I agree EC is full of grandees who kinda end up protecting the VC till they cannot when faced with incriminating documentation. Then the VC becomes the fall guy but given off ramps such as being allowed to resign or leave with appreciation being recorded in minutes; inquiries into alleged illegalities killed off or no follow up action when inquiries actually conclude with inconvenient findings, names and recommendations and so many other ways of letting the corrupt calculi to fester. But that doesn't mean that NKC was a mere puppet and lacked agency. He just couldn't come good on the promises that matter to the powers that be.

https://thewire.in/education/why-protests-persist-as-nujs-students-call-for-vice-chancellors-resignation

Congratulations for getting published and trying to keep the fire alive. Unfortunately, a golden opportunity to take control of the narrative and nail NKC & Co has been squandered. The focus unfortunately is on the slippery SH order of SC, which may get modified in near future. More importantly, this article yet again failed to produce documented instances of financial wrongdoing by NKC and his cronies. Glaringly, the SJA leadership is missing from the entire exercise. Contrast this with SJA ownership of student protests leading to the ouster of PIB. Just search YT for NUJS Nite videos from 2016 onwards or slightly earlier. PIB and his gang were well entrenched and yet it was common knowledge to rank and file of NUJS officialdom that the mere whisper of SJA brass, esp a certain Prez (who began early as CR) would cause PIB and his campus friends scoot. Ask the PA (assuming honest answers will be given). All this without any violence and farcical gheraos. At no point SJA had the numbers that came this time to secure it's objectives. But they succeeded, incrementally, to get the damning documentation. They chiseled down the cabal (to the extent they could) with univ own documents.

The 47 demands remain unknown to the world and potential allies. The allegations remain unsubstantiated. The VC keeps playing victim without any effective counter. There is no answer on how the complicit SJA got summarily fobbed off and maybe rightly so due to lack of persuasive documentation. And lastly, the faculty members who goaded the students to aimlessly protest continue making us fools with greater audacity. Then again with friends such as SJA who needs...

Firstly, the owner himself does not comply with any timelines for paying bonuses, or announcing increments, but he expects other people to abide by the timelines. Hypocrisy.

Secondly, many people put BD/CD, and don't attend office. It is the partners who are guilty of doing this more often. But the owner seems to be targeting the associates for this, and not his partners. Ignorance.

Thirdly, how can somebody target Mr. Ojha like this. Mr. Ojha works so diligently and has sweated for the firm. Ungrateful.

Fourthly, owner knows very well that senior partners won't follow this. But for the sake of writing, it has been mentioned everybody needs to follow this policy. Lame.

Fifthly, the direct consequence is non-entitlement of discretionary bonus. Even for other non-compliance like non-adherence to AI policy, WFH policy, not attending office parties, not filling time-sheets, and not filling appraisal forms on time etc, the discretionary bonus can go for a toss. So billing basically has no role. Unprofessional.

Sixthly, the senior-most female partner (who is also part owner) neither comes to office nor will follow this policy. Nepotism.

(PS: Owner thinks that if deal announcements will have names of associates, then other firms/companies will poach them. Other firms will only poach from owner's firm and not from CAM/SAM/AZB/Trilegal/Khaitan, just because the owner believes so.)

Motivated reporting by TN to please certain bosses in Del, Mumbai and Nagpur. But indifference to ▮▮▮ allegations of ▮▮▮ financial mismanagement at MNLU Nagpur and Mumbai as well and so many other NLUs. Rt now NUJS students are alleging (albeit without any documentary evidence) financial wrongdoing by their ▮▮▮. And TN is absent.

Why stop at KIV? Reliable sources whisper that PIB acolyte Gurpur is leading the race along with VCV. Noojies may please check in with SLS alumni esp from Pune and Hyd campuses over the infamous SH imbroglio in 2018. Just Google. Surely she didn't stop there. VCV playing coy after he lost to NKC last time. But check the alleged campus rape/sexual assault that got hushed up during his tenure at Raipur. Noojies cannot have PIB, NKC avatars running univ again

Mostly agree. But IE can go off tangent at times. But TT spot on esp after Aveek Sarkar got booted out of editorial positions by his younger bro and sis. Also TT is now heavily reliant on WB govt funds to pay for operational costs. Also add TOI Kolkata edition in the same basket as TT.

Careers 360 report on NUJS:

Hostel facilities, especially for girls, are abysmal. “Washrooms were under renovation for an entire month while we had to use them. It was horrible. Female students couldn’t access the washrooms when workers were present,” a student said.

“Most projectors, plug points don’t work. Air conditioners break down every two months, and every single classroom has water damage,” the leader said.

Classroom conditions have become hazardous with widespread water seepage, malfunctioning equipment, and exposed electrical wiring during the monsoon. “There is a lot of seepage in the classrooms, and it worsens when it rains. They get flooded, and it’s not safe,” a student said.

Complaining about unhygienic conditions on campus, one student said: “There were snakes roaming around”. Girls in a separate hostel had to get food delivered inside because they were afraid to step out.

Students report multiple injuries from slips and falls, including one where a student suffered spinal damage. “We’ve had disabled students fall down… people on crutches. It’s that bad,” one student said.

After months of inaction, students took matters into their own hands. They purchased and installed anti-slip mats throughout the campus.

https://news.careers360.com/nujs-protest-student-vice-chancellor-vc-resign-kolkata-sex-harassment-campus-infrastructure-law-courses-elective-faculty-cag-audit

Adding some more companies here. If someone can start an excel sheet then I can contribute a lot there.

Morgan Stanley Derivatives - 15L (4 PQE)

HP - 15L (3 PQE)

Amazon - 42L (3 PQE)

Google - 80L (6 PQE)

Crypto Industry - 25L (4 PQE)

Fintech (Groww, Zerodha, Razorpay etc.) - 30L (4 PQE)

Funds - 20L (4 PQE)

Hi all I am a 5th Year Law Student. I am appearing for my universities' campus recruitment process. But I am unable to clear GDs and it has become a nightmare for me. I have looked for online forums which conduct mock GDs but are none of them are specifically for law. So lets create one of our own. We can schedule our own mock group discussion practice sessions twice a week, every weekend or even when the majority of the people are free. I believe that it won't just help me but all the people like me who don't have good communication skills. People who are interested in this initiative, kindly send me an email at groupdiscussion921@gmail.com

Incorrect. NDA doesn't even pick basic work. Dr. Antani who runs heads the pharma practice at NDA has been a s surgeon himself close to a decade and was first in Indian to setup a dedicated pharma practice. In most other firms, you will see IP team doing the pharma work. That's not the case at NDA. There's no match to NDA in pharma practice.

Dear Managing Partner,

Thank you for the mail and hope your short trip in the US is going well. We care a lot about your feelings wrt confidentiality obligations and firm policies. We really really appreciate your attention to the matter.

On a side note, could you please let us know when our arrears, payable since March 31, 2025, will be cleared? Request you to please shift your focus to this, your poor associates are falling behind on their monthly EMIs.

Love and only love,

Founder and Managing Ass(ociate)

I am not talking about pay because I don't know what everyone pays. In terms of the mentorship, quality of work, kind of human being they are : Aishwarya Bhati and Sidharth Luthra. Not heard one negative thing about them through any junior/intern and it's a profession where everyone has a negative experience with mostly everyone.

GUYS FRESH GOSSIP

The owner, who is in the US right now, has sent a follow up mail about breach of confidentiality. He is mad about this being posted here, and has directed the IT guy to "investigate" 🤣🤣

The whole floor is gossiping and mocking this in Noida lmao

Also, he has told that even leaking this specific follow-up mail would amount as brach of confidentiality.

I might lose my job, but my endeavour to keep you all entertained will persist 🤣🤣

Hard disagree on the latter half of your statement, bud. Protégé is lovely, I've been using it since beta test period but it is very much a prompt wrapper. You can achieve equivalent results on Gemini Canvas much faster. However if your firm has good integration with the Lexis suite then it's a game changer and makes a massive difference to work quality and efficiency.

Misleading headline. This is what the article also says:

"The police said the professor had paid for three replica artifacts from the museum’s collection. However, he was found with four items.

"A police officer said the teacher claimed he had bought some artefacts at the museum and accidentally took the replica in his bag."

This article was wrong and it was clarified later.

It was due to incompetence of nalsar's medical facilities.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/nalsar-university-to-probe-allegations-of-lapses-after-students-death-on-campus/articleshow/124077091.cms

This is one of those occasions where you can be thankful for Lucknow's existence. Here you go: https://lucknowdigitallibrary.com/publications/famous-judges-lawyers-and-cases-of-bombay-a-judicial-history-of-bombay-during-the-british-period

You just need to make an account to read the book online. Quite a pity that it cannot be downloaded without putting in considerable effort to bypass the site's anti-copy protection.

💯 I don't know who is shilling here for the Dubes but they are NOT the solution!! Please ask people in the know. The solution is to have an honest, efficient, dynamic and well-respected academic as VC. A good alum is the best bet. Sudhir has really done a good job at NLSIU, hiring good NLU alumni faculty and weeding out the TLC detritus. Plus attracting private sector funding.

That's what NUJS needs.

When MP singh was at the helm he had EC in a complete bind, in five years he convened an in person EC twice, all issues were handled on paper with file sent to each EC member, this way they could not exert undue influence, every comment was documented. This worked wonders, everyone knows what NUJS produced in those days. However, that also led MP Singh's downfall when the EC unanimously voted to not allow him an extension as they felt he did not give them their due share of importance. However, the MP Singh model also has its own downside, if there is a corrupt person at the helm this model can become a nightmare. So, please stop blaming EC, they are more like marg darshak, the actual decision has to be taken by the VC and if he is unable to stand his ground or adhere to the regulation, then no one can defend him.

One thing has been made abundantly clear in these protests: a large section of the students body are activists not trained in critical thinking. Any question on the veracity of the SC's order regarding the VC's CV was shot down dutifully by students before the protest by asking the sender to "read the room." After the GB was summarily humiliated by the GC and the gherao waiter out by NKC, some people finally raised the question of protesting without proof in today's GB meet.

GC had questioned why they were protesting based on a matter sub-judice and the students had no answers because they failed to even engage with this line of reasoning before deciding to protest. They tried to hastily cover-up by mentioning financial impropriety allegations, which students had no clue about to begin with. They only vaguely knew that some faculty had raised some questions on research grant fundings. The true and actual reason for the protest is the SC order against the VC which MOST PEOPLE DID NOT READ IN WHOLE even though it was some 20-odd paragraphs. They only read para 22 on directions wrt VC's CV which was forwarded on the campus whatsapp group.

Funnily most students were not able to realise how this incident showcases their serious lack of critical thinking skills, because of lack of the said critical thinking skills. Campus whatsapp group has become a battlefield where only a specific types of ideas are accepted. Sad to see future lawyers succumbing to this, although the saving grace remains that most of them would spend their lives in corporate hierarchies, sufficiently disconnected from the ground realities, for both their and other people's benefit. For people who might be entrusted to protect other people's free speech, they remain the most opposed to a marketpalce of ideas.

PS:

1. The ▮▮▮

2. The term "useful idiots" often misattributed to Lenin, was coined by a Yugoslav journalist in 1946.

Valid point. Why don't you list out what a partner expects from an associate. Ideally you should set out the expectations but the expectations need to be objective. The parameters you have, to rate an associate to determine bonus payout would do but what does the team do, to prepare an associate to perform on those. Provide sufficient training but also allow for sufficient time for the associate to, settle down, learn the ways of the different partners in the same team, learn the ways of different clients who insist in being different or difficult, learn the eccentricity of each individual in the team. Having said that, my experience says that person learns faster and perform exponentially better when he or she feels valued, secure and happy (and not a target of random team politics). Therefore, be human and learn to emphatise (and stop being petty). That is one quality that is missing and one cannot blame workload for that because I have seen many great partners in law firms who remain human including Ravindra.

OP here, someone is calling me intern while someone else have assumed I have magic circle background above, lol.

I don't get why comments here are so salty when asked about a "best partner" to work with? I know it's near to impossible to meet all requirements above. But I expect to help out your brother and tell me some partner who can be nearer to the above-mentioned culture and work.

Its not about working like a horse. It is also about enjoying the challenge. I'm sure you might have seen the video of chat between Rohatgi and Sibal about holidays when both were waiting for their matters during Covid time. As you rightly said, there's no dearth of money for them. Probably a year's earning for them is sufficient for one generation to live off it. But it's about enjoying it.

Don't go for such practice areas. They don't have any meaningful work. All that you will be doing would be mindless doc review and DDs. You will have no application of your mind. There is no need to put yourself thru that. Better than that, find a chamber and intern there. You'd have a much better use of your mind there

Ideally, enroll for PhD and then start applying. Good colleges want you to at least be enrolled in a PhD program. Also, there are so many applicants - 1400 for 20 odd seats that people with a PhD get an automatic boost over the ones that don't. Then there are publications that you should have.

However, you can bypass some of this of you gave connections.

Calcutta University, following complaints by students, has chargesheeted two teachers of the law department for coaching students privately. The authorities have also accused one of the teachers of furnishing false information about his career during appointment.

Recently, the authorities had chargesheeted the two teachers ? Nirmal Kanti Chakraborty and S.S. Chatterjee.

?I have not yet received any chargesheet. Naturally, I will not say anything about the so-called charges,? Chakraborty told Metro on Tuesday.

The inquiry committee also found that Chakraborty, in securing a job at the university, had given false statements regarding his stint at Hooghly Mohsin College.

A member of the Syndicate said Chakraborty had stated in his application that he had been a full-time teacher at the college. ?But inquiry revealed his statement to be absolutely false. His appointment was ad hoc and he was not a permanent teacher there.?

Chakraborty was appointed in the university?s law department in 1997. Next year, he was promoted to the post of reader and in 2003, he became the head of the department.

The university?s chargesheet against Chakraborty asked him to explain why he had misled the authorities by making false statements regarding his previous employment.

https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/private-tuition-slap-for-two-university-teachers/cid/1119477

Well, well, well… 😊

So how was he appointed VC in the first place?

In your firm do you not have any performance parameters based on which associates are rated at the end of a FY. Even if the firm doesn't have, as a partner and as a manager you should have some performance parameters in mind which you should convey to associates fairly in advance so that they know the expectation. Problem is sometimes associate is judged on ad-hoc basis, depending upon convenience and whims and fancies of the partners.

I agree. What good does resignation do? Destroy him socially with documentary evidence of wrongdoing. Prison time etc is for EC and courts to pursue because no one "useful" goes to prison. Just look at those named in the PN Sinha report. The prime accused kept getting fancy jobs with pvt institutions. Prison is so passe. It's only for those who don't have KS, AMS, MR etc. They keep you out not because you can pay. But because what you can do for them staying outside or can actually do to them and the cabal if you are not bailed out. Fear trumps everything else. Just make it real.

Wasn't someone IDed for scamming and favouritism etc at Meghalaya? Was everything really going clean for him and his spouse in KGP? Check. And why are we protesting against NKC when we are going to get his puppets? I am reliably told that a PIB acolyte from Pune is coming. Favoured by Nagpur. Very small price as part of a large deal for certain prosecutions to meander aimlessly like Sarada, Rose Valley, Narada and even RG Kar. All rainbow colours are involved. SAK, SB and AM have more details.

Are you sure? VC &Co captured all the evidence and selectively leaked those. Why do you think students are not being taken seriously? Or did you actually believe media reporting "killed it" and NKC is a goner? You were did in firstly by a complicit SJA. Secondly, by a manipulative section of the faculty who spoonfed you wrong and strung you up to get mauled by NKC and his band of supporters. SJA cupboard is full of skeletons esp since 2022. Do you really think the SJA doesn't know what a real audit of SJA and certain student committee finances will reveal? We should have cleaned out Augean stables before horsing off against NKC. We still have time.

We are the people. We don't need SJA if it acts in the interests of a few charlatans on the backs of the believers.

Hmm. How about you show the same zeal and extract all the agenda notes and minutes of all the FC, AC, EC, GC, Campus Dev Committee, Building Comm, Procurement or Purchase Comm, Tender Comm etc? It's a big climb. So why not zealously pursue and ensure that the SJA office bearers starting with the top 2 deliver on all these documents before the end of this month? If you can issue farcical ultimatums to VC even after being summarily dismissed by the GC, why not make a real one in the SJA? Why is the SJA playing footsie with disclosing its laughable 47 demands and claims of 7 cr deficits and you guys actually swallowed the spiel?

Get used to malicious, vicious, misleading, provocative slandering and half truths and ppl playing victim, crying wolf. Just because you don't like it or cannot or will not do it doesn't mean others wouldn't. That's a utopian expectation. If you cannot play offense check your defense. Don't whine.

I agree. The plan to stretch this out till the model code is declared and then depending on who wins and who NKC can access the elastic will stretch. Else place an acolyte. Just ensure PWD and WEBEL keep getting contracts and certain favoured banks for loans, if any. Bottomline, students need to be sheep who can be shepherded by a complicit SJA, which must perform per received wisdom from the so called "lions" among the faculty. VC will be ringmaster of this circus on behalf of not so shadowy interests which will lurk in the corners of EC, FC as also outside. And I am the Joker for yapping all this. Don't believe a word.

You mean paper research centres, including some as laundromats. NAAC, hmm? What about the huge variations in the figures that an email suggested based on data that VC himself signed off? Ofc hyatted NAAC could care less. NUJS was top 3. At times even besting the top 2 in certain sectors. Now we are clinging onto top 4. Even that bit is because of students and alumni. Know what? Ask any decent recruiter to interview NKC on his given subject. Actually interview all his acolytes on their given subjects. Allow students to choose the interviewers. Wait for the results.

NUJS rt now doesn't need a luminary. Often the operations are handled by acolytes who get away with a lot of wrongs just because they were wrapped in fancy degrees, urbane and suave communication etc. All great stuff. And we need all that polish. But that polish often hides a lot of dirt, which fester. The shine blinds us. The current mess is our doing. We did not take out VC cabals, past and present, root and stem. In most instances the head was merely allowed to "resign". If we are very lucky NKC will be much appreciated by the EC when he leaves. All this will likely never get minuted just like all SJA petitions. Be that as it may, the univ rt now needs a hands on VC who needn't be a luminary but is a good administrator. Ideally an internal or insider would have been great, someone who is not known for acting out of malice and doesn't see students as potential threats or objects of manipulation. External candidates will bring their luggage in due course of time after she or he has learnt the ropes from conniving insiders. NKC did it. Earlier it was a play off between Justice and Injustice leagues. Now it is mostly KIIT, SKAIL etc gang.

Since the SH matter is going back to SC and is unlikely to get resolved by the next EC (which the VC will cite and EC will accept to let him continue till Dec 31 and maybe till WB election is over) why isn't SJA coming clean on the 7 cr deficit? Deficit in itself isn't a crime unless it was caused by embezzlement etc. Just because a certain farcical conference cost Rs 40 lacs doesn't meant it was a scam. Also why is the SJA dishing out hearsay from faculty having chequered history of taking classes or misleading AC, FC and EC in the past. Just because their own relations with NKC soured doesn't mean they get to mislead students into protests and then riding shotgun. Ofc I think NKC should have never been appointed and SJA messed up long ago when it cut deals. Now when SJA is making us run like headless chickens on behalf of certain on and off campus interest groups why are we not getting smarter about next steps? Next thing you know PIB acolyte will be imposed on us.

What if PIB or his acolyte is coming as NKC successor. Check with the four horsemen - SAK, SB, MCC and AM. All are veterans so not sure if they will oblige. Last time the misleading slogan was son of the soil. This time it is female candidate. The soil bit has been dropped for now due to lack of suitable candidates. And yes don't be fooled by green vs saffron. That's for us. Not for those who are actually "fighting" A bit like NKC vs SJA

Can tier 1 law firms in India can give weeding leave? Or not if someone notice in advance ( 1-2 months) I am from Rajasthan and there weeding is too much wonderful . So I need at least 15days leave. So can I expect to law firms or not

Or how the working hours in tier 1 law firms

Average 8-9pm arrive at home from office or not?