See if you can pursue a PhD in IISc or the older IITs in your subject. They are outside of the purview of UGC and have been taking those with 4-year UG degrees directly for their PhD programs for at least a decade already. In addition, if your UG scores very good, you can even try for the PMRF - it gives you a fellowship amount of ₹80000 - ₹90000 per month (twice the amount you get as a JRF). JFYI - IITD and IITKGP offer PhD in Law. IIMC and IIMR as well.

I have a particular problem with recent law grads being invited to judge, because many are driven by biases such as giving more mark to people who speak English well or are beautiful (male judges are guilty of crushing on pretty girl contestants during judging and approach them afterwards for dates, especially where the age difference is just 2 or 3 years).

Of course, the other issue is that the senior and good judges are too busy and don't get paid anything.

I'll be very honest, the current UGC administration is really bad. Be it removal of UGC Care lists, or compulsory ABC registrations an so on.

This also feels like a bad decision which they might go back on. Anyways, I'm assuming you've done 5 years law programme, in this case, it is better to get a masters and then pursue phd for better job opportunities. If you allow phd right after ug, what's the point of a masters degree? Either remove it altogether if you feel not enough research is being done in masters or make rules around that. In any case I really don't think either NLUs or central unis would allow direct phd for law

Does reservation policy in India need a relook: not just caste but also PH? Why should the cut-off be zero? Are forced quotas like this the best way to implement affirmative action?

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https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/washington-post-opinion-page-shift-jeff-bezoss-note-to-staff-full-text-2686133-2025-02-26

Most of looks is about attention to detail. Not so much expensive clothes as do you think about what you put in and on your body, and do you think about basic exercise, skin care etc. Obviously that is not a substitute for intelligence and kindness which are better than looks any day. But some people give off this unkept self-hating vibe which gets worse as other people are mean to them. It's just not attractive. Maybe think a bit about why people would talk to you. Why do you want to talk to them? It's if they brighten your day a bit. Or you learn something. Or they feel comforting.

I wanted to do general lit with mix of ADR like the work done by a typical Disputes & Dispute Resolution team. Instead, am at a place that does niche disputes of a certain kind i.e., Securities, Taxation, IBC, DRT matters etc. and only stick to one of these areas. You do not work on any other types of matters.

Bro for that matter prelim rounds of international moots also have subpar judges, I'm talking int rounds. They also are v well known to favour certain teams edition after edition. Cope with it, mooting isn't as serious and it's not taken by the industry as well, for good. The cons we point out will remain like this, as they have till now.

It's been 2.5 years since I graduated but what I can confidently tell you from my experience is that this sir/mam system is the easiest method to know who to avoid for the next 5 years. Observe and comply for the first semester if you feel objecting to it is not worth it. The first semester break will make everyone forget everything and you will get to make a fresh start from the second semester onwards. Then ignoring and avoiding those identified seniors (who are more often than not good for nothing and hopelessly incompetent) should be the way to go. These identified people are usually the ones saying something like "if you don't address us in a certain way or do yada yada yada as per our instructions/ suggestions/ influence then "wE WilL not hElp yoU". Very soon you will realise they were anyway not in a position to help anyone. You will come back to this comment and thank me later.

Well said ! The Consortium has displayed staggering incompetence and what is worse, a high degree of shamelessness. They had the opportunity to fix the errors after the provisional answer key was released - instead, they extracted more money from candidates and then abruptly released the "final" answer key and ranks at midnight before the AILET exam. And now they are dragging out the court process. Heads should roll for this, but will they? I wish the consortium members had been personally named in the lawsuits and that they would face some consequences. If a first-year associate was this incompetent, they would be fired instantly.

I don't mean to offend anyone, I appeared for clat 2025 and will get nls in the first list but looking at it's fees ie 4,53,000 this year, I can't help but wonder if this is going to give me a substantial advantage over other nlus like nalsar or nluj. I come from a middle class family so I would have to take a loan obviously for the fees so it is really troubling me now if I should go for it or not.

Thank you:-)

For Indirect tax, Karthik Sundaram, Sandeep Bagmar and R Parthasarathy from my knowledge. There would be others, though. However, the best of lot is Mr. Datar or N. Venkatraman. They are two of the best indirect tax practitioners going around and both hail from Chennai. Not sure if they still maintain a chamber in Chennai but if they do, nothing better than them. One separate point- NV is ASG currently, so not sure if he's still in Chennai and how he's recruiting.

Join any senior but don't demand money. The senior will take care of your life expenses without anything being mentioned by work coming to you sooner than you think. Arrange for a year of your expenses. Work like crazy. Things will happen if you are really cut out for Bombay litigation system.

Meanwhile, some on social media are commenting that the number is even higher and only around 50 million Indians have discretionary purchasing power.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8rk5d7ekjmoxx

https://www.financialexpress.com/policy/economy-90-indians-have-no-discretionary-spending-power-blume-ventures-report-3761362/

NLUO should definitely be ranked higher than MNLU, as the college has been steadily improving post-COVID, especially in terms of moots and other competitions. The placement opportunities at NLUO have also been on the rise, and by the time you graduate in five years, it could emerge as the best Tier-2 NLU. This is particularly notable considering MNLU has significantly inflated fees, despite lacking its own campus.

In terms of placements, NLUO also surpasses HNLU, although not by a wide margin. However, beyond placements, NLUO excels in extracurricular activities such as moots and other competitions (as compared to other T2's)

RMNLU also has decent placement opportunities, although not as strong as those mentioned above. That said, many students at RMNLU focus on preparing for judicial services, so if that's your goal, it could be a strong choice.

I recently saw that UGC has allowed candidates to pursue PhD without masters, provided they have a minimum 4 year UG degree with 75% marks.

So on the basis of that I gave NET exam and worked my ass off to secure a JRF.

Now still most of the universities are releasing PhD notifications with compulsory masters, they still have not amended their PhD rules accordingly.

Please someone advice what to do?

Hi,

I haven't started law school yet(I'll start this year),yet I was wondering what kind of opportunities does law present beyond India...

Ofc after reaching a certain level of seniority,mobility might become easy for lawyers,but is there a way,maybe certain things you could and should do in law school that might make it easier for you to secure a job abroad right out of college?(Or maybe just a couple of years into your career)

Is there any specific niche which might make you more desirable in the international market?

(Irrelevant info...but I got into a tier 1 NLU....does it help my case in any way?)

Huge cheers to the LI community. I am a lawyer in England. If somebody made the type of mistake this OP has done in this country, they would utter mealy-mouthed euphemisms about neurodivergency or not knowing exact life circumstances and therefore not judging, or, if they were reactionary right-wing types, use it as more evidence for their conspiracy theory that their country is supposedly going down the drain and try to humiliate the one who had made the mistake in mean ways. Glad to see that we seem to have a better (collective) sense of equanimity.

Bro. What kind of a question is this. Most law firms in the country are in NCR (Delhi, Gurugram, Noida) and Mumbai.

If you do a simple google search for law firms in India. There will be a strong chance of finding a significant if not most of them there. Choose the boutique firm you want to apply on merits and you’ll likely find a Delhi office (barring some Mumbai firms like Veritas)

Hi, I am a PQE 3 lawyer with an experience of working Tier 1 firms and am currently on a break to figure out the next steps in my career. I am quite intrigued by in-house position as I feel like it offers a vast breadth of legal work and basis my research pay parity can also be achieved. Any suggestions on how to get such in-house positions (apart from LI) or go about finding the right in-house fit for me? Any key factors that I should consider while applying or interviewing etc. Thanks!

While you think you can afford it, but in reality, its just a flex. DLF Camellias is about people with generational wealth! Your neighbors would be making that in less than a month which as a 'partner' of a law firm, would make in a year! In other words, its always better to own a top end version of 'Skoda' or 'Volkswagen' or 'Kia' instead of entry level 'BMW' or 'Audi'!

End of the day, its a job, your fellow neighbors would be typical Delhi 'Sethji' types, after all they are boss! I would suggest skip it.

P.S. - Having said that, I can bet nobody from DLF Camellias would have the time to read LegallyIndia!

Jamia is a good option but just get yourself to do a lot of internships with Tier 1/ Tier 2 law firms. Don't waste a single vacation sitting idle. When your college is on, try getting internship opportunities with Trial court or High Court advocates. Keep taking up these online courses for basic understanding and you're good to go.

There is no substitute for good company, both in terms of your fellow students and the teachers in your class. Keeping this in mind, why not consider a good three-year/four-year under-graduate programme in a competitive university. There is DU and its north campus. Prepare for it. At the same time, you may also consider the BA (Hons) programme at NLSIU << https://www.nls.ac.in/programme/b-a-hons/ >>. Its intake is 60 and the application deadline is 11:59 pm on 23.03.2025. It is a good degree on its own and should ideally place you in a position to pursue both law and others avenues after you complete it. Students passing out of this programme will also be alotted 10 p.c. of seats in LLB (Hons) programme at NLSIU.

Clearly, you do give a damn. At least enough to make a useless comment here in reply to a sincerely asked question. There is nothing wrong with OP’s query. It is a reasonable question though it may not be possible for those outside the university to comprehensively answer it.

It would be helpful if OP could provide their preferred location/region as well since that can be a relevant factor regarding which institution they may subsequently consider. Nevertheless, for three-year LLB programme, OP may also consider NLSIU << https://www.nls.ac.in/programme/3-year-llb-hons/ >> and DU << https://lawfaculty.du.ac.in/userfiles/downloads/pdf/Admissions%20To%20LLB.pdf >>.

Besides few partner most partner have over time developed fragile ego and do not listen to junior's POV regarding law, correction some other suggestion regarding work, Thats why relation between junior associates fall off ( i do agree with that some it fault of junior). Senior should do introspection that junior who are outside their homes and are 1st gen find it immensely difficult to learn corp or practical stuff that is drafting or negotiation. Even people who are senior today were junior in past they too were taught stuff, it has to be noted that previous time where different where senior used to exploit/take advantage of junior now expecting junior to work with same pre 1990 or 1980s work life balance and peanut's pay is both improbable and preposterous. Being a senior entails great responsibility very few people can properly handle their responsibility. It is double whammy for junior wherein they have to handle work and ego of their bosses

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Can we please figure out a solution to the issue of subpar judges being brought in for the national rounds of prestigious moot court competitions? Let’s face it, these moots demand serious expertise in areas like PIL or International Arbitration, and a lot of these judges, often alumni associates or practising litigators, just don’t have the depth of knowledge needed. I’m sorry, but if the focus is only on grilling us about facts and not on testing our legal reasoning or application of the law, then what’s the point? If this doesn’t change, India will keep struggling to make an impact in grand slam moots and other top international moots. It’s frustrating, and honestly, it’s unfair to the hard work people put in. We need judges who actually understand the subject!

hi, expecting a rank of 1500ish. Since im from north india and due to limited resources, i'll be opting for a college in the north only. So i want unbiased opinions that are the above colleges worth the fee that they charge, and will i enjoy the experience of studying in either of these (no need to talk about placements and all that, i'm focusing more on my personal growth atp till atleast 2nd year)

Law Sikho founder’s “defamation” suit against a twitter user dismissed with 1lakh costs after he claimed “none of your great institutions (probably NLUs) taught you how to differentiate between statement of opinion and facts and that he will teach this lesson”??! What a ▮▮▮, being proved again and again

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.barandbench.com/amp/story/news/delhi-high-court-slaps-1-lakh-costs-lawsikho-filing-defamation-case-without-full-disclosure

Hello everyone! Long-time lurker here, asking for your insights as I'm worried to death right now :)

I did my LLB at a Russell-Group university in the UK and am now completing my LLM at NUS in Singapore. Now, I'm thinking of coming back to take the Bridge Course at NLUD to qualify and practice in India. I'm very sure I want to go into corporate law, preferably starting at a "Tier-1" firm, but it seems very tough to break in from what I've been reading - more so, given that I don't have the benefit of placement cells, no connections whatsoever, or as many internships. Messaging partners on LinkedIn does NOT seem to be working in my favour LOL.

I did graduate with a First-Class (+ Dean's List and consistently topped throughout school) and have plenty of relevant experience (high court internship in India + insight schemes with international firms in the UK + Big 4 Singapore law firm internship + research assistant at NUS + pro bono experience in the UK + Law Review editorial board + other leadership positions throughout university). I'm still worried though ahaha...

So it would be great to hear from you guys what my chances are and what I should seriously be doing/should plan to do to improve my prospects?

Thanks in advance, would love to connect with some of you! :)