Hello everyone. This is me two years later. After I made up my mind to pursue international tax and TP, I interned at some accounting firms. Needless to say, the compliance bored me to death.

I've graduated and now work at a pretty good law firm.

Accounting firms are really not worth it

Hey, your likelihood of conversion is very high as they are very selective with giving assessments/callbacks. Coming to pay, I had some conversations with associates (A1/A2s), all of them told me that the bonus mentioned is inflated and the fixed varies according to teams and your performance. Top performers said their pay scale was at a 15-20% discount vis a vis Khaitan and Trilegal but this conversation was when tier 1 firms had old bands, now all tier 1s have revised their bands now so idk.

And what are the odds of that happening? Worth the risk in my opinion. Better than losing out by just sitting and waiting for firms to hand you internships. You could always remove the fake internships later when you leverage them to get the real ones. Why do I recommend this.. cause I was ethical during my college days and where it got me is post-graduation joblessness. Learn from my mistake and take the risk. At worst you'll be blacklisted. Much better than being not listed at all.

Is this how you argue? Cleary you need to learn more.

Your point; not many are NUS grads (factually wrong; check their website. Many of the faculty graduated NUS law).

They are not leading academics (factually wrong, many of them in the above category itself, are leading their field in criminal law, arbitration, law and society. If you were old enough to remember Stanley Yeo's visit to NUJS and NLS, you'll clearly not be even making such a silly, patently obvious, argument).

They don't go on to lead companies (factally wrong: check their placement stats, most of their grads are in the top law firms in the US and UK, in addition to Singapore itself of course).

So your first point on the data not supporting it is baseless and made out of some weird fetish, perhaps inferiority-impelled, to be salty for no reason and without any research. Stop being a troll.

Some do, some don't. You might get away with it. You might not. Even if you get away with it now, do you want to be looking over your shoulder for the next decade hoping someone doesn't notice? They're probably not going to be asking for internship certificates in 10 years, but all it takes is one casual conversation and somebody to say "Oh, didn't so and so intern at X firm a few years ago? You must know Mr Y" and you will HAVE to lie and say "Oh yes of course I know Mr Y", and then if they mention - "So and so said he worked with you and Mr Y will say, "who?"" and the whole thing can unravel.

It may not - you might take the secret to your grave - but there are stories of people being caught out by stuff like this 10-20 years into their career - forget the ethics, it's simply stupid - it's risking Rs 10,000 to try and gain Rs 100.

Hi, how are the corporate M&A/PE teams structured at the KCo Mumbai office? Out of the 7 (seven) existing corporate teams, which one is the best to work with regarding work environment, opportunities, and growth?

How is Aakash Chaubey’s team? I've heard him speak about mental health several times, and he keeps advocating for it. How is he as a boss? Also, which other corporate M&A teams are considered better at KCo?

That's not true lol. The PPOs are difficult. Of every 10-12 people 1 or 2 get shortlisted for an interview. The same for lateral is even more difficult. Try asking to some seniors who have been in the industry for long and not just try and crib here. For a matter of fact not everyone from even GNLU who interned at Mumbai got their offers. Less than half of them did. Mumbai office is also most sought after amongst most tier 1s not now but from before because the life is bearable compared to most other T1s. After the hike it's even more lucrative.

If you sit in interview they will ask questions from that. They will ask who your partner was etc. if the work you mention in your CV dies not match with the work profile of the partner or the team, and if the interviewer knew the Partner, then you are screwed. Some firms might ask you to submit certificates as well.

Just take a screenshot on your laptop, take out prints if you want to keep it hand since opening too many jpgs may be tedious. A better way rather, keep preparing detailed notes of your work products during the course of internship itself for future reference during interviews, etc.

Try a PG, look in and around grant road for an easy commute and cheap cost of everything right from rent to food. Your goldmine would be to try contacting people subletting apartments in December and Jan as people have holidays from college you could likely find a bargain price discounted by 20-25% there.

Good luck and enjoy the city of dream's.

Not at par but it is close to a lakh, However the issue is most freshers are forced to work as paralegal's in their final year for 6 months if you are from Chennai or else post graduation before getting confirmed.

Someone Ik was a paralegal, then a trainee for a year and then become an associate.

TV news reports here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0esPZeElvCw

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

These are students from law colleges affiliated with CU, rather than NUJS. These colleges may not be prestigious, and their students may not be from well-off families and heading towards glamorous careers in CAM and AZB. But they have shown great courage and integrity by speaking out.

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Hi Everyone, I am final year law student studying at SLS N. I have bagged 3 T1 internships out of nowhere and all of them are scheduled in upcoming months. I have a decent overall CV, I just wanted to know from the seniors or from the people who have been in same boat - is it logical to intern in T1s in final year or should I start doing long term internships at boutique firms? Is it possible to get job in T1 in final year as I have heard that they mostly give PPOs to 4th year students and to kids at NLU on DAY 0.

One more doubt, does these big names make it easy anyhow to get a job at T2-T3 in future? Thanks.

Sorry in advance for this repetitive post.

Just joined a t3 nlu. I'm pretty sure that i have adhd and anxiety but yet to get it officially diagnosed. I'm really struggling here and overwhelmed. I don't even know whether I wanna do law tbh. I don't even know how to describe this feeling. Everyone else is getting through and doing their work properly but I'm just sitting there anxious filled with self doubt. I don't know if this is what I wanna do or this is where I wanna work. I don't know if I like litigation or corporate law or anything. I also don't know if I will be able to put in the effort required and be able to cope up with the long and stressful work hours. I feel stuck and I don't think I can really quit because I've got pretty much no alternatives. Few people I asked said that 1st sem is like that and I'll get to know if I like it or not from 2nd year onwards. I know this is probably late to ask, but please advise on what I should do to get through. If you guys can also give some info about how the jobs are and such after nlus it would help. Everyone here is also saying that publications and mooting and other such stuff is pretty essential and i dont know how i feel about that. Please help guys i just dont know what to do I feel just despair. Homesickness hits hard too. I also saw the exam papers and those look so hard too idk what im going to do.
thanks for patiently reading.

Does law firms check whether the person has actually interned at the place written in CV?

Till now, I haven't seen single firm checking the same.

If I just write in my cv that I've done this internship, how do they verify? If they get to know, what action will they take.

This video will give you an idea of the mood in Bengal right now (and probably the rest of the country too). A man in a bus was defending the WB govt saying that they investigated in time, condemned the incident etc --- similar to the arguments they were making in court. A group of ladies on the bus got so angry that they caught him by the collar, heckled him up and threw him out of the bus.

Sibal and Menaka are entitled to represent the TMC govt and defend their actions. But this is obviously not likely to win them public adulation.

https://x.com/abhijitmajumder/status/1827221830970544415

Someone please start a WhatsApp group for students or lawyers who are new to Mumbai and are looking for PGs or Flats in Mumbai. It is very difficult to find a decent PG/flats especially in areas like fort, churchgate and Nariman Point where most of the law firms are situated in. It would also be convenient for us to find flatmates through this group.

Self-proclaimed liberals from South Mumbai and Delhi, whitewashing the TMC govt on social media, are actually doing great harm to the liberal cause. Can you people even spot West Bengal on a map??? In the entire state ALL liberal people are against the TMC and protesting on the streets. They don't need you to speak for them and air your dumb opinions online in the name of secularism and liberalism. Yes, the BJP is also opposing Mamata, but so what? The BJP also opposes ISIS. Does that mean you will support ISIS???

Mahua and Saket symbolise everything wrong with Gen Z icons and Indian politics. It send a message that you have to be a shrill, abusive troll with high Twitter engagement and you will get rewarded.

In contrast, look at Bikash Bhattacharya of the Left. A proper gentleman who never abuses and is practically invisible on social media. He could have used his status as a Senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha MP to set up base in Delhi and mint crores, but he chose not to do so. Sadly, Gen Z ignores such people.

Thank you for raising this point, which is very pertinent. Singhvi has always been the first choice counsel for WB, but that was also because the TMC had backed his nomination for a Rajya Sabha seat from WB. Now Singhvi is going to enter the RS from Telangana, with full Congress backing. I don't think he is obliged to defend WB and whitewash the TMC's misdeeds any more. Yes, he charged WB handsomely and will lose a lucrative client, but then he is so much in demand that he will easily get other clients to fill that hole. Not a huge loss for him. Also, representing WB in this case is risking damage to your goodwill among the public . In the eyes of the public, it's the same as representing the rapist, because of the perceived cover up and risk of a big scam emanating. I don't think Sibal cares about being popular among the public and Gen Z kids, but Singhvi perhaps does. Another KEY POINT to note is that Sibal has officially left the Congress, whereas Singhvi is still with them. I don't think Rahul Gandhi would be very pleased if a Congress lawyer represented WB and defended the regime. It would give the BJP yet another ground to attack the Congress. Adhir Chowdhury, who had got WB Congress workers to heckle Singhvi, would have gone ballistic.

Coming to Gopal, he may have also opted out because of the risk of losing goodwill, but the fiasco over Mahua and the dog may have also have made him wary of representing the state. Imagine the amount of trolling the poor guy would have had to face if he appeared in this case?

As for Menaka, I think her reputation among the public has suffered irreparably because, unlike Sibal, she had a halo around her as a human rights defender. That's all gone now. Was she that desperate for clients that she had to accept this case? Look at Karuna Nundy is contrast. She too is a TIME 100 awardee, a Senior Advocate and human rights activist. She is representing the doctors.

I am half convinced that India Code is deliberately not maintained properly due to pressure from publishers of physical bare acts. After all, it is entities like Universal and Commercial which have the most to gain from having a central database of statutes and rules which is known to be highly unreliable and often wrong.

The recent happenings at nluo has been nothing less than absolute chaos and a show of arrogance from both sides- the admin and the students. For context, few days ago a few 5th year students, in intoxicated state, called the 1st year juniors at the terrace of boys hostel. The hostel warden got notified of it and went to the terrace to make juniors go back to their rooms. Now, I don't know who is right or wrong but the student body is saying that those 5th yearites weren't ragging the juniors while the admin is prosecuting them for the offense of ragging. The events following that has been terrible. Lots of long protests are being conducted by the student body, a full fledged anti ragging inquiry committee has been setup by the admin, police came at midnight in college and those 5th year students, around 15 in number, were told to evacuate the hostel and then a few who didn't collaborate got rusticated from college too.

Both sides are looking for brownie points against each other for their own agendas and in all these troubles, the ones who are at the receiving end of it are our juniors, the 1st year students. They at one side have fear of being boycotted by seniors and everyone if they say anything to the enquiry committee and on the other side, they have fear from authority/admin if they don't speak in the enquiry properly. This college has become a mess.

Why is this marked contested? It's true. Many students here have become egoistic and think they are the ones running and heading the college and have this mentality that admin has no power over them and thus they abuse the system and not only that, they also then use our juniors to protests against the administration on being prosecuted for their terrible actions

Let's not pull at the thread that is our government.

One of the first things I learned as a qualified lawyer is that it is we who are responsible for putting together the laws on which we advise our clients. The internet is your best friend so putting together all amendments, circulars, and notifications would be the first step of your research, following which you actually read the law and give advice.

The state, unfortunately, has a monopoly on lawmaking and it does not have any incentive to compile every law in a systematic manner unless it erodes faith and trust in a major manner in our government. It is the same reason why the SEBI website is all decked up with regulations amended on a weekly to monthly basis and you can't find a single consolidated set of rules issued by a state under the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 (based on actual experience).

Given that I have received offers from three law firms in Banking & Finance (B&F), I have undertaken thorough due diligence and unfortunately, I have determined that each of these firms exhibits significant levels of red flags.

All three firms present a similarly challenging environment across at least four of the following parameters: (1) excessively demanding working hours, including weekends; (2) inhumane treatment of employees; (3) unreasonable deadlines; (4) toxic seniors; (5) a complete lack of work-life balance, with expectations of availability 24/7, 365 days a year; and (6) constant stress, leading to a deterioration of mental well-being.

Given this context, I am contemplating whether to accept an offer from TL or SM, both of which are offering a more predictable compensation package in the range of INR 45-50 LPA (including bonuses), or from JS, which offers a fluctuating package that could range from INR 25-50 LPA. However, it is worth noting that JS's offer, despite the higher potential, lacks certainty, and in practice, employees typically earn around INR 30 LPA after factoring in bonuses and revenue share, despite the considerable effort invested.

All three firms are based in Mumbai and operate within the B&F sector. Which option would be more prudent to consider?

At least Gokhale is a professional troll. What about Ashish Goel? Are you seeing his tweets on this? Extremely insensitive. One expected better from an NUJS-UK alum who is held in high regard by students. Extremely unfortunate that his Modi hatred is making him, and many other elite liberals in Delhi, tweet like this. But thankfully the actual grassroots liberals in Kolkata don’t echo them. Today the communist trade union for taxi drivers organised a march in Kolkata. I saw it in front of my own eyes. Even taxi drivers have more empathy than armchair Delhi liberals and gave up their day’s income to go on protest.

No animal attack is ever unprovoked. In this case, even though the lady may not have immediately provoked the monkey, monkeys generally face a lot of violence: people throwing stones, stepping on their tails etc and most importantly we have taken away all their forest land and food sources, because our country is so overpopulated. So the monkeys suffer from long-standing trauma and exhibit such behaviour towards humans. We can’t really blame them. Not just monkeys but also other animals, even very peaceful animals like elephants.

Indeed, instead of culling monkeys we should be discussing population control measures among humans.

It is true that a big number of officers come from Rahul's. But, at the same time, there are plenty of officers who clear the exam without regular coaching as well, by just relying on test series and material. It also depends on (i) your financial capacity vis-a-vis the fee that Rahuls IAS charges and (ii) your timeline. If you are working already, then the fact that such institutes take almost 2 years to complete syllabus will not work in your favour

if you can download the files and save on the desktop/file explorer in Citrix and upload them to your work email ID without any hassle (i am assuming the laptop uses outlook), then you can do this with your personal email ID / personal one drive account as well.

open it in a separate browser window and et voila

Hi guys,

I am a 2024 batch pass out with no offers in hand, I've given a couple of interviews here and there in some T2 boutiques (hopeful that at least one will convert). Nonetheless, I am curious to know whether these long term assessments at Luthra's do pan out, or do they slog you for 6 months straight with no chances of getting hired. My CV is primarily PE/VC based, with the majority of my Tier-1 experience being pertinent to this niche.

Please be considerate and let me know if you actually have an idea how these things go down. I highly appreciate it.

depends on what you want to do, you need to curate your cv towards that, it feels a bit generalist, as if you are ticking an imaginary checklist, what do you want to do at the end of the five years? this answer will lead you to shaping your cv. if you want to join a law firm, forget about everything and get into the top 5-10% of your batch, highlight that and do internships at places where your uni alumni have been placed.

If that is scary to you, Sir, then you should've seen the events that transpired before. One single faculty, surrounded by at least 18-20 students, all of them breathing on his face, quite literally, shouting at the top of their voices, abusing like anything. Then, afterwards, charging that faculty down the university to thrash him, which scared him so much that he had to run away from the university in the middle of the damn night.

Now, if students do that, it is quite right, isn't it? But if a faculty gets angry over the fact that they were mistreated, then it's abuse of power?

Get your story right, then paint your narrative. Don't be childish like these 15-16 students, who're even fifth years, sadly.

I’m glad to see that the liberal media is finally calling him out for what he truly is—a Twitter troll. After spending a good amount of time in Calcutta over the past year, I can say it has all the makings of a top-tier Indian metropolis—great infrastructure, top-notch education, and rich culture. But it’s been dragged down by decades of mismanagement. When I hear voices like Mahua and Saket going off about how India is being shortchanged by its leadership, part of me wants to cut in and show the real damage their party has done, in part, to Calcutta and West Bengal. I know this take might be harsh, but the truth is in the numbers—the massive exodus of educated Bengalis over the last 20-30 years to places like Delhi and Mumbai speaks volumes, especially as they’re being replaced by illegal Bangladeshi immigrants that Didi indulges to secure her voter base in exchange for literal cash. Let’s not forget, Calcutta was once the financial capital of India.

Even companies like ITC, which have deep roots in Kolkata, are shifting key operations to Bengaluru—a clear sign of missed opportunities in West Bengal. HUL is also focusing its expansions in more business-friendly states, and Haldia is facing industrial stagnation. These trends highlight the serious impact of mismanagement on West Bengal’s economy, showing just how much potential has been lost.

Politics shouldn’t be a left vs. right showdown. The real issue is whether leaders are getting things done or not, whether they’re implementing sound policies that actually benefit people. Instead of getting caught up in ideological battles, we should be focusing on competence—on who’s actually delivering results. At the end of the day, what matters is real progress, not party lines.

It is a decent firm to start with. Work is mostly advisory, transactions, and due diligence with decent clientele. Salary is 7-8 LPA for A1/A2. They have offices in Delhi and Bangalore as well, which are better options to consider imo considering that it is economical to survive these cities with the salary they give. The Partners are helpful and considerate. However as an associate, one would mostly work with the Senior Associates which is a mixed batch. Workload on A2/A3 is crazy tho.

No idea about AZB Bangalore - but AZB mumbai has slowly transitioned to a PPO model esp for Bo25 - I myself know around 12 people who have secured their PPO right from the end of 3rd year to the month before day zero. Further, AZB Mumbai does hire at least 35-40 freshers each year, so the chances are much higher.

It’s not true. People in US law firms too work the same time. People aspire to be Partners at Tier 1s in India as well as in the states. GenZs you guys crib too much about work time. You want all the money, but are not ready to put in equally amount of effort. People in regular corporate jobs take years to earn as much as you all earn with only 10% tax. If you’re there cherish it.

The only good thing about the firm imo is the culture and a possibility of work life balance. One issue i have is that most of the new A0s-A3s are 60% jindal grads - but meh they are everywhere these days. Otherwise a typical gujju firm with decent pay (15lpa - incl 25% bonus) for their work life balance.

Listen, w.r.t. internships, you need to understand that no T1 or T2 is going to take you seriously till you enter your penultimate year. That maybe a big reason why you haven't been able to secure those internships. What you can do is apply to T3s or even smaller firms (with a brand value though) , whom you know for sure will take a third year seriously. So don't be disheartened if you're only getting boutique firms right now. Without connections or referrals, rarely do third years end up with T1 and T2 internships. Do start applying for T1s and T2s now for the summer season of 25'.