The sharpest seniors sleep in court, it's extremely boring and lethargic. Everyone who says that observing proceedings is a learning experience is exaggerating. It's like panning for gold, you've to go through tonnes of shit to find a solitary speck of gold dust. The key is to be sharp the moment you wake up and be quick on your feet. You can then bullshit your way to glory.

1) What is the usual timeline for Blogs on NLSforum, particularly the IJLT Blog and the NLSBLR Blog? I've heard they've got years' worth of backlogs.
2) Do they acknowledge the receipt of the articles through mail, and communicate the rejection, modifications, or is it more like no response = not accepted/in consideration?
3) Do they allow mail inquiries regarding the status of submissions, or have they blocked incoming mail for the same?

Any help would be appreciated.

Please reread and reconsider, because the twisting of my logic which you have done is frankly mind-blowing. This is not even the 20th biggest issue that the BCI has to work on. As far as I am concerned, it's a non-issue - firms and chambers need to be working at it on their own. The BCI shouldn't be wasting its time.

No, he/she is absolutely right.

Scrapping BA subjects will effectively mean phasing out BA-LLB (NLU bread-and-butter) altogether in favor of BBA-LLB and BSc-LLB. Combining law with other practically useful domains and subjects like business, management, economics, and technology makes a solid combination with relevance in the next 30 - 40 years. Such a change is a game-changer for the entire ecosystem (aspirants, students, faculty, universities, job-seekers, organizations, and employers).

Just to clarify:

1. She is well over 18 and no longer a student.

2. It was Dharmendra Pradhan who dragged his daughter in the education debate by claiming that his daughter studied Marathi till class 8 (in the context of the CBSE language debate). The impression one may get from this statement is that she went to a regular, middle-class CBSE school. That may be, but certainly over the past decade her educational background has been extremely elite and insulated from the issues that middle-class Indians attending ordinary government colleges face.

3. Scroll’s broader point is that children of all the Modi govt ministers attend university abroad and this is indeed true. Literally every minister’s kid. Many work abroad too.

All links below.

https://scroll.in/article/1094109/education-crisis-in-india-puts-spotlight-on-cabinet-ministers-children-studying-abroad

https://x.com/BlewMedia_in/status/2079717773866110987

https://www.ndtv.com/video/dharmendra-pradhan-defends-cbse-s-three-language-policy-my-daughter-studied-marathi-till-class-8-1105915

The point was not about lawyer competence at all. It was about something far more basic i.e., this team was not desirable within CAM. Their client base was thin, their book was shallow, and they never managed to align with CAM’s culture or collaborate in a way that mattered. For a firm like CAM, that makes the decision straightforward. From CAM’s standpoint, keeping a team that does not integrate, creates more risk than value. A clean, controversy‑free exit is simply the commercially rational move by CAM. But interesting that your takeaway was that the comment was about competency.

True and well said. Very few good faculty from older generations are there now. Those still there are people who need to be in Delhi for personal reasons and still see Jindal as a better option than NLUD, Munjal, Bennett etc. But if NLUD gets an NLU alum as VC like Sudhir and does a mass recruitment drive of NLU alumni faculty, then these people will quit and no one will be left except DJ.

This is a bad take. Have you considered it’s the BCI and not the NLUs ? That they could have done everything right and the BCI may be stalling ? That’s not even an uncommon thing to happens and unlike private law colleges NLUs don’t bribe regulators to get through the process smoothly.

As someone who was recently diagnosed with mid level anxiety; had to leave the firm as it started affecting the work; and had to take assistance of the psychiatrist and medication. There is something I need to suggest, dont go for medication unless its absolutely necessary, even my psychiatrist was of the same opinion. He explained me that they give medications only in those cases where a person is not able to carry out social or work related obligations as it affects you adversely. SSRI, do have a tripping effect, you would feel sleepy, euphoric, would effect your reproductive organs and trust me you would start tripping and zoning out. had to rely upon the same, because the symptoms were worse. luckily was able to function properly after two months ssri as consuming it was more troublesome then not consuming it though there were some withdrawls when i left. resorted to spirituality during this time, it became a saviour. Go find something apart from work that suits you, dont think too much life waise hi chalni hai, thoda indifferent ho jaoge towards life would be better trust me.

https://www.barandbench.com/Law-School/nlus-listed-with-expired-bci-approval-ahead-of-july-31-deadline

These are serious administrative lapses that depict the deplorable state of affairs of the leadership and decision-makers at these state law schools. So much so that these law schools don't take any action unless they are forced to do so due to public embarrassment (like RMLNLU recently). Combine these with the recent protests that have happened in multiple NLUs.

It is a race of losers.

The point is spot‑on, and honestly the simple truth is this team never managed to built any real relevance inside CAM. In a place like CAM, that becomes obvious very quickly and let’s be blunt, when a firm actually values a team, the firm digs in and fights to keep such a team Here, there is no real pushback, no real noise, nothing. A smooth exit at CAM is basically a verdict on what this team is worth (point to be noted by the new employer). In my view, CAM is a demanding place but is equally predictable. It backs people who deliver. This team didn’t, and that’s really all there is to it.

1. Draft Advocate's Act 2026 debars foreign law firms from all work expect appearing in arbitrations involving foreign law

2. BCI stands by decision to oppose enrolment by Korean national JGLS grad ("but since the law was clear we could not stop").

Incidentally, the South Korean Ambassador had taken up the issue of the student with the MEA and succeeded.

https://images.assettype.com/barandbench/2026-07-21/qqnhukmg/BCI_draft_advocates_act.pdf

Hi guys,

I am desperately looking to leave the lala boutique firm that I am currently being held hostage under, the firm is so incompetent and frustrating to the point where I am telling partners how to do adminitrative/management work on top of explaining the facts (I am okay in doing this) and giving interpretations of the law (which is accepted as it without a second thing from their end or input). The partners are the only seniors directly above me, we have one nearly absent Principal associate who is only there on paper, and sits at some other office.

Nothing intelligible comes from the Partners mouth which is acknowledged unfortunately by all the counsels we have worked with (in some form or another); clients, who simply refuse to speak to the partners in the absence of the associate/senior associate who is handling the matter, and; for the transactions team, I have seen the other law firms not even registering the partners names and calling them by random names.

There is absolutely no one who guides and literal verbal vomit comes out of their mouth, they are the most ill-read, non-knowledgable batch of seniors who give random instructions and you end up becoming the poster child for embarassment before various courts and tribunals.

TLDR:
I AM BEGGING YOU, IF YOU HAVE ANY LEADS AS STATED IN THE CAPTION, PLEASE DROP THEM IN THE COMMENTS! I AM GOING INSANE!

I am in desperate need of a job. tier 2 nlu, day zero or internships didn't help. now I gotta know which partners have responded to cold mails/linkedin. I have already reached out to many with no response. I have a good enough cv with t2 internships. if I dont get placed I might have to go back to my t3 hometown with no prospects. pls help

Hi, is anyone who is an OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) currently a litigator? Was enrollment friction-free?

How do OCIs working for law firms looking at the proposed Advocates Act amendment that looks to do away with reciprocity and looks to bring law firms under its ambit viewing this amendment? Will they fall under the definition of "foreign lawyers"?

See: https://www.barandbench.com/news/law-firms-in-india-must-register-with-bar-councils-bci-proposes-changes-to-advocates-act

What crap. It is absolutely bereft of any historical context.

West Bengal has substantial industry and industrial capacity. Kolkata was once India’s financial capital. With the communists and TMC out of the way (for now), there is every hope that much of the industrial capacity lost over the decades will be reclaimed.

That will naturally generate legal work requiring lawyers of high calibre. KCO is the only major Tier 1 firm in Kolkata. It is only obvious that others will want a share of what promises to be a generous pie. Businesses follow money and the path of least resistance. Remember that.

Not a good look. The CJP needs to reform the core group if it wishes to be taken seriously.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cjp-removes-spokesperson-vijeta-dahiya-condemns-deeply-insensitive-actions/amp_articleshow/132534529.cms

I have secured internship at luthra for their delhi office under sanjay kumar and at saraf and partners in their noida office for nov in the disputes team. Can anyone who has last interned their share their experience, like should i expect a call back, i currently am in my 5th sem from a t1 nlu.

This reads less like an assessment and more like an attempt to rationalise an exit. The team comprises experienced and competent lawyers with established client relationships and a credible body of work. Whether they were the right institutional fit for CAM is a different question altogether.

Treating the manner in which an exit is being handled as conclusive evidence of a team’s value is a considerable leap. Departures are influenced by multiple commercial and institutional considerations, most of which are not visible externally.

CAM undoubtedly has several excellent corporate teams. That does not require diminishing the credentials of lawyers who choose to leave it.

Amitification of Jindal is underway. They gave a lot of facilities, benefits and higher than market salaries to faculty when they were new and needed to build their brand. Now that their brand has already been built, they would rather spend money on other things rather than on faculty. Faculty is being seen as easily replaceable, a cost-centre to be optimised, rather than a core part of the educational environment. Sad!

Better late than never. It was looking very bad that NLSIU/NALSAR/NLUD were not getting involved. It was sending an incorrect message that T1 NLU students are too elite and do not want to associate with protests by Hindi-speaking students from ordinary backgrounds. Now thankfully that has ended (although the figure of 100 is a bit low).

NLSIU and NLUD will hopefully hold protests this week and then the other law schools will follow. 6 hours hunger strike is doable if your health permits and if you seek medical advice. You are allowed to drink water within this period.

https://hyderabadmail.com/nalsar-students-solidarity-fast-neet-paper-leak-accountability/

Creative? Not defending the BCI here but honestly there is nothing creative about these people posting on Instagram. Real lawyers actually work at their jobs. Legal influencers just misuse the tag of their universities and jobs while being bad at it and being a liability to their teams too. I would say for once BCI isn't entirely in the wrong here.

The tough taks dont do the task. They do everything around it.

T1 juniors dont service the client, they service the partner.

Their goal isnt excellence, their goal is strictly billing targets.

Having been there, I found T1s regularly over complicating everything.

They idea is to look busy to client, to partner and to each other.

The general shallowness is only increasing and the low quality shows.

The are hired on their name to satisfy people. Much like consultancies and audit firms.

Great. This will reduce the competition by pushing out those with creative capabilities and letting only the khadoos , private and non-creative people remain in the sector. (Note: I didn't say that non creative people are khadoos and private, the three are three separate categories)

Market is definitely bad across firms right now. That being said- tier ones have a similar threshold of difficulty to enter - perhaps because of "LUCK".

Merit + Culture + Vacancies = Luck in this context.
Don't try to rationalize anything about a firm - because it'll be a rumor - better to rationalize on basis of TEAMS. Think Marginally.
Don't stress, work anywhere, there will always be a good firm and a good team for you. Vertically move when you get that opportunity. Have faith in God.

There are pros and there are cons.

Pros:

1. He has a vision and conviction to put that in practice.

2. He's obsessed with academic rigour. That's why you see a lot of good folks being hired as faculty.

3. He has curbed a lot of corruption that used to happen earlier. The fiscal management is solid with uni posting a good surplus.

4. While there is a lot of construction on campus, he has been careful to approve designs that cause least amount of environmental damage.

5. Sports facility is top notch.

Cons:

1. My way or highway, doesn't listen to opposition that much.

2. Too much focus on academic rigour, and less on other things like Moots. NLS hasn't won a good moot for a long time.

3. He is adamant that NLS will not allow students to intern at the expense of attendence. Those who do from other NLUs get advantage.

4. The same sports facilities have ensured NLS doesn't have strawberry fields.

5. The expansion, imo, was an exercise designed to achieve a larger vision. But personally, feel that uni was better without expansion.

6. One of the first things he did- remove a number staff hired by previous VCs. While a lot of them did not do much, it did impact those staff adversely.

What’s funny is that it’s 2026, and even today as of a news article in June. Nothings being done. In the era of technology, a murderer just walks free. Meanwhile in my locality a 18 year old guy was framed by his 17year old girlfriends family for POSCO and he got lifetime prison.

This country is truly only for crooks

This is really the most serious problem that, remember people, the Indian regulator for lawyers (!!) had to deal with!!?? Really?

This reminds me of a joke that John Oliver made about former governor of South Dakota Kristi Noem (DHS secretary formally in the second Trump admin). For Kristi Noem, ensuring that college sports women teams were only played in by biological as opposed to trans women was a huge thing. She even had an add about it. Oliver's joke was, I think, that if somebody from the future who did not know about anything of the past came back with a time-travelling machine and saw Noem's add, they would think that all the problems of the world had been fixed.

Same way, some lawyer who has perhaps been working outside the country for many years and hasn't kept in touch with the Indian scene will think it's seventh heaven! If the "BCI uncle" has time to go after social media posts, then surely India is now a heaven on earth for lawyers? I just don't envy that hypothetical character when he experiences the hard and disconcerting bump of reality - that these guys are wasting time on stupid stuff as usual.

Sure. Go after confidentiality being broken. But isn't it better to go after the senior lawyers? After all, they are supposed to be the ones responsible for giving the students/interns work? If they are prat enough to recruit someone who engages in childish behaviour, I would have thought it is those advocates in chambers or law firm partners whose heads need to be put on the chopping block?

This may not be a valid "strike rate" consideration for the 25 year point, but definitely should be for the 50 year point: United Kingdom's King's Counsel designation. As somebody once pointed out on this website itself, a KC from England and Wales often says a good deal more about the person's knowledge of law and analytical abilities than does a Senior Advocate designation. Again, NLSIU has set the benchmark on this front; had it not been for NLSIU and its high achieving graduates, bringing up KC in this conversation would be like talking in a foreign language.

Signed,

A graduate of a university other than NLSIU who is not hopelessly partisan

Nope. Spent nearly 10 years in a T1. Happily out of it. Happier for it. Still have recuiters who buzz me with potential partnership roles in T1s and T2s. They also lie about the roles and the teams.

The only reason recruiters post things like this is because people are now going for irregular non linear paths especially good talent.8pMost don't know much about what we do and do not understand the practical realities as we get senior. Its also the reason why recruiters only succeed at lower levels. They're a intermediary servive - a middleman - who fake being a career coach to get prospective clients.

This makes getting their commissions harder. Their job is to find as many linear career progressionist to push into T1s for their big bucks. When people pull wool over your eyes, always watch out for the incentives at play here.