By way of background, I am a partner with top law firm an dI have been investing into stocks since last 10 plus years. I dont know even a single person who has become rich by trading in shares. If you want to make 10-15K a month, then its a different story, but certainly not worth the stress of stock trading. Instead, continue with your grind with law firm and make long term equity investments in mind cap stocks (limited number of stocks and not a portfolio of 50 or 100 shares). There are no short cuts to success.

In stock trading, people make money by providing trading related training (and not actual trading). That is why so many finance influencers have training programmes.

While people will (ill) advise you to go back to home town and trade in stocks, life in small cities is not sustainable in long run (see medical facilities, electricity cuts etc).

If you aim for mediocre life and dont want to create rich family legacy, then its a different story.

I am a Batch 2020 graduate. I am anxious if I will be considered for an SA promotion this financial year. A general rule at all Firm's for qualifying for an SA promotion is to complete 3y 6m as an Associate. However, for Batch 2020, the joinings were delayed due to delayed exams and results. Is it fair to penalise the associates and deny promotions on account of this issue?

OP bro comparing a professional service to a full fletched business house. Next he will compare his rich doctor neighbor to Bill Gates. B schools, Tech schools, law schools and medical schools produce different categories of people and impart different skillsets. You compare IIM by the number of entrepreneurs or businessmen not a fucking law school. Stupid comparisons like how many Fortune 500 CEOs has your law school produced is as dumb as asking how many CEOs has AIIMS Delhi produced. It's not even apples and oranges it is like razor blade and snowfall..like there is no comparison..what are you even trying to say?

Hi guys,

I am 2021 graduate from one of the low tiered NLUs in India. I have approximately 2.5 years of experience as on date. I am working with a tier 3-4 law firm currently in Mumbai and have a package of about 8L.

The point is, I have literally no savings looking at the high expenditure in Mumbai and I am planning to switch to a WFH atmosphere. Belonging to a Litigation background I am not able to find a path to move to that way. Looking for some valuable inputs. Thanks

TLDR: Litigation lawyer looking to move to a WFH atmosphere.

I read the article and it does shows us the ground reality . However, the target is not the quality of professors and students but the keen interest of a university, organisation and institution to promote research in law, to have emphasis on knowledge and research and thinking beyond the written books and texts available and not just emphasising on the degree.

A well written article by Dr. Ranjan.!

I'm in the 4th year of a tier 2 nlu and i am planning on doing corporate for a few years just to earn some money(3 or 4 years) then switch to litigation as I'm interested in it and all the threads here tells me how stressful corporate is, is this a good move or should I directly start litigation, btw i don't have any education loans to cover and no urgent need of money

TMC has multiple verticals through which they conduct corruption. For example, education, coal, cow-smuggling, employment and countless others. There are a huge number of people who benefit from these schemes (corruptions). So, the number of sugar daddies for TMC would be many and not one or two large donors.

So you are basically saying that smaller law schools and their students are just a waste of space and blaming them for the poor quality of legal education in India, before butting an afterthoughtish "PS" paragraph. You are totally ignoring the systemic issues and blaming it all on students while excusing "assistant professors" such as yourself from any responsibility. Maybe it is because of your attitude that no student doing good research ever comes to you.

Research is essential everywhere, not just in the law fancy schools. Your attitude is infuriating and totally unfair.

BTW some gems of the BCI whom you have absolved of wrongdoing:

https://www.livemint.com/Politics/oS1IH3Hf1bc5dSMmD4fYVP/Bribery-case-exposes-the-rot-in-legal-education.html Written by our very own Kian

https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/trial-under-corruption-act-147759

https://www.legallyindia.com/the-bench-and-the-bar/bci-corruption-cbi-court-sentences-bci-s-rana-raj-dey-to-5-years-jail-for-taking-bribe-to-accredit-law-school-20160718-7847

Please educate yourself

I'm interning with the IBC team of a boutique law firm and I've just realised that for whatever reason, whenever I'm given a research assignment; i somehow end up finding out the appropriate judgement through Google much faster than using any of the Legal Databases. Am I just bad at using SCC/Lexis Nexis or is this a function of the practice area where a lot of NCLT/NCLAT Judgements can directly be accessed via Google?

You need to look at it like an open book exam. Answers are available on a search - but you need to know where to look. A mere google search will yield a plethora of resources but sifting through the data and judging which sources are useful and accurate is a skill you would need to develop. Secondly, a lot of information is not available through a google search and you'd have to look through commentaries or do case searches. Even once the information is before you, you need to assess how it applies to the question before you and how legal principles are being generally applied rather than just vomit out your search results.

AI is being used for legal research but the results are less than stellar where the questions aren't straight forward. AI tends to make up things when it doesn't have the information and cannot distinguish between true and false information. And mind you, AI provides answers through google searches.

Google searching is a tool but it is not the entirety of research skills. Application and argumentation based on what you find is the essence.

It is common to not specify any other HC when you don't have a preference, and are seeking transfer because your family members practice in that HC. For instance, if you are a judge in Delhi HC, and your son, uncle, cousin all practice here, you'd seek transfer. This happens fairly regularly (though not as regularly as would be ideal). Many times, no preference is given in the such requests for transfer.

Don't continue, it's seriously not made for the long term. Law rims reduce average human life by 10 years because of eh work pressure and lifestyle stigma. I see so many people coming from average backgrounds or small cities getting cultural shocks in the law firm life. People who are already meddled in this lifestyle als quit after a few years./ Try doing something you will enjoy or at least are comfortable in doing for the rest of your life, it may be govt job, in-house or even a non-legal job. So make up your mind.

The modernization of court processes:

Traditionally, Indian courts have grappled with inefficiencies due to manual filing systems, paperwork overload, and lengthy procedural delays. This has led to a huge backlog of cases, hindering access to justice for many citizens.

To address this, there has been a push towards implementing technology-driven solutions such as e-filing and virtual hearings. These initiatives aim to streamline court procedures, reduce paperwork, and expedite case resolution.

However, challenges persist in ensuring widespread adoption and effective implementation of these technologies. Issues such as inadequate infrastructure, digital literacy gaps among practitioners etc are still a huge challenge

Today, I came across this editorial in The Hindu, and I disagreed with a lot of it, so I thought of getting opinions from this community.

The article in questions: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/an-intervention-that-will-help-strengthen-legal-education/article67850437.ece

Some questions based on this article, from my perspective as an assistant prof at a small, private, law school in the South:

1) How bad is the regulation by the Bar Council of India (BCI), and is poor regulation the primary reason behind the prevalence of low-quality law schools in India? Or is it merely that the majority of students in smaller, lesser-known law schools lack a specific interest in law, enrolling primarily for the ease of obtaining a graduation degree, often a minimum requirement for many government jobs? So who is really to blame for the poor quality of indian law schools, the BCI or the students who have no interest in holding their institutions and professors to account.

2) Is the call for increased emphasis on 'research' in law schools, beyond Tier 1 NLUs, JGLS necessary? Considering that a vast majority of law school students aspire to work as in-house lawyers, practice as litigators, or join the government as civil servants, how beneficial is it to impose extensive 'research' requirements on these students? Furthermore, in my experience, 'research' at most law schools in India is little more than copying from already published articles on the topic and paraphrasing using chatgpt.

Why I believe more research must be conducted by Tier 1 NLUs, JGLS, etc is solely because of necessity; I do believe that legal research is important, and thus, some law schools have to carry it out. So, why not promote it primarily in the best law schools to maximize the efficiency of legal education as a whole?

PS: I am not implying that students from non-Tier 1 law schools cannot conduct valuable research; they most certainly can. What I am questioning is the productivity of spending money to sponsor research in those NLUs when better results can likely be achieved elsewhere. Of course, the argument of dispersing funds and therefore academic quality is valid, as most states would want their NLUs to provide good opportunities for their students.

Hi guys,

Hope you are doing good!

Any Indian lawyer here who successfully applied to a US business school? What was your experience like? Do you think you'd have fared better if you were from an engineering/STEM background? Do you think the B-schools in the US/Europe are even aware of Indian law firms and law schools? What do you think, in your opinion, made you stand out?

Thanks!

Calling all friends, brothers, sisters, comrades and well-wishers in the fight against injustice and oppression.

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The events of the past few days have struck a serious blow to civil rights and liberties not just at JGLS but across the country. It is most shameful that a university with a VC whose specialisation is supposedly human rights law can suspend a student for merely criticising the Modi regime and then use force to physically throw him out of campus.

The most laughable part is the decision given by the UCDC, which violates all tenets of justice. While even a first year student can draft a petition debunking the decision, we feel it would strengthen our case even further if we crowdsource these arguments. 😊 So feel free to share citations of SC, SCOTUS, ECtHR etc decisions and other sources supporting the legitimate right of students to express their opinions on campus. Thank you!

UCDC decision here:

https://www.opindia.com/2024/02/op-jindal-global-university-suspends-student-for-brahmanical-hindutva-fascism-event/amp/

I recently switched from a boutique firm where I was living the 9 to 5 lifestyle with little to no work pressure to a Tier 3 firm. It's not even been a month and I already want to quit. I cannot keep up with the crazy deadlines. I don't understand what goes on half the time. I got limited work exposure in my practice area in my previous firm. I have anxiety and because of the pressure on me I end up taking extra time and make a whole lot of mistakes. Every day I get home at 10-11 pm. I have breakdowns every single day. I have never felt more worthless in my entire life. I never had doubts on my capabilities but now I do. I am so weak and I have realised I really am not made for the law firm life. I never had law firm aspirations but I did want to get exposure and make an in house transition in my late 20s. But I don't see myself surviving here or any other law firm for that matter. I just want to hear from someone who has been in a similar boat. How were things after you quit?

Why? People are working in law firms only to serve their own gratifications and wants. What is the point of slogging for hours everyday working on mind numbing stuff just to bring in revenue for the Lala firm owners and not enjoy the fruits of our labour? Just working to make the bosses richer without rewarding yourselves in this profession will provide no incentive to any prudent, sane person to keep continuing in such work environments. The only way to incentivize people to pursue law firms is to encourage them to splurge the hard-earned fat salaries on themselves and their selfish wants.

She was course coordinator of an ipleaders course, where she was supposed to manage the course on behalf of NUJS, and she even got a special fee for this from NUJS

She saw an opportunity as ipleaders was making very good money and grabbed it by signing a deal with her own company effulgent

Then she stirred up trouble for iPleaders so that iPleaders shuts down and her own company gets a free reign

SJA rained on her parade when they discovered she is director at effulgent and self dealing

Distance education students became victim of this sordid plot by effulgent lady

From what position? She was a shareholder she could not resign from that

If she resigned as director- that would have shown on MCA records

If anyone bought this story it was because they don’t know how MCA works 😝

Question is how did she get appointed director by a private company without informing NUJS where she has a full time job drawing full time salary

Your comment suggests that NUJS had a chance of winning any case against ipleaders

In reality despite being considerate towards NUJS no judge could help it because the violations by NUJS were way too blatant

Hence winning streak of ipleaders - NUJS has lost every case so far right upto SC

I worked as a trainee in a law firm after graduation, but not in Induslaw. It is a position where you will be working exactly like an associate would, but won't get paid equal to an associate. It is the new designation to micromanage and exploit naive law graduates. Unless the position is only for 2 to 3 months, DON'T TAKE THE OFFER.

No, not really. Law firm jobs are created when there is vacancy on the mid to junior levels. This vacancy mainly arises due to increased hiring for in-house roles. The fiscal consolidation carried out by companies in recent times did not allow much hiring for such roles and that resulted in lower attrition in law firms.

Dear sir

Namaste

Mai ek Private company me kaam karta hu delhi,bawana industrial are me ,muje waha pe 6 saal ho gye hai kaam krte huye, meri date of joining 17.10.2017 lekin register me 17.10.2018 ki dikha rakhi hai aur us samay mai 25000 rupey me laga tha waha,fir saal dar saal mera increment hota gya jiski detail neeche hai,

17.10.2017- starting 25,000 (cash milta tha )

2018 me 30,000 ( cash milta tha )

2019 me 33000 in bank (salary sheet me basic dikha rakha hai)

2020 me 33000 in bank (salary sheet me basic dikha rakha hai)

2021 me 34850 in bank (salary sheet me basic dikha rakha hai)

2022 me -37850 in bank (salary sheet me basic dikha rakha hai)

2023 me 37850 in bank (salary sheet me basic dikha rakha hai)

2024 me 44000 in bank ab 26000 dikh diya basic

Ye sara basic laga rakha tha company ne, aur 18 din leave ke paise milte hai, uska hisab tha ( 37850/30x18)

Jo hume har January me milta hai.

**Note :**company me 70 approx log kaam krte hai , 23 logo ko permanent dikha rakha hai company me unka delhi government ke hisaab se hota hai sab kuch, lekin hum staff ke logo na nahi hai ,hume bonus bhi nahi milta apni marji se jo de de wo log wahi bonus hai bas..

Main question : 2017 se 2023 tak company basic jo salary milti thi wahi lagati rahi**(salary sheet ka recod hai mera pas),** ab ab unhone mera basic 26000 kar diya hai bol rahe hai ye rule hai,rule hai 6 saal tak basic wahi tha jo hume bank me mil raha tha ab basic 26000 kar diya baki HRA or Transport allowance me daal diya ..aur ab leave me paise ka hissab bhi basic se kar rahe hai bol rahe hai rule hai, muje badi confusion hai kyuki 2019 se 2023 tak wahi hamari salary jo bank me aati hai wahi basic salary thi,ab 26000 laga rahe hai meri gratuity 37850 se jayada or 26000 se kam banegi …. Agar company rule se chal rahi hai to hume basic ke hisaab se Diwali bonus bhi de … kirya karke rule ke bare me bataye rule kya hai or mai kya kru ..please

My few question:-

1.) Yehi rule hai company se 2017 se kyu nahi lagaya rule

2.) 2024 se kyu laga rahi (please rule samjaye)

3.) 2024 se company rule me aa gyi to 2017 se 2023 tak jo kam kiya uska kya

4.) Muje pure 5 saal ho gye muje meri gratuity kis hisaab se milegi 2023 tak basic 37850 tha ab 26000 hai

5.) Please muje bataye mai kya karu

Hi. I am a law student who desires to know the nature of work done in the sector of legal freelancing and how to do it. And whether it pays decently. Basically the scope of legal freelancing in India and whether Indian law students or lawyers can secure foreign clients and do work for them online. If any freelancers are here please do share your experince

I invested in just 3 stocks and made a killing. I put in 30 L and got a 15 L profit in just 2 weeks. But I got tips from a fixer, so it’s basically insider trading. Unless you know a fixer, it’s better to invest in MFs because the stock market is rigged af and not meant for regular middle class people.

Because once the data comes out it will likely show that Adani and Ambani give to the Congress and opposition as well, not just the BJP? Which deflates their core argument? Also, according to the Wire, the TMC received almost the same amount as the Congress despite being a regional party confined to one state and much smaller than the Congress. Now, Gautambhai may be the BJP’s sugar daddy, but the TMC too has a VERY generous sugar daddy. Who could that be?

https://m.thewire.in/article/politics/electoral-bonds-are-illegal-now-but-who-benefited-for-the-6-years-they-lasted/amp

Nah. Not worth it in 3rd year. Bust your ass off for good research papers with an actual research gap and try and connect with partners. In T1s across Mumbai, sometimes even over NLUs, there this 'KC College' that gets its students placed and gets long term assessments. Gets more employment than most T2 and T3 NLUs ffs.

My point is if your college is not strict on attendance, intern every day of the year and pass your exams using a guide. A lot of GLC kids do this.

I'm in a T2 NLU and I'm telling you, you have one advantage over us, EXPLOIT IT.

"I guide others to a treasure I cannot possess"

But tbf the partner is concerned in a wholesome way - thank them for the concern and look like you're making an effort to eat healthy - if you can meal prep on the weekends you can have healthy lunches at lease.

Smoking is addictive - she knows she's being hypocritical, but she might have different stresses -bad for the health, sure, but she also cares for the team.

Appreciate it and for heaven's sake do not 'clap back' at her saying then she shouldn't smoke.