Exactly why do you want to do LLM from a "premier institute". Why are you giving importance to the "institute". I think that answers the question. People are doing LLM just to get the NLU tag. Knowing fully well that a 10 months vacation course can not replace the rigour of a half a decade program that too which involves the honing and training of young minds right after class 12th. There is a reason why CLAT UG is so competitive. You will see you can be a Partner in a T1 firm with just LLB, so it is clear that as far as practice is concern LLM is just an ornamental degree. Unlike PG in say medicine LLM adds no special value to your practice. That's the answer. So unless you don't want to go to Academia why are you doing an LLM in the first place? Also if you are talented then even a non-NLU LLB will not stop you from making big. So stop pursuing "name-tags" and start developing your own brand.

If Tenzing Norkay and Edmund Hillary had thought like that they'd never be the first ones to scale Mount Everest. If (as you say) there are a "handful of people" researching this, then this is a topic ripe for a doctorate as there are several research problems that can come out.

OP here, thanks everyone for all your suggestions w.r.t the firms. I’m really keen on interning with LKS but they are not taking interns for the practice area I’m interested in (mostly Customs and Tax advisory litigations are being offered in their google form)

Also, I’m looking for places where I can potentially be assessed for hiring and LKS doesn’t do that even after keeping interns on loop for months at end. This is fine, no complains, because they already mention it in the application form but I’d much rather do long-term somewhere where they would be looking to hire as well.

No research is happening in universities. No LLM students, no PhD scholars and no young faculties are pursuing this. What you're talking about is institutions outside academia or in collaboration with academia. And I've seen the role academia has been playing in these areas within the collaboration. The heavy work is all being done by the think tanks.

I'm sorry to pint out but those are thinking tanks and that's literally their job. However when it comes to foreign shores, academia is also involved in heavy reasearch on these issues. Which is lacking in India. Whether you look at LLM dissertations or PhD thesis, it's clearly, "I just want a degree that's why I'm doing this", kind of a research and that's damaging our university rankings in global areas.

Do LLM only if you want to take academics. To continue in academics, you need to clear the UGC NET and Ph.D. There are high chances of absorption into the institutes where you do your LL.M. as faculty if you prove yourself in class by taking teaching assignments. They may even offer you researcher positions till the time you finish your Ph.D.

I'm a semi-fresher, looking out for a job in the corp/commercial practice of a firm or in-house. Since I don't belong to a tier-1 city, it's not easy for me to be able to relocate at a break-even salary. I understand that money is less for freshers, but the rents are not. Also, looking for a fimr/company that gives WFH to employees is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Should I take up a low-paying, despite having some PQE or search for a WFH role so I can save some money too? I'm not pe/vc, funds and General corp.

There is a lot of research happening on this, but in think tanks. CCG for example has done quite a bit of research on this. The NLUD-IITD joint project was also about this. German consulate and Max Planck did a collaborative project on regulation of personal data for machine learning with NLS and BML Munjal. Policy Schools in IITs are working on it. To say no research is happening is not simply correct.

Asking genuinely why is there so much of prejudice against JGLS? Keeping high fees aside, what has JGLS done to deserve all this hate? Spoiled kids are everywhere I believe. People who work hard here, get a job. Isn't it fair? Just because someone is paying a hefty sum how is it a responsibility of the institute to get them a job? Why do people keep nagging about the number of students enrolled vs number of students actually placed? Those who worked for it, got it. End of conversation.

Exactly, that's what I wanted to imply from my first post. That SC/ST/OBC must not include 'all', but only the most marginalized people. Please grant them reservation based on family income, parents education background and all. Then, it can be made equitable in nature. I've conversed with local sweepers, and tried to ask them about CLAT, but they are not aware of it. These students from rich and stable family who belong to caste category are occupying their seats without even a tinch of guilt, they have so many resources to be included in the General. They seem to counter firing on their caste and also amongst general kids.

Don't agree with you. What about the decision of the apex court in the Chandigarh mayoral election.

They go by the facts at hand and the constitution.

I saw in tv yesterday someone mentioning that UCC is against fundamental rights. Guess they forgot about directive principles of state policy which means states in time should give adherence to them.

I am currently working as an assistant prosecutor. I am in my mid-thirties. During these years, I always wanted to teach but never got the courage and needed a stable income. so I opted for practice. Now, I am financially sound. I still want to give it a try. I don't have two small kids. Can anyone give their experience or advice in this regard? No godfathers to help.

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My previous thread was not posted on Legally India. I am working as a contracts lawyer in Delhi. Not I have forgot everything taught during LLB. As in the past 4 years I have only dealt with commercial contracts. After LLB I had to take up a job because of family pressure. But my dream was to become a judge, clear the judicial exam.

I am getting a good salary now. I am unmarried. I have savings of Rs. 10 lakhs. But I am very old. Even thou Rajasthan Judicial exam age is relaxed. Is it a good option for me?

Questions

1. Am I too old? Please don't give philosophical answers

2. Would I be able to start from scratch. Would the 4 year gap from subjects hurt. Is it possible to catch up?

3. How much time should I give for Rajasthan judicial services?

4. Any comforting words

True. IndiaCorpLaw is publishing papers with no in-depth analysis and the articles has no substance in it. There is no logical flow in the write-ups and surprisingly many articles has no legal analysis. NLS Business Law Review and IRCCL is publishing better papers in terms of analysis and substance.

Hello to the one reading this. I want to ask that if i join my law school that is NLSIU or any other Tier 1 NLUS at the age of 21 and will be graduating at the age of 26. Will that affect my legal career or will that create any problem during my placement at the law school. Please do advice me as I am confuse to decide this. As this is the matter of my career that too of 5 years , i have to take wise decision and I am confuse .

With the Parliamentary Commitee in approval of setting up of Regional benches, the commercial disputes practice in Bombay and Madras will benefit even more. Bombay circle will benefit with the influx of appeals from a growing Gujarat state. Madras Circle will have the benefit of Bangalore and Hyderabad under its jurisdiction, apart from the already industrialized and commercial Chennai metropolitan region and tier 2 Cities like Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, Salem and Cochin. This will also increase the number of national law firms that always wanted to set base in Chennai, despite past failures to materialize operations there due to stiff competition from local law firms.

Category: Advice, no direct experience in this regard. Have a few colleagues who had a profile similar to your's as to starting practice later in life.

If you want to know whether or not it is possible, short answer is yes.

It is doable, but you need to manage your expectations appropriately. Expectations from your self, and from the profession.

You would be aware that teaching and litigation are complete different playing fields.

There might be slight room for flexibility in teaching, particularly in terms of deadlines. That might not always be the case in litigation.

Litigation is hour-intensive. It is at times physically strenuous. See for example: running around between courts, handling bulky briefs, etc. It is mentally engaging.

Be crystal clear with your own self, in terms of how you want to devote your time to your household and your practice.

You need to team up with your folks so that you all can manage the household in a manner which helps you devote necessary time for your practice.

Seriously vet the firm/ chambers you join. Be frank and open with them as to how much you would be able to offer in terms of your time.

You haven't been completely out of touch with law as a subject, given your teaching experience which is close to a decade. Just start looking at it from a non-academic perspective. Earlier, the only people who would be impacted by your words and actions as a professional would have been your students. Only to the extent of their marks. Now, your actions and words will have a direct bearing on the lives of litigants you come into contact with. The level and nature of responsibility is vastly different.

Be ready to be treated like you know next to nothing, that's how juniors are treated.

Be ready and willing to ask if you don't know something. Persons younger than you are likely to have more experience of the profession, no shame in asking.

Be ready to have juniors ask you something, since in all likelihood, you look your age. If you don't know the answer to their questions, tell them that you could find it out together, you've been a teacher, after all!

So far as getting a foot in the door is concerned, you have far a greater number of openings than what you could be thinking of. Former college mates, former students, current students, colleagues- in short you're not entirely cut off from opportunities.

It is not easy

It is not impossible either

Take a reasoned call

Best wishes

What are your views regarding the Rbi Grade B (Manager ) Job ?

Career prospects ? Opportunities ? Networking ? And Future opportunities in pvt sector or firms ?

And Most importantly in comparison to Sebi Grade A.

Plz don't consider the diff. in grade and salary at initial level. It even outs in 6ish yrs.

Let's face it: CAM is by far the most hated law firm in legally India for reasons such as toxicity (reflected as shouting by partners, HRs etc.), pay cut during COVID, long work hours, no equity, no work life balance,CS, HRs and yes even for its software. So, to those who choose to stay at CAM, what makes you do so..... especially if you agree with all the grievances.

Option 1:CAM is not that bad, opinions in LI are either overstated or doesn't reflect complete picture. After all only negative comes out in newspapers.

Option 2: Brand Amarchand

Option 3: CAM is good for training in the initial years.

Option 4: Better chance to be a rainmaking partner.

Option 5: Not able to switch firms and not willing to work anywhere at lower pay

Option 6: Not able to switch anywhere .....just stuck here.

Option 7: it's too early to switch.

Option 8: don't know whether other firms have same situation.

Option 9: hopeful that it will get better overtime.

Option 10: other

( I have given so much time to frame and research on this question. Cam literally has one of the highest number of lawyers and it is hiring in large numbers from top nlus and is also getting PREFERRED OVER other firms in day 0s for past few years: no, I am not a CAM HR but I have verified based on a couple day 0 lists. Your educated responses as opposed to trolls can be helpful for lot of us. Thanks.

IP is a great field, but only a small number make it to the top tier of earners, because India has zero quality IP assets and earnings are solely dependant on the West. I think I am doing relatively well (65 L pa in hand at age 35) but none of my clients are Indian and around 20% of my income is from non-IP work.

Context - Got into JGLS with a 95< percentile, got into a Tier-2 NLU after giving CLAT. Plan to give CLAT 2025 regardless of wherever I go.

My family is earning enough to pay for my admission to Jindal, however I'm not particularly keen on going to Jindal, mostly due to having heard about the type of crowd who go there along with various other issues which I've heard about. However, the NLU I'm getting into has a ton of problems and controversies surrounding it as well which are well documented on LI. Which one would serve as a better fallback option if I were to unable to do well in CLAT 2025 and provide me with the best opportunities for the future?

Could anyone shed light on jobs for people with law degree/background at Big4 except tax? What kind of work is done by other vertical such as labour, and will there be more opportunity in data privacy and technology law domain at these firms? What are other emerging areas in terms of job creation?

How could this even work in practice other than resulting in harassment? Section 380 etc:

https://www.scribd.com/document/703929049/Uniform-Civil-Code-Bill-in-Uttarakhand

Elucidating further, I am an A2 at a boutique Firm, hoping to make a switch to a bigger Firm. Got in touch with XYZ recruiter recently. While he/ she/ they seem competent, is it okay to get in touch with other recruiters simultaneously, or should I only speak to only one recruiter/ recruitment company at the time?

Hoping to get some honest feedback on the above, thanks!

You need to use your advantage of in-depth knowledge in particular areas of law and translate that into benefit for clients. For example, if you taught competition law, then you need to position yourself as a specialist in this area and be thorough in all aspects of the law. You can set up a practice by joining a firm which needs your expertise to grow that practice, or get someone with a general practice to join you and grow a specialist practice jointly. Pick an area to be a specialist where your knowledge will always keep getting enhanced with time and experience, and not something which can be replaced by procedural knowledge.