lol

https://www-barandbench-com.opj.remotlog.com/news/litigation/supreme-courts-full-court-moves-to-strip-rishi-malhotras-senior-designation-citing-sharp-practices

The fresher mindset is a great asset since it lets you learn new things without your ego getting in the way. Look at partners in large law firms who have lost the ability to learn new things since there is no space in their head anymore. Get into something which interests you which you can see yourself do for the foreseeable future, and enjoy the process. Keep up the learning mindset and you will go a long way.

https://scroll.in/latest/873517/centre-paid-vidhi-centre-for-legal-policy-nearly-rs-50-lakh-in-five-years-to-help-implement-aadhaar

Expected. Hope he continues to get paid.

This is deeply distressing and emblematic of the larger, systemic apathy that plagues NLU admins. Yes, NLUs are government institutions, but must their administrators embody the worst stereotypes of indifferent, bureaucratic red tape from the 1980s? Their blatant disregard for students' well-being is inexcusable. NLUs are meant to be sanctuaries of legal education. Instead, they have become sites of neglect, where students are pushed to the brink with no institutional support.

This year alone has seen an alarming number of student suicides, beginning with NLUD at the very start of the academic year. This isn’t just about compromising the future of the legal fraternity—it’s about basic human lives now. Something must be done. Now.

I think JNU CSLG has always been an attractive place though it tends to have more than just lawyers in its PhD cohorts. Very competitive too and the interviews are not always satisfactory. You think you did well when reality is that they have their own interests and its less about you being rigorous and more about whether they can make you a part of their project.

My go-to recommendation will be Richard Posner. A scholar of Yeats and a brilliant, lucid jurist of first order. So much to learn from him on how to write simply and precisely without losing the essence of the subject at hand. A sample of his work << https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/journal_articles/1829/ >>.

Students of political thought know well that when it comes to power, the only check on it is more power. All else is either intellectual speculation or distraction. SCI and HCs can do anything until the legislature and the executive decide to push back. Or people come out on the streets, like in Sabarimala. Law is a wonderful subject. But it cannot answer a question that precedes its own very existence. The rules and logic of law are consequences of historical struggles to realign power. The current balance of power between the branches of the government allows courts latitude in some domains. The same court that can do what it wants to achieve justice that it alone can define cannot, at the same time, give you bail against the tyranny of state power. When the balance of power changes again, as it will eventually, new possibilities and newer limitations will emerge.

If you want to destroy an institute, increase reservation. Classic examples - MNLU and NLUO. MNLU has perfect geographical advantage but a sub par admin with lots of reservation never let the institute perform. NLUO was on am upward trajectory but they introduced reservation and now it's doomed.

If you want to move to a Tier 1 law firm. Quality of your in house experience matters.

If you were a Legal Process/Document Management/Support role at an MNC (even if it's a fortune 500 company) it's quite difficult to shift to a law firm. If you worked at a no name company or less popular company, it's difficult to shift to a law firm.

Let's say you have 1 year of experience in some recognised/elite in house teams, this switch is easier. Eg. Vedanta, Indian Oil, Bharat Petrol JSW, ICICI, Infosys, Wipro, HUL, ITC etc.

But when you have such a job - question is - are you willing to make that painful switch for that extra fat chunk of money. A tier 1 law firm job will give you endless sleepless nights and grinds you out of existence. If you worked at an elite in house team. Best option is to switch to other in house roles at Foreign HQed MNC's. Same WLB with better pay.

If you are, do a little work but don't go crazy. All our parents struggle with recognizing us as professionals. Based on this post, your vocab is just fine. You may need to switch to more formal language in work situations. Run your emails through an assertive language check. But it will come as you engage with lawyers - you'll just start talking like them.
Parents who are not lawyers have lots of opinions. They mean well but don't let it change who you are. Being a lawyer doesn't mean you have to sound like a boomer uncle. You just need to sound like a professional version of yourself at work, and not even like that with family.

On #1: Read a few newspapers and magazines as often as you can. They'll do wonders for your overall vocab.

As for books- it's a very personal choice and will differ from person to person. I'd suggest you go to a bookstore, browse, pick some books that look interesting, and read a page or two. If it works for you, then buy the book and read more of it. All the best, and I hope you enjoy reading!

Hi, I am a fresher working if DHC.

Salary for freshers starts from 15k (offered by a retired DHC judge btw) to 25k. If your senior is extremely nice then they might pay you around 30k but getting paid above that is rare.

I have met multiple people in this field who are willing to do 15-20k jobs while having PQE of 1-2 years.

(It's sad that the salary paid to juniors 5 years ago is same as it is now) Anyways I know litigation lambi race ka khoda hai but khoda tab tak zinda bhi rehna chaiye.

Oh is that so? Have you looked at alumni of other traditional law colleges like Allahabad Uni, Calcutta Uni, GLC Mumbai? All the presidency cities with chartered high courts and HCs established pre independence have had their unis produce the best of the best advocates and judges and jurists. DU? No doubt it has produced amazing judges and advocates? But being the best? never. Leave aside NLUs, those people only look for law firms where they'll do clerical work. The real work is done in the courtrooms, where the TLCs have always dominated - and no, DU has never been, is not, and will perhaps never be at the top.

Hi all, wanted to know if there are few decent in-house options to shift to from a T1 lala firm.

I know I will have to take some (or maybe significant) haircut on my salary, but please suggest some good options to consider which would still pay decent for an in-house role along with much sought after work-life balance.

This is a clear indication that Luthra family is no longer involved with running Luthra and Luthra, and its a Harry-Lalit show. Karan leaving is a clear message that Harry-Lalit combo is floundering and cannot keep hold of their home grown partners, even the family loyalists like Karan

A rare voice of support to the government from a well-known jurist, at a time there is a lot of opposition to the plan. Anyway, this will end up in the SC for sure so I don’t think it will happen before 2034.

Excerpts:

“Abhishek Banerjee, the MP from Diamond Harbour, represents approximately 20 lakh people…The MP from Lakshadweep represents only 48,000 people….Is a Calcuttan from Diamond Harbour only 2.43% of a Lakshwadeeper in India’s democracy?”

“The Tamil Nadu chief minister, M.K. Stalin, fears that if done on the basis of population, Tamil Nadu will lose seats in the Lok Sabha in comparison to the more populous states of the north….Conceptually, this framing is flawed. Delimitation is about effective representation. ”

“Yogendra Yadav has recently argued for freezing the current distribution of seats in Parliament for all times to come. This is intuitively attractive as a means of maintaining a fragile peace. But dig a bit deeper and it begins to unravel. A single MP cannot possibly effectively represent 3 million people as they do today.”

“As Atal Bihari Vajpayee memorably said in Parliament, parties may come and go but the nation must go on.”

https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/beyond-numbers-the-delimitation-debate-is-necessary-for-india-prnt/cid/2089765

As opposed to the promise / policy to pay 50% bonus in March based on billing and the other 50% in July based on recovery, some teams have barely got 30% bonus in March. Reason being that recovery might not happen until July end. This is abysmal state of affairs and highly unprofessional.

Can somebody give honest, fact backed reviews of Ikigai? The image from a few years ago may not be accurate and every post I read here has a "high attrition" bias, which does not seem to be the case as most ppl there seem to have been there for a few years now. Genuinely considering their product practice- What's the scene?

The time is changing so fast. Its been almost 10 years I am into legal field and I still think like I am a Fresher. I started my legal career with Jobs in LPO's and finally shifted to Data Privacy field in last 5 years. I landed up a six figure salary but now I am again Jobless and back to square one. A lot has happened in these 10 years and I am still struggling. Now I am jobless from last one year and exploring legal field again from scratch. But this time I dont want to go in Litigation. Yet I have to gain some experience in litigation just to eligible for other company jobs or civil law practice. I know if I give 2 to 3 years opportunities will come. Yet it feels like I am a fresher. The stars have again brought me into the industry I left with conviction to never look back. Most of friends are established lawyers, joined PSU's or established their own law firm.

Interestingly, he has chosen to approach the Karnataka HC and not Delhi HC. Hmm... wonder why?

Also, no word on the lawyer and firm yet. Is it someone based in Bangalore?

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/have-to-follow-law-government-sources-on-xs-lawsuit-against-centre-7967751

Senior lawyer Indira Jaisingh flagged the order and said in a post on X: "Requires suo moto action by Supreme Court. Judges have been pulled up for much less by Supreme Court."

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/grabbing-breasts-breaking-pyjama-string-not-attempt-to-rape-allahabad-high-court-7964955#pfrom=home-ndtv_topscroll

Can't understand why everyone is bemoaning this. Most top and mid-tier law firms have very little interest in setting up offices here. They already have offices in Dubai and/or Singapore with lots of India-qualified lawyers and don't see the need to set up another outpost in the region.

It all boils down to revenues. No Indian client will agree to pay US/UK rates to foreign firms for work done in India. If they work at India rates, then they have to compete with existing firms, who are deeply entrenched in the ecosystem, especially in the disputes and regulatory practices. At the very best, firms will open small branch offices aimed at BD with maybe a handful of lawyers to service foreign clients on occasion.

They're all much more interested in setting up shop in KSA, where the market for legal services is not remotely as saturated as India and clients are more than happy to pay full dollar rates to firms.

PLEASE HELP. I absolutely love research, even though I have a terrible memory. I am slowly realizing that the hustle culture may not be for me, although I have always been adaptable no matter where I am put or what I am told to do. I always perform my best. Would love a hybrid opportunity at a public policy group/ think tank, however, I have recently also been thinking of taking up teaching as a career

Need guidance from this community on whether this is a good choice, what are the pros and cons and how to go about becoming a successful professor.

Background: I'm an A1 in a T3 law firm. BBA LLB from a government university. Average 80s score in graduation.

Pay is not the issue buddy. There are some other factor involving personal and career ambitions.

1. I dont see my self here 10-20 years down the line. Just want to complete 5-6 years, then get out. When i look at seniors, the overall emvironment, i dont see myself down the line in 20 years. I feel like an imposter.

2. This job is very good. It has nice pay, good working hours, work life balance is good, infact it is one of the best job in govt service apart Civil Services. But if you dream of something more then its not for you. I dream of exploring and venturing out. I dont see my life in a linear way, have dreams and hopes that i want to accomplish. Even if i dont accomplish, i would never want to regret that i didnt venture out.

3. I dont like the environment in general, its very limiting. I am very expressive. In short, its just opposite to my personality.

4. I dont wanna live in small towns forever. But its very minor point, i can live in small town all my life. Its very peaceful. But sometimes you do crave cities.

Inshort if you want nice, chilled, relaxed life, this service is gem. It has nice pay but not everyone wants that. I like the thrill of venturing out ,and figuring out what i wanna do.

There are some other factors which i dont want to indulge in.