The number of likes/ upvotes/ whatever on this post are scary, especially when the other comments barring one are not visible. Is this the case everywhere? What is happening? The situation mentioned by OP is genuinely concerning. No name in orders takes things all the way to a different level! Juniorship hai ya slavery?

Hi. Frankly I have no idea about these two. Wooden seems fairly new and can't find much info online as well. SLS (Nagpur) also isn't much older but a more established brand name?

I won't be the right person to comment on these two.

Have you considered any other places?

Interning at K Law Firm has been such a rewarding experience. It’s not just about the law but also about how to approach challenges with confidence and creativity. The team has been incredibly supportive. Working under the guidance of Mr Zeeshan Khan has been truly inspiring and an absolute privilege to gain insights from his mentorship.

https://www.moneycontrol.com/education/even-harvard-mbas-struggle-to-find-jobs-23-still-job-hunting-months-after-graduation-article-12911798.html

How are things at "Howard of the East"?

I can’t seem to decide, which internship to go ahead with. I’ve gotten an opportunity to work under both Sr. Adv Rebecca John and Adv Arshdeep Singh Khuranna. Which one do you think is better considering I have more affinity towards PMLA and Conmerical Litigation. Still in terms of work culture, learning environment, which one do you think is better?

1. Spend more time. Don't rush. Start early to catch things early.

2. Take pride in your work. Critical. You are as good as you last work product.

3. Use a task checklist to execute things. Be organized. Ad-hocism over time is chaos.

4. Highlight all elements that needs to be changed from a standard draft first. Then start.

5. Make the first set of changes using the redline feature. Control F the previous items, dates.

Additional tips.

1. Install grammarly. Speak with IT for admin settings.

2. A good way to see if a document is verbose - read from the end.

3. Carry a notebook for everything - to take instructions.

But they are winning moot courts!! https://www.barandbench.com/apprentice-lawyer/moot-courts/symbiosis-noida-wins-nlsiu-nhrc-moot-court-competition

Don't count your owls before they are delivered (unless you got a 2:2 or below in your degree). Obviously keep doing your internships and maybe take the bridging course, but also continue to apply for TCs. Reflect and learn from your mistakes. Reach out to people who were successful in getting into law firms and see what they have to say about where you were making mistakes on your applications. BTW, which uni are you from? That might, unfortunately, be another factor - whatever the UK law firms say, which uni you went to is still a massive consideration (whether explicitly or implicitly). Whether that is a good thing or not is another debate.

Despite popular misconceptions, I'll suggest joining M&A even if you want to go to an international law firm. M&A is technical and require more expertise and gives you a general experience in corporate law which is more valuable as compared to a specialist in TMT. My take would be to go for M&A, until and unless you find it insanely mundane, which it is btw at some points.

Wish you the best!

Hi! I am currently in a situation where I need to pick a team between Public M&A and TMT for a career forward. I am an A1 and have had 6 months of experience in both.

My research and intuition indicate that TMT is going to boom considering the recently released regulations and the potential for ever increasing data privacy concerns in various fields of data mapping. Moreover, it is also evident to me that new technology regulations, say, for bitcoin, AI will always fall within its ambit. Again, I am also confident that M&A is an evergreen practice area which has a scope that's also vast.

My long-term plans are to shift to in-house post 6-7 years under my belt. Alternatively, I wish to join a foreign law firm. Kindly advice!

I'll be interning with SAM in march and im from the bo 26. I've only ever done disputes and real estate. RE is death, it pays peanuts everywhere, but the IA team apparently doesn't hire a lot and requires interns to intern thrice (is this true?). What team do i choose? Should i do IA, or RE? or just do GC (no experience)

Firstly, ₹2254 crores is not "some government funding" both in quantum and nature. Remember, NFSU is a public institution - this is taxpayers' money.

Secondly, NFSU is already very well known so does not need PR on this platform, irrespective of whether this platform accepts it or not. NFSU does not need LI for awareness and visibility, and downvotes here do not matter at all.

Breaking News: After AIIMS, IIM, and IIIT, NFSU to set up a campus in Nagpur

https://education.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/higher-education/after-aiims-iim-iiit-national-forensic-science-univ-to-set-up-campus-in-nagpur/117267189

https://www.nagpurtoday.in/big-boost-nagpur-to-host-10th-campus-of-national-forensic-science-university/01151646

NFSU is in very good company, counted as prestigious among the very best (AIIMS and IIM). States are scrambling to bring NFSU to their respective states with various incentives. This is in addition to the central funding the university receives.

Someone is saying things that are harsh. The responses to those harsh points are being published, but not the harsh points themselves! No understanding of the moderation guidelines at all... how can someone publish lies about LLM admission procedures and people who get into American JD programmes, but not say something which is put a bit harshly? In any case, neither set of things helps people think - if that is really the guideline you go by! So if you publish the one, why not the other? Also, publishing one side of the story may not be all that helpful. How does this platform have any credibility at all anymore?

Are you writing this because you failed law school and therefore couldn't get into any LLM anywhere in the world? So much bitterness! Moderators, why do you allow such misinformation to circulate? Please don't give me this nonsense about "marketplace of ideas"! Someone might actually try this misrepresentation. Is Legally India also run by Elon Musk now? Seems to be!

Do you think they won't try to verify? Do you seriously think they don't ask for recommendation letters? What is wrong with you? If you spread lies, can you at least please spread logical ones?

The only thing that law students should take out of this PR statement is that it is not a law university, does not really have any good law faculty to speak of, has not done any legal research of repute, and does not consider teaching as its focus, as well as a distinct lack of mention of placements and internship even in a PR statement. So for people willing to study forensic sciences, it may be a good option, but not for law students, at least at present. Maybe it will eventually focus on hiring good law faculty, building industry connect and placement and then students may consider it as a serious option, not before. There is no hate involved here, just facts.

I have been interning at ramanathan and vahanvati for the last month and it has by far the most positive work environment i have ever seen in any law firm, the place is amazing by even boutique law firm standards, they take only one intern per month but dont have a lot of work for interns(maybe the same changes according to seasons), albiet, the little work that i have done as an intern made me learn quite a lot, they have this amazing culture where every friday lunch is on the office and we all have lunch together as a team (including interns) i wish more firms did such things to make people feel more included and positive at their workplaces

When I used to work here … this team was celebrated as the ideal team to work. However, seeing insane exits of great talents & hearing their feedbacks … it appears that few individuals (who ironically are below average and go-scot free) have eroded the greatness and tarnished the reputation … internal politics, gaslighting, sycophantic behaviour, unreasonable behaviours, etc were never a part of the culture…high time for the team leads to identify and keep such people in check.

This post is only for venting, I'm not adding anything constructive to the discourse. The post may easily be ignored without any harm whatsoever.

I am at a chamber where there is nobody else besides me. No other juniors. Yep, that's great. No peons, no stenos, no one to run around, either. Okay, fine. The individual engages independent filing clerks.

What I do at these Chambers?

Draft end to end; including any supporting applications. Great.

Take dictation if any, and type it out. Fine.

Get matters adjourned.

Seek circulation ONLY when praecipe is to be dropped. The Hon'ble Court mandates actual mentioning? I am NOT to be seen anywhere in the Court well. In all seriousness.

Run around, not enjoyable- but hey, part of the game.

Get objections removed. Again, a headache, but has to be done.

And seek adjournments.

And sit OUT of client meetings. Why? Because "clients", whose matters I'd be drafting eventually, desire "privacy" and "confidentiality". News flash: they don't care.

Did I mention I take adjournments? Even in matters I have drafted, because cLiEnT iS nOt oKaY wItH iT. Again, the clients legit don't care.

I am not to file my VP. Not even joint. Chuck, I am not even to be in the court-well when the matter is going to be worked out. Even when I have contributed to preparation of the brief. Naturally, joint appearances in orders are out of question.

I am NOT to touch the briefs once the matter is filed. EVER.

I get matters adjourned. So much so, that now I have earned a 'face value'. The Courts no longer have to wait to pass adjournment orders. Such is my aura, that once I'm seen anywhere close to the Court-well, the Hon’ble Judge(s) concerned, pass a stand over order without even waiting for me to utter a word.

Yay! I developed a niche so early! Woo-hoo!

I this business - sorry- 'profession' is utter bollocks.

I'm sucking it up right now , till I am able to crack an MBA entrance, and get into a good college.