I hate that last sentence. Taking SILF as some sort of moral god. Why should peoples' personal lives be reported on? What the hell business are the personal lives of law firm staff whose personal lives are already so much cut into of a bunch of old lalajis who have anyway made sure that the Indian legal market looks like it is one of the crap markets of the world?

Hi,

OP here. Yes, Gujarat’s supposed to be relatively safer, and to an extent is, when compared to places like Haryana, Bihar etc. Like in the city I was in, my friends and classmates who were locals told me I could stay out till 10 pm without any worries, especially in the new areas, just had to avoid the old city areas. However, this happened at his house, which is in a very posh society, during afternoon. I couldn’t have predicted this as this wasn’t a seedy alley in a dangerous area at night m. Which is why I had my guard down

A3 at a tier 1.5ish, working mostly in PE/VC. My team here has got some really good mandates, but not so great work hours and people. Looking for an out and a friend from college suggested this. Almost certain that I'd get in given my profile, university and work ex, although I've been hearing really mixed views about this place.

People working/have worked/acquainted with their work - would you suggest applying? I am fine with a cut of upto ten percent, given that the switch is actually worth it and the people there are not assholes to work with. I am also due a promotion next year, so would not want to fumble my chances and trajectory for nothing. Genuine advice, details and help please. Thanks!

Beyond what the media reported on the new AG, do we have anything else? For example, very few folks know that Phiroze Edulji despite being a Parsi was the Veep of VHP unit for S 24 Parganas in WB. But he was also mentored by great crim lawyers of Cal HC who formed the core of Green legal vets here.

Incoming 4th year at one of the top 3's. My gpa is around the batch average. My cv has a few comps, some wins, but no publications, I have done normal internships at no name chambers (enjoyed the experience and learnt law and life) , and 2 law firm internships.

The issue - I did not get a tier 1 internship through my RCC on the first cycle ( it was due to my gpa, a lot of people above me). If I don't get a Tier 1 internship in my 4th year, chances are that I won't get placed there either.

i obviously can't bring my gpa to top 30 right now. so should I even bother about getting a tier 1 placement on day zero ? Is it possible? I was thinking about doing internship at boutiques which specialize in gen corp transactions. ( would like recommendations) which would help me stenghten my CV.

If T1 isn't possible, then what is the best course for me to get a tier 1 job later on in the future through a lateral switch? how do I maximize by chances.

( To clarify, I'm not glamorizing T1 jobs or putting them on a pedestal in any way, its just that my very humble background + limited exposure - made me do law on the premise that there is a shit ton of money).

I don't care about work life balance, I cannot literally afford it due to loans.

Regarding my gpa - I always felt like academics wasn't really my thing. I unfortunately for my present self was never really passionate about it. Inspite of my mid gpa however , I have always performed better at corporate law gpa wise and prefer to pursue it. I am interested in general transactional work (M& A, bnf etc), and have experience in IP law and want to switch.

I never really realised how important my gpa was in placements until the start of my 3 rd year, because I really thought that the mere fact that i was in a T1 law school would give me pretty good opportunities. (silly me, I did not realise that even here it's only the cream and not the milk )

I have derived much more pleasure during my internships, and have gotten good feedback about my temperament and work. I do understand why firms select by GPA due to it being a common objective parameter, but I feel like I'm just getting filtered out in the system inspite of having a genuine interest. ( too many people - too few opportunities)

Currently I'm thinking of applying to firms who do transactional work and needed a few recommendations on those as well. additionally, what are some tier 1's/ well paying boutiques which aren't very strict on their gpa requirement?

I'm open to advice but give me the realistic possibilities.

Would greatly appreciate it, since I really don't feel like asking a senior or anyone i know.

Personal Opinion from an NLS Student: When it comes to a balance of overall aspects such as excellent placements, a healthy peer group, decent academics, extra curricular opportunities like marque international competitions AND student autonomy; there's no college that beats NUJS. Nlsiu just tortures their students with a Trimester System - approx >30 people get an year back from each batch and it's get's extremely toxic. Nalsar well... is in the middle of nowhere and you need to take a bus to get whiff of human civilization, is the only true drawback it has compared to NUJS.

Now all three of them (nls, nalsar, nujs) have excellent faculty and academics and have the best placements in the country. What sets nujs apart is the freedom and autonomy the students get. Their personalities are not subjugated against academic pressure and they actually have a LIFE on campus. I visited NUJS during Trilaterals (sports fest) to find that they have no curfew timings, frequent parties, college activities and a liberal faculty which gives them space to live their own lives in peace. If you're looking for Peace, Prowess and Placements NUJS is the place to go.

Has anyone here worked with or been recruited through Binu Nair?

From my interactions so far, he appears quite knowledgeable, responsive, and genuinely willing to answer queries in detail. He also comes across as approachable and compassionate, which is refreshing in the recruitment space.

That said, I wanted to understand whether those qualities translate into being an effective legal recruiter in practice. Does he have strong mandates? Do reputed law firms and legal teams actively rely on him for hiring? Has anyone here successfully secured interviews or placements through him?

Would appreciate hearing both positive and negative experiences, particularly from lawyers who have engaged with him during a job search.

Country suffering from a heatwave testing the limits of human survival. And an intern can't drink water inside the court?? Would a British or American judge do this?

https://x.com/vijeshetty/status/2059805101498532141

NLU Nagpur recently rolled out their Interim International Moot Reimbursement Policy with a maximum cap of 1,50,000 for the entire team in 11 Moot (excludes Willem C. Vis (both Vienna and East) ). However, students are allowed to secure additional sponsorship required (money to be deposited in the Uni's account and detailed expenditure sheet has to be given every time you receive a sponsorship)

The obvious question is: should she come back to S&R? Absolutely. Having grown professionally here (and trained by Niti) since law school, S&R is as close to home as it gets. And from the firm’s side, there’s no denying that they could use that quality again. The last year has only highlighted how much of a difference people like her make when you work on cross border mandates. #RBMGharWapsi

Hey man. I am 35. Starting a PhD at a private university. Due to financial and health issues I did my LL.M quite late from an NLU, and subsequently have published 2 papers in Scopus Q2. Is ageism a huge factor joining so late ? What should I do during my Ph.D to ensure a somewhat decent chance at a job ? Publications, connections, TA experience ? Also does NLU tag matter for a PhD ? I am afraid since I am pivoting to academia so late in life.

Is it worth joining at the age of 35 ? I have 10 years of corporate experience. I am thinking about shifting to litigation. I didn't know that the upper age for apo is 40, so can definitely try. But is it worth joining so late? I am afraid I missed the boat. Finance is not an issue, I have saved enough for a decent living and am not dependent on anyone.

Could anyone suggest the names of reputed Advocates or Senior Advocates practising civil and some commercial litigation before the Karnataka High Court in Bengaluru whose offices would be suitable for a junior advocate looking to gain substantial learning opportunities, courtroom exposure, and regular appearance chances?

It would also be helpful if members could share insights regarding the approximate salary ranges offered in such offices, or generally in Bengaluru, for fresh law graduates and advocates with one to two years of litigation experience.

Additionally, I would be grateful if anyone could share their experiences regarding the working environment in these offices, particularly from the perspective of female juniors such as the office culture, mentorship opportunities, professional growth, work-life balance, and overall inclusiveness.

As someone relatively new to the Bengaluru Bar, I have found it challenging to understand the civil litigation landscape and identify practitioners known for mentoring juniors. Any guidance, recommendations, or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated.

CAM apparently has an education and awareness arm called CAM Gurukul and they're offering a certificate course titled 'Digital+ Laws'.

Any thoughts, views, and opinions would help a ton.

Basic info - no fee, but eligibility limited to top 5 students who apply per law school and they may offer internships.

I have joined Ph.d and am actively looking for job of assistant professor. Before joining Ph.d i applied for some colleges but i was shocked at how much they were offering, it was very low. So i decided to take admission in Ph.d. Now i am again in the need of a job but cant figure out how to go about it. Is there amy suggestions you would share to get a job with a decent pay.

I do have some research papers too. But am not from an NLU background.

Any suggestions would be very useful to me.

Thanks

Hi people

Can someone please shed light on good general corporate teams in Delhi and NCR that i can consider. Can be a tier 1 or 2 but pay should not be very less considering i am switching from a T1. Please share the names of partners, something you like about their team and something that is a red flag to look out for.

Thanks!

I've recently completed my law and i have got zero legal internship experience but now i want to join into Corporate law specially- M&A or Real estate law firm and the last thing i want to do is Civil litigation. I'm from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Can anyone help me out on this?

When the supposed “keepers of justice”, “champions of the defenseless”, “saviors of the oppressed” do such crimes, what can one expect from the others? And can anyone really expect justice when those in charge of delivering justice to the victims themselves are the perpetrators?

This was horrifying to read. Hope you’re in a good place now, OP

Well, honestly, it was political theatre where there were two sides, Right and Left. The Right wing was celebrating this as something that would change the country and throw out all the illegal immigrants. The Left thought it would make the country a Hindu Rashtra, which, let me tell you, it mostly is. Sounds like I'm blabbering absolute shit, but let me explain. When you have 80% of the population belonging to one religion, you're not necessarily getting completely neutral policies anyway.

Now, the real fear was about the NRC. Everyone thought it would make Muslims stateless. BJP did an NRC in Assam and learned their lesson real quick, that it was a stupid idea. Honestly, CAA was tame and nothing to be concerned about; there were hardly any beneficiaries to begin with. Now, some people will talk about Ahmadiyyas, but again, they could get citizenship in five more years. If surviving persecution was the point, then it was achieved. A state with 80% of the population belonging to one religion can never be truly secular in reality. The nation exists outside of Supreme Court halls as well.

And let me be clear, CAA was not a criterion for citizenship. It was fast-tracking it; there's a big difference between the two. Just go and check what the dadis at Shaheen Bagh were actually protesting about. They were saying CAA was a programme to deny citizenship to Muslims. That is factually wrong. A shit ton of protestors had a complete misunderstanding of the law. Some media houses blowing the fuck out of it didn't help much. The whole thing was mostly based on a slippery slope argument. "CAA alone is fine, but CAA plus NRC will target Muslims." The NRC never came. The slippery slope never materialised.

CAA and NRC would have made Hindus stateless too. How do you think a Hindu would have proved his citizenship? The average Indian doesn't have documentation going back generations. That is why BJP buried the nationwide NRC after Assam blew up in their face. It was an everybody problem.

Now, the actual problem none of us is trying to solve. Today, a person can get a passport in this country with nothing but an Aadhaar. For the non-tatkal ECR category, you need Aadhaar plus one other document, which can also be obtained through Aadhaar. As you can see, if an illegal immigrant enters, all they need is an Aadhaar and a document from Aadhaar. PSK is processing them like normal paperwork. They are not even able to do passport verification and issuance properly, how do you expect them to pull off a citizenship verification exercise for 1.4 billion people?

The Supreme Court has never stayed this law. Seven years, 240-plus petitions, not once. The Section 6A judgment from October 2024 upheld Parliament's power to legislate on citizenship and accepted that classification based on specific historical context has rational nexus. The legal principles from that case favour CAA heavily.

Even if the government tried pulling something even remotely comparable to making Muslims stateless en-masse, the nation would burn, and they know it better than anyone. 200 million Muslims embedded in every layer of this country. India's political system has a self-correcting mechanism built into sheer numbers.

BJP's political apparatus just wants to rule. They are not even Hindutva in the way you believe they are; they say whatever gets them the seat. They are very shameless about it. Look at West Bengal. In 2021, full polarisation, got destroyed. 2024 Lok Sabha, dropped from 18 to 12 seats. So for 2026, Modi starts eating jhalmuri at roadside stalls and doing boat rides on the Hooghly. Mixed the infiltrator narrative with anti-incumbency. Result: 207 out of 293 seats. In the Northeast they don't campaign for beef ban, they campaign for development. They use Hindutva in the Hindi heartland, because that's what helps them to win.

I think this is seriously worthy of a sociological study. The dominant discourse on LI was highly progressivist and inclusivist. Recent comments on LI show a complete shift from earlier trends.

You have clear right-wing takes on the economy and these are being upvoted, e.g. low taxation, more privatisation, more spending on physical infrastructure rather than welfare etc. Plus glorification of capitalistic phenomena like buying luxury brands and watches.

You also have comments criticising caste reservation. Plus comments criticising so-called “Muslim appeasement” (which is a trademark right-wing term). Plus subtle (and unsubtle) hostility towards LGBTQQIP2SAA++ rights. Such comments would earlier get hundreds of downvotes, but are now getting upvotes.

In recent comments I have seen glee over the BJP wining Bengal, as well as glee over Bangladeshi and Rohingya Muslims being deported by the new Bengal govt.

Generationally, the contrast seems to be between early Gen Z students/grads and late Gen Z students/grads. But I feel the dividing line could be Covid. The Covid and post-Covid generation spent their most crucial formative years online, in an era where the West has shifted right and India too. The toxic online discourse has possibly radicalised them towards the right.

Whichever way that went, it proves the same thing - that this firm isn't the right fit for a talent like RBM. Her joining them to this date baffles me, and here's why - https://youtu.be/5kYaisrTo5Q

How in the world did NLS and GNLU managed to bag 40 + PPO(s) last year ? Not even that NUJS had 55 +. Even NLUD which is supposed to have the weakest alumni base of all did 39 placements by Day Z. NALSAR went 100%.

My seniors who graduated last year said job market was bad.

P.S. From a growing T2

Just in: Surajit Nath Mitra appointed as new AG. Comes with good credentials (unlike KD) and will hopefully be a friend to NUJS (unlike KD).

https://www.barandbench.com/news/senior-advocate-surojit-nath-mitra-appointed-new-advocate-general-of-west-bengal

So you'll be in a pool of lawyers and you can get work from other partners too

Work is hectic like any other law firm but honestly not even a single person is nasty or toxic

Everyone is sweet and consoderate right from the partner to counsels to SAs to associates

Just negotiate your pay well and you should be good to go

Culture depends on the team.

You are bottom of the rung. Be prepared to be treated like royalty on day 1 and like shit once that day ends.

The rotation program sucks.

Veg food. Cringe dress codes. One samosa, kulfi per person.

No offside. Some Partners begrudgingly pay for the one diwali party that no one else pays for.

Its Noida. Safety is a final destination movie in real life.

Recently got approached by a headhunter for opportunities with the firm’s Mumbai and Bengaluru teams. I have heard that the Bengaluru office is specifically managed by Namrata Sinha. Would appreciate any insights or reviews regarding either of the offices, or the firm generally.

Idt the issue is with providing receipts, but the university’s ability to reject expenses and ask back for whatever amount they deem appropriate. It’s fair to ask for a breakdown, but why should anyone have to justify their expenses and even give money to an institute which did nothing to help their moot preparations financially or otherwise?

(A1 bands from another thread)

TTA - 15.8 L (fixed) + 3 L (bonus) [18.8 L]

JSA - 14.4 L (fixed) + 4-6 L (bill share) + 3L (bonus) [21.8 - 23.8 L]

CAM - 17.6 L (fixed) + 4 L (bonus) [21.6 L]

KCO - 18 L (fixed) + 3.5 L (bonus) [21.5 L]

AZB - 15.8 L (fixed) + 4.2 L (bonus) [20 L]

- These are last year's figures for KCO, not sure what it is for this year.

- Also SAM A1s are getting anywhere between 21 L - 22.5 L, but I've heard the most common compensation is around 21.5 L (16.5 L + 5 L).

- All the figures above will have minor deviations depending on your reviews/team/billing.

- AZB and TT&A continue to be the least paying Tier 1s at Associate level at least.

Have interned there twice, they give lots of work but no call backs / PPOs are offered and that has been made clear by the team. Further, the general sense is that the team functions quite outside the parameters of a law firm, in the sense that there is no structure which is followed and work is completed in a haphazard manner, wherein interns are roped in for work which you’d not generally give an intern. And they’ve offered “consultant” position to a lot of qualified lawyers - don’t know what this new trend is.

I'm from a private university in south India. I was placed after college in an insurance role. But I really want to work at a lawfirm in general corporate due to several reasons.

Is there any possibility of such a transition and if anyone has had a journey like that can you share with us?

In terms of placements for the batch of 2026:

NUJS > GNLU > NLUJ > NLS > NLUD > NALSAR > NLIU

In terms of placements in foreign law firms:

NLS > NUJS > NLUJ > NALSAR = NLUD > GNLU = NLIU

In terms of all metrics, if I were a student joining law school in 2026:

NLS > NALSAR > NUJS > NLUD > NLUJ > GNLU > NLIU

If placements are my only goal:

NUJS > GNLU = NLUJ > NLS > NALSAR = NLUD > NLIU

NLUs in terms of chillness:

GNLU > NUJS = NALSAR > NLIU > NLUD > NLUJ > NLS

Hello, given that Australia has rolled out their 462 visa application window, just wanted to understand the scope of securing a job for 12 months (visa period) in Australian corporate law firms. I am a M&A/PE lawyer at a tier 1 law firm in Indian with 2 years PQE.

If that's near to impossible, please suggest any alternative roles.