Please truthfully indicate if you are a Jindal prof or ex-prof while answering this question...

1. Because NLSIU students are better behaved and serious about their studies

2. Because Bengaluru is better than Sonipat and safer for women

3. Because Sudhir focuses more on academic rigour

4. Because NLSIU is a more prestigious brand

5. Because Rajkumar's style of functioning is non-transparent

6. Because some unpopular professors at JGLS have got too much power and are calling the shots

7. Because Jindal is tilting to the right and marginalising the left: e.g. expansion only in STEM from now on; new engineering and medical schools coming up; right-wing research centres being set up; more emphasis on corporate/commercial than public law law; human rights conferences and projects being branded by admin as woke and not receiving budgetary approval etc.

8. Any other reason (please specify)

I want to start by saying that I feel immensely lucky and grateful for the position I'm in, but I still felt the need to vent and hear from others who might be in the same situation. Last semester, I received a PPO from a well-known firm (though they've been declining recently, lol) and was thrilled. However, I thought it was all just luck—the presentation topic, the research I worked on—everything was something I had previously encountered. After receiving the PPO, I became a bit negligent about my academics, though I still maintained a steady GPA. This semester, however, seeing others who didn’t make the cut on day zero—many of whom are more hardworking and more competent has given me a bit more of this imposter syndrome. I only have two subjects this semester, only mon-tue, and then nothing else, so I feel like I'm wasting time. I’m worried that I might not be cut out for the A0 life and I'm a bit scared. I don't even have a mandatory internship, so I'm unsure how to gain more experience or what to focus on. Could you please suggest ways to cope and avoid feeling useless after transitioning from law student to A0? [mostly so i dont get fired lol]

Too late to reply, but for info on tax litigation internships in Bengaluru:

1. King and Partridge (Tax - DT and IDT, Corporate Litigation): As an intern, you aren't assigned a team, but you can take work from any team.

2. Chamber of A Shankar (Senior Advocate) and juniors (and their respective offices)- DT litigation

3. Chamber of V Raghuraman (Senior Advocate) / VR Associates- IDT litigation

4. Chamber of KK Chythanya (Senior Advocate) - DT litigation

5. Huilgol Law Chambers - Sandeep Huilgol - DT and IDT litigation

6. Chamber of Lakshmi Menon - litigation in tax and other areas

Depends a bit on what you want and need. Along with the usual, T1,T2 firms, which come with their positives and negatives.

Having said that, if you have some(1-2 years) decent experience and are demonstrably industrious. And are willing to consider not the usual big names and and assisting role as the 2nd chair.

Delhi is in some ways spoilt for choice with decent sized filing Chambers and particularly AoR offices. With a mix of SC/DHC/Insolvency/Electricity/Arbitration matters such offices can be gold, provided one is will to work hard.

That would be a bit unusual manner of stating the science. Y is smaller than X. And Y does not recombine as it has nothing to recombine with, as only one Y is available. So it is passed as it is.

X comes from both sources (father and mother) so mostly it recombines taking features from mother and father both.

Race is not a biological but rather, a sociological concept. Having said that, I partially agree with OP in the sense that given rampant hyper endogamy, we see different genetic compositions of people groups in India which is generally pegged to the caste.

However the "7"/"8" paternal haplogroups does not make any sense. India has many, R1a, R2, K2a, J2a, J1, H2a, C1-C2, I1 and so on and so forth. These are way more than 8. If you include subclades, then you will have hundreds.

Mitochondrial DNA is not very informative as it is inherited from mothers. In general parlance it is seen that it is usually the men who migrate in and out, and mtDNA of a population remains relatively stable with variance introduced in centuries.

It's getting worse and worse. Now the media is asking her point blank: "When are you getting married?". She smiled and told them that she has no such plans and is focusing on her career, but what she should have done is given the guy a big slap and told him to f*** off.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JjR8OkVL5tI

Latest breaking: Leaked viral video shows that the crime scene was not sealed. A big group of people had entered the crime scene soon after the incident, which the police did nothing to stop. What evidence will remain after this??? The SC must be shown this video and the cops must be SACKED.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR8OAS8-rvQ

Simple question to liberals who treat the BBC, NYT and The Wire as the gospel: Let's say we remove Modi and make your boy Rahul the PM. Will that stop violence against women and erosion of civil liberties? When Sonia Gandhi was the de facto head of government from 2004 to 2014, did that stop rapes and arbitrary arrests? Nirbhaya happened during that time, isn't it? JU professor Ambikesh Mahapatra was arrested for sharing a cartoon of Mamata during that time, isn't it?

Also, when Trudeau stops trucker protests, isn't that an erosion of civil liberties? When the Telegram founder is arrested in Europe, isn't that an erosion of civil liberties and democracy? As Elon Musk has pointed out, Meta also has many pedophiles and child abusers among its users, yet Zuck is not arrested as he is close to liberal ecosystem.

Wake up and escape the Matrix, you guys!

She undoubtedly has excellent diction, accent and confidence while speaking, and she has studied at top universities abroad. But I felt her remarks were too generic, e.g. "patriarchy is responsible". The main problem is corruption/incompetence of the police and lower judiciary. That should have been the focus.

I've known this person, Sreyashi Ray, an NLU grad. Not sure which NLU. She had done some great work supporting the Jharkhand Government and other NGO initiatives during the pandemic. A very bright young lady and a gem of a person. Wish more law grads would be like her. She's also quite young, around 30 probably. Hope these people go on to get the happiness that they deserve for their good work.

You are not really making any argument, merely hypotheticals, that too trollish. It is a fact that the electoral bonds have been used by multiple people and companies to get breaks later from the ruling party, state and central levels, which is precisely the reason that they had been created for. Hence regardless of their manner of creation, they remain susceptible to criticism.

Only and only if you are in your ex's good books. My ex-boss is so insecure and needlessly vindictive, she makes sure that I get screwed even in referral checks. Wherever you go, I hope you never get a vindictive boss. Having one can be a career curve ball or worse, a death sentence. I no longer have her or that law firm on my CV, but smashing this career curve ball out of the park was next to impossible and I only have god to thank for it.

The seniors of ILS PUNE, please answer the query regarding the current scenario at ils pune

1. How is the faculty there ?

2. Placements scenario?

3. how is the crowd?

One of my friend said that ILS is losing its glory, and there is no such scope of doing great after passing from this law school.

( Please clarify)

AMS and GS were also not enticed to plead submissions that were dubious in nature/not fully legitimate, as provided by the WB Gov. Sibbal has either received a generous amount for this, or there is a political understanding between the two. MG is probably just happy she is in the spotlight once again.

Don't do it. I have overheard the founding partner remark recently that they are still unsure if they want to hire for the 25 batch, and it makes perfect sense as they have overhired from the 24 batch. The firm's PR is good but we are still a relatively very small firm at the end of the day, and work is not going to substantially increase. So don't keep your hopes up.

https://www.legallyindia.com/lawfirms/parinam-hits-80-lawyers-on-1st-bday-2nd-delhi-partner-joins-aor-ex-nlu-teacher-ram-lalla-lawyer-swarupama-chaturvedi-20191202-11040

This?

It basically revolved around the Kolkata rape case, then shifted to free speech.

I liked the fact that she mentioned Harvey Weinstein and #MeToo, making the point that patriarchy is a problem in the West too --- because the BBC and the anchor have traces of colonial prejudice.

Also, the anchor, typical of the BBC's left-wing bias, tried to portray the BJP as misogynistic but did not say a word about the TMC and Mamata. The anchor also again tried to attack the BJP by trying to say that India is backsliding in the BJP, and that 10 years ago gays, women and Muslims had more freedom in India.

To Karuna's credit, she didn't take the bait entirely and make it a Modi-bashing session, but I do wish she had pointed out the misuse of the police by STATE governments, including the Congress, TMC, DMK etc.

Incidentally, Karuna is also a Time 100 awardee like Menaka G.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhNS09h02Qo

"Deep State" and "MSM won't tell you this but independent media will".

This reads like a fourth year student who has too much free time and has been spending said free time on Fox News for some reason. What kind of moron voluntarily gets brainwashed by a different country's "entertainment" channel? I don't see white people randomly switching on Republic and watching Arnab demand drugs on live TV. Funny business.

Hey,

Started in the same boat as you. The only real solution was just knowing that everyone else is also doing this for the first (maybe second) time. Everyone talks out of their ass. You have to sift through the huge volume of advice you get, and choose for yourself what makes most sense. As a rule of thumb, never discount anyone instantly, but also don't believe them. Your own gut (if you're honest with yourself) is a better guide. If you think a senior is telling you something useful, yeah, probably true to some extent. If a batchmate brags about all the readings they've completed, probably a lie.

I say "started" in the same boat as you, because I'm much more confident in general now, with these things in mind. Doing excellent in acads + extras and whatever else is stereotypical lawschool stuff. The beginning is rough, and it gets harder, but you also get stronger. Do try to get therapy or something if you can–medication may not be the best off the boat, but good quality psychotherapy can be a gamechanger.

No one has forced anyone to do an internship in Lks. Tier 2/3 students want to do these internships to add weightage to their resumes, and similar Lks also gives opportunities to these students to test them out. At the time of applying as an intern, you keep following up with HR, and after getting hired as an intern, you think it is your birthright to get placement.......there are no free lunches......

Thanks! What about the people, especially the Partners and SA's at the Mumbai Office?

Anyone you think one should avoid, anyone you think is highly recommended or just anything else in general? (Use the initials, do not use the name, otherwise these guys will never publish any answer only, despite it being helpful)

Thank you!

It doesn’t make a difference at all in the long run. Once you established yourselves and proven your worth you can negotiate terms if not the firm you currently are at then at some other firm. If you are good or at times you hold the power. It’s just about being present at the right time in the right place. You will make up the years and more. Even if you don’t nobody truly cares. So shouldn’t you.

All kinds with a mix of academics and practitioners in different fields. See this link for the list from last year. https://www.nls.ac.in/study/courses/?_course_academic_year=202324&_course_type=2