Definitely. I think NLSIU is well on the way to being that. I believe once seeing a pitch by Sudhir in a speech to a conference of university VCs or something proposing it as such an alternative to the global north in times of COVID-19. I cynically smiled at the time, thinking he was just being opportunistic. But in seeing the actual content of what is being done, I will say that he was right to propose that pitch, and that maybe he should make that pitch a bit more ambitious in the future too!

I think you have enough common sense to realise that you are fortunate enough to have a VC who is (largely) good at his job, an excellent advocate for his uni and someone with genuine ideas for change in his mind. That's supplemented by a number of excellent faculty. Make the best use you can of such people. Oscar Wilde, based on his intellectually formative experiences at Oxford, once said that the idea of a university education was that you'd learn to gracefully play around with ideas. They are teaching you to do that, so that's the most important base (as far as you'd be concerned from a student point of view) covered. Other things will fall in place over time. As for the trimmings, my UK LLM was done not so long ago that I can recall a number of things about it. Even if you leave out the good course material, the language used, a number of the policies, even the jargon, sound, if you remove the name 'NLSIU' from them, very much like what a good UK university has (or should have) in place.

PS: Do excuse my interest. I did an LLM abroad a while ago. However, while my conviction at the time was that all LLM programmes worth spending time on are outside India, my attention has increasingly been drawn to NLSIU's work. That's not least because of the curriculum design of many of the academics you name. And that has caused me to modify my impressions to a certain extent. All the best for your LLM studies.

This is not just silly. But utter rubbish to shove your ore in where you have nothing to contribute. If you had, at the very least, some source of guidance on how to navigate university life, you may have said something useful. However, in the circumstances, you have just been unpleasant. If you can't teach a man how to fish, at least give him a fish for a day. Or if you can't do that, just be quiet. Naturally, you can use your free speech rights to be unpleasant if you like, but be ready to be challenged on your unkindness, or for someone to fight fire with fire.

Bully! Just shut your face, please reflect on your life choices, please understand that it's elitist creeps and weirdos like you who make this world messed up and you'll figure out that life is much better if you are kind rather than rude.

This forum has increasingly been used by insecure, smug, arrogant bullies and trolls, who would rather kick down than spread a little bit of knowledge and kindness. It is disappointing, disheartening, saddening and shocking that the moderators have failed to take note of this fact, and done absolutely nothing to buck this trend. Moderators, why do bullies rule the playground here?

Regards,

Someone who has been studying law for four years, who has had and continues to have valid questions and who is willing to give any fool who tries to invalidate those a verbal kick in the nuts.

PS: OP, many lawyers and law students (including some who use Legally India) are absolutely lovely people. The one who wrote this comment does not represent us, because whoever s/he is, they are like the smelly thing the dog accidentally brought in or possibly, the dog who deliberately chooses to bring in smelly stuff from his walks to make his (human) parent's life difficult.

No im.not from nluo and I had kept nliu over nluo only. Talking about old thing yeah alumin is one of the factor but not solely main factor. I have kept nluo above hnlu as of placement thing. Also if alumini factor and establishment year were ti be the main factor than gnlu would not in top 4 as it was established in 2007

Also would have not defeated nliu bhopal!.. Second oldest one!

See the cutoff of this year....is 950 nearby of nluo and 900 of hnlu because nluo has more open seats and also mnlu cutoff is only 600 because it has very few general seats. And rank difference of 300 is not a big deal it's fact of the d day 2 marks difference doesn't define someone worth and potential it depends upon the hard work. Also nluo placement detail is given in bar and bench as well.its official site .

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So far, the back-pack has been comfortable on my shoulders and that is really the most important thing for me. I recently had a long travel, between flights and trains, and the backpack was filled to the brim but it managed the weight of everything really quite well on my shoulders. It is water-repellant which means, as the folks at Decathlon told me, that it will push away the droplets but if you find yourself in a heavy shower, then Decathlon also sells a nice looking and actually-working water-proof option that they call "rain cover" << https://www.decathlon.in/p/8764679/backpack-rain-cover-20-40l-orange >>.

My own advice to you would be to prioritise size and comfort. Nowadays I feel that I need more than 32L in terms of storage in a back-pack but that is not a fault of this particular back-pack, just an evolution of my own needs.

Finally, congratulations on your selection and all the best for your upcoming student life. Stay safe and be kind.

Being not in your position, I am reluctant to offer a definitive advice here. So let me go about it this way: on a scale of 1 to 10, how satisfied are you with your life at your current institution? If the number is less than 7, then you have a valid reason to leave to another, hopefully better institution.

Now bear in mind that, on its own, the number you choose here represents your own sense of what you expected from your current institution and in what way has your current institution delivered upon that expectation. The number represents where you expected to be now, in terms of your intellectual and profesional growth. What a person expects is an evolving question that changes with time. But anything less than 7 is, in my view, a cause for concern because no young, intelligent person (such as yourself) should ever feel that they are living a life lesser than what they deserve. Sometimes, it is better to dare, especially when you have earned that right by qualifying for admission to a place you always wanted to study at.

But please, I urge you, do not worry about "wasting" two years of your life if you decide to go to another institution. Life can be incredibly unpredictable. Worse things than what you are afraid of today can and will happen eventually. You can die tomorrow, for one thing. Does that mean your life was a waste because you did not live long enough to do things you would have wanted to do? No! Savour your present. Appreciate the time you have spent at your particular institution and move on to another place if that is what you think is a better choice for your intellectual and professional life. Our country is a hard place. Many capable men and women will never have the opportunity that you have today: that is the real "waste" and not the time you have spent at your current institution.

You are an intelligent person who knows enough and who can work enough to put themselves in a position where they can now go to an institution of their choice. Give yourself a pat on the back, good fellow. I congratulate you on your success. I do not doubt at all that if you choose to go NLUD, you will make for an excellent company, intellectually and socially. Any institution you have qualified for will gain by your presence.

Get a good night's sleep. Think clearly about where you are now and where you would like to be. Determine the way to achieve that. And then make the decision. Something tells me where ever you go, you will do a fine job. All the best.

I’m at a bit of a crossroads. I’ve just graduated from a tier-2 with an average CV and have landed an in-house role at a decent company. I don’t see myself going in-house, at least not at the start of my career; however, I don’t have any law firm offers right now, and given how tough the market is (peers with stronger CVs are struggling with vacancies), I’m not in a position to turn this down.

My plan is to work here for 6–9 months, build experience (work profile: mainly in drafting, contract negotiations, and some privacy/tech law), and then try to switch to a Tier-2 or boutique firm, even if that means taking a pay cut.

Would really appreciate some insights as to whether this roadmap makes sense.

Even at its worst, a macbook will easily last you more than five years. It is well-made and the only trouble you are likely to get is compatibility issues with other non-Apple products. But that is something which is declining now with more Apple users and technology getting better across the board. With your student mail, you can even get a discount on macbook air. But whatever you decide, do visit the physical store first and give the product a try before buying it. Lenovo thinkpads are also a good choice and you can explore them to get a good comparison. My recommendation is macbook but so long as you are getting a laptop with 8/16GB RAM and one with the latest processor, you will be good to go with any laptop. Just make sure to avoid a brand that saddles your computer with a bunch of adware/malrare in the guise of "tune-up"/"productivity"/"anti-virus" software. All the best for your student life.

Please buy a normal windows laptop (not one with a Snapdragon processor) after doing some research of your own within your budget or if you are not great at understanding tech specs (it definitely seems like it, no offense ofc) then consult a fellow techie friend and ask him to shortlist a normal windows laptop within a given budget. In absence of tech friends (or even otherwise) watch YouTube videos (filter by number of views and make sure to only see very recent ones, say within the last one or two months Max) of best laptops in that budget.

Macs simply aren't budget. Even if the M4 Air seems great on paper, having a mac restricts you in too many ways (no, not just gaming but for instance having the latest spuriously obtained Adobe PDF software for example, which becomes a must-have). And the repair of anything will cost a kidney and give heart attacks. Get a good windows laptop at your budget - if the budget can accomodate a MacBook or iPad + keyboard, it is definitely big enough for a great machine that you will genuinely enjoy.

Search on LinkedIn.

Mumbai Office: 1 Partner, 2 Counsel and at least 1 Associate left last year.

Delhi Office: 1 Senior Partner left, 1 Partner shifted to Counsel and then left, 3 Counsel left last year, and 3 at least Associates left last year. This year a MA has left and at least 2 Associates.

The writing is on the wall

Hi

I'm also a native Bangalorean who can fluently speak Hindi (almost as if I'm from UP) and have worked in Mumbai for some time earlier in my career as well.

First, fully agree with the other Bangalorean fellow - be chill, don't fall for media + social media.

Second, as a legal market Hyderabad is not there yet. Ahmedabad could be of some opportunity especially if you are willing to engage with GIFT City and the regulations there, as more and more financial services firm look to setup a base of operations there. You will also benefit from better infrastructure, lesser people. On the flipside, weather, lack of cosmopolitan culture (at this point in time) and (to the people for whom this is important) it's a dry state.

Last, If you are a lawyer posting on legallyindia looking to (I presume) get high-end jobs, if you think speaking in Hindi is going to make a difference, then that maybe the wrong way of going about it. English is where our agreements get written in, unless you are a litigating lawyers - then local language is important.

PS: Shift where you think is best. Don't crowd source your opinion or troll on platforms like these.

PPS: The weather is peak Bangalore right now. If you were here for more than 3 days, I'm fairly confident this post would be irrelevant.

I’m in a very similar situation I’ve just completed my first year at RMLNLU, and I am getting NUJS. To be honest, the state of affairs here is quite disheartening. That said, I’ve decided to stay for personal reasons.If you don’t have a strong reason to stay, it might be better to leave. You don’t want to find yourself unemployed at the end of five years.

Keep living in your blissful world where people who go to university abroad are necessarily less driven than their Indian counterparts. I am also glad that your imaginative world includes a state of affairs whereby, if the alumni were aware of how good NLS (or any Indian law school) would be, they would necessarily want to send their kids there. Your world-view is far too binary, your understanding of foreign universities is zero, your experience of kids who go abroad is probably limited to none at all and your understanding of the place of a university like NLS in the minds of many people is far too overblown. I think you just have to face the facts: that for some people (maybe for many), they see NLS as a stepping stone to lift them up, so that their kids can access better things. As an illustration using another country's context: somebody going to a state school, studying law at King's and then working at an MC firm, so that their kid could go to Harrow or Haileybury and study law at Oxford based on how well they do at either of those two exclusive independent schools. Obviously, people don't necessarily get the answer to what those 'better things' are right all the time (see decision-making about sending to Jindal/Ashoka), but that does not mean that all of them become totally blinkered. However, as I said, please do not allow this to nest rent-free in your head and take out of your eternal sense of so-called disadvantaged socioeconomic background victimhood mentality (in reality: envy, because you know that that's what you really want, and would die for your kids to have, unless of course you are one of those idealist types (who are of no use to anybody in any case)).

I work at a firm specializing in real estate. I don't wish to continue in this practice area and I am trying to transition to projects, is it easy to do so? Are there any similarities between the practice areas (so that I can show transferable skills)? Or if there is a scope to shift to any other practice area? I request seniors to please help!

Inflation is through the roof and the govt is squeezing every last drop from us through GST and IT! Not worth living in a tier 1 metro unless you are a multi crorepati. A simple snack and coffee at a nice cafe in Khan Market or Bandra will set you back by 1.5K to 2K. 😢 Gym memberships, movie tickets, clothes, padel court bookings.. all super expensive nowadays.

Best retirement is to go to a tier 2 metro, buy a flat, join a club… all within reach.

While iPad is really helpful to take notes in class and for doing readings— it cannot completely substitute the utility of a laptop, especially for assignments and submissions. Like even when using word on iPad, you may not be able to utilise some features that you can on a laptop.

So my advice would be to go for a laptop right now, and maybe 2 to 3 years down the line you can go for an iPad if you feel the need for it.

Thank you for acknowledging my comment. If you think that the Comparative Public Law course plan meets international standards, you should also look at what was taught by the likes of Prof. Arul George Scaria (Law and Technology), Prof. Arun Kumar Thiruvengadam (Regulation and Welfare) and Prof. N.S. Nigam (Law and Justice In A Globalizing World). I had joined the LL.M. here after some hesitation because of what I had read online, but the actual experience of going through the coursework has convinced me (and most of my batchmates) that this is the best postgraduate programme in legal studies that is currently available in India. It will be a worthwhile option in the coming years because of the prohibitive costs of attending universities in the Global North.

He has uploaded most of his course plans from NALSAR on his academia.edu profile. Here are links for some of them:

Constitutional Law I (Fundamental Rights): https://www.academia.edu/96331395/CONSTITUTIONAL_LAW_I_Syllabus_June_October_2022_NALSAR_Hyderabad

Constitutional Law II (Structures of Governance):

https://www.academia.edu/96331746/CONSTITUTIONAL_LAW_II_Syllabus_January_April_2023_NALSAR_Hyderabad

Political Obligations (Elective):

https://www.academia.edu/96332831/POLITICAL_OBLIGATIONS_January_April_2018_NALSAR_Hyderabad

Judicial Process and Statutory Interpretation (Elective):

https://www.academia.edu/96332992/JUDICIAL_PROCESS_AND_STATUTORY_INTERPRETATION_July_October_2018_NALSAR_Hyderabad

Interdisciplinary Studies On The Indian Legal System (Seminar):

https://www.academia.edu/96337810/INTERDISCIPLINARY_STUDIES_ON_THE_INDIAN_LEGAL_SYSTEM_January_April_2018_NALSAR_Hyderabad

I could not find such uploads from other faculty members at NLSIU, NALSAR and NLU Delhi. I wish that more faculty members from these better known institutions had made their course plans publicly available.

If you're looking for law-related jobs that involve getting up and moving around, you might want to consider roles like a court investigator or process server. These jobs often require serving legal documents and investigating cases, which can involve a fair amount of legwork. Environmental law could also be a good fit, as it might involve site visits and inspections. These types of roles might offer more flexibility and opportunities to get moving, which could be helpful given your needs.

"Bengaluru's systemic issues may precipitate an exodus to Hyderabad and Ahmedabad, which boast robust tech and business ecosystems. Hyderabad's Urdu demographic and Ahmedabad's Hindi-Gujarati synergy offer unique advantages. Persistent challenges in Bengaluru could irreversibly alter the urban landscape."

For law school, a laptop is likely a better option than an iPad due to the need for multitasking, research, and document management. Consider a good quality Windows laptop or MacBook, prioritizing factors like processor, RAM, and storage. Budget-friendly options like Acer, Lenovo, or ASUS might be suitable. A laptop will provide more flexibility and functionality for your studies.

I wasted years in litigation, but now I want to turn my career around. I tend to give up on things when they get stressful instead of navigating them by sticking to them and come out through the other end. But I do have the ability to commit and be successful. I am not getting a chance to enter in any corporate role at the firms I want to join. How do I begin?

I tend to shy away from hard work and looking like a beginner in professional settings sometimes and all this has lead to this.

I have been jobless for a while. It is really shitty, hearing shit from everyone, not being able to pay bills. Litigation was also paying peanuts. I dont want to waste any more time. Right now I cannot invest money to do another degree or anything. I just need to get into momentum. Any advice from someone who can help me out? Thanks for reading.

I hope you're doing well. I’m a student from the batch of 2026 at a mid-tier NLU with a strong interest in litigation and arbitration. I have good internship experience, mediocre to bad grades. The issue is i am on education loan and i want a job with atleast 10-12 LPA upon graduation. As I a in my final year now, I was hoping to get some insight into which disputes partners or teams are looking to hire from the upcoming graduating batch. I would be grateful for any guidance or leads you could share as i can't afford to waste time.

Hey guys, its my first post here. I am currently a 5th year law (batch of 26) from a reputed college in Mumbai and well known for attendance issues. Being a first gen lawyer I had no idea about Assessment Internships and PPOs and I feel it is now too late for everything. I am about a year behind in internships and I have no idea what can I do now. I feel hopeless and scared. Currently interning under a Sr Adv but barely get any drafting or research, im usually in conferences wherein firms brief my senior. Have single month internships at T2 firms lined up until December which I now feel are useless as i cant get a job in them. I have 6 months starting January 26 to do something in life. Coming from a business family i know nothing about the "job" experience. Im not keen on joining a T1 firm at all because a lot of them feel toxic. Interested in Insolvency and IBC laws. Based in Mumbai. People are getting PPOs rn and i recently got to know assessment internships are supposed to be done a year prior to when you will be graduating.

This sounds great, thanks for the advice. Doing this already along with this. Just wondering if I quit my current job will my independent projects be looked at as gap, making it hard for me to get back in law firms, if I'm required to get back. Because I already have a few short stints in other law firms.

This is the honest truth. Even for NLS alumni parents, the first option seems to be an Ivy League (followed by Oxbridge) undergrad degree for their kids. Those kids who want to be lawyers, the risk of not making it to NLS is so high these days, that they're all convinced about the value proposition (from their perspective) that JGLS offers.

The work culture at HSA Mumbai is very good. No toxicity at all. Partners are very nice and do not harass the juniors, in fact they have very humane partners who work late themselves and do not leave before their juniors. Certain new partners who have joined recently are really good at their work and considerate to the juniors. Rarely seen such kind of lawyers in recent times.

They pay all the lawyers in time. Though the pay may be less compared to Tier 1 law firms but it is paid. They have some good matters as well in banking finance and infrastructure side. Please do not pay attention to disgruntled ex employees or interns.

Part 1 is here - https://www.legallyindia.com/convos/topic/394522-whats-wrong-with-law-firms-and-is-in-house-better-part-1#comment-394522

Part 1 dealt with the issue of what is wrong with law firms. TLDR; what makes law firms problematic is that they do little to address some very fundamental things that make a workplace sustainable – certainty and visibility of workflows, better client expectation management and real and effective rest and recovery programs. These are real systemic problems.

So is in-house better? In-house roles too have real systemic problems. The first and possibility the most important one is the compensation disparity. In house roles generally don't pay as much as your plain old law firm job. Certainly not at junior to mid levels; & while senior roles at good companies you get you hefty sums, it may never match up to compensation level of some law firm partners.

Lawyers are also used to a very straight forward compensation structure. Month on month, your in-hand salary = Fixed- 10% TDS. But in-house even in a small startup doesn't work like that (if you are an employee & not a contractor). You will see something called the CTC in your offer letter (which could be a huge on-paper number). But a good rule of thumb is to deduct ~25-32% to calculate your monthly in-hand salary. Some might experience shock at the amount of tax they are paying upfront along with all the other deductions.

Some companies also offer ESOPs. ESOPs are tricky. There is a tax incidence when they vest & when you sell them. For the former, your company will most likely deduct some ESOPs from your monthly vesting - which means each month, you might receive a lower than expected share of ESOPs. Share value can fluctuate & you can't just keep holding on to ESOPs in perpetuity. Beyond a certain value, you will have to liquidate out of commercial prudence (particularly if they are foreign stocks). The other problem is that in new and upcoming start-ups ESOPs could basically be worthless or too cumbersome to liquidate. Their issuance process could be defective & any grants effectively unenforceable. All this is difficult to verify when you join.

So compensation is a real pain-point in in-house roles. There are perks for sure. Generous health insurance, fitness and wellness programs, cabs in IT companies, and subsidized food is not uncommon. But different people perceive value differently - so for some this overall value proposition may be less attractive.

Then there is the question of stakeholder relationships. In law firms, lawyers are often coached to be subservient to the client. Subservience with a little bit of tact and risk management will get you far in a law firm. In in-house roles - you simply can't operate that way. There are times when you have no choice but to stand firm and disagree to save your job. Sometimes you have to communicate subtly to make stakeholders understand the risks in terms they understand. Relationship management is way more complex and constant in in-house roles. When and how to 'escalate' becomes as important a skill as any of your legal skills. Not everyone might be good at this and this can become as a source of much stress. But this relationship building can really ground you, help you understand the pulse of the business (the actual one, not the one that law firm lawyers proclaim to know) & make you feel involved in a project or business in way that as an external counsel, you can rarely feel. It can lead to high level of satisfaction.

The way lawyers are perceived also varies from company to company. The common view of lawyers being a 'cost center' is often held but usually only by those stakeholders who don't have much experience of a legal issue gone bad. Mature companies (including many startups) these days seem to understand the value that lawyers bring to the table. Sure you may not be as important to the business as a techie or a sales person - but many in-house lawyers are able to become trusted business advisors in the true sense. Pro-tip: It is helpful to start out in an established in-house legal department to learn the ropes - since your legal skills become somewhat secondary in your day-to-day job.

And yes. Work does get monotonous and concentrated in a few buckets. But while you might not achieve much in subject breadth - you will certainly go deep in the sector your company operates (including non-legal stuff) , assuming you are interested in the business, your company is doing well and growing and has a good business team. The flip side is that as a law firm lawyer -you run the risk of doing shallow work most of the time - particularly, if you do advisory work, where you actually rarely get to see the business implementation of your advise. As a law firm lawyer, you might have better luck of doing deeper and impactful work in high-stakes litigation or investment transactions - but these come with the associated high personal cost - which made you hate law firms in the first place. It's pretty much a Hobson's choice.

And yes, in-house work can be as hectic as that in a law firm. Be sure to vet your company's culture before you join. In some cases, there could be lesser flexibility in in-house roles. Job security is also less certain than in law firms - where large scale layoffs not linked to performance issues, for all means and purposes don't happen. Yet.

So which is better? The anti-climatic answer is that it depends on you and your personal experience. My two cents, understand the pitfalls and benefits of working in either, but don't seek simple answers for complicated questions like this. It is your life we are talking about after all. If your starting point in your career is at a law firm & you feel disillusioned or doubtful, try out the other side of the grass. Maybe switch several times (if you are not satisfied). Only then will you subjectively see which side looks greener to you. And never forget: "What are your choices when someone holds a gun to your head? You do what they say or they shoot you, right? Wrong! You take the gun or pull out a bigger gun or you call a bluff or you do any of the other 146 other things”"

This is more what it is. NLU Alumni get rich if they work in firms, spoil their children, they dont learn work ethic, arent hungry to learn and want to live life on easy mode. Those kids end up instead of even trying for CLAT going down the JGLS/ LLM/ Undergrad abroad/ Papa will pay route. Parents cope with it by claiming what theyre doing is more high status. Most generational wealth is lost within a generation. But ofc when things are going well people dont realise the peril theyve put themselves in by coddling their children. Its fine- they can afford to do this for now.

Does it say anything at all about - objectively is NLS a better or worse uni than these other options? or the value of foreign llms? not at all. what might be a trend for the children of celebrities/ rich people does not necessarily apply to you- nor is it necessarily a good choice inherently.

Yes. And kannadigas in Delhi will either be fluent in Hindi or get ripped off in English. Welcome to the real world. Not everything is some great injustice. You go to any country in the world where you dont speak the language or understand the culture you run the risk of getting ripped off. Have some street smarts. You go to New York, Beijing, Tokyo, whatever you will be ripped off at some point of time because you dont speak the language and dont know the culture. Every person who moves from a village or a small town to a big city gets ripped off at some point or another. I'm south indian and I assume i'll be ripped off doing street shopping in Janpath or in Mumbai. I know landlords will charge me extra rent and generally not treat me the same way because "madrasan"- which is legit a thing that has been said to me by landladies in north india before. Ask any northeasterner if the mainland is very hospitable to them.

Just because you havent travelled to other cities and realised that this is just a fact of human nature and happens everywhere doesnt mean its something unique to bangalore or even that its something thats fundamentally unjust.

Founders are three NLSIU grads: Shishira Rudrappa, Bipul Mainali and Abhishek Parsheera. The last two are finance bros (who are usually apolitical people) and seem to be detached from the day to day workings of the site. Shishir is the active one, along with Pallavi Saluja (editor).

Can't comment on the political ideologies of Shishir or Pallavi, but some years ago Shishir had got into a war of words with the UP police, over a tweet concerning Yogi. See these links.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/lawyer-up-ias-officer-spar-over-yogi-hoarding-in-bluru/articleshow/84388222.cms

https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/lawyer-who-shared-pic-govt-hoarding-bengaluru-threatened-legal-action-152227

’ll be upfront: numbers and hyper‑competitive environments aren’t my strong suit, don’t get me wrong I’m smart ( T1 Nlu, top 10 batch rank) but Im just slightly laidback when it comes to corporate or jobs in general. I can work long and hard but I don’t mind the hours either. That said, I want to join a tier‑one firm ideally in a practice area that’s a little human, but not totally relentless. Ive interned in tier 1s quiet a few time but I haven’t been able to crack which practice is it for me. Tbh Im not super passionate abut any of them, but before anyone comes on here and says that don’t do it then, find your calling or some shiz, that’s just how I am, not passionate about any job but I do like money and prestige, so yeah .Which practice areas tend to have decent people who don’t suck the life out of you, and predictable workflows, and not go go go all the time. What trade‑offs should I understand/ types of work involved, typical client urgency, billable‑hour load, and long‑term progression for areas that suit someone who is not as intense in life in general. (Ik everything sucks, but what sucks maybe a little bit less)

Also with LiveLaw. The way they are advertising Lawschool news , which is like poor ChatGpt generated content for highlighting/advertising any stupid and low lying fruit which their VC/univ got. Like organising Farewell of passing out batches and vc winning some award just like some bollywood star winning some award.

Pls be careful of the keechad - i was unaware of how terrible the roads and drainage system in Lower Parel is and ended up wearing white leggings on my first day. thankfully a kind lady helped me wash it off. and pls be careful of the manholes. i could not get cab service to my place of stay due to torrential rain and had to walk to my PG. I almost tripped and fell into a manhole since I couldn't see anything as the water level was up to my knees

My god man, you are getting NALSAR and NLUD... wtf are you waiting for? Just make the switch! I'd be putting my foot in it if I told you which one to switch to, because if I said NLUD, some trolls from other unis would jump on me, whereas if I said NALSAR, NLUD trolls (there are many) would jump on me. But you have been offered places at two fantastic unis, and your hesitation would give a reasonable person pause to ask whether you are actually deserving of those offers! Nobody gives a flying shit about your '2 years at RML'! As far as law firm and other legal profession landscapes are concerned, RML may as well not exist!