I am a fifth year law student. I was recently offered a full time position at a tier 1 law firm in the investment funds practice. I have heard a lot of negative chatter about the practice area from my law school seniors, and peers. I find it interesting, but do want flexibility in my career - both location and ability to switch to in house roles.

(1) What is the growth potential of this practice in India in the next 10 years? (2) Do you expect the practice to expand out of Mumbai (to Delhi or Bangalore)? (3) How easy is it to switch from investment funds to M&A/GC/PE&VC roles? (4) Do PE firms look to hire in-house lawyers with only investment funds experience?

Would appreciate honest answers! :)

Balanced life.. what's that ? Come and play in corporate kiddo. Join the bigg bois and then you'll see what unbalanced life is. Sudhir is doing well to train them to sit for 12 hours and study. 1st 10 years this is the lifestyle they will have. Better to adapt now or perish later. Soft kids.

3 month notice rarely applies. Threat of PIP and sudden bad behaviour are your cues that they want you gone. Obviously, for legal reasons, they can't fire you for their whims and fancies. They have to show a reason. 99.99% the reason shown is how bad your work is. That can be true also. But it can also be economic cost cut down, politics, you can't fit in with the team, people refuse to work with you (happened to me), etc. Anything can happen in law firms in toto.

I am an A2 at a tier-1 law firm and have been using my Royal Enfield bike to come to office but my team's equity partner is clearly not happy with it. Initially, she made some unsolicited comments but now she is also claiming that it can cause disrepute to the firm in the eyes of clients. Tyranny at its finest!

Unfortunate this happened to you. Be strong. Choose how to fight back wisely. Know that the opponent is too strong and be prepared for the fight and possible consequences for you if you don't win. Remember the viral AZB resignation letter? That's not even 5% of what you might have to face. Or else, be clever, fight back cleverly. I don't know how. That's for you to figure out.

It's about what adds value to your life and not what keeps you busy. Even a first student year law student can differentiate between a chatgpt project and a manually written project. Mark the chatgpt projects low, give them 7/40. Chatgpt projects will automatically. This is in case of projects that have been written entirely by chatgpt. I don't see a problem if someone starts their researcg with chatgpt but writes a proper project. If an open source website helps me write term papers better then it should be encouraged and everyone should be taught to use it. The ultimate goal is to write good researcg papers.

Please also respond to the second part on Gen X, Gen Y v. Gen Z.

3rd year student from hpnlu here, that was the LLM girls hostel that was taken on rent by our college admin just last year. In fact, the building itself was just constructed last year as well. Its being told that there was an excavation going on nearby, hence it collapsed due to a weak foundation. It was honestly a relief that we have our winter internship break going on hence it had no students inside (their belongings were there though as it's just the middle of the academic year). It's frankly beyond me (and pretty sure all of us who study here) how this administration continues to make such decisions because why would you not check a building before making people live there? We have 2 new hostels under construction rn, one of them right under the steel bridge that has already collapsed twice during heavy rains, and yet again no one cares

hi i wish to go independent and so do my parents- right after law school. i’ve done corporate internships but idt i’ll be able to do something big there sitting on a desk and working 24x7 with minimal learning curves (whatsoever dept it is)

i’m from a top nlu and have been attending court proceedings from the first year itself because of my inherent interest in the proceedings that follow, also to add- i’ve completed the cs course apart from that mandatory articleship, i pursued cs only from the knowledge pov and the fact that i’d be better equipped with certain laws as a litigator and that has helped me stay ahead of the crowd here in certain semesters owing to just that

my areas of interest include constitution,ip,tax(direct and indirect),commercial,competition law

please drop in your valuable suggestions, much needed

ps: area of practice shall be delhi, office renting charges and all isn’t an issue.

PSA for people, PLEASE DO NOT INJECT YOURSELF WITH OZEMPIC FFS WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU ALL? Already there are documented side effects in the USA that are pretty horrible due to absence of the condition for which it is prescribed.

If you have to, get a prescription from a reputed doctor and get its sister drug specifically manufactured by the same manufacturer. Even then, I'd wait a few years till the long term effects are clear.

Weight loss is a product of diet and exercise, start somewhere. Obesity is not a terminal condition that you need to pop the first pill that comes into the market. I am also pretty overweight, and the thought did cross my mind, but I actually went and researched on this.

Wait for a while to see how this plays out, in the meanwhile keep doing brisk walks during the work day whenever you can (post lunch, evening and so on) and sat sundays go for gym. I know I have started the process of weight loss, and the inertia to go the gym and to take out time for it is pretty high, but for your own health's sake you have to do it.

You take ozempic once, you might lose weight, MAY get the side effects and there's a chance you may just gain back the weight if you don't fix the diet.

I'm a 2nd Year student of tier 3 NLU, and applying for Internship at law firms for May - June 2024 break (By the time I'll complete the 2nd Year). So, should I apply for this one, considering the fact that it's going to be my 1st ever law firm Internship.
Or can you please refer law firms in Delhi, for 1st ever experience. Looking forward to a genuine reply! Thankyou.

Considering my interest in contract drafting and negotiations, where would you recommend pursuing a course in this field? Is it more beneficial to opt for a specialized course, or would a postgraduate program from a National Law University (NLU) be a better choice for enhancing my CV? Where should i pursue it from?

How many people visit each day?

Each court has atleast 60 matters listed in cause list.

18 courtrooms * 600 = 9000 advocates visit per day excluding interns and party in persons.

500 (throughout the say in each day) includes = minimum 10 to 20 senior advocates/AORs, 100 regular advocates and 350+ juniors. And many others visit as advocates from different parts of these country.

Appearance each day - 100*18= 1800 lawyers, most come for adjournments giving updates etc.

It's pretty interesting that folk here consider having a balanced life as some sort of demand that's made only by spoilt and lazy rich kids who want a "bollywood college life". Sigma grindset influencers and corp culture gurus are grooming an entire generation. And it's funny too, considering that those who lead a balanced life and have hobbies they actively engage in, play sports and engage eagerly in extracurriculars are not only the happiest ones, but are most often the ones who succeed in the rat race that y'all are so enamoured with. It's almost always the ones who sacrifice every other facet of life for their studies who get left behind and then have existential crises, as they watch those whom they looked down upon for engaging in "wastes of time" surge ahead of them in every aspect possible.

If your annual family income is close to a crore then why are running after a law firm job? You can do so many other things to earn that much, in fact, using this privilege you can even surpass that!

It makes sense for middle class peeps to go crazy for these firms as they are literally catapulting them to UMC. From around a lakh or even less a month to potentially 5-6.

So what is the reason for UMC to run after firms?

I am from GGSIPU 2018 batch and I worked with an NGO, HC Judge, did my Masters and eventually started working full time last year as a litigator. The chamber is not the best I feel. But more than that, i feel I am lost. What were some of the skills that you focused on to make it as a litigator? I am first gen and I have no connections. Due to my health issues, I was away from the profession for a while and I feel like I have lost any and all connections I had made. Is linkedin important? Is face time more important? I was able to take it easy because I have an elder brother, but now i feel that I should be pulling my weight too

I mean agar koi strong case hota to bhi mai support kardeta iss cause ko but as a 3rd year law student, mai sote sote 3-4 arguments bata sakta hu jinka counter nahi kar paayenge ye in court. So yes, indeed their end goal was to gain publicity. Negative and positive dono milega I am sure.

I interned at Trilegal Gurgaon in September 2023 in the Corporate Team. It was hybrid and my mentor didn't come to the office often. I mostly worked on a SEBI related proposition with her, and subsequently got work from other teams. My mentor shared that she liked my work and would like to suggest me for a call-back internship. She said she'd arrange a meeting with the partner heading the team also but it didn't end up happening. On the last day, I tried to get in touch with my mentor but to no avail. There was no communication from the firm until late December when an HR person called me asking for my internship deliverables and CV. I shared all the documents. I tried reaching out to her later but wasnt able to connect.

I just heard a classmate who interned in October in Bengaluru got a call-back. Should I have any hope or accept this as a failure?

Only 9 scams of Congress in the 9 years of their power, and atleast the CBI, ED, Income tax were independent enough to catch them, how come not a single BJP scam has been brought to light, either BJP is spotless or they are so corrupt that they have even corrupted the CBI, ED who were respected and trusted in the congress days.

Now they are using these so called independent bodies to raid residences, and people still trust CBI due to how much respect they had gotten during congress days, but how come no bjp scams coming to light, you think about it.

Also Constitution clearly says tax money will not be used to fund a particular religion, there are various other communities in india, if this goes on, people will sell all their belongings and land and leave the country

1. If your work is not meeting standards or expectations often you will be just asked to find an alternative job without a specific deadline

2. In the above cases 3 months would be the normal expectation or if you find a job sooner you may leave

3. you may be given 1 month's notice if your work is hopeless or the team refuses to work with you because of communication issues or some other issues (such as dishonestly, refusal to work etc)

4. In some cases you are given 7 days of performance notice because your work is atrocious, especially if you are a new hire and it is clear you will never square up

5. people are fired on the spot with 0 notice if they made horrible mistakes that led to serious loss of clients or the client lost money or cases or your partner lost face - these are terminations with cause so require no notice period anyway and they can start a disciplinary proceeding if you insist on due process which is certainly no good for you

I've recently cracked clat (top 125 air) and like any aspirant working their ass off, NLS was my first preference. But now I'm wondering if it really was the right decision. The stuff we have been hearing about Mr. Sudhir functioning purely for academic achievements and cancelling prime Nls events like strawberry fields, spiritus and now trilateral (a key decision for a chill, laidback person like me to join a college) is frightening at the least. How does elections work and do we have hope? Faith in SBA? idk

Why should i call you sir? At best i can call you bhaiya. Or if you're the sam age or younger i can call you bhai

I won't pander to your ego. Who do you think you are??? A mere student who clearly desperately looks for respect which he doesn't get. I talked to a 5th yr student and he said i can call him by his name.

I reported this comment by an anti-Sudhir troll. I am confident that the moderator will remove it. The comment is fake news, just like other fake news spread by anti-Sudhir trolls. The Rhodes committee has not blacklisted NLSIU and they don’t blacklist any university! It’s just BS.

Of course, there is a separate issue of why NLSIU has not won Rhodes scholarships in the past few years. But that is possibly because they want to give other universities a chance, as NLSIU swept Rhodes in the 25 years preceding this period. It’s got nothing to do with Sudhir and the lean period started during Rao’s time.

Very Good call, bro! How did none of us think not this and settle for Amar Colony/ Vasant Kunj!!? You should move into this house in Civil Lines and live a wholesome family life-

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Some overzealous third year kids decided to file a petition against government for declaring a holiday on Jan 22. Their petitions were full of political overtones. Even though the order was not in their favour, they got what they wanted, easy publicity.

No one attends classes in GLC and now they are against a day of public holiday.

First of all, your understanding is incorrect insofar as the contractual relationship is concerned. Law firms take people as retainers akin to an exclusive consultant as opposed to a ln employee. The tests in the US clearly would lable them as employees, in my mind, as there are few tests which are important - for instance does the consultant use resources exclusively of the client for his deliverable, does the client have control over the mechanism in which the deliverable is to be produced, does the consultant work from the offices of the client and lastly does he is exclusive to the client. You apply this test, then every lawyer including in tier 1, becomes an employee.

its obviously NOT your home. Your home is your home. Who told you a university is your home just because youre residing there temporarily? Is sudhir stopping you from registering for marathons or taking time every day to play football or basketball? Is he coming to the court and disrupting matches? Or is he simply saying - do what you want- you have to finish academic work regardless? the man himself played several sports and ran marathons while working extremely hard. It can be done. You just cant expect handouts because you want an easy ride tbh.

The only spiffed-up spots in Civil Lines are where the LG and CM reside, along with their neighboring areas. Sadly, the rest of Civil Lines is a bit of a letdown. Rough surrounding neighborhoods and slums (which happen to be the worst in Delhi) are cause of traffic and law and order issues in this area. The affordable property rates don't do much to lure folks in because, for the same cash, you could snag a sweet pad with all the bells and whistles in Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad, or Ghaziabad. Plus, the modern schools in those suburbs make them way more appealing than the worn-out scene in Civil Lines.

Abe chill maar. Kyun bekar ka anxious ho rahe ho? I guess you are doing the 5y LLB.

Pura zindagi bachi hui hai coaching material padhne ke liye. Do you think undergrad is the only time you'll buy coaching stuff? LLM shayad karoge uske baad New York bar ka material hai, India me Civil services doge uska infinite material hai, MBA/Judiciary sab ka saala sirf material hi material hai.

Isiliye relax. Enjoy life. Watch interesting youtube channels like - Johnny Harris, Oversimplified, Mohak Mangal, PradhanMantri (great to know Indian history after independence. 26 episode series) etc. Puri zindagi padi hai abhi coaching coaching khelne ke liye. There is no escaping the upcoming rat race. So, relax.

Waste time. Give yourself a breather. Watch Aspirants. Get inspired.

Most of your neighbors will speak like "CL residence" It'll make you sick and desperate to check out and move into a Dukaan neighborhood like Defence Colony. ROFL!

P.S. The greenery in Civil Lines benefits only those with bungalows. If you reside in an apartment complex and think there are plenty of public parks to choose from, you're sadly mistaken. There are two major public parks in the Civil Lines area:

1. The Ridge/Bonta (as people from CL would call it) - rife with monkeys and unsafe after 10 AM.

2. Qudsia Bagh - unsafe and frequented by Laila Majnus from Shahadra village and beyond openly doing activities at 8-9 AM. The park is littered with numerous nirodh boxes - which will leave you wondering!!

The truth about Civil Lines is this - it WAS a neighborhood of the old aristocratic class. 99.99% of them checked out eons ago. Some old and extremely affluent Baniya and Punjabi families are scattered here and there - most of which are on their way out. The only ones left are those with properties stuck in litigation or not well-off enough to move into something nearly as good in South Delhi/the suburbs. As of now, the only people moving into Civil Lines are mid/lower-tier old Delhi traders who have work in Old Delhi. Sure, the drop in demand coupled with cheap property rates is an opportunity for lawyers, but you'll find yourself isolated from almost all your friends. Plus, you'll be far from all the preferred, new-age good schools - a significant problem. Civil Lines is an oasis surrounded by the worst of Delhi from all sides. Not recommended at all. Avoid.