Hi, I am from Nmims. I got placed in a tier one on my own by interning constantly, all thanks to the location. You do get the chance to intern in the non-seasonal months and can be a paralegal or an article. The reality is that most people do not get placed since they do not intern or do not put in any efforts. There are some who still do not get placed after all the efforts because they started late. If you have decent contacts / interested in litigation, opt for Nmims. Attendance is a headache but u do get some exemption if you intern. You would be required to hustle and balance both.

I would say, opt for jgls if you can. But then make the best of the resources offered and stick with a good circle. The opportunities are endless, you just have to know how to use them at the right time.

My seniors in college! Their notes, their advice, them helping me through moots, competitions, and quite literally wanting nothing in return. I am so grateful to my college for it. I think GNLU has the best seniors in that regards. POV: They don't like being called sir or ma'am.

Below is my top 10 ranking, as an unbiased person with no agenda. My weightage is a mix of placements, infra and faculty — not purely placements. Hence placing NUJS below Jindal. I have no agenda here, so please don’t make ad hominem attacks

1) NLSIU

2) NALSAR

3 ) NLUD

4) JGLS

5) NUJS

6) GNLU

7) NLUJ

8) NLIU

9) RGNUL

10) Symbi Pune

I think you need to decide based on what the new firm is aspiring to be. In smaller setups - you work more / become a more rounded lawyer. So - it's a bet worth taking because you'll easily get a tier 1 job in a year or so if you're good and don't like the new firm. Or - if you like the new firm and they like you - money will increase and you will benefit in the long run from being an early employee. All the best either ways - cheers!

There are only 2 ways to be the best. Either be the best or kill the best. Sudhir has realized that his brainchild (3-year LLB in NLS) will never be able to surpass the BALLB programme so he has decided to kill the BALLB programme.

On your first point, Sudhir will argue that better people have graduated from the 3year programme of other Universities like Ambedkar, Chandrachud who have gone on to become the greats. Sudhir was just an exception who became great after graduating from 5-year LLB.

Do not be nice or super nice to her, this will only drive her away.

Be ordinary with her- ask her for having meal together, going out, going for drinks, watching movie together. Try nd hangout with her in grp of 4-5 so she does not feel compulsion to talk.

Open yourself to her when the time is right. Take and accept her advice - tell her what she suggested worked out.

Be gradual and respectful of her space. The moment she opens up try mentioning therapy.

No one wants a friendship out of pity. You are good person - do not pressurize yourself - chances are you might get failed - do not forget to appreciate yourself for trying.

Dear Ma’am,

Hope you are doing well as well as thank you for accepting my connection request. If I have may have kind attention for a few minutes, I would be indebted. You might not recall but I had applied for a position of a legal associate with the General Corporate and Transactions team of xxxxxx back in November, 2024. Over a course of 4 – 5 months thereafter, I underwent a series of interviews, discussions and written assessment rounds, leading all the way up to the process of background verification, wherein yourself was a panellist as well as I recall. All this while, I was not given any concrete information of the status of application, as the rounds progressed. Towards the end, I was asked submit my personal documents as part of the background verification process, albeit without any context as to my selection. I complied by providing my previous offer and reliving letters and bank statements as sufficient proof of my professional credentials – though the same seems quite puzzling, given when someone has not been given any confirmation of their position. However, when I was asked about my current organization’s offer letter, I honestly winced, given the fact that I am still employed with the firm. I tried to reason with the HR and legal team with every possible explanation I had, however, my request was outright denied. I tried every possible method to try and reason the team to arrive at point of mutual understanding, where neither would at a disadvantage, however the conflict could not be resolved at any point, despite having provided sufficient documents establishing my credentials. Ultimately, the team had to drop my candidature, however, I believe it is highly unfair and incorrect for my long-drawn, and team’s collective effort to go in vain over something trivial such as this. If the matter pertains to mutual mistrust, there can be certainly be an option around it, however, if the impasse was simply for the purpose of running a background check beforehand without my consent, then I can very comfortably say that it would most certainly would have come as negative since I had not intimated at my current organisation of the same. It would have caused two thing simultaneously- the BGV would have failed and I would be fired from my current job, a situation not very congenial to my professional aspects. If you believe I was malicious or unprofessional in any mannerism and asking for some verbal / written comfort, none received whatsoever, from an employer before handing over all pieces of their confidential information is too selfish or insubordinate of me, then I believe there is something gravely concerning in how the recruitment process if conducted. Having stated all that, I informed the HR team and the ones concerned that I would still be more than willing and hopeful to work-out a path of mutual benefit and cooperate in whatever manner I can, as I have in the past as well.

Thank you for your time and kind attention and hope to hear from you.

Regards,

-name-

LI seems to be too rife with negativity these days. Let's have some positive discussions. Talk about some really wholesome people you came across in your college or workplace.

Personally, I am a T1 NLU graduate. Left Big Law in a year for a boutique firm; while my pay took a considerable hit but the managing partner is such a sweetheart. For the first time, I have been feeling content with my life.

Why is it that no one wants to start their own independent M&A and Commercial Contracts legal practice, similar to litigators? Why is it that only litigators work independently? Is it impossible to start your own independent corporate legal practice? Has anyone done it successfully within the first few years of experience?

I have had exposure to legal cultures outside India as well. I cannot point to anything like the mooting league tables elsewhere, even in places like the UK, where mooting is popular. If my knowledge is lacking, someone please point me to one. I think we need to enhance a spirit of greater collaboration combined with healthy competition, therefore no, I would not bring it back, if I had decision-making powers.

I currently work at a boutique specializing in IP/ TMT in a tier-2 city where I’ve had the chance to handle a wide range of matters and build strong practical experience. I also have two years of work experience, as I started working during my final year of law school.

That said, I am a non-NLU graduate aiming to transition into the media law space, preferably with firms in Mumbai. I would appreciate any advice on how best to position myself for this shift and what salary range I should realistically expect during this move.

(a) Improve the search console. You can even make a dropdown firm wise (use automation bots to search for keywords) and get all the information related to a firm in one place. Right now, when I search a lot of links I get are of old news article or partner hirings, which are not valid anymore.

(b) Each thread should open in a new tab.

(c) The same thread is displayed multiple times on the home page based on the number of comments its has received. This should be changed and one thread should be visible only once and not 20 times again and again.

(d) Verified accounts to diminish fake news and trolls.

(e) Verified accounts for HRs

You people are such gullible fools but I am not surprised.

Most of you need a class in journalism - most of you are no better than whatsapp uncles.

Anonymous sourcing after anonymous sourcing is huge red flag for credibility for news.

Articles across Indian press and Sputnik of all things don't pass the smell test.

I can see the people already calling this a victory for "India" and equating Adani to India.

This is what paid PR narrative building looks like in the age of disinformation.

Take Jindal for anything below HNLU. If Jindal not an option (for future readers) take Symbi Pune. Only then consider those below HNLU.

Colleges above or equal to HNLU: NLS, NALSAR, NLU-D, NUJS, NLUJ, NLIU, HNLU.

Feel free to correct me in case I missed something. Hope it helps.

who is tanmaya mehta, I only know the great Tanmay Mehta. He throws the best parties in Delhi. Son of a very senior civil servant, Tanmay Mehta in his short tenure as an Advocate has already worked in the best of chambers and now using his skills and pedigree has obtained panels in Karnataka and New Delhi. He is also great friends with Governors, Ministers and Sr Advocates.

There is a hint for all of you to solve this missing puzzle, but in order to do so, I am going to provide another missing puzzle:

I am very disappointed in all of you, as no one was able to provide a reasonable answer. Here is the next missing puzzle:

1. In 2024, the Consortium of NLUs refunded 500 INR to the accounts of PwBD candidates who had paid 4000 INR as the application fee. What prompted the Consortium to take such a deliberate step? In CLAT-2025, it reduced the application fee for PwBD candidates to be at par with that of SC/ST candidates, i.e., 3500 INR.
2. Solution: You have to find the reason behind the Consortium's action. There is a connection between NLSIU, the Consortium, and the name "AP." Now you have three things to solve—go ahead and do it!
3. [Remember and never question this fact: The action of NLSIU was a deliberate and intentional step, and it is associated with the aforementioned.]

One honest question here - Justice Khanna did something very few can even imagine of doing, leave aside actually do, and rightfully secured his place in history. But apart from that, how was he as judge? Neither Roses Nor Thorns has been on my to read list for a while but haven't seen much in public domain about him other than his famous verdict. Can someone provide more details or point me towards other sources?

NMIMS Alumni here, please don't join NMIMS, I switched from SLS Pune to NMIMS since the course fee at that time was 10 lakhs and I didn't have to pay rent but now it is almost 4-5 lakhs per academic year, it has no placements, no support, you'll kill yourself trying to get internships some tier 1 firms have even blacklisted the college due to certain incidents. If you can, try getting into glc because you'll get the same opportunities with decent reception from firms. Although nothing could beat jindal if you look at placements

is the situation same now ,giving mh cet 2025 this year came across this so thought of setting my cllg options well before ,also pls clarify about internships here,placemnet here FOR 3 YEAR LLB im asking since really confused about this seince GLC is always been as tag oh glc is the hype real or fadded ? like placement inthe sense do top tier law firms take 3 year students or not,also do 3 years get to work in top law firm like intern over there ? pls clarify this since i also gaved nlsat this year for 3 year didnt went well but so i dont think i can have hopes of getting there ,so only option remains is mh cet,so if not GLC then what ? suggest !!!!!! thanks:)

NMIMS fourth year student who has done reasonably well so far, getting internships and moots, agar connections hai to get internships at a decent click and long term ones as an added bonus, go to NMIMS, but if you dont then Jindal will help you 10 fold.

speak to your family, uncle anyone and ask about their connection in law firms be it as clients or personal connections and if you have a few options or know a big lawyer who can get you into many firms, use the connection it is your best asset and no shame, if you have no connections then nmims gives you almost no help career wise.

thank you for your thoughful response:

a) I would suggest something like a matrix, say a 4x2 table, each with a seperate topic (each topic should have at least 6-7 ongoing discussions and maybe one or two pinned threads). Maybe something like https://www.theguardian.com/uk. or if you want to take the more direct version with the top links like https://www.rollonfriday.com/

b) pinned would allow the community to focus on some ongoing topics

c) ask for some donation though, I am sure most partners would be happy to spare a few change

d) I am confident that most RCCs would be happy to contribute

e) mooting is one of the few objective parameters that may ever be used to compare performance (can attest that size does not matter). It is transparent (everyone knows who won etc.), quantitative (as long as there are acceptable standards to categorise and score moots), communal (around 10-20% of the batch would participate in some form or other with mooting activities), usually not very costly (except for the phoren ones) etc. As long as we dont get too excited and only take it as a data analytics and reflection, it would be healthy to see how things evolve across the ecosystem.

Hi, thanks for the information. I’m not particularly looking for deep mentorship in terms of managing transactional work. I’ve enough experience doing perhaps 75% of a mid size deal alone without too much supervision (or at least the confidence to do the same) but when perhaps at this level - I am looking for some other things to become better (i.e., things like being involved in some decisions, precedents, input on fees, being tactical with mark ups, being able to contribute during negotiation, dealing with client crisis). Anagram seem to have very focused work.

Why don't we acknowledge the reality? You survive because of this dick measuring. If not for it, people may visit LI - what, once in two months, perhaps? Why not abandon these lofty ideals (lofty because of the fundamental way this platform is designed and the market you are aiming at) and just say that this is a place where people can troll if they like? After all, there is some way we need to vent out our nastier side as well, don't you think?

For Indian companies/firms: No. For foreign: Yes. The foreign LLM degrees that you see were acquired in 2000s or early 2010s when Competition Law were not taught in India and it did not have any jurisprudence. Today, for Indian firms and companies, an LLM does not add any value. However, if you want to move abroad then an LLM from a good UK/EU University can do the trick. Make sure to pursue LLM after a few years at a T1 Law firm. Work Ex really matters for getting hired at foreign law firms.

IDK if it helps, but getting an internship in a law firm without a connection in a short time is very unlikely, so what you can do is do an in-house internship. You can send a LinkedIn message to the counsel of there, such as TechM, etc. they may be able to help you in getting an internship

Another one of the seemingly thousands-strong army of anti-Sudhir conspiracy theorists who seem to love this platform. What is it? Now you'll tell me University of North Bengal self-funded LLM is better than Rhodes Scholarship + BCL and DPhil in Oxford? If that were really the case, tell me:

- Why would Sudhir shut down the very programme that benefitted him? The one that was the first step in him becoming the academic he is today?

- Why would he shut down the most famous programme NLSIU has to offer - the one which is known in India and beyond?

I excitedly await the answer of a ▮▮▮ person ▮▮

Former JGLS faculty here. You raise a valid question which I think is the back of the mind of all faculty who try to make the shift abroad. I had no idea students and alumni were thinking about it. Let me breakdown a few potential reasons (some of which you have identified).

1. The promotion system is a joke:

There is no set criteria for promotions - ranks are often subject to favouritism/negotiation. I know exceptional academics who were offered positions which I believe were one rank lower than they deserved during the recruitment process. You will also see faculty being promoted without a substantial body of scholarship but solely for their administrative roles/appeasing the institution. ▮▮▮ is one such faculty who I believe benefited from implementing some highly questionable policies towards students which did not take their best interests into consideration. I urge you to do a quick search on Google Scholar for his academic work - you will find no publications and no citations.

Then there is the question of foreign faculty. JGLS wants to maintain a foreign faculty ratio - which is one of the metrics for the ranking systems in place. Some foreign faculty would have no chance even getting to academia in established universities abroad. Sure some have an academic interest in India but others are quite frankly unemployable elsewhere.

2. Biases in Recruitment at Overseas Universities

Universities in the West rarely value Indian qualifications or work experience. The two scholars you mentioned are well respected, but ultimately it is not an even playing field.

3. Willingness to Compromise on Rank

Ultimately, many of us are willing to compromise on rank if we get a position at a decent university overseas. There are so many factors at play: salaries (a postdoc overseas can earn more than a senior academic in India); the administration being a mess (random teaching allocations and more favouritism); comparatively less resources (research grants for example); teaching loads; and of course - quality of life and Sonipat (I would love to work in a metro - but there can be a major gap in salaries at national law unis vs private unis).

Curious what your thoughts are about ranks of professors at JGLS v/s their teaching abilities in the classroom (obv just one factor in being a solid academic).

I am genuinely worried about the mental health of my roommate. It is not unusual to see her cry late night. When asked what is wrong, she never gives straight answers. I chose to turn a blind eye towards her antics, as I have been busy with end-semester exams, but yesterday I caught a glimpse of her arm which was full of blade/knife cuts. I have got good reasons to believe she is suicidal, but she threatened me not to talk about it to anyone, especially college authorities. What shall I do in this situation?

I am confused about this choice. I have the financial resources to attend both, but I am leaning towards NMIMS because it is located in Bombay, it can give me more opportunities to secure internships and consequently placements. I would love if any alumni from either schools could help me decide which one I should pick.