To keep it short

1. I applied to one chamber having vacancy. Clearly mentioned in my application that I AM currently working. Requested a mutually acceptable time for further discussions, if any

2. Chamber associate randomly schedules an interview. I reply, communicating my non-availability. Pat comes a reply, again, unilateral scheduling, that too, on a court working day

3. It is known that courts tend to sit beyond regular working hours where I usually practice, and where the said chamber has a vacancy

4. I naturally cannot leave my prior commitments, which is the reason why I stressed on mutually acceptable timings

Questions

1. Is this adversely indicative of the chamber culture?

2. Should I nonetheless go ahead with this (of course, if my matter reaches before their timing for the meeting, not letting the client be stranded like this)

3. Has anybody else experienced this? [First experience of this sort for me. Practitioners far more experienced have shown due regard to the fact that the persons who apply may also be working, and hence have seen many instances when both sides mutually agree on a timing convenient for both]

It was never supposed to win, lol.

Best hope is to stop BJP around 230 seats. So that they need their NDA partners more than anytime before. This way they remain grounded and won't do dadagiri by passing laws as per their whims.

But it looks impossible. BJP can touch 330 seats mark on its own.

Bombay Lit lawyer here. I mostly agree but there's context to this - much of Bombay commercial lit is of 2 kinds - money recovery and bank work. The former is mostly the lala companies and MSMEs (which are very dense in Bombay) who sell goods on credit or against PDCs and don't get paid. You litigate for this through the standard package of Summary Suits/Recovery Suits, S. 138 and Arbitration. The latter is your standard package of SARFAESI/RDBI & IBC work. In case of the former, pre-Covid, matters used to get settled once the first summons/warrant/court notice was issued or even after issuing a legal notice. This used to help younger law firms/lawyers in retaining clients. Post Covid, which uniquely fucked up Bombay MSMEs because of the lockdown, even habitual defaulters don't have enough cash flow to settle early. They want to drag things out in trial to conserve cash flow as lawyers' fees would still be less than the hit of an early payout. And given how pro-Defendant the system is, his tends to frustrate MSMEs looking to recover money quickly.

Having dedicated the past two years to NEET preparation, I find myself stuck in a loophole, confused between the various career paths.
Recently, my dad brought up the idea of pursuing law during a conversation. I took the AILET test, gave the exam at home for the sake of it to even consider law as an option and gave it as a mock and scored decent (83), but found out that the legal field is pretty exclusive, and connections matter a lot. Since I don't have those connections, I'm thinking about going for corporate law(?). Engineering seemed like a good option with my PCMB background, but I'm mediocre with math and logic and cannot cope with its volatile nature. As for BCom/management, I haven't really looked into it much but it ain't something that I would be ecstatic for.

I'm just looking for practical advice, so please reconsider any exotic career options. Spare me the "follow your heart" rhetoric too. I just need some straightforward suggestions that make sense.

I'm in my 3rd year sem and would like to be called back when I'm in my fourth year. Have an internship with them coming up in Mumbai office. I haven't been allotted the team or practice yet, but can I get some general advice please. I want to make the most of this opportunity.

colonialism, slave trade and bonded labor were the driving forces behind a rise in prosperity and progress for many people during a certain era. should we reinstate those practices too and worship them as unshakeable truths of the world simply because they induced progress at one point of time?

any system can bring about progress. look at the Soviet Union from the 30s up to the late 70s. they were rivalling the Mecca of capitalism, USA, in terms of economic and technological growth, as well as geopolitical influence. the same stands true for China in the modern world. They have been able to bring about a great deal of progress and advancements with a combination of an authoritarian regime and state owned companies.

the efficacy of a system is not decided simply by looking at whether it can or cannot induce material progress. it is determined by judging the cost of the said progress. can this progress be brought about ethically and sustainably?

during a certain era, for a certain part of the world, the answer was yes. but the population has grown manyfold. several economies have been hit by successive recessions. the mental health of most people has dropped tremendously while they work in jobs paying peanuts given by the benevolent corporate capitalist gods. unemployment and underemployment are on the rise. "gig work" is becoming more common too, which is basically the same thing as hookups in the job market. companies cut off employees and employees cut off companies much faster and with much less hesitation than they did in, say, the 50s or 60s, leading to an era of great uncertainty.

looking at these factors, and the increasingly common failures of capitalism in maintaining a stable economy for countries not named USA (and at this point, not even for them), i don't think it's unnatural to question capitalism. capitalism is a system which determines how resources must be allocated. that is it. it was made to fit human needs.

it did well for itself, and that too only for a specific part of the world, during a period of time when they could easily exploit slaves and bonded servants. it's not doing all too great now, neither in terms of bringing about societal progress, nor in terms of bringing fulfillment to individuals. which is why there is an increasing number of people questioning it. nobody's going to be loyal to capitalism simply because of what it "used to be able to do" when my great grandfather was alive. that's a logical fallacy.

even the progress you speak of has slowed down big time because of capitalism. the world's brightest scientific minds are no longer conducting research and discovering new phenomenon and uncovering the essential truths of the world. they're designing the next samsung galaxy fold or iphone 9000+. another bunch of them are programming the next algorithm to process user data for some social media platform. there's a reason why pure scientific progress has slowed down. so i don't see the progress aspect being extremely robust when it comes to modern day capitalism as well. however, if you consider adding a screen to every single item possible as growth, then we're truly having a lot of technological growth.

Veritas legal. The HR is known for it. The firm wasn't even hiring for the previous batch and was done hiring for the current one, still this intern was given hopes of a PPO in the name of a long term internship.

Another one would be bharucha & Partners. After promising assessment internship based on performance the hr never contacted them for one.

I haven’t searched or seen the deepfakes in question because no genuine fan would. But I read a description and they are extremely explicit and show just full-on sexual violence.

High time we hold tech companies liable because ordinary people could be targeted next. Tech bros like Elon Musk think they are above the law.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68110476.amp

You're not getting anything from there. The team is very poor in terms of work. You can only expect clerical work/ handling stationary or printing. I once got a research that even a 1st year student could tell by using common sense, it's laughable. The HR tries to picture a very rosy picture and gives false hope of recruitment to all interns. She's known for hanging graduates in the name of PPO.

The reason why finding jobs in litigation/disputes resolution positions in Bombay is difficult is because the courts in Bombay are super slow and don't work. The NCLT and such other tribunals there are absolutely hopeless, because of adjournments. Litigants have finally realized this and no longer use courts of law for resolving disputes. Arbitration is also a waste of time because everything in arbitration lines up in Court. Just imagine it took a consti bench + review petition to resolve a matter as trivial as stamping of arbitration agreement – banana republic we are. Litigation jobs are therefore a waste of money politic, waste of time waste of mental peace of the lawyers concerned; do yourself a favor and go and become a corporate lawyer. Its productive work and pays as well.

Lol. No.

The place is filled with nonsensical office politics.

Office infrastructure is extremely poor.

Trainees, Associates and SAs are made to sit in the basement, with no ventilation and airflow. The place stinks. I don't have to tell you what it does to your lungs. Had an associate who resigned within 6 months of joining because of recurring chest infections [and she is originally from Delhi, so pretty used to pollution etc.].

Only one common [unisex] washroom for the entire admin staff, interns, trainees, associates and SAs.

Socialising with colleagues in office is looked down upon [the HR will literally "assign" you different work desks the very next day, like you're in school].

Mounds of voluntary [read "mandatory"] admin and KM tasks that no one wants to do.

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They don't list the case when you don't like the bench. Delete the listed matters or list before unexpected bench..

Imagine if you have a bail hearing before oak-wood bench & it gets listed before fella's bench or if you are in DHC your case goes from Maninder's bb & listed before harry sadu ....
Registry clerks won't act like agents of judge, there are enough advocates to do it

I'd recommend Hermes Un Jardin Sur Le Nil as a summer fragrance. It isn't that long lasting but very unique in its composition. Maybe add a Maison Margiela BTF specifically for winters, or maybe a spicebomb extreme.

For normal everyday use you could go for a blue fragrance like Aqua Di Gio Profondo/Parfum or a Dior Sauvage EDP/Elixir.

If you're low on budget a Lacoste l.12.12 blanc is a great option. It was what introduced me to the world of fragrances and I stand by it.

No matter the batch size. The effects of any change will only culminate in the next 5 years when the batch is in the final year or already graduated. That's when the massive batch size will rear it's ugly head. However the brand name of NLS is huge to the point that it will not be detrimental to future students. Yes, not everyone will get a tier 1 job. But that's the case even today. No matter which institute you go to, being in the top 10% is a must nowadays.

Enjoying this discussion. Supporters of state universities debate which one is better. This is like a debate about which Ranji Trophy team is better. But no state NLUs will ever be in the national narrative and ever get a seat on the big table. They have to be satisfied with playing at the sub-national level (and stay there). Keep going.

Bruh, which individual having a sliver of sanity would be this delusional? The problem is that despite pocketing heavy fees from the clients, these old crickets refuse to even have a 20K for their juniors. Not even or a per matter basis, at least have that as monthly fixed, to begin with.

Mostly, CLAT aspirants and students in low tier NLU spit venom about GNLU. The truth is there is no considerable difference between GNLU, NLUJ and NLIU. GNLU is slightly better than the other two but again there is barely any difference. The likelihood of you ruining your life in any of these colleges are very slim. I would choose GNLU because it has better placement record and less academic rigour.

@ThatStupidNalsarite

Thanks for the detailed answer. If you don't mind can you tell in which specific PG did you stay? The issue is that most PGs showing up on Google Maps have low amount of reviews and therefore don't seem trustworthy. I want my PG to be a safe and decent space.

Also, does Bharucha provide desktop/laptop to their interns or do we have to take a laptop along with us?

Yes, easily, I prepared in the last 3 weeks (started from 3rd week of May + 1 additional week owing to the exam being postponed.)

Was never really a judicial aspirant nor had any prior preparation, mostly spent time in litigation internships, just had the recent case laws upto my sleeves.

Exam ain't that tough.

Illegal and Grey area fixing. How does it work? We know Government Officials and Politicians take bribes, even some judges across all levels do. But how does Court registry fixing process work in real life?

How does the transaction work like? Does the registry act as a conduit to the judge or is he just an agent of the judge?

Hi guys I am A2 with PQE 2 working in Mumbai at a decent T2/3 Firm for the past two years however as my family is from Delhi .I want to shift to Mumbai can someone help me out with names of Partners of T1 firms that work from New Delhi coz I feel if I reach out to them I should be able to get a job by July with a decent experience in the field. Thanks .

So if it's self acquired is the succession certificate mandatory? Or if there's limited successor then ? Example let's say the parents pass away, and remaining are their children, i.e siblings, two brothers. Do they need a succession certificate or if they're not in conflict can they continue living as it is without a succession certificate and just a legal heir certificate?

are you saying people who get into higher education are intelligent and educated where as poor people who dont go to college are unintelligent and primitive?

See how that works both ways? The truth is institutions have cultures all of their own. no one is really more intelligent or objective if theyre succumbing to group think and tribal identities like LW and RW.

I wouldn't be proud, I'll be grateful. Grateful because even though things could have been better, they could have been much worse, too. Life is often like that. We get some but not everything. Gratitude has kept a semblance of sanity in my life. You wanted to stay law. You now have a chance to do what you wanted to do. At your law school perhaps you won't get as much institutional support. Perhaps students who are at better ranked schools will have it a bit easier. But it's not the end of the world. Much will depend on how hard you work, the skills you develop, the law you master. Those things are in your hands. And of course don't hesitate to ask for help. Some may not, but many will help, whatever they can. Be grateful for that also. And of course ultimately there's always an element of intangible luck. That's part of everyone's life but not in anyone's control. But a lot of things are in your control and you can work on and towards them. Congratulations on your admission and wish you all the best.

I'm not sure the basis of this argument but tier 1 and high paying boutiques do pay alot in India. I'm the first person in my smart friend group to get a job in six figures at 23 whereas they're making 40k even after attending tier 1 delhi university colleges. The in hand pay is very high due to low tax and no deductions.

Ik law students despise it but let's do the maths. A whooping 97k+ students gave CLAT 2024 whereas only ~2k+ were able to clear it. Assuming atleast 10% of the rest 95k would be willing to take your seat in NLU sonepat, you are currently acquiring a seat wanted by 9.5k clat aspirants. I guess you got your answer counsel.

I recently joined S&P as an associate. First of all, no firm policies were ever shared with us. No firm policy, no leave policy, nothing is there in writing.

The entire firm is running on policies that our master Mr. Saraf dictates.

One day he chooses to make a policy that WFHs are only allowed on Wednesdays, he puts it in the WhatsApp group, and it becomes a policy.

You just make policies as per your whims and fancies. It's the opposite of a professional firm. Looks more like a Bollywood family business where Mr. Saraf is the iconic 'Babu ji'. He will give increments only when he wants to. He will give you your bonus 6-7 months late. But he will want you to always be on your toes and forget work life balance.

OP of the first comment here, I know I'll get the whole omg "pay parity" etc nonsense. Even if you do do the pay parity convertor and tax - the pay will be significantly higher than India. You will basically be the same level of work in India for a higher pay. This is as :

A. Foreign jurisdiction have a robust rule of law seen through legislations and judgements that are not that technical

B. The judicial system is much more independent and the judgements do not run into hundreds of pages. Judgements are simple and not verbiose. This makes your life so much easier

C. Legal research itself is more speedy since governmental website (almost always) contain delegated legislation.

D. The outreach of foreign firms easily surpasses domestic ones in terms of quality of work, clients and money.

Foreign firms do understand that the quality of work here (eg CAM's which has been discussed substantially in Legally India) are not upto international standards. This is why even senior associates if they move abroad are designated first as trainees.