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As I've never stayed alone, first time I'll be going to other city for an internship. All my previous firm people used to carry tiffin. How did you guys have your lunch
But that’s just my opinion
2. Always insecure about you working with others
3. Calls and emails at inappropriate times to discuss future course of action everyday
4. Undue pressure on you to turn around deliverables with an inability to push back clients even slightly
5. Work from office: you have to be present in front of them everyday for them to think you are working during working hours
6. Tell you about how horrible other bosses/firms are
It has reached a point where I am struggling to cover my basic necessities such as rent, groceries, and transportation.
When would be a good time to switch to a T2/T3 firm from a lesser-known firm with low pay? Additionally, which firms are currently hiring, and what reason should I give for making such an early switch?
As to the process to become AP, finish your PhD ASAP. Ideally, don't take up jobs before third year of PhD. And publish in SCOPUS journals. Yes, there are too many people and too little vacancies and wherever you apply, people with PhD and Scopus publications are applying.
1. deal structures
2. how to do due diligence
3. How to draft SHA/SPA and other deal documents
4. deal compliances
If you can learn these 4 things (even if 1 or 2 out of these to be honest) it will give you significant advantage in your internships
I will not name the course to avoid unnecessary arguments here - you will find it easily if you are smart
But remember - those are the 4 areas where you need to gain knowledge and hands of experience over time if you are trying to land this sort of a job
Work life balance - None. Every place is same. Relatively SCAM and Trilegal would come at last.
Quality- CAM>SAM>Indus=SnR> Others (the difference in quality is very less in top 3 firms, afterwards it too much)
Does “companies” include law firms? If not, then mainly engineering and commerce students will get internships and law students will get a few leftover crumbs, in the form of corporate legal department internships. Also, how can the govt assure internships in private companies? I’m not clear on this. Do they have the constitutional power to just order Tata, Google and PwC to take 100 interns?
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Proves that she is the worst finance minister in history and that the BJP doesn't care for the middle class, especially upper middle class. Treats us like shit. You need to be either "Adani class" or rural class to live in India.
Never voting for BJP again. Hope they lose Maharashtra.I dislike Congress, but they are the lesser evil. #RaGa2029
Goes against the apex court verdict
Supreme Court of India
All India Judges Association And Ors. vs Union Of India (Uoi) And Ors. on 8 February, 2001
In the All India Judges case , this Court has observed that in order to enter the judicial service, an applicant must be an Advocate of at least three years' standing. Rules were amended accordingly.
With the passage of time, experience has shown that the best talent which is available is not attracted to the judicial service.
A bright young law graduate after 3 years of practice finds the judicial service not attractive enough.
It has been recommended by the Shetty Commission after taking into consideration the views expressed before it by various authorities, that the need for an applicant to have been an Advocate for at least 3 years should be done away with.
After taking all the circumstances into consideration, we accept this recommendation of the Shetty Commission and the argument of the learned amicus curiae that it should be no longer mandatory for an applicant desirous of entering the judicial service to be an Advocate of at least three years' standing.
We, accordingly, in the light of experience gained after the judgment in All India Judges' case (supra), direct to the High Courts and to the State Governments to amend their rules so as to enable a fresh law graduate who may not even have put in even three years of practice, to be eligible to compete and enter the judicial service.
We, however, recommend that a fresh recruit into the judicial service should be imparted with training of not less than one year, preferably two years.
1. If you are afraid to speak to them;
2. Mood swings as pointed out above - you are constantly monitoring how they are feeling;
3. Needless remarks about your personal life; and
4. They will still haunt you after quitting - be it random flashbacks of events or regular anxiety.
Unless you are too good in maths and physics and engineering is your calling, don't go there.
In law you can become a good advocate or a HC/SC Judge purely with your hard work. In engineering, you need certain higher IQ and intelligence to shine. Only hard work won't help.
4th year T2 NLU here.
everyone around me is dying for a job in corp law. I do not understand why and how they like it
Have two major corp internships from reputable firm under my belt + conversations with almost a dozen associates in different field.
I try to understand their work, what they do and everything. None of them like their job. The law makes me tired and uninspired.
I had my first panic attack in my current law firm. I just cannot take the donkey work and the feeling of worthlessness. I had diagnosed ADHD which makes doing things that I don't like like a death sentence
Still I try to convince myself that maybe I should try more, try to see if there is a team/area that I would like even though I research and ask people working there about the work and it does not interest me but makes me want to run for my life.
I would rather go back home to my T3 town doing freelance or something else which pays less but I like it instead of doing a big law firm job which I hate but pays more.
No amount of money is enough for me to do what I understand this job entails
anyone in the same situation or has been in the same situation? what to do?
Additionally, I request people to please tell me which teams/partners in Tri hire more or are planning to hire more for the 2026 batch.
Thank you so much for your help!
Time, portability (ability to work anywhere in the world), being treated respectfully (by your organization), actual time off on weekends, a job even if you're mediocre - choose engineering.
Money right away, the ability to boast about getting out of traffic tickets, having friends call for free advice about a branch of law you know nothing about / do not practice, no internship or job unless you have connections - choose law.
What I suggest to students is that they should make a linked in profile in the run up to job interviews in their final year. And until then- just generally limit social media use if you want to be seen as a serious person at all. Let your work speak for you. dont give future employers reasons to discard your applications by doing all this drama.
All firms, all of them only shortlist the avaliable top rankers. Maybe aim for tier 2 firms. The market isn't hiring positive for your batch now.
However will advice you to not pursue it, they will make it clear that they won't make offers after confirmation
#Privatisation
#Deregulation
# FDI
What we need.
2. Inflated deadlines.
3. Puts you under the bus.
4. Asks for frequent quick calls Cz the fellow can’t keep up with wtf is happening under him
5. Poor at delegating work
6. Doesn’t respect others timings
7. And the worst is “figure it out” I’m not here to teach you.
Very disillusioned with academia. People fresh out of LLM are being hired as APs in tier 1 NLU and I'm not even being considered for shitty private colleges. Everytime I open LinkedIn, I feel like taking Sanyas and becoming a Buddhist monk- if only I had the calibre for that.
Don't know enough to comment on PPO scene.
Consider giving up
Was unable to find any info about the firm
If anyone knows how the internship goes, how to get a ppo, timings, team, pros and cons etc etc
Specifically, I am asking about the interview shortlisting criteria of firms and not subsequent hiring during interview. I would appreciate it if the criteria for Tier 1 firms (individually) are stated.
Also, I have heard that for the batch of 2024, there was a considerable difference in the shortlisting criteria. For the batch of 2023 and before, rank was not very important, but now it is. Is this true? Or is it because for 2024 firms were on a freeze, so they considered only top rankers?