I would say that to someone in person- youre misquoting too- poster didnt say dalit students will never be good enough- they said if they rely on free marks obtained on the basis of caste- they will never feel good enough. if you cant understand that- maybe you shouldnt be moderating. Blaming every adversity on ones positionality does deprive one of agency. No sweeping statements were made about anyone- poster was asking a question to someone who posted something- asking them to introspect. its a shame you cant see that.

Only 2 of the above teams do hardcore arbitration, one does Insurance and the remaining one only does intermediary related work and little litigation (non commercial) here and there. Three teams (Ila Binsy and Smarika) have no vacancies throughout the year. Have no idea about the 4th but high attrition rates there.

Hi. My previous internships have been majorly General Corporate along with some Capital Markets. While in terms of certificate courses I have done courses ranging from M&A to Insolvency to IP.

Based on this, which teams would you suggest for me. At this point I am ready to work in any team which is hiring as long as it's not disputes ( actually even disputes too I am ready if it means I can put a foot in the door)

1. Read both essential and additional/further/recommended/optional readings for each course you are undertaking. Don't just read the essentials. However, remember the essentials are called 'essential' for a reason: you have to master them, no negotiation/argumentation, therefore understand them so well that they are at your finger-tips. As for the reading of the further material, remember that teachers are human: sometimes even their judgment is faulty as to what to assign as required and what as further. I have encountered especially in jurisprudence and constitutional law classes I have taken the scenario where I have gone through a heavy load of essential reading which hasn't helped all that much with the concept, but the additional reading has helped much more.

2. Practice the answers to past exam-style questions to the extent that you can get hold of any, which should definitely be possible. Make maximum use of your professors' office hours to talk through your answers to previous exams with them and see where you can improve.

3. Speak up in class! There is no substitute to the cut and thrust of ideas in a good law school classroom, obviously a phenomenon very much alive and kicking at NLS. Do not be the wall-flower in the room please.

4. In relation to study tips, always assume that your studying will take longer than it actually does. If people say that reading for a particular course outside of class will take three to four hours, set aside six to seven.

5. Try to find previous year toppers in as many of the classes you are taking as you can and see what they have done in terms of taking good notes, strategies for breaking down complex materials/concepts/ideas etc, gain inspiration and then come up with your own.

Just some preliminary thoughts, best of luck!

I interned there some years ago and still have some rather odd memories. The weirdest part was this one senior who would constantly criticise everyone else’s English while possessing some of the worst English speaking and writing skills I’ve ever encountered in my life. These people seemed more interested in asserting their superiority than actually teaching anyone anything. It was a very poor experience. Would honestly advise you to steer clear.

Somebody with transferable skills and who may be of great use to a law firm actually wanting that career?? Well, what next!

Wrong forum and wrong country my friend. Apply to the global law firms' training contracts in HK/London/Singapore and build something that looks like a career over there. You will have noticed I haven't mentioned United States at all, you have correctly identified the problems with that side. Indian commercial lawyers are so fucking close-minded, you won't believe. You'll want to jump from a roof if you try mixing with them. Evidence: the responses to this thread and virtually every other thread on this website. If you really wanna do law, considering your great profile, take yourself to somewhere it is more likely to be appreciated than Indian commercial law.

Sorry if this sounds a bit discouraging, especially as taking up my suggestion will definitely seem like a very daunting path. Trust me, you'll thank me five, ten years down the line, not now.

Only one thing wrong here: 90% of the foreign LLB cases won't follow up with a foreign LLM or frankly any kind of LLM, unless they really have to, at least in the context of UK. Because such kids (and I know this, being one myself!) are as vulnerable to herd mentality as everybody else, if not more so, in some cases. The career destination which is overwhelmingly popular in the good UK unis is a MC or U.S. law firm training contract, and you really don't need an LLM for that. So only those who want other careers such as barristers or academia would really want to do one, and in terms of "if they have to", that means if they are really desperate to do one more seemingly gainful thing overseas before being forced to throw in the towel and return home because they are not being able to achieve that law firm job. Additionally, of course, there is the cost. Why do such a thing if there is no need?

Another update

The Warrior Lady joins Goddess Saraswati, God of Water and Lord Krishna to conquer the Ding-a-Ling Land.

Seems like sun ain’t rising in dawn’s team anymore.

As far as the demerger is concerned, there are more mountains to be climbed than were anticipated by the Greed Gods.

Justice can be delayed or denied, based on further developments.

Actually in my opinion all colleges should be more transparent. BCI should order them to submit a placement report for every passing batch. And the colleges who don't offer placements at all should be highlighted in a list.

And this should be published in a SEO optimised page which appears properly on Google Search.

We can save the careers of millions of students with this

Hi, I am an average law student and i have done a ballb from a very normal private university and my cgpa is around 8.5, i have done considerable amount of internships and also i have good knoelwdge abt real estate and property laws and i have extensively worked with banks. I am in my 5th year do i have any chances at prestigious international UK based Universities as such Oxford ?

Just finished my first trimester in NLS last month, we even got our grades, my GPA is just over 3, how should I study in the second trimester so that I can increase it to atleast over 5?

Also entered college with not much idea about the grading system here, now that I have a clear idea, what should I do in order to score more than others?

have changed to contested rather than trollish, but it is making hyperbolical rhetorical assertions that are not really a way you would have a bona fide discussion with someone in Person ('every single thing' and 'never be good enough'). the point could have been made in a more authentic manner, without such sweeping statements

In a nutshell, this is my hypothesis.

1. Elite Indians between 10-30 years ago (Gen X and Gen Y): CBSE/ICSE schools in metro cities + NLUs + foreign LLM. Back in these times, competition to enter NLUs was less and there was no caste or EWS reservation, plus no competition from non-metro cities.

2. Elite Indians since the past decade (Gen Z): Indian IB schools + Jindal + foreign LLM. Because NLUs are difficult to get into for them, with increased reservation and competition from non-metro cities. Plus elites have more purchasing power to afford IB schools and Jindal, in comparison with before.

3. Elite Indians in the next 10-20 years (Gen Alpha and Gen Beta): British IB schools in India + Jindal and foreign LLM, or foreign university for LLB and LLM (a foreign LLB is still a drawback because of the BCI restrictions).

Rising aspirations and incomes, combined with increased competition in government university spaces...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6vgx1ldvz5vo

A friend of mine came across this issue - in one of the firms he worked at, just a midsize firm with repetitive plain vanilla work. He's of course super good with work and this was unsettling his colleagues and partners since he was ambiguous. The basis of sidelining him was for saving a bunch of underperforming colleagues from the previous firm which is relatively bigger compared to this one, and the fact that his college fees was only INR 10 k in college. He was a partner material who went through this harrasment especially abuse basis the latter criteria at this so called mid size firms.

How do you cope up with abuse suggesting that he doesn't need to make it big and you shouldn't let him be big or do larger deals since his semester fees was only INR 10 k.

> Nobody in law firms has the energy to worry about your sexual orientation—we barely have time to sleep. Discrimination requires free time, and that can't be accommodated in anyone's schedule. Jokes aside - chill. Law firms have relatively progressive people or they don't care. Just don't make your orientation your whole personality - that's one big mistake queer people do.
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> ​The law firm grind will wreck straight or gay relationships with total impartiality. If you want to keep a partner, close your laptop once in a while. Otherwise, prepare to see them leave you like I had to see.

I dont not agree with you. I dont think CJP folks would have resorted to violence like they did in france. But I also dont think thats because theyre peaceful by nature. I think its because these are mostly sheltered children whose parents have paid for everything, who have never actually been in trouble in their lives or suffered consequences for their actions. And who get all their news from social media. The movement just seems unserious to me- they flit from issue to issue without putting forth an actual theory of change. Theyre young people who saw palestine protests in columbia university and decided september and october in delhi is a nice time to be an influencer and look like a rebel and gain that aesthetic. The protest is a party. I think theyre high on the fact that they managed to get important people fired. And like all children- want to see how far they can push it. They dont understand the long term precedent this sets. That mobs can demand and get resignations from government officers without due process or fact finding weakens institutions. And theyll have to deal with right wing mobs when the political winds do shift. It makes politics worse, and it means politicians will always cater to the worst loudest most irrational people- rather than look out for interests of the sane and silent majority who just want stuff to work.

I think Bhatia should just- be straight up and honest about whether he likes the constitution for what it is. all of it. or not. I'm quite sick of lefties who trash the constitution everyday of the week and then claim constitutional rights when some thug roughs them up. Im quite tired of academics who don't have any principle they adhere to- and just- sway with whatever the current political trend in their particular bubble is. These people all made their bones on liberalism in their youth and in 2026 they're abandoning liberalism to shill for ideas of islamists and communists. If someone trashes the constitution- I think it still vital that they have constitutional rights of course. But I also think maybe we shouldn't rely on them as authorities for interpreting the constitution. We should see them as ridiculous radicals who are good only in moderation. We deserve better discourse than this to be honest. I don't really care what radicalising thing Imam has gone through- but his views should be repugnant to everyone who believes in equality, for women, for gays and lesbians, for the hundred other religious minorities in this country, for non believers, for people who think people should be treated as individuals and not as tribes.
The Green-Red alliance is just political expediency- there is a sense that one can make common cause cause defeating the saffron people is so important. But there are fundamental inconsistencies between the two world views that cannot be reconciled. And both sides may find out if they ever win, that theyve now emboldened movements that can harm them even more, all because these elites wanted to capture political power, with little regard to the constituencies they claim to care about.

2027 batch. They should close most law schools with 0 placements. No such thing as day zero in my college, and even the students who did long-term internships at t1 t2 firms didnt get ppos. Most will get into litigation which is oversaturated beyond anything atp. Add to this AI and its over really. This is not even considering how terrible the college itself is, with guest faculty and phd scholars being the only reason that classes are still conducted. And they are apparently increasing the batch size every year!!! better to keep only a limited number of law schools open in this country. 5 years for 20k salary lets goo!!

Must be one of the new hr girls who dont know the system. The bands are same for all but vary based on performance. Top performers across teams are in the same band. Poor performers are either asked to leave or get no bonus or no increment or like some luke warm 1-2 lakh bonus.

So I have applied there for an internship 4 months prior to the internship month. Sent an email at the start of this month and received a response from HR executive after 17 days saying they have received my application and will revert back if selected. Is this an indirect way of rejecting my application ?? When do they start sending acceptance mails for jan and feb ?

Only the law graduates that work in high-end law firms and have the kind of salaries that allow them to: have a nice house in a nice neighbourhood of a T1 city; take care of the main stuff of the potential kid(s): sending to the best international school of that T1 city, ensuring that extracurricular activities (piano class, karate etc) are paid for, ensuring that enough money is set aside for the kid to go abroad for studies or even study at a flashy uni in India if they mess up their fancy schooling; allow the wife to spend lavishly on all manner of luxuries; comfortably take a trip to Switzerland or some equally desirable destination once at least every year. On top of these criteria, the potential guy must have liberal political views, must have no health complications, must not have any problematic habits (no smoking, drugs, vaping) and must be as thin as a rake, going to the gym regularly and for a 10km run in the park every Sunday. All these are a must, as per my understanding, as a man. Hope this helps.

I'm currently in a T1 NLU. Planning to take up moots that concern Arbitration like Vis etc. Have heard Disputes is largely Arbitration based.

My current plan is to intern with advocates in the same. Do publications around Arbitration/Disputes.

I want to ask what else can I do and learn ?
What all skills do they look for that I can develop ?
What should be my batch rank for Disputes to take me in as an intern ? My sem 1 GPA was bad, have worked hard to have a good sem 2 GPA. Would being in the top 20 suffice ?

Not the one who wrote this comment, but one who agrees with it fully. From that perspective, Legally India's ideological bias is very clear. Marking comments making strong arguments against such policies as 'trollish'!? Please explain: how is this in line with your moderation policy? Specifically, what is wrong with this comment?

Some of the suggestions in this comment will never work.

1. The minimum pass mark is also a certification of intellectual quality. If it is handed out in the way you are saying, its validity for everyone will forever be called into question.

2. I don't have a problem with resit exams at no cost for minorities, frankly. Why don't we instead do this: change to the UK university system where everyone who fails an exam, regardless of background, without valid, certifiable, immediately-prior-to-the-exam extenuating circumstances (not vague claims of intergenerational trauma) will, regardless of what they achieve in the resit exam, have marks 'capped' to the minimum pass mark? In other words, regardless of what they actually achieve in the resit exam, the mark noted on the transcript will be the minimum pass mark. If somebody has a valid extenuating circumstance (e.g., death in family), then the 'cap' doesn't apply, and the administration can treat the resit exam as though it were a first attempt, meaning that the full range of marks can be achieved!

3. Not a good idea. Doesn't discourage cheating at all. The system needs to be harsher.

The rumour is that the other Assoc. Dean is leaving for PhD so someone has to take over the work from the ‘Policy’ team. We might see more appointments soon. I have heard that some (3/4) other faculty members were approached and all of them said no and the only option left was ▮▮▮.

Hey everyone,

I'm curious to hear what people here think about specialised training programmes in international investment arbitration.

NLU Delhi, in collaboration with Uppsala University, Sweden, is organising a five-day European–South Asian Investment Arbitration Bootcamp from 10–14 November 2026. The programme will involve European instructors and other experts, with sessions focused on international investment law and arbitration.

I'm involved in the student team behind this initiative, so I'm admittedly a little invested in seeing it work out. But I'd genuinely like to hear from people who have studied or practised in this area.

Do you think a programme like this would be worthwhile for a law student interested in investment treaty arbitration? How valuable is it to learn directly from international faculty, and what would you look for in a bootcamp of this kind?

One of the reasons we've been working on this is the hope of building a stronger investment arbitration community in India. It's a relatively specialised field, and I'd love to see more opportunities for students to engage with it meaningfully.

We've also tried to make the dates more convenient around Diwali.

If anyone wants to see the programme details, here's the official NLU Delhi announcement - https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7518517961536475136.

Would appreciate honest thoughts, including from anyone who has attended similar programmes!

Please throw light wrt the available Chambers of counsel practicing tax (direct and indirect) and other commercial laws in Bombay. For instance JD Mistry, Rohan Shah etc. And also as to how the exposure, pay and work environment is. Kindly include upcoming firms / Chambers as well. Thank you.

CLAT instructions are very clear, OCI card holders can sit for CLAT and also apply under the general category. They’ve even updated the instructions on the website now to make it clear, but this has always been the case for years now. You will be considered the same as any other Indian candidate.

I'm a first year at a T1 NLU. While this NLU is well reputed for its corporate placements and mooting accolades, especially in recent times, it lacks the intellectual thrill I would've expected from a T1 NLU. My batchmates seem disinterested in any actual discussion. Most conversations pivot to upcoming parties, senior gossip, tests or submissions, and it's borderline impossible to get anyone on board for a genuine discussion on anything non-surface level. People in general come off as close-minded and reserved, unless you conform to their clique. Maybe the lack of an active student body (or student culture in general) and thus a lack of a political atmosphere on campus, could be a reason for this.

No points for guessing the NLU, as it's already pretty obvious by now.

Maybe it's too early to judge this place, and maybe I haven't found the right people. Anyhow, I'd love to hear anything that can help change my opinion.

I agree with some parts of this, but not everything. Favouritism is definitely an issue, but it’s not limited to this one person. There are other senior people, including SAs and PAs, who are protected by different partners despite making others uncomfortable (yes not rude but causing actual discomfort). These issues rarely get addressed, and there isn’t much anyone can do about it.

There are people who have driven away other partners and still continue to be protected (despite not yet being a partner). That’s the bigger problem here. It’s not really about one person, but how things work in the organisation.

If you’re joining, be prepared for gossip and politics. The funny part is that the organisation claims to be gossip-free. In reality, being in the good books of the right people, whether in Litigation or Corporate, can take you a long way. Merit matters, but so does knowing how to navigate the politics.

Actually no. One steps up or does not based on who the actual responsibility lies with. I've seen partners fuck up worse than newly minted senior associates when working under someone else, and thrive when handling matters themselves. So once a partner always a partner title wise - may be ok, but otherwise no.