And Paralegals are paid same as interns. It’s a trap. They’ll ask you to leave your college and give you hopes of PPO. You’ll invest everything you have and at the right moment cut you off because you now have to pay heed to their own words. Don’t forget you quit and you don’t even get the relieving letter intentionally

Interned w them a while ago, some of the associates are really nice, SA not so much, the Partner defo not. If you're really passionate about TMT such as I was, the work there would be a bummer because it's only mostly restricted to gaming laws. They do a lot of gaming work, especially because the Partner is the best within the domain. Other assignments, exclusive of gaming work that is, are collaborative and bunch of people from different offices take care of those together. Otherwise, the SA was kinda rude tho, and so was the Partner. Not very welcoming for sure. So all in all, work culture is ummm just fine lmao.

For god's sake, you people crib when NLS is not achieving in the rankings/not doing what western law schools are doing. When they do those things also, you have a problem. Are you aware that the highly-ranked law schools in Britain have a two-year fast tracked LLB for those who have a degree of another subject under their belt (where the typical LLB degree options are three or four years)? This 'set up for five year law only' stuff is just nonsense. Law schools need to evolve with the times. Sudhir, as far as I can see, is doing precisely that with NLS. Please stop this unreasoning hate. Oxford/Columbia's loss is NLSIU's gain.

1. Doing in advance where possible: Try to get things done before a deadline where the situation allows for such a thing. This is a more effective use of your time. For example, if you have a project due in three weeks, get started on it as soon as you can - maybe even on the day it is assigned - and do things in such a way that you finish well in advance (in a good scenario, maybe even a few days before the deadline). This allows you to review your work in peace and in a cool head.

2. Organising and planning: This should address your exam difficulty. Plan your essays in advance. Essentially, a form of 'rough working'. Just draw up a list of points you will cover in each section of your answer ('Introduction' will mention 1, 2, 3, body Part A will mention these three points etc.) - a very brief plan. You can do it as a list, a spider diagram... whatever you prefer. Then just follow the plan. This can apply to your projects as well. Using the three weeks example above, your plan can include what you will write on a particular day (i.e., which part of your project you will deal with).

3. Planning and using your time well: Ensure you have mastered information about your exam pattern very well. For example, if you have a 3 hour exam, and you have to answer two questions, you know that you should be spending no more than 1.5 hours on each question. Plan in such a way as to ensure that you aren't 'borrowing' time between one question and another (e.g., still working on your first question at 1 hour and 34 minutes). If you use your time well, you could easily finish both questions (producing well-written answers) within 1 hour 15 minutes, and could have a considerable amount of time to review your paper as well.

I graduated from a top-5 uni in 2021, got into a top-3 uni for LLM before realizing there wasn't going to be much (any) placement assistance because of Covid and worked my butt off during internships. I managed to get an in-house role referred through an internship, and then changed to another company a year later. My internships were in law firms (mostly IP firms) though and I genuinely enjoyed the work there. The issue is that I have limited experience now in corporate law because all my work has been in-house, and I have no connections who can refer me (friends have their own practice and I am a first generation lawyer).

I've been wanting to get into law firms for a few months now, and I'm a little lost as to if it's even possible. Honestly at this point I'm up for even an assessment internship if it means I can get my foot in through the door. Does anyone know of anyone else who's worked in-house and manged to transfer to firms later? Or of firms who might be open to hiring people with limited experience in Bangalore? I'm not even thinking about T1 or T2 or anything, just a decent firm where I can learn is more than enough. Any ideas about what I should study? M&A I have worked with, but VC is a mystery to me tbh.

Any help or advise or a point in the right direction will be extremely appreciated.

"Like literally everyone in India is buying one these days" ignorant idiotic statement. This materialism and obsession with expensive things to fill the emptiness in our lives is futile. You'll buy your mercedes and you'll wish you had a private jet. For most in India having a car itself is an aspiration, a luxury. Be grateful for what you have. Your needs are met, now happiness will only come from within. For many even food is an if......

Faculty: Except a few professors, nobody knows their shit. Some are really experienced and have great industry knowledge. The corp law professor serves as Independent Director in top companies including NSE. For others like Tax - anyone who is free for the sem gets the subject.

Funding - more than any NLU or multiple NLUs combined, which enables good conferences and centre work.

Reputation - CAM is mass recruiter, and all alumni have become top partners at Indus, KCo, CAM, SAM, TT&A, AZB so no internship or job issues.

Infra - bad but liveable

Food - 3 days good, 2 days worst and 2 days bearable

Overall: Amazing college to be in.. good job prospects, if you can build your own knowledge well, it serves as good platform.

Be honest to the extent you can. They will feel bad if you lie for example if you say that you want to take a break or want to do completely different work which is not offered by that firm, it is fine. But if you lie as it is easiest to get out of a situation, that will create a bad impression in the heads of your existing place. No point burning bridges. It may require some work, but give it a serious shot.

Though I am a BJP supporter, I will be the first admit that the BJP suffers from a serious deficit of professional talent. Or rather, Modi is reluctant to appoint talented people in the cabinet because he is insecure. Nothing stops him from appointing someone like Sanjeev Sanyal as Finance Minister, or Anand Ranganathan as Education Minister, or an NLSIU alum like Vikramjit Banerjee as Law Minister. But he won't do it.

I am surprised at the comments on this thread. An Advocate / law student must know the law and apply it. It is a sad reality in our country that by and large, lower courts ignore the maxim "Bail is the Rule and PC/JC the exception". To all the uneducated ppl decrying the release of this person, please read the judgments in Arnesh Kr. and Satyander Kr. Antil.

Ppl are completely mixing up "arrest" with "conviction". The purpose of JC is only in cases the accused can tamper evidence, influence witnesses etc. In cases where the evidence is already at hand (such as CCTV etc.) bail is the norm. If the accused is convicted, he will serve the sentence for the offence. Denial of bail as a tool to "punish" is one of the most atrocious features of our criminal justice system. How many undertrials languish in JC without their trial proceeding at all - this should shock your conscience. Instead, base minded uncultured ppl seem to take vicarious pleasure in the sufferings of others.

Just 2 weeks till Modi 3.0 is formed and we should start thinking. The next 5 years will have huge implications for our generation of students and Gen Alpha, which will soon follow us and enter NLUs. Welcome your thoughts on my analysis.

Optimistic:

1. Modi 3.0 undertakes pending reforms --- economy grows --- more jobs

2. Foreign law firms entry --- more jobs

3. Indian Judicial Service created --- more jobs

4. Nationalisation of NLUs --- improved standards of legal education

Pessimistic

1. No reforms, focus on Mandir politics --- economy stunted, limited jobs

2. Clown law minister appointed, no legal reforms --- no jobs

3. NLUs remain state universities --- corruption and mediocracy continues

Which is more likely? One interesting issue is who Modi will appoint as the next law minister. The present law minister, Arjun Ram Meghwal, is really pathetic and his predecessors Kirwn Rijuju and RS Prasad were also rubbish. Hope they don't become. On the other hand, who else is there???

1) Reduction and rationalisation of slabs pertaining to all indirect taxes and direct taxes.

2) Strengthening and equipping all entities involved in administration of criminal justice- police, prison, judiciary etc ; and creation of a robust grievance redressal mechanism that ensures accountability.

3) Roll out online dispute resolution for all quasi-judicial and administrative proceedings.

4) Benchmarking against the world's most liveable cities and time bound improvement in civic amenities and liveability in all cities with population above a certain level.

5) One nation, one election.

There is a vocal left wing that keeps spamming the mail thread and whatsapp groups (Read current election campaign) and there is another right wing block that does not get into spamming, stays quiet and exercises their vote. This is why right wing candidates win elections whereas Left wing supporters keep spamming mails and groups.

Most on this platform are skewed toward the traditional BA-LLB (H) program. You will not have many on this platform who can give you a proper response. This is a BSc-LLB (H) in Data Science that NFSU offers in the G'Nagar campus. This is a very unique course, with no other comparable programs in the country. The seniormost batch is currently in the 6th semester, and the students have done well with internships, including some good foreign internships as well. These are lawyers who can code (a far cry from what you get on this platform). If you looking for examples before you decide, then there are none. NFSU is the example.

Let's be clear: unless you and your spouse together earn a MINIMUM of 1.5 crore a year (after tax), it's not possible to afford kids today in Mumbai, if you want a tier 1 standard of living. The budget of raising a child in Mumbai today, from age 0 in 2024 to age 25 in 2050, adjusting for inflation, should be as follows:

3.5 crore on school fees (KG to 12)

+ 3 crore on other expenses for the child (clothes, food, nanny, trips abroad etc)

+ 4 crores on JGLS/Ashoka/Manipal etc fees (unless your child is smart enough to get into a tier 1 NLU or IIT or St Stephen's)

+ 3.5 crores on master's abroad

= 14 crores

NOTE: To repeat, I am talking of tier 1 standards and projecting till 2050.

Both released their PhD application form. I can only choose one, due to paucity of time and finance, especially paying online fees and then traveling to the universities for interview, etc. Which one should I apply for ?

My LLM was in human rights. My research is tech oriented. I missed the NLS deadline, don't want to miss either of these. Please help me former students and alumni.

If you're aiming for law related questions, then there is no LLB or LLM for law at JNU. The LLB course will start from 2025 onwards. It's currently in the stage of curriculum preparation and faculty hunting.

However there is definitely PhDs in two centres, i.e., Centre for Law & Governance, and Centre for International Legal Studies.

If you have a masters in international law or Human rights then CILS is the one for you. For others you can opt for Law & Governance.

However, one important point, there is no written exam for these centres, and they only take JRF candidates. There's a direct interview which is related to your research proposal. But only for JRF candidates. Moreover, alot of people apply, last year there were approx 200 candidates for the law & governance centre. So the competition is tough.

Prior research experience or work experience is not mandatory but will be appreciated by the board. Depending on the day and time a board may have anywhere from 5-10 members as a panel. During mine, there were 9 members and most of them were from other departments.

If you wish to pursue a PhD then you have to definitely push yourself in terms of literature review.

Note, that this year JNU has decided to accept UGC NET score as your written exam score. It's a 70:30 ratio, 70% from UGC NET score and 30% for interview. However, it's not clear whether the two centres of law will also comply with this or they will resort to their own method of allowing only JRF candidates.

Other than this, no matter what the media says, across the world JNU is a well respected institute. You will get plenty of opportunities to blossom in this place. Not only national, but even international conferences are available through JNU to present papers and research.

Any more queries, I can answer.

P.S. I applied to both the law centres but didn't get selected, however I applied in a non-law centre as well and that's how I got admitted to JNU.

Sorry to say that it does not have a single decent corp faculty now, and even the llbs don't get any placement worth speaking about, let alone the LLMs. However, if your intention is to join academics, then get the degree, focus on publishing a couple of good papers during this one year and self-study.

He does know about internship opportunities, but I hope u understand that during his time there was no such famous concept of NLUs and things like that. Most from that generation went into litigation and their internships were only in courts. However in today's era a mix of court internships and firm internships are important. I am asking from that POV

Yes. Foreign nationals can give both CLAT and AILET as general category students. The other commenter, that is saying they cannot, is wrong. I myself am a citizen of the US, but I gave both CLAT and AILET as a general category student, providing copies of my american passport to the consortium as identity proof. Now I am attending an NLU as well. It's allowed, and a foreign national student is treated exactly like an indian student, and pays the same fee as well, if selected through his/her general rank. Only if you opt for admission through nri/foreign national quota will you have to pay more

Interviewed with them, got rejected but the firm seemed decent. Its funny because the people they gave offers to, rejected them for Tier 1s, if they wouldve given me an offer, I wouldve never applied anywhere else. They have some good cases from what I was able to gauge, with a lot of arbitration work. Other than the location (deep into Nariman Point and far from the railway station), I didn't see any issues. Pay is above average. People seem friendly. Office hygiene and infra is a problem everywhere in Mumbai but theyre still better than most.

How do we handle the pressure of submitting a task on deadline or pressure in general.During my law schools exams in the last 20-30 minutes I feel tremendous stress and my handwriting becomes so shaky due to it. Moreover last minutes of any deadline in internships/project give me too much pressure/ panic attack and i go into mode of 'this won't be possible' and affect my overall work. Please help

1. Privatisation of all loss-making (and some profit-making) PSUs

2. Industrialisation of rural areas

3. Tax incentives for labour-intensive manufacturing and construction companies

4. Upgradation of infrastructure in urban areas (especially Mumbai, it really needs it)

5. PCB and UCC

Your friend is lying to you. He's simply trying to impress you by telling a lie. He must took LSAT and qualified the cutoff for admission.

No student who has not taken LSAT-India Test can ever get admission in 5 year law programme.

You can meet 5 year law programme admission incharge Aditya Anand in the new admission office, T1 Ground floor.

JGLS has two type of undergraduate programs:

1. Five year integrated BComLLB, BBALLB & BALLB Hons

No Admission possible without taking LSAT-India Test and qualifying the cutoff. Generally cutoff is 60 percentile in LSAT-India Test.

2. 3-year BA Legal Studies & BA Criminology programme leading to 3 year LLB in 3+3 pathway

LSAT-India/ CLAT/ AILET/ CUET/ SAT/ ACT/ JSAT-Law (Jindal own test) are all accepted in these two programs.

You can apply to admissions.jgls@jgu.edu.in for admission in these two programs.

For 5 year LLB programme, you have to take next year 2025 LSAT-India Test. No admission possible for you this year because you missed the entrance exam LSAT-India Test.

SAM has given internships in third year if you have some connects. If you are half decent then you will be called for a callback. OP don't worry, you will have one more internship before they give you an interview or even consider for one. They won't consider you for a PPO as 2025 hirings are into consideration for the time being.

What this perspective doesn't address is the alternative. If this was done by a child of a labourer, would that child be granted bail and asked to write essays and learn common rules? No. Because that child has zero influence over the institution, and then 'justice' would become paramount. Fairness demands that it be imposed equally on all persons.

This site is full of posts for law firm salaries but there is very little on in-house counsel roles. Can we use this thread for people to post in-house salaries so that people have a better idea of what the market standards are?

For me, it is 32L, 5PQE, manufacturing industry

Hi, looking to get some input about Indus Law, Bangalore, specifically their dispute resolution practice. Any information regarding their litigation practice, a rough range of pay for someone with 1-2 years PQE, culture, toxicity (if any) and work-life balance would be much appreciated, thanks!

hello guys, (I am an advocate with one year of experience in district court)

I have been trying to get hired by any tier 1 law firm in India. I've sent over 100s of emails to these law firms and have not got any response. Does anyone have any idea about the hiring process of these law firms? or how to get through it?

People working there can give their suggestions

Thank you!

What wonderful logic! If the SRC doesn't say bad things about Sudhir, it is because he is part of their old boy network; if they do, he will dismiss their findings! My fine friend, I would like to know if the following points have ever crossed your mind.

1. All of the academics on the SRC are much more senior than Sudhir. We discuss ad nauseam on this platform (which pretty much has a foot in the grave and several toes of the other one in as well) that Sudhir got a leg up thanks to MP Singh. Ever thought that even if he was a 'friend' of theirs, they might look upon him as someone promoted before his time, and not be influenced by him because of that? You have to remember that these guys, smart as they are, are Harvard/Oxford people, in unis filled with Harvard/Oxford qualified people, so no MP Singh-style favours for them. In their own countries, they have had to go through the same process of climbing the regular ladder, rung-by-rung, which Sudhir would have had to go through as well, if he had chosen to remain in the UK, and even in India, if fortune wasn't kind enough to send along MP Singh, who was smart enough to spot his potential. Also, have you thought that they may not know him very well? He doesn't live (or work) in England or the U.S. full time, remember? So there's your rebuttal to the 'friends of Sudhir' point.

2. They might, just, be independent and not influenced by anything other than their own observations and the mandate they have been given (including any fear of a backlash from Sudhir)? Also, in case you have forgotten, Sudhir/NLSIU promised that the SRC findings would be published openly this time. A nice, cranky little fool he'd look, crying about a commission he himself supported! Come on guys, get a life! Sudhir may not be a perfect administrator, but he is also far from the blithering idiot you make him out to be, so please stop trying to paint a picture you know is impossible to paint.

3. Finally, in case you have forgotten, he praises the western universities (his PR about NLSIU not withstanding). I remember this thread where folks were making fun of him for saying that universities should stick to 'fundamental first principles'. Surely, he'd look a bit foolish if he said random stuff about westerners being 'jealous' of NLSIU, when he is making the very same point that western academics (especially British ones) make all the time in response to any criticism that their law curriculums are too theoretical.

I am a fresh graduate from a non-NLU college, and I have not been able to get a job as of now. I am really nervous about what to do, and I need the job.

My area of specialisation is corporate and M&A.

Can anyone please suggest something? Any advice, any suggestion, anything at all.

Does anyone know of any firms that are hiring? I am also open to assessment internships.

Please, please, please help!!!

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