No one should mourn the exit of Mamata Banerjee, ejected by voters in West Bengal, India’s fourth-most-populous state. For 15 years she presided over failure. Though the economy booms nationally, for the 100m people in her state it stagnates. An average Bengali now has an income just half of someone’s in Gujarat, the home of Narendra Modi, the prime minister. Just as bad were Ms Banerjee’s thuggish tendencies. She silenced critics and jailed opponents. Her party ran extortion rackets. Allegedly, its goons sometimes got away with rape. Businesses were forced to pay bungs for land and licences.

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/05/07/narendra-modis-party-is-on-a-roll-in-india?taid=69fc812916d54400015ac582&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

International recognitions like Legal 500 and Benchmark Litigation are purely merit driven and can’t be purchased, they say.

As for the tacky sounding platsforms like Superlawyer, Forbes, Lex Falcon etc - all those are for outright sale. However, even those platforms/ awards are given to those who meet a certain basic criteria.

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"since the registration of the FIR, the police had sufficient opportunity to investigate without arresting the accused. It recorded that the investigating officer had never sought custodial interrogation and had instead issued notice to secure his presence. The judge observed that any medical examination of the accused could be carried out without placing him in custody"

what is this country about bro?

The Delhi HC judgement is only jurisdictionally valid in the state of Delhi btw, and we all know what is going to come with this at the Supreme Court. Honestly, good on them, i really hope the university fights fiercely against these kids' dads in courts and he other slackers. This country is so flooded with mediocrity because of "chalta hai" attitude, especially the judiciary. About time we institute strict enforcement of penalties (written in your university regulations btw)

I am a S survivor, having tried it in and before law school, and even I agree with that statement. Its used too loosely and discredits real problems like abuse and S@, which drove me. So many people are quick to through the "taking l*$e" shit for the slightest discomforts omg

Let's look at it this way. If you aren't attending a certain percentage of classes for a subject, then how are you going to get certified to have studied the subject and attained a minimum level of proficiency? The answer is, by clearing all the evaluation for the subject without any leniency. As a teacher, my stand has always been that if a student does not attend my classes but still clears all my evaluation, then the student has surely demonstrated their proficiency nonetheless. What right do I have to deny him such certification? If anything, I should question the relevance of my classes and my evaluation methods if clearing the latter is possible without attending the former. However, there should not be any scope for multiple exams in the same year, extension of dates for assignments, excusing not turning up for vivas or presentation or any other type of leniency in the evaluation.

entering 4th year, i feel its high time to work on this + practice areas which allows or helps in switching careers if i wanna pursue MBA in future etc PLEASE HELP because in some firms i saw its just corporate teams some has banking and finance within it only, some has investment funds team differently

Decent scope in Cap Marks in Singapore at Logan Hovells and Latham. Perhaps a few options in London for with M&A with their India desks, however they do prefer people who have had some education in UK. Not great in US unless you have a JD. 4-5 years PQE is a good time to move.

I went to Nalsar. I have two exams with juniors because I didn’t have attendance. It doesn’t seem like it at the time. But enforcing that rule was a good thing Nalsar did for me. I needed to learn there were consequences to my actions. No one misses 25% of their classes by mistake right ? I was embarrassed at the time. I thought my career was over. But of course it wasn’t over. And that experience made me determined to never be so stupid again. I worked a hundred times harder at my first job. Stuff is better and more fun when you show up and work hard. I didn’t have any issues with work performance after and it’s because someone cared enough to enforce rules.

To let young students do as they please without consequences is not about caring for them- it’s about taking the easy way out as the admin and a teacher.

Interned at LexCounsel in August and November 2025▮▮▮

Also funny how earlier they used to offer ₹7,500 stipend, but now interns are apparently “not worth it.” Meanwhile, people coming from other cities are easily spending ₹15–20k just to stay there.

Overall, not a great experience. If you’re looking for actual mentorship or a healthy work environment, you might want to think twice.

Corp team is good. Possibly the only one doing well. Nischal and Viral are holding fort well and they have enough legacy clients. The team is quite good too. The larger NDA team is a big mess though including the leadership. That can affect your day to day. Not a place to stay long term but the corp team isn’t a bad place to start your career

You guys may have seen the viral video today, which shows Indigo passengers surrounding Mohua Moitra and calling her "chor". Well, this is just a small sample. On the ground, local TMC leaders are all facing the public fury. All the autorickshaws in Kolkata are now, displaying BJP flags. If you ask them, they will say that they were being forced to give 20% of their earnings to the TMC.

Coming to the implications for the legal world, this means that everyone associated with the TMC is now persona non grata. Whether it's the board of NUJS of the board of the WB Bar Council, there will be a total purge.

Nandimath deliberately stayed away all this while. Now he will be active and become a BJP supporter, knowing that it may bring him gains like VC-ship of NLUD or GNLU.

If by "abroad" you might at all be meaning "United Kingdom", then I think the below article from the law section of 30 April's London Times (which isn't spoof/spam) should give a good enough indication (while being funny) of the general picture there. As the London Times is behind a paywall, find text pasted below. Also, I challenge B.O. 2027 struggling graduates to try this, and for any law firm senior to refuse such an offering!

Aspiring lawyers blitz City firms with doughnuts in TikTok stunt
Two women drop pastry boxes at leading Square Mile legal practices, using social media clips to try to catch recruiters’ attention

Jonathan Ames, Legal Editor
Thursday April 30 2026, 6.50pm, The Times

With starting salaries for City lawyers approaching £200,000, competition for jobs is fierce, prompting two prospective candidates to employ a novel approach to getting noticed.
In arguably the most modern spin on a job application, two young women have posted videos on TikTok as they blitz some of the biggest law firms in the Square Mile, dropping off piles of boxes of glistening Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
In one video, posted under the name Alini on the social media site, the women say their mission is: “Making law firms hire us with doughnuts.”
Image description: A woman sitting with a Krispy Kreme box holds a sign saying "Your Next Solicitors (once you hire us)."
Alini’s friend joined her on the stunt
To a background track of Chuck Berry’s Johnny B. Goode, they place a sign next to a box of doughnuts that reads: “Your next solicitors (once you hire us)”.
In another, one says, “The job market is crap; let’s see what we can do about it,” adding: “Every graduate in London knows how hard it is to get a job nowadays, so we have done the only logical thing, which is: show up on the doorstep with doughnuts in hand. And what better place to get them from than Krispy Kreme, because who would say no to that?”

Legal profession experts have pointed out that competition for junior roles at leading City firms has become even keener with new technology. “AI continues to reduce the number of trainee positions,” said Chris Clark, the director of Definitum, a head-hunting consultancy.
The women filmed themselves handing over boxes at two prominent firms, Freshfields, a member of the elite “magic circle” group, which last year recorded an annual revenue of about £2.25 billion, and Addleshaw Goddard.

While Addleshaw Goddard had a more modest revenue of £500 million last year, the prospective trainee solicitors note in the video that the reception team at the firm is “so nice”.
They add: “And look at us smiling through the whole entire thing — like, what are you smiling for? You don’t have a job.”

The TikTok video was unearthed by the website Legal Cheek, which has a history of highlighting novel approaches by wannabe lawyers” to get noticed by prospective employers.
In 2018, it reported on Jordan De Leon, a law graduate from Anglia Ruskin University who stood outside Liverpool Street railway station in the City dishing out copies of his CV, while clutching a sign stating that he was after an “entry level” legal job.
As with many practices in so-called “big law”, the largest and most prestigious law firms in the US, the trend for unique pitches for jobs seems to have started in the US.

In 2013, the law graduate Brian Zulberti sent a mass email to law firms in Delaware in which he posed bare-chested with boxer shorts sitting low on his hips. The image included a handmade sign that read: “Hire Me!!! No… as a lawyer … not a [sic] escort…”

Training places at City law firms have historically been highly sought-after but a combination of US firms fanning salary inflation and social media has spawned increasingly resourceful efforts by job-hunters.
The top of the City pay tree is dominated by US firms, nearly 30 of which offer starting salaries to newly qualified solicitors of between £157,000 and £180,000.
Image description: Two women deliver Krispy Kreme doughnuts to law firms.
However, American firms offer only a few training places each. Many more places are available at the London firms, but the highest-paying — the magic circle players A&O Shearman, Clifford Chance, Freshfields and Linklaters — all offer starting salaries of £150,000.
While those salaries are significantly higher than the starting wages of most graduates, there is a price to pay for those who get the jobs. Trainees and junior qualified lawyers in the City routinely work at least ten-hour days and often longer, and law firm partners are also frequently required to weekend shifts.
Clark had a word of warning for the women’s stunt. “Getting the prospective firm to notice you is key,” he said. “The issue with offering confectionery is that the firm might think you’re a doughnut!”

▮▮▮ might have a wrongful termination case coming up for him.

> want to take a moment to sincerely thank each and every one of you who has reached out with kind words, support, and encouragement during this incredibly difficult period. I would especially like to thank all my mentors, friends and colleagues in the fraternity who know the true facts and have read between the lines. Your messages have meant more to me than I can express.

> I feel it is important to address the situation directly: the charges that have been brought against me are entirely false and malicious. I want to be unequivocal about that. I intend to contest each and every one of them vigorously before the appropriate court and I have full confidence in the legal process to reveal the truth.

> For those who may be unaware, legal proceedings have already previously been initiated by me and are currently pending before the family court since some time. Without going into unnecessary detail, this situation is, regrettably, an extension of a deeply painful divorce (and all the issues that inevitably come with it such as a financial settlement and child custody) - one that I had hoped could be resolved with dignity and mutual respect. Misusing one's connects in the media to further their own financial cause in the manner being done is not appropriate.

> I remain committed to my work, my values, and the people who have stood by me. I am grateful beyond words for your continued trust and support.

> Thank you.

Trilegal-grade of work and internship experience, and relatively flat hierarchy. He runs a tight ship though, and fires freshers who don't make the cut. Last year he fired 3 out of the 4 hired, so looks can be deceptive. Let's just say he got very lucky since NDA lost it's TMT team

While we are debating here whether to name or shame the person concerned (we all know who he is and where he works), and the implications for the children involved, their safety and privacy, the dude put out a statement on Linkedin, basically identifying himself + saying all that the wife is saying is bullshit + he will contend every single allegation

i dont know who is right here, but the poor child has been dragged into this shit storm by one (or both) fucked up adult and it just pains my heart to see it so

*sigh

Girl, your post is making people call me and ask if it’s written by me! Imagine how frequently this is happening!

I had to search and find this to actually read it.

The person doing it is thinking that I am the one doing this - some guilty conscience.

Take care - ask your associates for help and I’m sure someone will - communicate politely over call and tell them that you don’t want harms way when it is preventable.

Take good care and all good energy to you.

My sympathies for your situation.

But can you not take unpaid time-off? Why continue with the job?

Complain to National Commission for Women. Am sure they will bring your firm to its senses.

PMO also has a helpline of sorts or just send a letter. They are generally quite helpful.

This needs to be investigated.

The ▮▮▮ lawyer accused is a pretty popular and wealthy lawyer.

Usually many of these POCSO charges are concocted by the mother against father when there is a matrimonial dispute for four reasons (a) To get full custody and avoid any visitation rights for the father (b) To ensure that the father is in lockup (c) in a relationship women are able to file pretext of marriage rape case etc. But these charges won't last after marriage. (d) to get back against the father for vengeance.

Now this ▮▮▮ Partners entire identity is ruined while the wife (popular ▮▮▮ ▮▮▮) will gets crores of rupees in alimony.

Read about Parent Alienation Syndrome. It mostly affects fathers. Women in a lot of cases have concocted these stories and courts have warned them not to do it.

Honestly it’s been a pretty stressful time to be a junior at the firm. A lot of the partners who’ve left were genuinely well-liked, so naturally everyone’s asking “why are people leaving?” but no one really seems to know what’s going on. CS also seems kinda avoidant about the whole thing — the townhall that was supposed to happen in May has been pushed indefinitely, which honestly just makes people more anxious. Even seniors waiting on SA/PA promotions are super stressed and the whole vibe at the office feels very unsettled right now.

Please don’t let the age-old adage, “innocent until proven guilty,” be lost on you. While the allegations against this lawyer are indeed damning, they are part of a broader matrimonial dispute. If any of you have practiced in family court for even a day, you would know that leveling such allegations in matrimonial disputes is par for the course.

That pen drive no doubt points to immorality, which can and absolutely should, in my opinion cost a man his marriage and job. But for anything beyond that, he would need to be formally charged and subjected to trial. Only if the charges withstand scrutiny should he be accused of being a molester, pervert, or anything else.

Until then, please cease and desist from speculating.

As far as I am concerned, it is rather unfortunate that his employer only sacked him, ▮▮▮.

If the guiltiest of women are entitled to women's rights, then so are the guiltiest of men. Food for thought..

Hi, I'll be joining as an A0 this year and am savvy with using Claude Code to do my work – I wanted to ask if this is officially allowed by the firm or not. As far as I understand there's no breach of confidentiality on the Pro/Max plans, but I assume the firm would still prefer all employees only upload any firm info on Legora. Do you have to hide using Claude from your team/partner? Or are personal AI subscriptions allowed? Or do you use Claude without revealing any information (which in my opinion would make Legora the better option).

You know, all the dilemmas, & confusions are in your head only.You may be thinking how will you be judged, but blv me most of the time those are baseless, since apprehensions are mere reflections of how we see ourselves.

So, be calm.If you hv decided this is ur calling, then just go for it.

If u work hard enough, there is no way on earth you wud not land in a very good job/place where u'll b comfortable enough.

Only thing : ruminate deeply before taking this path, & stick to it afterwords.

Med school was mostly due to fulfil my late father's dream but the ROI there is terrible and the getting into it means getting into the whole exam cycle of things I have always hated.

Law in itself has been fascinating to me more so the public policy and research area , but we all got to make sure that their is food on the table in your initial years, so was asking if age discrimination is a real thing

🫡 ♥️🙏

Truly inspiring!

Note that his rank was 171, so he did not need to bank on quota. A pure merit case. And he’s not even from a privileged family, as he says in the interview when asked about his parents.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=YmAjeFQiZmI&pp=ugUEEgJoadIHCQkDCwGHKiGM7w%3D%3D&ra=m

You can see majority of the law schools posts are just NLS/NALSAR/NUJS/NLUD/GNLU

We get it you guys have great placements, peer group, alumni blah blah blah

But shouldn't you all should also talk about problems in other lower law schools. The difference of quality and job security drops the moment you shift from the top 6.

Genuinely stop belittling each other and bring up some actual issues 🥀🥀🥀

This is the problem which inevitably accrues when NLU students don't intern at trial courts(at all), holding those experiences to be unworthy, completely.

Allegations may be true, but most of the time it's false.Let's look whether there was a divorce cum DV cum dowry cum violence case filed by the wife; & if yes, then most probably the POCSO case may just be added as an addendum.It's a complete package offered by divorce lawyers.

I've seen boys even alleging(thru mothers) sexual harrasment by fathers, & getting booked under POCSO(it's a very serious law; no bail).

[Mod note: linked-in link redacted, content posted below]

> I want to take a moment to sincerely thank each and every one of you who has reached out with kind words, support, and encouragement during this incredibly difficult period. I would especially like to thank all my mentors, friends and colleagues in the fraternity who know the true facts and have read between the lines. Your messages have meant more to me than I can express.

> I feel it is important to address the situation directly: the charges that have been brought against me are entirely false and malicious. I want to be unequivocal about that. I intend to contest each and every one of them vigorously before the appropriate court and I have full confidence in the legal process to reveal the truth.

> For those who may be unaware, legal proceedings have already previously been initiated by me and are currently pending before the family court since some time. Without going into unnecessary detail, this situation is, regrettably, an extension of a deeply painful divorce (and all the issues that inevitably come with it such as a financial settlement and child custody) — one that I had hoped could be resolved with dignity and mutual respect. Misusing one's connects in the media to further their own financial cause in the manner being done is not appropriate. > I remain committed to my work, my values, and the people who have stood by me. I am grateful beyond words for your continued trust and support.

> Thank you.

Most of the partners are genuinely good to work with. The real problem lies with ▮▮▮

Work also flows in silos — a handful of resources get assigned repeatedly while others sit largely free.

Bottom line: if you're a junior who can handle stress, this is a great place to be. If you're a mid-manager or above, run — you'll get crushed in the petty politics. ▮▮▮

Finally the correct question. Congrats for asking such a relevant question. It seems the management operates on a shoot-first-ask-later policy. Don't expect to get any fairness in the process much less logic. Some of the decisions are shocking when one considers that they are infact top lawyers who should stand by a team that they have built up.

The fact is, the decision makers are so swamped with day to day stuff, which they should have delegated to enough people in the system, that they truly lack the bandwidth to be strategic in how they operate.

NFSU ka swag hi kuch alag hai....

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2258037&reg=3&lang=1

Noted political scientist and LSE professor Dr Sumantra Bose (grandnephew of Netaji) has just said in an interview:

In an interview with you in January 2026, I highlighted the "pervasive rot" in West Bengal under Trinamool rule. I noted that "Mamata Banerjee is a deeply discredited figure in the state" and that "her nephew commands no currency beyond unlimited cash in hand and hired goon squads." I nonetheless said that at that time (January), Trinamool had a "definite edge" over the BJP due to the BJP's own limitations in waging a successful state-level campaign in West Bengal. Those limitations notwithstanding, it turned out that Mamata Banerjee's unlimited licence to limitless corruption during her 15-year reign, which made the Trinamool Congress into an organised-crime racket akin to the Cosa Nostra (Sicilian Mafia), her arrogance of power which grew unbearable over time, and her sponsorship of the very dubious nephew as a dynastic successor, combined into an overwhelming liability. The BJP has reaped the dividends of the popular backlash.

https://openthemagazine.com/politics/trinamool-became-an-organised-crime-racket-akin-to-the-cosa-nostra-says-subhas-boses-grandnephew-sumantra-bose#google_vignette

Adding to the Cosa Nostra analogy, the Italian mafia has survived on with links with businessmen, lawyers and even certain judges. Read this news article, about 16 judges in Italy arrested for links with the mafia.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17429114

So what you will see in Bengal is the collapse of a wide network with tentacles in civil society. And NUJS will be affected because some of these tentacles reach here.

We are assuming its true?? Everyone know this a divorce battle gone sour- the other party also can scoop to any extreme during divorce

Partner at another law firm here at a T1 (smaller platform according to cs) heard from sources that in the last shit storm this morning- ▮▮▮ hasn't even bothered to stand by his employees and hear his side or have a basic conversation let alone an invesgation. Which top lawyer doesn’t know allegations doesn’t amount to moral turpitude. Our firm would have stood by their employees/partners when people are going through shit and sudden knee jerk reactions

▮▮▮-ites your time to leave. (Before the BOTs come). This is the end of the beginning