You have to talk with the administrative department regarding this matter. Inter-NLU transfer happens tho. Like for instance you change your course from any other nlu to NUALS Kochi. This happens. Now for instance, nlu Delhi may have a MOU with symbi which may make this plausible but I guess that’s for strictly health reasons. As a matter of fact I have seen people on health grounds shifting from nalsar to nujs or vice-versa. However, ailet being an independent body can make this plausible. NLUD is flexible in these regards. Don’t take my word for it but do try contacting the departments. All the best!

Hey lads,

I hold 5 years B.A.LLB(Hons) and pursuing my LLM Degree (1 year). I am currently looking out the scope of opportunities in Abroad and have narrowed it down to Australia or Canada. I'm keen on understanding the dynamics and applicability of practicing law in these countries, and I'm particularly interested in Australia. Instead of pursuing a Juris Doctor, I'm considering completing the Priestly 11 and Legal Practitioner training to see if this would suffice for securing decent job opportunities in Australia.

Whilst for Canada it is the NCA exam and furtherance . I would greatly appreciate for insights in Australia and whether instead of doing a Juris Doctor, Would just me pursuing the Priestly 11 and Legal Practitioner training suffice for getting into decent jobs . As I consider doing JD would be too tedious to do again

Please understand that my intention is not to convey any negativity towards working here in India.

One can disagree entirely that there was any casteism involved and thus disagree that OP was a victim in any sense of that word whatsoever. There is no obligation to support, then. Please reconsider your rhetoric of set-in-stone binaries of oppressor-victim. Intentionally or otherwise, you sully the truth of matters when you approach them with this dogma.

The words Dalit and outcaste do not mean what you think they mean, such is the blinding intensity of your privilege. When one says Dalits are out castes, one means they have been outcasted and condemned to be polluting and untouchable due to the nature of the occupation assignment irreversibly to them and their ancestors. It does not mean merely a community that happened to lie outside the caste system in that it had no varna.

My plan is to attend the lectures and then study in the library or common areas until they close. I believe this will enable me to participate in most of the events and committees. However, my concern is whether I will miss out on the studies and other activities that occur in the hostels after the library closes.

Everyone is suggesting to prepare basics of company law and corporate,

How big is this scope of basics, any particular topics? or the entire act

Any help would appreciated.

(The team is not GC or M&A and hence the question of what all to prepare above and over the specific practise area)

I am Ezhava (currently an OBC caste). And Ezhavas technically fall within ambit of Dalits. Dalits in this context means outcastes. In most of India, outcastes still earned extremely badly and had very low social representation at time of Mandal Commision. Hence most outcastes were legally classified as SCs.

However in Kerala, the financial status of Ezhavas rose up because of various factors including mass social reformation movements, missionary education, legal reforms opening up newer business avenues, etc. And finally when we got our first CM( R.Shankar) from the community, we were declassified from SC and made into OBCs.

"Ezhavas were at the top of the Avarna category they along with Christian Nasranis and Mappila Muslims played the role of vaishyas they were mostly traders, ayurveda practitioners and farmers also at some places they had martial traditions and were part of the royal army.. .... they historically had a huge political power and political will.

So you can't say that ezhavas are Dalits, they weren't Dalits"

Brother/ Sister we both known that's not true. Except for the vaidyar part everything you mention is recent occurings happening within 150 due to the struggle and sweat of our own ancestors. Dalits just means Avarnas technically. Instead of trying to distance ourselves from them just because our status rose a little, we should support them and other bahujans and bring up them to our level bare minimum.

Our political and social power is not at all caste-derived under upper castes. There is no documented mythological tale for us. The power you talk of stemmed from sweat & blood of our own revolutionaries of last period like Arattupuzha Velayudha Chekavar, Narayana Guru, Sahodaran Ayyappan etc. So I would still we say Ezhavas were historically Dalits and should be proud to be one also. We are the shining example of how hardworking and social justice elevate living standards rapidly.

Jai Bhim Jai Gurudevan.

Hey buddy,

Fellow final year student from GLC here. It is completely understandable what you are going through. Just saying, 'We have all been through this' does not make it easier. GLC is a different journey of its own and can be quite daunting at times.

Everyone's path here is unique; people often chart their routes. This quality of GLC is a boon and bane simultaneously. I am sure you will figure out your way too, just do not lose hope. Do not forget to have fun while doing whatever you are doing.

And I am sure you have an ample amount of mentors and seniors to seek out for advice, but in case you ever need someone to just listen or even discuss random shit, please let me know. We shall definitely connect, always happy to help!

Take a deep breath kid. It's fine. You are just in your first year.

I was not from GLC Mumbai, but from a T-2 NLU which too was not considered that good for placements. All that anxiety and fear for being unemployed is understandable at your age, especially if you come come from a not so sound finances back at home, like me. But trust me, the only way to escape this is by fighting it and keeping yourself busy in something meaningful. Do something that keeps you engaged like read some books, try to participate in some moot or ADR, or write some blogs. This will not only help you to keep engaged but would also help you grow your intellect.

And take it easy kid, you are just 18. You have your whole life in front of you.

Yep - we’d ask them if they required help with court assistance etc as well. they just said they outsource it to senior Advocates so they aren’t going to court and would be staying at home. Might be a one off instance like you point out, but generally the vibe is very weird :/

The last class is usually held at 5 to 7, but it need not be the case everytime. All the above posts are true in their own sense. A lot of camaraderie happens after 7. Especially in first year where you need a bit of personal guidance from your project guides etc, this MIGHT create an issue since usually all of us are free only after noon or evening. You might miss those but then you save in terms of mess, hostel fees and sometimes annoying roomates which can affect your academics. Take your call. Metro runs till 10 or 11 I guess so I think it's not a big issue if you stay in library a bit late. If your home is nearby you can spend the time till 12 pm in library.

One my seniors started preparing when he was in his 30's. Cleared DJS in one go, left a high paying corporate job. When your hard word and stars are aligned, no one can stop you buddy. Keep your head down, read law and don't worry about pre-conceived notions of society. We are lawyers, we are always in fashion.

Second semester is on the verge of completion and the shores of stability inside me are still getting hit by the waves of perplexity. There's just so much of time here. I feel like a grumpy unemployed uncle at the age of eighteen. Thoughts like not getting placed after the end of the course haunt me so much that I have recently developed insomnia. I feel stuck here. There's no guidance whatsoever. I just sit alone after college hours in my flat and weep in darkness like a loser. I have read all that maintain batch rank, intern like crazy, learn to read and draft advices from everyone I try to talk to, but it is not working out for me. I'm very overwhelmed. Probably it's the no campus life or lack of trustworthy companionship I don't really know. I'm not a weak student academically, I have come here as an outside Maharashtra candidate and my rank in the mh cet was really good, my clat rank was 5XX and I left mnlu for GLC Mumbai. I can't fit in. I see fellow batchmates going to Marine drive happily, chomping burgers in the bk nearby and deciding which cafe to hang out next at while I continuosly nag about my fear of being unemployed. I honestly don't know what's happening in my life, I can't get a grip. I just want to say one thing, end this fight, this stupid college rivalries and division of law firms in tiers. Cherish humanity and accept that in the end we all are trying to make a living out of all this work. Your toxicity kills teenagers like me, it confuses us and in the end you aren't here to help us out. Please stop this weird toxic competition.

dear legally India you should not censor this much I mean there should be some amount of moderation against hate speech and that sort of stuff but nowadays you're flagging and censoring literally everything even silly little jokes so please do something about it and at times it is too much

Actually ezhavas were never considered Dalits they were just Avarnas that is they were outside the caste system. Caste system of Kerala is very complex and different from that of the rest India and in Kerala's social hierarchy they were just 3 varnas Brahmin, Kshatriyas and Shudras. While namboothiris came under the Brahmin Varna, Verma or the rulers were the Kshatriyas and the nairs the soldiers of the kshatriya kings came under the Shudra category all the others were considered Avarnas including Muslims and Christians. Ezhavas were at the top of the Avarna category they along with Christian Nasranis and Mappila Muslims played the role of vaishyas they were mostly traders, ayurveda practitioners and farmers also at some places they had martial traditions and were part of the royal army, even though they faced so much caste based discrimination historically and weren't allowed into Brahmin temples they had their own temples sacred groves and traditions and some of the wealthiest families in Travancore Kingdom were of ezhavas, they historically had a huge political power and political will. So you can't say that ezhavas are Dalits, they weren't Dalits. And for that matter I am from Kerala and there is casteism in Kerala at every level and the reason you didn't face any in Kerala was because you were from a politically and socially powerful community.

I think the distinguishing factor here is = separating the firm from the partner/CEO in question. While they might be amazing people which isn't whats up for discussion, i think that the people who run the firm vis-a-vis daily affairs, talking to interns, giving them work etc. are the ones who need to be held accountable. I personally know of 2 Senior associates in Disputes who rarely even come into work let alone delegate work.

Did you address it to the Professor in charge? It was supposed to go directly to that professor.

If the delivery guy just left it at the gate then perhaps you can contact the office and ask them to chevk with department. Try for a day or so otherwise you might have to resend and request them to accept this, share the receipts with them as well.

Hi. If I would be at your place. I would go the the high court every day. Would check the roaster and purposefully sit in courts having matters that in areas I want to foray in. Would check daily causelist for the day in that court. Would find out lawyers who appear regularly. Do this for a week 10 days, mark 2-3 young and upcoming lawyers. Would either approach them directly in the court itself or would get their email/number from their bag(the one their clerks carry in courts with file I'm it). 9/10 you would get a good office to work by doing this.

How is calling someone for their privilege and a literal casteist slur (which is a crime under the SC ST Act) the same thing?

I usually don't respond to such threads having faced similar circumstances for my sexuality and colour, and knowing that NLUs are as liberal and accommodative as they present to be, in reality are quite the opposite. I was literally bullied into attempted suicide.

But your comment rubbed me the wrong way. You seem like a horrible person who has the irresistible and unintelligible urge to defend an issue that has plagued thus country for centuries. Also shame on you mods to not even mark this comment as trollish, when normal statements in other rant posts are instantly removed when they criticise a firm or recount incidents

I am a final year law student. I want to become a litigator. I have done good internships with independent lawyers. One thing I have noticed is most firms engage a counsel for all their matters they don't argue it themselves. So I want to know who could be good mentors from whom I can have both arguing learnings and commercial litigation learnings in bengaluru. Thank you

I missed out on NLUD and probably will not give NLS because of the current VC. That leaves me with NALSAR, NUJS & NLUJ/GNLU as top NLUs to pursue PhD. If there are any current students researching there are these NLUs worth it ? JNU did not have a PhD this time, IITs are still in the early stages.

P.S. I don't care about the advisors. I just want to teach in the future.

is he preventing you in anyway from accessing university resources or studying? is he preventing you from making the most out of law school? are you afraid for your physical safety?

It doesnt sound like it. You cant expect to go out into the world and have everyone agree with you. people are different and they will have different experiences and opinions. And most people will change their opinions several times as they grow up. Best to ignore if engaging bothers you.

Keep your eye on the ball. work hard, get a job, get scholarships- all of those things are a better use of your time than getting into an argument in real life or on the internet about reservations or about brahmanical privilege. Try and not provoke arguments about caste- you cannot always help it- some guys are gonna be awful- but its no use getting into it with these guys by and large. Pretend you dont hear them and move on. Its just a waste of your time and energy to engage with this.

Hello!

So my team and I qualified the memorial round and subsequently were asked to submit hard copies. We sent it via bluedart with all the details and phone numbers, and while it shows delivered and they’ve given us a persons name who received it as well, OC is saying they haven’t received it and that the delivery guy wasn’t supposed to deliver it “at the main gate” but at some service office. This was informed to us literally right now.

Any other teams facing this 🥹?

This isn't discrimination. At worst it is hate speech, but more likely it is just an average quarrel that devolved to personal insults. If you think this is actual discrimination, it is you who are infinitely privalged vis-a-vis those actually deprived and oppressed. Pray that you never see real discrimination, because real discrimination is in action, not in speech. It is silent. For instance, if your job application is silently rejected because of your community identity. This is just banter.