I think Jindal University is amazing in such an aspect. Even if the admin does not openly support the community, it does not come down to them. We have had our fair share of LGBTQ events, a parade, and a specific event, and 2 social groups (1 formally associated with Jindal and another working without Jindal's support) associated with LGBTQ.

Apart from that, Jindal can come off both as homophobic and supporting the community. I am bi myself, and I have been out to a few very close friends, and they seem to support me. While others (more particularly in the male friend group) would not support you that much.

I wrote a research paper for the first time on Corp Law (Securities Law) and submitted it to NLIU Trilegal Summit because that was the first thing I saw on google accepting submissions. I knew it would be competitive given Trilegal in its name but not that competitive that it will get 160 submissions. So, I am looking for other journals in which I can get published and which are also easier. I know about IndiaCorpLaw and ICCRL, is it easy to get published in them. Are there any other Corp Law Journals by NLUs? and which ones are recommended for a beginner? Please Help

I am a 4th year law student, at a decent pvt law college and currently am struggling to make a choice between litigation or corporate. I have interned across several fields (Arbitration, IBC, IPR, Tax, etc) and have kind a liked working in almost every field. However, it is getting difficult to make a choice if I should push a firm for call back in a field like tax (considering it is a v niche field) or continue looking for internships in a field which is broader. Any advice would help.

Hello Guys,

HCL Tech is coming over for recruitment at my college.

Is it worth it? Should I apply for not?

Considering this: https://www.lawctopus.com/work-experience-hcl-technologies-limited-noida-legal-counsel/

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NLSIU has an unmatched brand value and, under Sudhir, is hiring top class alumni faculty. They’re unbeatable.

But look at the other NLUs. Good faculty exodus, bad faculty influx, terrible admin, outdated syllabus. In contrast, Ashoka and Jindal have much better faculty and infra, plus lots of opportunities to study abroad on exchange. Children of very influential people study here and are walking into good jobs because of their contacts, or going abroad for higher studies and settling there. Being products of elite schools, they posses communication skills and confidence that students from ordinary families (who dominate NLUs these days) do not have in the same measure. I don’t want to take names, but children of A-list Senior Advocates, partners, politicians, CEOs, IAS officers etc study at Jindal and Ashoka. They have an inherent advantage. Even if you look at many of the successful NLSIU alumni mentioned on LI, so many of them are children of influential people and would not have achieved the same success without their family backing.

So it does seem as if Ashoka and Jindal are overtaking most of the NLUs.

I was in OP's position once. It sucks, and I promise it doesn't get better. If you're an outsider, the Bar will do its best to try and break you. You need to incorporate a degree of shamelessness into your being. OP your Bar seniors aren't gods stop treating them like that. Respect and all is fine but not at the cost of your self respect

And please go independent or if that's not possible righ now, change your chamber at least Remember that just like in any other job you're replaceable af Your senior doesn't give rat's ass about you, and doesn't want you to grow That spot is for the kid to come in You're wasting away your talent, drafting matters which that kid's gonna argue. And by the way, if you stay here , as n earlier commenter remarked the kid will be arguing matters you draft and you STILL will be out of the well

This chamber is a red flag

RUN

OP, what? Even office boys are given the briefs. Seriously what's the difference between you and an office boy if you're not even allowed in the well? Does your "senior" have some incriminating material against you? Why the hell are you at this chamber? Wait till this kid comes in, you'll end up as that nepo's junior

Ah yes, the illustrious BALLB who follow a textbook model of ADR-publications-moot-debate. A recruiter can switch your names out for others in your cohort on a CV and nothing will change except the numbers. Maybe one of you has a 5.5 vs a 6 or 6 publications instead of 2 or have been semi-finalist at some obscurely named moot for a field of law with no practical value to any Indian law firm and one has not. Barring some exceptions, why would anyone pick one of you assembly line models over someone at least a tiny bit interesting?

that can be attributed to the fact that seeing as how we're in assam, and no big law firm has an office anywhere around us, let alone headquarters, so they don't have many reasons to come out this far. and ukw, even that is changing, representatives of these firms have started coming to our campus.

You know what possibly might have more value more than a moot, ADR or publications which is ubiquitous among law students and is because there's no other real way to meaningfully differentiate you from one another? Where someone might have worked, their publications in other fields, projects they've worked on, qualifications they've attained. Most of you don't know any of this, which is fine but respect is mutual and shouldn't be conditional on one metric of 'performance'. If your response is none of that matters, then maybe that's why the LLB program is succeeding.

Also there are a handful of admittedly talented students in your cohort but don't act as if the batch as a whole is something to write home about.

It's not the LLB batch that decided to make this forum their home and post straight-up vitriol. Entirely inaccurate to say the tensions have arisen for any reason other than NLS' famous culture of cut-throatness reaching an all time high How is there a daily post about 120 odd people, most of whom don't know this website exists

If you're from the north east I would suggest trying for ne reservation in GNLU. Or go to Delhi. DU is a better option. If you're from Assam itself, it works since you'll have home advantage. But if you're from someplace else, avoid. It's not a tier 2 and more likely will drop more after NLU Sikkim and Tripura come up in a few years. The reservation is killing them.

Very well said. NLUs should protect law and legal education. Otherwise it won't be long enough that IIT, IIMs will overtake is even in law. DU already has a 5 year. Imagine JNU jumping in as well. That would kill us. We need to band together and give respect to each other. Sure it's debatable who is more superior but at the end of the day we all will be alumnis and we will represent the university whether ug, pg or PhD.

In a sense it hardly matters where you got your Ph.D from. As far as the government institutions are concerned, Ph.D is only a degree and it makes no difference where you did it in India. You may at best impress an interview panel with the tag. it may matter more to a private university. if you are aiming at a top nlu for a job, then a degree from JNU, NLS, NALSAR and to some extent NLUD has some more value. NUJS is inching towards some reputation loss now because they are taking in a large number of people and mass producing Ph.Ds. still, its something of a good tag and perhaps better than most of the other NLUs.

Pros:

1. Commute times are better 2. For certain branches of law, Delhi is better

3. Contacts with politicians and IAS officers, good networking

4. You can live in large and nice house (even if as a tenant) rather than tiny, overpriced apartments. Gurgaon apartments are super.

5. No bullshit regionalism and language fundamentalism

Cons:

1. Air quality

2. Listening to cringe auto tuned Punjabi/Haryanvi hip-hop every other day during Ola rides. If you’re really unlucky, Bhojpuri pop too.

3. Delhi men (from all classes) are rough in their behaviour and are misogynistic. They also use bc and other gendered gaali in every second sentence. This is a deeper problem of toxic masculinity present in North India.

4.Too much showing off. Too many bimbo guys and girls obsessing over designer brands, cars etc.

On balance, still prefer Delhi to other cities. Thoughts?

As for the merits, it's really not a fair comparison. BA(LLB) batch is larger, and has done more law oriented things. I'm not sure how the LLB(H) batch can respond to objective statistics.

Fact 1 - The BALLB batch has done far better than LLB(H) - see Vis moots, DM Harish, Tankha, KCL HSF etc from 2023.

Fact 2 - The BALLB batch has done far better at ADR competitions. Both university rounds and in terms of actual competitions. I really hope I don't need to list them, it should be fairly apparent to both batches.

Fact 3 - As for debates, it's more or less neck and neck, with perhaps the LLB(H) having an edge due to their admittedly strong debate culture.

Fact 4 - As for publications, it is not even close. The BALLB batch has published in Oxford and Columbia journals, regularly write at ICLP, Proof of Guilt, IndiaCorpLaw etc.

Fact 5 - As for internal competitions (moots, debates, adr, journal ranks) the BALLB batch has done far better than LLB(H). It's not a fair comparison though, due to the former being more familiar with the culture + better senior support.

Anyway, the point is not to belittle either batch. The LLB(H) comes with a very strong advantage in social sciences + admin support; no point in claiming superiority when the metrics are skewed.

1. Legal is primarily posted in HQOs. However, there may be a few regional offices which might often require legal interactions. Still you will posted in T2 cities, not beyond.

2. Certainly, you can consider PSU/PSB as an option. PSBs are equally pathetic.

3. Honestly, there'll be hardly any consideration in pvt/law firm. Most recruiters know that PSB/PSU employees are rarely knowledgeable. Moreover, they lack basic etiquettes and desire to learn.

A new post/office has been created in the college only to make sure the three years get internships. The college has two other courses in addition to the flagship ba llb and the newly introduced three year batch. The college does not feel the need to promote those two courses but only the three year course. Why? Because it is the brain child of sudhir. This kind of discrimination is unknown in an university worth its salt. Nls has the the most autocratic administration it ever had. There is not even an attempt to appear fair - that is what unbridled power has done to them.

Precisely. Personally, I have no interest in becoming a corporate slave. What puzzles me however is the sheer number of mature individuals in the LLB batch who engage in chest thumping their in their quest to become slaves. I seriously hope that they retain their sanity in future. But with the active push by the Supreme Leader to make his brainchild a success, I don't think work life balance would be in the scheme of things for the LL.Bs. 🥲🥲

Most of this is gossip. I was a senior there as well. This doesn't pass for career advice and I remember the incident with the first year student as well. I hope you remember how all the girls came to her rescue when she was kicked out of hostel. Bullying is unfortunate but I really do not think other universities do not have it. Never experienced the incident with drugs and condoms in my five years there.

I have had moderately satisfactory internships, and decent grades from an average university, and I reside in a city lacking metropolitan flair. I frequently find myself grappling with a sense of impending doom and a perceived lack of value in the current job market. What suggestions do you have for someone in my situation?

If by "your publication" you mean articles/papers written by you, by all means. i am saying this for the following two reasons:

1. it shows continued interest in the domain area

2. it helps in keeping in touch with them, which is great!!

Alternatively, feel free to share with people working in that domain, even if you haven't interned with them. this can be a great ice breaker. but ensure that your publication is of good quality and is analytical. not a mere reproduction of a legal update or case summaries (anything which is easily available on the internet)

Typical Tier 3 NLU. It was pretty chill for the most part. But I agree it hasn't developed much and the administration is least concerned with placements. It is very much possible to get a decent job on your own, and not become a raging alcoholic. At the end of the day it's about the effort you are willing to put into your goals.

I disagree that there is regionalism amongst students (saying this based on my experience as a non Assamese student there). As I said before, it really just depends on the effort you are willing to put into yourself.

Not to endorse the drug or ragging culture of law schools, but this is something you will likely get to face in literally every NLU (speaking from personal experiences). NLU Assam's got a more than decent infrastructure when it comes to their 3 NLUs rest everything could be said to be on par with NLUs that were established during the same course of time.

My college has given me the flexibility to apply for long-term internships and I'm specifically interested by this firm. I wanted to know if they check internship applications received thru their website and if it would be a good idea to approach one of their partners clearly expressing my interest in a long-term association with them?

Thanks!

I spent the last 3 years preparing for the UPSC. My optional was PSIR. Therefore, I was away from any kind of legal studies. I recently joined an advocate in the High Court and he said due to this gap my knowledge is a bit iffy and incomplete. I want to refresh my knowledge again, how do I go about it ? I am studying bare acts, obviously but for a deeper study do I refer to the books I studied in college (newer versions) or do I go topic wise on the net. I'm practicing both civil and criminal laws.

Please do not turn this into fight zone. My cousin cleared both CLAT and AILET. She has got both NALSAR and NLUD. Her aim currently is not to practice law in firms or litigation. Instead her interest is to pursue higher education, Masters & PhD abroad. However this is the current aim, who knows how many times it will change in the next 5 years. Having said that, she's worried abouth the next 5 years. As in when she graduates will either of the institution fall from grace ? I assured her it will not happen since both are top 3 universities. They will only rise in the next decade. She's confused as to which one should she chose ? Could you help her out ? She likes NLUD because of the location factor & NALSAR because of it's campus and older name. I have no idea between the two, just that both will equally benefit her. Could the wiser people help ? Seeing the next 5 years. Where will it be better ?

I can confirm to the fact that admin got to know about the huge number of financial irregularities and complaints against SAC. The VC didn't want to outrightly make the disciplinary committee sit on them since it would cause them to lose their degrees. He instead made them resign in the best interests of all. Some faculty members (people can guess) didn't see this to be correct and are deciding to speak with higher authorities.

It seems the whole SAC core is trying to be away from the campus or suck up to the admin. They are trying to talk to the VC but nothing's working out. It was important that this step was taken. Now every committee will be kept in check. I ain't paying fees from my parents hardwork for some good for nothing people to be enjoying their Goa vacation or enjoy contrabands sorry. I am willing to go to any extent and even raise my voice if there are people who believe the same as I do

People who have cleared the written for NLS PhD, would you give me some pointers as to how to prepare for this exam ?? I saw the previous year exam papers and it's 7 pages long with the questions themselves being half a page. How do I study for that ? Will dukkis do ? Should I stick to reference material? Also why am I being questioned on everything related to law ? Why not just the area that I wish to research in ?

I've seen loads of traffic on the NLS civil war thread. So I know you all lurk here. Help a sister out and advice me, how do I crack this written ????? No problem with the interview as it will be only about the research area. But the written is 65% of the whole exam. How do I cover all of this in 2 months ????

Either continue working or leave and join someone else. STOP CRIBING ! The boomers, the doomers, the millennials, won't go away soon. Law doesn't have a retirement age, so you will find loads of such people. It's the diversity that keeps this profession alive as well as redundant. However, you need to focus on you. Not on your senior, your junior or you neighbour. You are responsible for your own career. Either continue working, learn the trade and get out. Or leave now and join someone else. If mental health is a huge concern, take a break and visit a psychologist/psychiatric. Cause if this issue fazes you, trust me the legal profession is not for you. There are tougher roads ahead. All the best