Bangalore if you are supposedly in the gen corp m&a team. If they say transactions its most likely TMT work. But the actual m&a team is very tiny with only 1 counsel and maybe 1 associate. Their m&a practice is more diversified and structured in Mumbai and Bangalore.

Hi everyone,

I’m a fresher exploring roles in IP litigation / general IP teams at law firms in Delhi, and I wanted to get a realistic sense of compensation.

From what I’ve heard, salaries seem to vary quite a bit across firms, and even within the same firm depending on whether you’re in IP vs other teams.

If you’re currently working in IP (litigation or prosecution), or know someone who is, could you please share what freshers are being paid across different firms? Would be really helpful to understand the range and how it differs across teams and firms.

Thanks in advance!

I'll be honest. I'm 34.

Very frankly. I'll not go into technical reasons why you won't get the job. I'll assume you cleared all hurdles and you land corporate law.

You have missed the bus 10 years back.

Assuming you got the job. This is how it'll be -

You will have bosses who will not mentor you properly, because of your age. Because of your age they will not be as frank and free in feedback. They will just slowly get you kicked out or sidelined to be someone else's problem.

At 44 you will still not make partner, because your 10+ years behind. At 50 they won't make you partner coz you too late. Given this, they will see no incentive to hire you, squeeze 20x profits out of you for many years to come. Because your careerpath will be over before it begins.

Secondly, given the stress and overworking and slaving hours, you will become in healthy and burnt out quick given your lack of built up endurance from the past and youth. It's simply a different beast.

My belief is, you will want nothing to do with corp law in about a year or 6 months. You will be exhausted af. Another reason why they may not hire or hire you as a sidelined bench warmer. You will then end up working as a sidelined paralegal, junior to kids 10 years younger than you. You may not admit it, but your ego will not like it and you will be depressed.

Instead do something that's meaningful instead of being amongst such sad creatures who delusional about their stature in society. And contribute to growth of society. Yeah money maybe good, but what's the use if your spouse is sleeping with someone else during gym, or you've never seen your child awake in months, or having missed your father's or mother's birthday or their hospitalisation.

It's a job with money, but family and you will all resent you..you won't have any friends left. Just some 30-50 year olds discussing the Office and Avengers, which is their whole personality.

It is quite simple really. For every individual , Gender is an integral part of their life in human society. Therefore the right to life includes the right to gender identity. In other words, life without gender (in our present society ) would be a diminished life. Govt can't take it away without fair just and reasonable procedure.

In addition, Art 19(1)(a) guarantees the right to expression. "Expression" in this clause is not qualified or limited to any particular form of expression, so it would very well include gender expression too .

Hi bro

Can tell you these things

It is not a Tier 1 in its culture or organisation. So teams that support legal such as secretarial and knowledge management are all absent and the lawyers are required to do everything.

I think it's better you also have a clear discussion about the bonus as well.

There may be a lot of pro bono work expected from lawyers.

Also check out about the specific partner and office that you are considering. A lot depends on that. Kolkata is the biggest office followed by Delhi and Mumbai.

See it’s not as black and white as you're imagining.

I'm a first-generation lawyer and my family isn't very connected i.e they never “pulled any strings” for me.

I'm purely into litigation so my career graph has emerged that way only. I started with a random chamber in Delhi and made my way up to it. The “connections” I'm talking about is the boss and other people at workplace. Co-interns, very well-connected friends at my NLU. I've gotten their recommendations but I always had to burn the midnight oil. To be very honest its an endless cycle of grinding and getting recommended. First it began in chambers then the seniors started recommending to T1s.

On paper my internships might look 90% connections and 10% on my own (and even those are the by-product of my CV), but only I know three years ago I had absolutely no opportunities and I didn't know what I was supposed to do.

I believe networking is the bread-butter for a first-generation lawyer and if you're a competent person, connections will get you just the best opportunity. Grind yourself to the bone there and reap the rewards!

> People here, just got 14 LAKH bonus, eww so low apart from the 2.5 LAKHS PER MONTH yuck eww, also I pay very less taxes ewww yikes

Uncle, the person would have billed like 2 crores and received (2.5x12) + 14 = 44L total compensation. This is less than 1/4th of the billing. Please think a little who's really profiting from the labour arbitrage?

This is correct. When a firm has official email IDs for internships / recruitment, why would you email a partner directly? It comes off as immature and desperate. Rest assured, several firm HRs are competent and do screen all applications. My own firm has already received 6000 applications for internships/recruitment in Jan & Feb 2026.

It's a boutique practice that truly values merit over all else. They have a really high quality, sophisticated deals that allow associates exposure to transactions that you would only get outside of India. The only downside is that work can get pretty hectic sometimes, so you may end up working some weekends and holidays. Culture is pretty fun - they work hard but they party harder, so being part of the team has been a great experience for me.

I really think you have no idea about the internal dynamics and how trilegal not a family owned firm/promoter driven form makes difference? Do you really want your merit to shine or be at the mercy of some privileged kids who went on to have easy access to heading key positions in these firms and simultaneously decision making powers?

I was asked to sign a 3 year bond in the RE team. They didn't let me take the offer letter out of the office saying it's confidential (LOL?). I wasn't even allowed to keep a copy of it. The terms of the bond? exploitative. Its you either serve 3 years with us, or give us 6 months of your pay as 'training cost' and non-compete with a rival firm for another 6 months post quitting. When questioned, the partner guilt-tripped me by saying we put so much efforts into training a fresher and they end up leaving us after a few years and that makes our efforts go in vain. Absolutely did not sign anything. Since most of them are former Luthra guys, I thought im getting into a decent firm. But seems as if they forget that they have children too and would definitely not want their kids working under such suffocating circumstances. But when it comes to others kids, they turn a blind eye and exploit them left right and centre. It would have been a dream come true if it wasn't for that bond. Unless they have since changed their unfair practices, I would not recommend you sign anything under such unreasonable conditions at all.

Hello, I have a work experience of about 8 years - mostly with Tier I firms. My current firm is a top heavy and considering more senior resources are ion queue for partnership, my chances appear bleak in the near future. Came across this firm AQUILAW, where I had informal discussions with a partner who has shown interest in hiring me. Pay offered is at par with Tier Is and will be elevated to partnership in the near future. Have done some research - they are heavy hitters and have grown phenomenal in the last 10 years since setup. Does anyone know about their culture, people, etc?

Reality often hits hard. You cannot be expected to stare at a screen 24×7, be available at any hour, 7 days a week, live through constant anxiety, and also live a very happy, healthy life. Choose one or the other. That's why most people working at firms are unhealthy af, both physically, as well as mentally.

Not really required unless you are looking for a in-house/ compliance job with a fund, where NISM certifications may be considered an added advantage. However, there are many working as in-house without such certification(s).

P.S. If you are already in a financial conglomerate (like ICICI, HDFC, Kotak, Bajaj, etc.) in a group role, then CAIIB, FII, relevant NISM certifications (MF, AIF, PMS) may be beneficial.