The following firms have Funds practice where you can apply-

Khaitan & Co - Siddharth Shah, vivek mimani, divaspati, sahil.

Trilegal- ( toxic work culture )- Partners - Ganesh Rao, Aditya Jha, Yash Bansal, Pallavi Ghosal, Ananya Sonthalia

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas - vivek sharma

IC Universal Legal- Tejesh Chitlangi, Sanchit, Aneeta, Leelavati, Sushreet, twinkle

Bombay Law Chambers- Nandini Pathak

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas - Jay Gandhi (does some funds work)

AZB & Partners - does some funds work

Resolut Partners - does some funds work

Quillon Partners - does some funds work

Bharucha & Partners - does some funds work

JSA - does some funds work

That's an apt suggestion. one should follow this. I understand what the person is going through. I have been a victim of this dirty politics and so called friends who will back stab you the moment you turn your back towards them. Some will have the audacity to stab you from the front and will come out with a perfect excuse. While I feel that if you are letting others to do this to you, you are also to be blamed for the situation (you can be anyone), but sometimes, one is very naive, mostly when you are coming from a less" politics" background i.e., small towns. The mantra is - no body is your friend here and doubt everything that comes your way. This will make your life really sad but that's the way to survive.

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This gangsta (who ordered the hit on Sidhu Moosewalla) is trending today, in connection with the Baba Siddique murder. But first time I heard of a gangsta with an LLB. 🤣

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Bishnoi

This tells us a few things:

- How lucrative social media content creation is and, by contrast, how little YouTube, Instagram etc pay to content creators.

- How lucrative p0rn is, when it can be mainstreamed into a respectable business

- Why, following from the above, countries like India should legalise p0rn and tax it. Can raise billions in GST.

https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/onlyfans-sex-content-creators-20-billion-dollars-ceo-1236175515/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/onlyfans-ceo-reveals-mind-blowing-20-billion-payout-to-creators-since-2016/ar-AA1s8xwU?ocid=BingNewsVerp

Lmao then why are SAs and PAs from AZB/CAM/SAM lining up at JSA? (Seen at least 10-15 such SAs/PAs at OLP in just the last couple of months and this is not counting Iqbal's or Nisha's team)

Stop being a hater, any half decent lawyer at JSA makes almost or if not more than other T1s after taking into account the bill share. Wake up and smell the coffee + make more honest friends

MKS has zero interest in coming back. He is already VC of NLU Jabalpur. He will only come back if he is assured of VCship at NUJS, which is unlikely. Some in the faculty are chattering that if FM gets the hot seat here, then MKS may move to CNLU.

NLU Jabalpur is new and unlikely to move up the charts soon. So CNLU makes sense. Then again, CNLU was available even when MKS term at ILI was ending. Only MKS knows why he didn't go for CNLU or NLU Ranchi. For all we know MKS is probably moving to NLU Shimla or MNLU Aurangabad.

A very interesting point of view. However, I would ask: the examples of bad practice you have cited (especially re disabled students) are perhaps representative of the worst practices in the higher education sector. How widespread are these bad practices and, if it wouldn't break confidentiality to answer this, are the mentalities/examples you have cited problems you have observed/heard about happening in India or overseas?

This is a platform for law schools - primarily NLU-centric, so why should OP discuss issues in IITs, IIMs, and other national/central universities? That said, nothing the OP has mentioned is incorrect or false. NLUs have a serious problem, and being in a state of denial and indulging in whataboutism will not solve them. If you want to challenge, then challenge him on the veracity of the issues rather than attempting to rationalize the problems by trying to hide behind IITs / IIMs.

Not really. You may have interacted with some lower rung lawyers. The senior lawyers here charge quite high. I charge 22k per appearance with clerkage. - 13+ PQE and 12+ in practice. The junior counsel with the biggest practice is a GST practitioner with a practice of about 2.5 Cr+

I am all set to join as an A0 at a newer office of a tier 1 corp firm. I interned there twice and even then I was struck by how much everyone worked. I don't have the appetite to work more than my 10 hours a day and am worried how I'll cope. Any tips and does it ever get better or easier. Looking at doing an MBA to pivot myself away from this mess if possible.

This is probably the wrong forum to ask a question like this but I am getting very frustrated at how difficult it is to find this document. Does anyone know where one can get their hands on the Bombay Criminal Manual i.e. the one issued by the Bombay High Court? Physical copies seem to be exorbitantly expensive and out of stock online. Further, this document does not seem to be available on the High Court's website. There is a document on Scribd claiming to be this Manual but I am not sure how accurate it is. I will be really grateful if anybody could tell me where to find this.

Hi all, wanted your thoughts on which firm/team in a firm does core media and entertainment law. From what I understand the bigger TMT teams don't do much of media law in terms of copyright work, licensing deals etc. If anyone could help out with the same, including the payscale in this sector, it would be very helpful

A firm recently visited out batch for placements. I noticed that they have a 2 year lock in period with an indemnity clause (unspecified amount).

I wanna know how common are such lock in periods for retainerships and did any of you were subjected to the same with your contract?

Gaurav Mistry, Jayesh Kothari and Akanksha Tiwari is a pool system - great close knit team with humble folks which get the deals done in Mumbai.

Hemang is a brilliant lawyer, no clue about his team in Mumbai.

Ajay Shaw and Anjan Dasgupta look at Banking and Infrastructure - where long hours are the norm, toxicity is rewarded and attrition is at an all time high in Mumbai.

If your comment alludes to Aparajit Bhattacharya's team in Delhi, you may be right to some degree.

Jobs are often treated as being a matter of what trade-offs are most acceptable to one, be it pay in lieu of quality of life, sane schedules in lieu of career progression and growth etc.

I’m wondering if there is literally anything that balances all of these well or whether the doom about work and the job market in India is justified?

Firstly, chambers dont pay anything. Even if they pay 15-25k, they'll look for excuses to deduct. And because most of these chambers are one-man shows, there's no accountability. There's no HR, no clerk, no admin, no driver, no receptionist. You'll spend more time doing menial, clerical and logistical work than legal work. Again, small businesses in india should be avoided at all cost.

Just started out in the profession but I am finding it to be very overwhelming.

I wanted to start out as a corporate lawyer but no one seems to be interested in taking a law graduate from a state university, despite my best efforts. Consequently, I picked a law office from the bunch one can easily find at Def Col at my father's instance. Now I know that I don't come from a family of lawyers or from a prestigious law school, but I thought, if maybe I put enough hardwork and dedication into it, I might be able to turn things a little into my favor.

Sadly, after a year, I am still at the same place. The dedication and hardwork has turned into exploitation at the hand of my employer. I am working 12 hours a day and with no leave even on public holidays. I am sure alot of people would relate. On top of it, I haven't received my "peanuts" for last three months. The stress is overwhelming. I am not moving, I am not learning, I am not getting the exposure or the experience I was promised.

For months, I kept telling myself that this is what it takes, everyone has to go through this. Infact, I wanted a compelling story for myself, one of great efforts, dedication and hardwork.

But now a almost a year has passed and I don't see it happening for me. I have lost weight, lost a fair share of hair, heaviest eyelids and darkest circles under my eye. Even after a lot of initiatives I am still delegated the same classic work of taking adjournments and running after my senior with an Ipad - of which I have no use.

It really hurts when my parents ask about my work. They always expected great things from me. How do I tell them the reality?

I pass Dhir & Dhir and Saraf & Partners everyday on my way to work. They seem so close yet so far. Alot of people here will say that they are not great firms either, but to me, they are definitely better than the one I am working at currently.

I don't want to be the one who cries for recommendations everywhere, but with no connections in the fraternity and being a first gen lawyer from a mediocre state university, I am left with no other options.

I just need an opportunity. I sincerely request everyone consider this heartfully and to divert any leads or openings they come around towards me, or recommend my name to their teams and offices, or simply suggest me a way forward from this point. I would be grateful beyond words.

Itne saare downvotes? I have personally seen how good of a judge he is at Allahabad hc. He also cared a lot about his law clerks. I have met few of his law clerks here at Allahabad hc. After working hours they were allowed to order food from anywhere and he was very approachable too. He also got them jobs at law firms and wrote letter of recommendation for others. Nice guy much better than most judges here at hc.

GNLU's students have no decency and no manners. There were multiple people in that room and the police is investigating the case. 60-70% of them were intoxicated, next day the students were angry about the fact that they are not allowed to play the event. Zero sympathies for a fellow student who died.

That's not it....

In NH65 (NLUJ Fest) some boys of Gnlu sexually harassed a girl from another college and when she protested against it...

Students from gnlu said we'll form an internal committee to look at this and then nothing happened.

Worst bunch of students across NLUs.

Why should I counter his argument? I'm not opposing him in court. Neither is he talking these matters to court. All he does is blabber about these things to stay in limelight. Man is unworthy of his senior designation, seniors earlier bought government to its tows and here is he an inconsequential man who achieved whatever he did because of his famous Godfather K k Venugopal.

I graduated this year from a tier 2 nlu and I only have chamber internships because i was planning the govt exams route (appeared both for rjs and sebi law exam but missed out on both by few marks) but now i am in need of financial stability due to certain sudden circumstances and frankly am tired of staying at home and studying. My mental health has gone for a toss. I just wanted to know if it is possible to get hired in cap market/ competition team in tier 2-3 firms despite having zero experience internship/practical work wise. Is it futile to even send them an email? Or should I forget about firms at all (even for their disputes team) and focus on finding chambers, which tbh is a huge task in itself. Please help

Saudia Arabia is attracting British lawyers by offering them with lavish perks for projects like neom what's the reason there are no Indian lawyers working on projects like neom but there are many British lawyers who don't even arabic ? neom is offering lucrative perks like free accomodation and five star catered meals.

A tragedy has struck the Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) community, leaving a first-year student, Tushar Bali, dead after a devastating fall from the fourth floor during a sports fest in Bhopal. As students grapple with the pain, confusion, and heartbreak of losing a friend and peer, the university’s administration seems more concerned with deadlines and formalities than with the emotional and mental well-being of its students.

In moments like these, when grief shrouds the hearts of an entire community, one would expect an outpouring of empathy and relief from an institution that calls itself a place of higher learning. But instead, the examination department of GNLU, known for its lack of consistent communication throughout the semester, has chosen to burden students with the stress of attendance forms and academic submissions at a time when they are barely holding themselves together.

For months, the administration failed to inform students about the crucial attendance mandates—something they had religiously done every Monday in previous semesters. Students, already juggling the pressures of mid-semester exams and continuous evaluation tests, were left in the dark about their attendance status. And now, after the death of a young student, instead of offering compassion and understanding, they are suddenly demanding that students submit attendance exemption forms. How can they ask this of students who are grappling with such immense sorrow? How can they demand forms, submissions, and exams when a fellow student is no longer alive, and the boys’ hostel is overwhelmed with grief?

The boys' hostel—Tushar's home—is not just a building with rooms. It is a place where bonds are formed, where students become family to one another. It is a home in every sense of the word. And now, in the wake of Tushar’s death, this home is drowning in sadness. Students are breaking down, crying uncontrollably, consumed by the weight of losing someone they saw every day. His roommate, a young man barely into adulthood, sat by my side the entire night, unable to stop the tears. How can anyone in such a state be expected to focus on exams, submissions, or even mundane tasks like filling out exemption forms?

Some students are trying to cope with their pain through graffiti and spray-painting, trying to express their anguish in the only way they know how. Others have retreated into themselves, weeping silently, unable to comprehend the loss. The sadness is palpable in every corner of the hostel. It is not just the loss of Tushar but the feeling of helplessness, the overwhelming realization that life has been cruelly snatched away from someone they considered a brother.

And what has GNLU’s response been? An impersonal condolence meeting, swiftly followed by demands for academic tasks. The very next day after Tushar’s death, first-year students were asked to submit research papers. This is not just insensitive—it is inhumane. How can the administration expect the batchmates of the deceased to carry on as though nothing has happened? How can they so quickly turn to the cold mechanics of academia when the hearts of their students are shattered?

In Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL) last year, when a student died in a car accident, the university displayed empathy. Exams were canceled, academic duties were suspended, and students were sent home to be with their families, to heal, to grieve. They understood that in moments like these, no research paper or exam is more important than a human life. GNLU has failed to show this basic humanity. The administration did not even bother to send a professor or representative to Bhopal to check on the students who were stuck there, being questioned by police, scared and alone in a foreign city. They left them to fend for themselves.

Instead of stepping in to clarify the circumstances surrounding Tushar’s death, to ease the minds of students tormented by rumors of ragging or foul play, the administration has remained silent. This silence has only fueled the spread of misinformation, leaving students in a state of confusion and anger. It is the administration’s duty to provide clarity, to offer support, and to ensure that students are not further traumatized by the swirling rumors and speculations.

The lack of communication from the administration has not only caused distress but also deepened the wounds of the grieving students. And now, when they should be offering academic relief, extending deadlines, and prioritizing the mental well-being of students, GNLU has done the opposite. Attendance forms, research papers, group discussions—all of these continue as though Tushar’s death never happened, as though the students are expected to carry on without a pause. The administration’s actions—or rather, inaction—are a painful reminder that for them, academic schedules take precedence over human life.

The boys' hostel is a community in mourning. The students are not just grappling with the loss of a friend—they are grappling with the fragility of life itself. They need time to process, to come to terms with what has happened. Forcing them to continue with academic duties in the midst of this trauma is not only cruel but detrimental to their mental health. What they need now is not deadlines and submissions but time to heal. They need to be with their families, to be with people who love them, not trapped in a hostel that now feels like a tomb.

The university must understand that this is not just about academics. It is about humanity. The students need to be relieved from their academic duties, just as students were at RGNUL. They need time to grieve, to remember their friend, to find some semblance of peace in a world that has suddenly turned dark. GNLU’s administration must extend the deadlines, suspend exams, and offer the students the relief they so desperately need. Mental peace cannot be found in forms and submissions—it is found in understanding, compassion, and time.

This tragedy has shown us that GNLU is not just failing to run a university—▮▮▮. And in a time like this, that is the greatest failure of all.

Extremely insecure seniors (not the ones who aren’t EPs any longer but the current lot). The current seniors have very apparent health issues due to their own poor lifestyle and these seniors want the younger ones to suffer too; if anyone below them starts doing well or even starts taking care of their health then that person is targeted and harassed due to this insecure lot. They insult and humiliate you loudly near your cubicles for the other teams to hear. If you join this team, you will know what I am talking about.

Or does NLSIU maintain that it is a "national institution", per the Kar HC ruling, and would also like to dissociate from political endorsements? Same for national law firms like AZB etc?

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/hoisting-kannada-flag-on-nov-1-must-dks-to-all-establishments-101728672537550.html

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/karnataka-flag-should-be-hoisted-compulsorily-on-state-formation-day-government-tells-businesses-3228716

Whether OP has an ulterior motive or not (he clearly does since he only highlights the problems in the NLUs and not those in central universities teaching law) is besides the point. He is still not reporting anything that's not happened in reality. Hence his posts are useful for understanding and appreciating the problems at the very least.

I am a 2nd year law student in a local college. My attention span has made my reading comprehension abilities so bad. Whenever i read a judgement, it goes above my head. I am now trying to change that. Can someone suggest me legal readings I can start with to improve my understanding of legal texts. I wanted suggestions on some books or other content that can be lighter and easier to understand before i start reading more case laws

Well Yeah even as a second gen I would agree there's too much nepotism in the field. Here I see third class lawyers with zero knowledge are able to set up a decent practice because their daddies or uncles keep giving cases to them.Such lawyers are often designated and sometimes even become judges. Also not all second gen lawyers are equally privileged. A lot of second gen lawyers like me come from humble backgrounds and we get no advantage whatsoever apart from rare appearances in our parents cases. We reap no benefit whatsoever.

I filled up the form at least 2-3 years ago. I still don't have the code you refer to. In my filings, I simply mention my enrollment number. Check up the 'verified list' on the HC website once. The said list is usually updated every month. After filling up the form I mentioned earlier, my name has been reflecting on the said list

That's really stupid of you then. Value add from an LLB is also similar in the real work. So if a student did not get to learn enough from an LLB and hence wanted to study more via an LLM, common sense dictates that you treat them and an LLB grad on equal grounds as fresher and check their knowledge base and skills before taking a call.

In the past 2-3 years, literally one NLU/Jindal student has died every month on average. While some deaths were due to medical reasons, and some due to car accidents, many seem to be related to suicide. It’s getting worse and worse because the VCs are mostly boomers in their 60s who do not understand that Gen Z is going through a deep-seated mental health crisis. It’s because of a dangerous cocktail of many factors: competition in academics and jobs, COVID lockdowns, social media toxicity, excessive materialism, a culture where casual hookups have replaced genuine feelings, and polarisation/cancel culture from both woke and right-wing people. Apart from a generation gap, the VCs also suffer from a socio-cultural gap, because they are mostly from semi-urban towns and conservative social backgrounds. They see no problems in shaming girls for wearing shorts, asking students their caste, imposing strict campus curfews etc. They also attended local law colleges and did not experience a liberal education amidst a cosmopolitan student community. So their minds are also closed.

The starting point to solving the problem should be to hand over charge of all universities to people who are closer in age to Gen Z and can relate a bit better to them than boomers. Gen Y people in their 30s maybe, or early 40s even. Plus also people from liberal urban backgrounds and preferably graduates of NLUs.

You have to try and be ethical and deal with things appropriately for a long time (going through complaints procedures, highlighting and calling out instances of bad behaviour very publicly, supporting and being allies to those impacted by this). If all this doesn't work, you, at some point, have to play as dirty as them.

Talk less and document more. Don’t gossip around cunning people. Maintain very strong boundaries and ensure to document your work and contribution. Do not react to cunning people’s politics- ignore it completely. Over time you will develop a good reputation and be known for work product rather than nonsensical gossip. People will avoid roping you in

can people please recommend youtube channels or other paid courses to study law subjects from. ones which have high quality conceptual explanation. when i search on youtube I see some taught by judiciary entrance exam teachers. they are very mcq, clearing the exam focused, not explaining the subjects in depth i feel

I’d recommend you do your DD about one other team at DSK too. Team is run by a beast who is one of the nicest people you can ever come across. However, the person runs a very tight ship and barely has any attrition. Friend was telling me he heard about some person who joined that team recently though, and said that sadly, this team does not have any vacancy.

(PS- this new associate is some someone who had some very special qualities/ qualifications and I was so intrigued when I heard about it, so you can understand the kind of people who are in his team, at the Firm too.)

The only place where people seem to care about this guy is on LI because law students keep falling over each other to glaze him...you guys need to understand the legal fraternity is very big and just because you see someone active on social media doesn't mean they're mavericks or some super talented practitioners...

GNLU (in all its wisdom) suspends a student who filed an anti-ragging complaint against another student. Just imagine - a student is suspended because chose to stand against ragging. The court had to intervene to stay the suspension.
https://www.barandbench.com/news/gujarat-high-court-stays-hostel-suspension-gnlu-student-lodged-anti-ragging-complaint

A GNLU student jumped from his 4th-floor accommodation as he was apparently found in a drunk condition, allegedly in the girl's accommodation (to be confirmed). He was in NLIU for a college event.
https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopal-shocker-19-year-old-law-student-jumps-from-4th-floor-of-hotel-dies-had-come-from-rajasthan-to-attend-college-event

MNLU Mumbai student is expelled for sexually harassing another student. Wasn't Mumbai a safe city - who boasted?
https://www.barandbench.com/news/bombay-high-court-reduces-expulsion-mnlu-mumbai-student-sexual-harassment

Such stories are very common nowadays - NLUD, RGNUL, NLS, WBNUJS, GNLU, MNLUN....the list goes on. State NLUs are in shambles in every way.

Note to Admin: Not publishing such terrible news about NLUs will not make them go away. These cannot be suppressed. They are all over the popular media.