I am naming the new Assistant Professors who have joined NALSAR since SKDR took over in November 2022.

Contractual positions

1) Pardu Pinamshetty - Sociology

2) Kapil Sharma - ADR, International Trade

3) Anindita Mukherjee - Legal Methods, Law and Poverty

4) Aymen Mohammed - Labour Law, Public Law

Assistant Professor (Law) - Regular positions

5) A. Sridhar - Company Law, Capital Markets

6) TV Charan Tej - Procedural Laws, Commercial Laws

7) Hemangini Sharma - Administrative Law, International Law

8) Sunisht Goyal - Criminal Law

9) Rohan Cherian Thomas - Intellectual Property Rights

10) Bayola Kiran - Commercial Laws

11) Preety Anand - Criminal Law, Gender Justice

12) Surbhi Meshram - Procedural Laws, Evidence

13) A Eluckiaa - Commercial Laws, International Trade

Assistant Professor (Management) - Regular Positions

14) Vivek Pani

15) Ameesh Samalopanan

16) Deepti Jog

17) Binod Rajak

18) Tanveer Kajla

19) Sai Kiran

20) Ravi Teja

Assistant Professor (Social Science)

21) Chandrima Chatterjee - Economics

22) Balu Sunilraj - Political Science (yet to join)

The names are enough to examine the academic background and previous experience of these candidates.

You have a point. However, even the neighborhood paan shop owner is an entrepreneur. At some level when people have nothing to lose, they are willing more to take risks. That's why people from "roadside colleges" become entrepreneurs. It would help if you also remembered that there's nothing innovative in our so-called start-ups (even the unicorns). Flipkart, Ola, Oyo, Myntra...etc. are all copied from Western models, just localized. The ideas are not new per se.

Scroll to the end. It says that the author of the article is a member of the Congress Party and head of a Congress Party cell. 🤡

Sure, I too am disappointed that Modi is taxing the middle-class to fund freebies, but the Congress is seen worse, because they kept India backward for 50 years and inserted "socialist" in the Preamble of the Constitution.

After the Court intervention last semester, this semester has been pretty odd in GNLU. The SAC Core resigned, Justice League Organising Students protest due to sudden backfire by the Administration, committees not getting bare minimum approvals and apathy of the Administration towards students in general.

It is heard that the Justice League might be put on hold as the prime attraction: BOLLYWOOD NIGHT is suddenly being asked to be cancelled by the Admin as the erstwhile "SAC Core" members raised the issue that only SAC can organise such a Bollywood night and others cannot. Given the same, the VC has asked JL Organisers to cancel the Bollywood Night. Given JL organisers were able to pull crowds, participants and sponsorships with the promise of Bollywood night as a prime factor, now they don't seem to be willing to do JL without the Bollywood night. To be noted that the Admin/VC initially allowed the Bollywood night and later pulled out after SAC intervention. Two days back, JL/Sports Comm staged a protest in the Admin block against the Admin for changing their stance. But nothing fruitful came out of it as both Director and Registrar were out of campus.

What's more funny is the SAC Core which anyway resigned (for all the reasons known to them), is again interfering with the affairs of Sports Committee.

It was also heard that the Administration found out about the massive financial irregularities during Pentagram last year as well as most events this year. Close to 30 lakh rupees were siphoned off by the SAC Core that the Administration has found now. This could also be another factor why the Admin generally doesn't want to push for Bollywood nights or similar programmes anymore. The Admin found that students had misappropriated funds, exchanged substances and used the money for personal trips.

The people who are bearing the brunt of all of this is the current 5th years. No Penta, perhaps no JL, distrust in the admin for the whole batch, distrust among juniors... This woes of this sem don't seem to end.

Not a first hand experience. From what I know, people love dealing in different areas of law and spending time in courts where actual action takes places. A law firm job, usually, doesn't offer such experiences. An associate in litigation/dispute team at a law firm also occasionally would be required to go to courts, and that too for seeking adjournments/passovers.

There is more liberty when it comes to litigation. You have to learn 'everything' your own way and perform every task on your own.

This is official communication from Verist Law: Noone has been offered a job at all close to the time of this post.

There have been two senior-level partner terminations in the second half of last year which we will refrain from details of for the sake of propriety and privacy. Since then we have amended to ensure less abuse of our culture.

We are not a hire and fire place and take pride in our culture, quality of clients and team and of timely financial discipline. In any case queries and conversations are welcome at contact@veristlaw.com or directly to the team on LinkedIn.

Thank you for the opportunity of clarification and we hope defamatory lines will continue be managed well by Legally India given the relevance of this forum.

Name 5 CAs who have a stellar practice before the CESTAT, New Delhi bench. The fact is most of the CAs know little to nothing of the tax laws other than income tax and to some extent GST. CAs who are working with law firms and to some extent big 4s can be rated slightly better though.

Since I am not interested in doing accounting work or filing of tax returns for others I don’t intend to become a CA. Also, I see this as boring and intellectually dead work.

So far as the word ‘dustbin’ is concerned, I had borrowed it from your previous comment.

tbh the fee of most nlus are high comparison to similar ug fields like engineering even though law does not require any heavy labs and sophisticated technology to run. its easy for people to say why 1st gen lawyer go for law firms. But they forget that most of them belong from middle class hence their risk appetite is less and any day we will give more priority to money then those so called ambition which is no guarantee to get fulfilled.

Reality check for y'all...

https://theprint.in/opinion/manmohan-singh-and-modis-10-year-economic-legacy-mnrega-safety-vs-unsafe-jobs-in-israel/1950241/

I am working in a tier 1 firm. Went to a so called top law school. I am currently making around 25 LPA. After 3 years experience. I am really happy with everything in life.

But when I look back. Some dumb kids from my school days who went to NIT, took CS there are making far far more in Microsoft in hyderabad at my age with far less working hours, almost no weekend calls. While I slog every Saturday and even some Sundays.

Anger and jealousy never has an end my friend.

I am currently looking to move in house with a pay cut upto 30%.

I regret not enjoying law school enough. I was a workaholic. While all my friends had boyfriends. I generally stayed away from everything. Now I regret these things. Salary is important. But not everything. Improve yourself rather than comparing.

Why did you leave sir? As you have described, you were at the best firm, then why move on ???

Former senior associate -most of the pro firm comments are not entirely true. Was at the firm for 2 years and there wasn't much work, very low deal value transactions, that too few of them. There were more regular contract review retainer work . This is genuine info.

In the intricate landscape of professional pursuits, your earnings intricately dance with the value your work commands in the free market. Your place in the professional hierarchy is a result of this intricate ballet. If you're pocketing less than your comrades, it's likely a symptom of your chosen path. Perhaps it's not as coveted, or there's an overflow of talent. Reevaluate if your current trajectory aligns with your strengths.

Should your compatriots tread similar paths, like the courtroom or corporate corridors, sharpen your skills before entertaining a detour. Showcase your strengths in the job arena. If their journeys diverge, resist the urge to measure pockets. Focus not on the financial gap but on constant enhancement. Gradual, sustainable progress is the linchpin to enduring triumph. Keep your eyes on the prize, and may fortune favor you.

In CESTAT, there are number of CAs appearing. And as regards dustbin, ek bar CA kar to lo. Pata chal jayega. Kya HC and SC ka example dete ho, jaha CA can't legally appear! Why are we again and again getting in comparison of both degrees. Both have their strengths and weaknesses. Leave together peacefully. Sab k liye jaga hai aur kam bhi.

There is no end to comparison and you yourself will have to fix your mental state.

When I was getting a lower tier NLU i was jealous of my coaching mates getting NLS and NALSAR. When I didn't get a T1 internship I was jealous of my college mates. When I managed to land a T1 job and started working, I got jealous of my friends in IB / top software engineering comps working similar hours but making more money.

My life kept changing and getting "better" but so did the comparisons. I know it is hard to put an end to it, as i admittedly still do it from time to time, but you have to recognise it and put your foot down, and work towards resolving.

I don't care. I'm happy, I love my family and they love me back, the weather's cozy and snuggly, i drive at night blasting music, shits fun and nature is beautiful. Get out of your head and look around. Surely, life HAS to be more than what the tiny legal circle comprising of 50000 odd people has made you think it is. Who cares someone makes like a lakh or two more than me man. I'm content. And yes, i was like this when I was in college and people where getting t1 internships when I wasn't, when I was making peanuts and my batchmates where printing cash, and now when I'm "rich" by its general definition. You really need to change your outlook on life if your friends earning more than you makes you find ways to "cope" with it.

LegallyIndia is unfortunately inviting a cesspool of comments which are untrue and incorrect. Baseless allegations are being made against the firm. I have worked at Verist Law and have had a steep learning curve, excellent deals, great mentorship, a work-life balance and received salary on time. It’s ridiculous to see people randomly vilifying a firm - I have seen countless number of law firms being needlessly trolled without any substantive merit. The ▮▮▮ partners who are being mentioned here were let go because of ▮▮▮, obviously the whole picture isn’t being presented fairly here. Those who seek to ask questions on a page filled with trolls - it makes no sense. If you want to find out about a role, ask the interviewer - it’s simple.

hi mostly it would be cv based.

1. but do read arbitration laws of the place you are going to be based out of for eg. Singapore/ London (seat of the jurisdiction matters, they wont really ask but just to have a better understanding)

2. know arbitration principles - separability/ competence competence, etc.

3. study the arbitration act fully - you can watch youtube videos on the same.

4. read on landmark judgment - group co, stamping of arbitral award

5. make a word doc and summarize your understanding of these concepts there for easy remembrance.

6. for better intellectual acumen/ understanding you can also watch SIAC videos and similarly other videos of law firm partners relating to arbitration.

7. subscribe to arbitration newsletters

8. can follow/ read kluwer arbitration blog and other blogs of similar stature, etc.

Thanks

Hello respected dignitaries of Legally India. I am a 3rd year law student from a relatively unknown( I presume) GLC. I am very much interested in tasting a slice of that corporate pie whose eulogies I have read on LI. However I have no Tier 1 NLU friend, or Tier 1 lawfirm mentor/relative who can guide me to that path. My grades are decent however they is nothing else notable on my CV except one Tier 2 and Tier 3 internship, and considerable amount of certificate courses few of which was from NPTEL. Kindly try to help via advice , whether its new associates, Tier 1 toppers, SAs, Partners,HR, MP, or anyone in that field. I will be forever grateful to you.

Note: Trolls please skip this post😭

If the complainant doesn't have faith in the ICC, including its Chair, then she could have appealed for a change. There is precedent that when a PA was sought to be "persuaded" by a ▮▮▮ ICC Chair and ▮▮▮ then the EC stepped in and had PIB change the composition of ICC to make it neutral. That precedent could have been followed this time. What was the need for complainant to go to LCC Barasat? Also doesn't Bidhannagar already have a LCC as well? The complainant is very well-versed with both the law and practice. So all this is very odd.

I get you man!! It's frustrating to say the least. For now I have started doing a background search on the companies and if I see the same position being advertised over and over, I have stopped applying. It just means they are constantly wasting time, aint no way you cannot find a junior leven candidate among 400 applications. Its not NASA.

1. 2 years no pay.

2. 5 years no private practice.

3. 10 years no chamber.

4. No work-life balance.

5. First generation.

Left after a decade and joined a tier 2 law firm. Consistent pay, work-life balance and reward in the form of promotions and bonuses for hard work.

Our startups are our chambers. The primary reason why NLUs were started were to make us capable enough, especially first gen, to start our litigation practice with ease. Instead what ended up happening? We became law firm factory churning institutes. The kids chose "placements" over legal entrepreneurship. NLUs were supposed to make the next generation of lawyers and judges. Instead, apart from a handful, we just mass produced glorified law firm clerks. Reason ? We want a job. Not a career. We want easy roi and not risk. We are willing to work 12-14 hours pushing paper, but not put in the same hours to do something we're passionate about cause that requires risk. With that mindset do you think NLU grads can ever be entrepreneurs ? Never. Don't look at India alone, look around the world. How many proper lawyers have left their litigation or law firms to start anything other than another law firm or join politics? Our real startup is litigation and our own chamber

Hi all!

I'm a current first gen third year here and didn't really have anyone I knew to ask about this so was hoping to get some perspective on this. We've recently started applying to corporate firms for internships and they ask us to indicate preference but looking at them on the firm's websites - Banking & Finance; Private Equity; and Capital Markets all seem to blur into one and occupy similar fields. I was wondering how if I was missing something and how you'd distinguish between them work-wise.

Thanks!

- Confused 3rd Year.

Did my call-back internship with Tri in July 2023 and was confirmed for a PPO interview. However, the interview was scheduled six months later. Had invested a lot of time in preparing for the interview and it accordingly went perfectly well. As someone who is extremely critical of herself, had given perfect answers to all the questions posed but still didn't receive the offer. A probable hiring freeze was cited as one of the reasons for the rejection. Is Trilegal actually on a hiring freeze considering that the interview took place in Dec 2023?

Counseling process is made to make things easier. Why complicate it so much ?

Don't exit counseling. Take the NLU you are getting. Then once the counseling process is over then wait for vacancy in your desired NLU. The reason being vacancy depends on a lot of factors. Also just cause there's a vacancy doesn't mean you will definitely get in. One of my friend made an exit in counseling only to end up not getting anything even in vacancy. Ended up in a private college.

I am currently working with Verist. I have never had my salary deducted, and rather I have received bonus for time periods when we had to work beyond the usual working hours for increased volume of work. The WFH set-up instituted by the firm even before the pandemic has been a blessing, and I can count on my fingers the number of times I had to work weekends.

This chain only highlights one-side of a larger issue. From what I know, two ex-▮▮▮ partners joined and were let go of within weeks for not doing much work, or misrepresenting the work they were doing for the firm. Not surprised that they are spreading these lies. Funniest is, one of these ex-partners still represent to be working with the firm when they left a few months ago.

Cause they're not really smart but good at simply memorizing whatever's thrown in front of them, from CLAT Coaching to lectures and papers at college. To be an entrepreneur you need to be innovative, think out of the box and be open to new experiences. All of which are not taught at any college including NLUs.

Did my call-back internship with Tri in July 2023 and was confirmed for a PPO interview. However, the interview was scheduled 6 months later. Had invested a lot of time in preparing for the interview and it accordingly went perfectly well. As someone who is extremely critical of herself, had given perfect answers to all the questions posed but still didn't receive the offer. A probable hiring freeze was cited as one of the reasons for the rejection. Is Trilegal actually on a hiring freeze considering that the interview took place in Dec, 2023?

ngl im from a t1 and have a great connection base but nobody i see is determined enough, people are merely running after stupid ass 16 hour corporate jobs mindlessly with the only aim of earning a crore/annum after 10-12 years of joining not realising other lucrative options they have at their bay if they think out of the box

there are no proper breaks given here. legit. you get hardly a month to intern, and it is mostly mid-month to mid-month, which is very unfeasible for a lot of firms who won't agree for an internship from the middle of a month. oh you'll also have online classes in this chota "Break" and there will be an attendance test for it so best of luck trying to balance internships and listening to classes for these tests.

class timings vary, no strict time table that is followed everyday. somedays 8-6, some days 12-3, with or without gaps in between.

uniform not compulsory. they say that white and black formals are compulsory mon, tue, thurs, fri; however hardly anyone follows it. you find kids wearing chappals with formals, crop tops, casual white tshirts, multi-coloured random clothes, etc. and most faculties dont give a shit. no uniformity. no "law school" vibe.

salary and the personal life that you would have to forego for the next five years ! I had a senior who runs his office 7 days a week and expects his juniors to come to the office all the office seven days.

A couple of events that led to my bidding an adieu to litigation:

I wanted to go attend a friend's birthday bash on a particular day and wanted to leave the office by 8pm. The senior detested the thought ! He said he never the left the office before his senior did.

There is another incident that happened on a Saturday. My father asked me if I could deliver some documents at a government office at around 11am that day. I rushed to the office by 10 and unintentionally hurried to my chair in the office. A client and my senior were discussing a case and could notice me rushing to my chair and trying to go out of the office. This irked him very much.

There are many more incidents like these and I do not know how significant or otherwise they are. I felt I was denuded of complete freedom for little or no reward, monetary or otherwise, in the near future. I decided to leave the office thereafter and did leave.

Hi it's usually because companies have very very large HR structures and a legal position isn't really an immediate requirement and is a cost centre. As opposed to this, the engineers/ finance bros have it quite easier like you have it at firms. Compare it to HR people in your own firm.

Why not check the background of the arguing counsel before the CESTAT, tax benches of High Courts and Supreme Court? If you do, you will know who rules the roost. Income Tax mostly involves issues related to accounting, deductions, expenditures, etc., which squarely fall under CA's domain. Therefore, you mostly see CAs arguing before the ITAT. Also, the fact that CA's have the benefit of filing the returns, they tend to hold on to the disputes arising out of the compliances undertaken by their client. This is not true for indirect taxes and trade laws.

A 'dustbin university' makes a 'dustbin lawyer'. Therefore, very few clients place their faith in CAs (and 'dustbin lawyers') to argue their matter before the high courts or the Supreme Court.

Best people to ask is the other NLU you are interested in joining. Do so in writing. Preferably get the response from the Registrar or the VC. Alternatively, go down to this other NLU and ask face to face. If they yes, then put down the deposit etc. and have your documents verified to gain admission there and then.

Hi, I am an ex-employee of Verist Law so you can ensure a level of veracity in my views. I am not sure how genuine are other comments here. Verist Law is a firm where you will learn a lot. Trust me, it has helped me in my career immensely. The seniors helped me if I was stuck in some legal issue and ensured that with work I was also learning also.

The firm takes into consideration your preferences, strengths and weakness, while allocating work. You can also request if you want to take up new nature of assignments.

Coming to work culture - The people at Verist are very understanding and at the same time professional. There is good work life balance also considering the fact that mostly Saturday and Sundays are non-working.

With respect to compensation - During my time at Verist, neither I faced any payment issues as highlighted by some comments in the thread nor I heard that some other employee was facing such issues. Further, the compensation structure at Verist is at par with Tier 1 Law firms and there is no limit of growth at Verist. I personally got very decent increment within a very short period of time.

So, personally, I would say that if you focus on working hard and with decent intelligence, Verist Law does not hold back in compensating you amply.

Ex-associate here. OP- I really hope this is a genuine question and not some sabotage.

The firm has a small team with matters in various practice areas. Mainly, you get to work on gen corp advisory and M&A, and the partners are flexible and assign projects based on your interests and abilities. I had a good time working there as I got to work on different practice areas and projects. You get client exposure way earlier than your peers at other firms, and the learning curve is better. If you look at the exits from Verist, people end up mostly at Tier I law firms. There are no office politics, work hours are amazing (mostly gets over by 6-7 pm), and free unless the clients demand something urgent weekends are mostly free (which partners push back on if it isn't urgent or unreasonable). You have WFH flexibility, which was truly there before the pandemic.

I recommend the firm. I hope you haven't communicated your decision.

Getting into a Tier 2 NLU, however I haven't heard good things about it and want to get into another one if possible due to a variety of reasons. If I choose to exit the counseling and vacate my seat at this NLU, can I still apply for vacant seats in the other NLUs on the basis of my CLAT rank?