do they reject if you're not from these college? No. Does it help? Hard yes. Hope that answers your question.

I would say all top 6-7 NLUs give you a good alumni base but NLS definitely takes the cake by virtue of being the oldest. Apart from that, I think NLIU, NUJS, and NLUJ seniors are quite active in lit.

As a partner, I want to share something I try to live by. As you grow in your career, you will come across behavior (and also often endure), whether directed at you or at others, that you will not agree with. Most of the times, because of the situation, you will not be able to change it or even speak up against it.

In those moments, it is important not to forget how the behavior made you feel.

As you move forward and your role and influence grow, make a conscious effort not to repeat the same behavior. Try to adopt a change which addresses the behavior that bothered you. Every change can make a real difference to real people, even if it's not a large number of people.

Becoming senior should not be about carrying forward the frustrations of your early years and then taking revenge on unsuspecting people to placate the younger self. It should be an opportunity to make things a little easier for others, even though you will definitely not directly benefit from the change in behavior or culture.

Over time, you will learn, grow, and improve. The way you treat people should grow with you.

Doing this will not make you known, or popular, but will help you sleep better at night.

I was exactly like you plus I'm from Haryana (so even my Hindi had a touch).

I did a couple of things from age 18-25 years:1. Memorize lyrics and sing along with Bryan Adams or other slower and regular English singers while reading the song lyrics off the cassette insert (yes, I'm old) - this helped the most along with micro exposures explained below.

2. Go to McDonalds and other similar chains and place orders in English to get micro exposures.

3. Seeing things and then describing it to myself mentally in English. Basically, talking to myself mentally in English.

4. Wishing strangers in public settings, Hello How are you! Good morning etc. - again micro exposures.

5. Talking to my sibling and close friends in (broken) English - another micro exposure.

6. Reading random articles on Wikipedia and opening the dictionary for each new word I'd encounter and then memorizing the usage and spelling.

7. Reading English newspapers aloud.

8. Typing randomly in Microsoft Word and learning from the corrections (grammar) feature.

9. Writing randomly on paper to become better at writing (not just speaking).

10. Doing the above repeatedly for a few years to become passable at it.

On troubling ex parte orders for removal of online content in defamation cases

The Delhi High Court's ex parte orders directing removal of online content in a series of defamation cases including the defamation case filed by Hardeep Puri 's daughter in connection with Epstein related allegations, and the case of the lady who accused a BJP leader of complicity in the murder of Ankita Bhandari etc, raise troubling concerns. The law cannot be that the Court will direct removal of alleged defamatory content ex parte on the first hearing itself without hearing the Defendants or their defence and without recording a finding that the allegations are false. The law is that truth is a defence to a suit for defamation. Once the content is removed, the Suit might as well be decreed. The loss to the defendant and the defendant's right to freedom of speech already stands taken away once an exparte removal of content order is passed.

What am I missing here.

On false dichotomies and the meaning of "Industry"

The word Industry comes from a Latin word that means working diligently at a task. From the Service Law point of view where the protection of workers or human labour is a moral and legal value, the word Industry means and should mean any enterprise whether for profit or not, whether State run or not, and where people work. A place or enterprise where people work for pay. That is an Industry. In order to apply certain laws, a minimum number of people working in a place or at an enterprise might be set as a qualifying factor. Sovereign functions like service in the Army will be exceptions. The word Industry must be interpreted in the light of the objective and purpose of the Statute or Policy in which it occurs. For Service Law Statutes, protection of workers and labour is a paramount objective and purpose. Therefore, the meaning of Industry must be interpreted expansively to provide the maximum protection to workers and labour. Protection of workers and labour is also a social welfare function of the State. No State can prosper by allowing exploitation of its people.

The Attorney General R Venkataramani is setting up a false colonial/ non colonial interpretation dichotomy. How does wanting to protect our workers and labour from exploitation become colonial?

Why so much hate if AI generates the post- as long as the sentiments are that of a person! AI does a great job at language and as long as someone is not passing it as an original work of art- why should there be a problem. It is like saying dont use autocorrect- learn correct spellings- Why?

You forgot:

Jamia Faculty of Law, Delhi

IP University School of Law & Legal Studies, Delhi

They are also public universities with good law schools in Delhi.

In NCR you can include

NLU Sonipat

Gautam Budha university, greater noida

ILMS, gurgaon of MD university rohtak

They are all government institutes

The LI model of usage would completely have to change. It would have to become a social media-style platform, with requirement of credentials etc to use. The possibility of just commenting like that would be taken away. Is that a good trade-off to address the problem of the occasional OP-like troll?

They are not using AI to get their results. They are using it for efficiencies. Please don't make up strawman arguments that are possible to prove false within half a second. They would never recruit, BTW, an associate who can't formulate their own thoughts on paper. If you really stand by your strawman argument, answer me this: why don't they sack their lawyers and let the AI do the work for them?

To be fairly honest, I'm not entirely sure about how it works in other cities, but in Mumbai usually most of the firms (T-1 & others) do have Paralegals and/or Long Term Interns.

You can secure these positions in several ways (not exhaustive):

(i) Through College placement - A few select Mumbai colleges (mostly GLC/NMIMS) regularly release vacancies for Paralegals from T-1 and other firms wherein their students simply have to apply and are shortlisted/interviewed on the basis of their CV and application.

(ii) Direct Application - This would involve you directly applying through the firm's website for the aforementioned positions and the HR gets in contact with you if they shortlist your CV/application.

(iii) Existing interns upgraded/extended - Quite often students already interning at these firms are offered Paralegal positions or extensions for long terms internships on the basis of their ability, team requirements and availability.

(iv) Cold-mailing - Sometimes cold-mailing partners may work but this is highly dependent on the quality of your approach and the particular partner you mail, taking into consideration their receptiveness to such an approach.

Considering that you're already a graduate, I would suggest to start reaching out to seniors/batchmates already working in these firms to get an idea of how you should apply, which particular team to apply to and which respective partner to reach out to.

Some people also have success with directly messaging partners on LinkedIn.

Additionally, you should employ points (ii) & (iv) mentioned above as well.

All the very best!

Did the letter which came with your law school first semester exam results sheet advise you to drop out of law school and pursue something else? Asking because I sincerely hope it did - and if it was a top five NLU, it should have done. It is not the LI moderator who is "lazy" or a "troll", it's you. Have you never been taught what a rhetorical question is?

PS: Just to clarify, I agree with the substance of OP's post, even though I don't like the use of language.

Saw another post where someone was mentioning their difficulties in speaking English. I actually have the exact opposite issue.

I'm currently doing litigation and have to interact with a lot of people. However, I do not have command over the language and become very socially awkward when I'm speaking Hindi, since all my schooling was down south.

What can I do to improve my situation? It's really affecting me

> I have never really been able to get my head around the financials of successful law firm partners as compared to successful litigators. Everywhere, one hears the same broad claims about the prestige of litigation and that litigators eventually earn significantly more, among other things. Can someone help pin this down to actual numbers, even if only in broad ranges? More specifically, even if a litigator earns substantially more in later years, does it realistically compensate for the income foregone over the first 15 to 20 years, as compared to someone who starts out and continues in a law firm?
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Look, I am OP of the post you replied to. All I'm saying is, not everything is in hands of the partner/PA/SA and there are so many variables and out of control factors, due to which they behave the way they do. The mail which got forwarded late to you, sometimes the other guy did not even realise you weren't marked or didn't even see or couldn't get time to even assess and forward you. Something urgently was asked to be made and didn't get reviewed, probably someone came with even more urgency or some other thing in same matter took precedence. Understaffed on a matter, no team recruitment due to P&L issue. I can go on but this is what is real life issue in this profession and this is why despite all associates cribbing about it, they do exactly same when they get promoted. At the same time, are everyone doing best they can? The answer would be somethings can be better. Not everything. Generally every senior tries to ensure that their team is protected and not get screwed (and i would definitely acknowledge that it's not universal) but so many times things are beyond them. And one pretty honest answer (at least for me), seniors do notice when someone picks up load without cribbing and ensure that the same person is also sometimes given lighter assignment or more likely, extra bonus or some other opportunities. No one would like to lose a good person and there's always some try to give them a semblance of better things till you can. The trick always is to see the person and figure out what works for them best in terms of reward, for someone its money, for someone its independence, for someone its nature of work and so forth and give them that as acknowledgement. Till the time the profession can be structurally improved, but still in line with market expectation. All associates cribbing about tight timeline ask for turnaround in same time, once they go in-house. So yeah, lot many things can be done but its not universal that seniors are out to kill happiness of juniors.

Wow!! There are five proper public law schools in Delhi (Delhi alone, not NCR):
> NFSU Law
> NLU Delhi

> FOL, Delhi University
> FLS, South Asian University and
> Indian Law Institute (less popular as it only offers higher degree programmes)

No other city can match this overall ecosystem.

Seen the jiggles where IG was CoE and seen the jiggles where the current Regi was CPO. When current Regi was CPO, we didnt even know who was the CP. Be that as it may, KL has really ramped up both the offices, made them efficient, made them accountable/ transparent in their functioning (you may disagree with the suspensions qua the war on drugs BUT they weren't without warning, i.e., rules were known to all kids and one may even argue that this was the right dawa to the kind of challenge prevalent on campus) and done the right things to make the systems work. He would be an asset as the Regi.

Agreed. A while back, the disability activists got very angry because an enrolment form for SAU (one of those forms you fill up as part of the formalities for joining the uni, once your admission is confirmed) asked the incoming students to sign a declaration saying that they had no physical or mental disabilities. It was causing quite a storm on Twitter, I remember - sadly didn't follow the story, so don't know what happened in the end. A university who is so unaware of the law... how can you expect them to offer a good law course to their students?

Hi so I am from a tier 99 clg and I am in my 6th sem (5 years integrated course ) and my only achievements are 4 months litigation internship under Human rights lawyer . Top 15 finalist in a legal quiz competition organised by clg and cseet cleared . Now with this profile can I get internships in botique law firms

Also suggest some firms - currently i know dhir and dhir for ibc

Also is faking your cgpa good idea ? Because on reddit I have heard that they don't very your cgpa

Thanks for the advice. Yes, I wrote it myself. The problem is not my understanding or expressing the language in writing but me not being able to express myself verbally in the best way possible. I often go blank and that blankness itself gets prolonged because my mind isn't trying to find the correct word but is actively thinking about how the next person is going to judge me.

I am currently in my 4th year of law school, really struggling to make any progress with getting myself placed in this bleak market. Given how the hiring market is, my limited options now appear to be restricted to Disputes teams.

However, working in Disputes has always scared me. I like the work, but am anxious that I would be losing out on whatever little time I have to myself. I am not a party goer, but I would like some time off to prepare for higher studies or a future career transition.

How bad is it? Will it suck the life out of me completely? Would I not even have the weekends off? Please help me figure out what it might be like realistically, and if it'd end my plans for exploring higher education/alternate career options completely. TIA!

Historically , even thou Bar Council of India (BCI) and University Grants Commission (UGC) rules prescribe minimum attendance rules; these were not followed by GLC Mumbai. However I heard rumours that thats about to change with University of Mumbai going to bring the 75% rule to Institutions under it. In case that happens they might bypass it via deemed attendance or something similar, or its end of era

i know exactly which moot you're talking about. it's ▮▮▮. i was there last year, it's ▮▮▮. they charged 7000 per team and had 121 regs out of which 24 advanced to oral rounds on campus. the organisation was SO BAD, the rounds did not start on time, THEY DID NOT EVEN GIVE US FOOD, we had to eat the mess food. EVEN WORSE, they made us check out of the hotel ON THE DAY OF THE SEMI FINALS/FINALS, we literally had to pack our bags and leave the hotel in between the rounds.

they did not give us a good valedictory ceremony, THEY DID NOT GIVE THE SEMI FINALISTS CERTIFICATES, and as soon as the so called ceremony was over, the ▮▮▮ disappeared and threw the other OC members under the bus when the participants started questioning

I have one year HC litigation experience in Punjab and 1 year SC Clerkship. I want to join a lawyer, not necessarily a senior, who has good work and is a good boss. Any help would be appreciated. I am open to work in any area of law or forum, and need only leads for people who are good bosses

considering a realised amount of 1-1.2 crores (which is very doable) comes out at 8-10 lakhs. fixed pay bands for SA1 are 24-26 lakhs. Bonus cap is 10 lakhs usually

so a conservative figure would be-

24 + 8 + 10 = 42 lakhs

ofc in a good year it can even be 46/48 lakhs or 40 lakhs in a bad year - unstable like that

I recently interned with the Capital Markets team at SAM mumbai. I want to apply for a call-back because I really enjoyed the work there. How do I go about it? Any advice would help.

Do I tag the partner in the email? Do I tag the training guide or what exactly do I do?