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I won't try to convince you since imo it's a personal opinion at some level. If you don't like the nls way of things, it's a very legit reason to not join nls and rather opt for nalsar/nlud. At the end of the day, you should be content with the university you go to. I was the happiest when I got into NLS, so that happiness is more valuable to me than any comparisons, extra-opportunities that nls provides.
Looks like EY only need them, and not the corporate / M&A team.
See I haven't gone through llm admission yet, I'm still doing my BA LLB in NLS so can't tell if foreign universities goes gaga over nls student lol.
But I can tell you that nls gives you more opportunities from the first year itself. If you take the example of adr, moots. First years can participate in uni moots directly, there's no need to first compete within your batch and then a few of them get to participate in university rounds.
This imo gives you a lot of opportunity to build your cv, this year we've multiple first years who got good ranks in university rounds who'll be representing nls in various national and international competitions.
This was just one example, there are other opportunities which are open to you at nls frkm the
Regarding ragging, I can attest there is definitely ragging in nalsar. I've heard it first hand, juniors made to sing, etc. You might not consider them 'hard ragging' and consider them as normal bonding activity, but nevertheless imo it comes under ragging.
Lastly, more of an anecdoatal incident. When I went to nalsar for some competition I sensed some power dynamics there. Like in one of the interactions, during an event, one of the juniors joked around with a senior and the seniors reaction was 'tell me your name so I can get you kicked out'
Now I understand this is just one incident, and may not be normal in nalsar. But it does tell you that such incidents do happen.
If I know someone there and crack the interview without really belonging to big university names, will I still get a chance to work and prove myself ?
What is the status of T2 firm pay in 2023? My senior at Indus says it pays nearly the same as T1 (slightly lower), which seems to be a good increase compared to what the 2021 thread says.
LKS has also increased fresher pay to 14 LPA. So what is the status of other firms?
Sources: https://en.themooknayak.com/education/nlsiu-bangalore-under-fire-for-discrimination-and-shrouded-admissions-procedures
https://www.barandbench.com/news/karnataka-high-court-directs-nlsiu-bangalore-to-provisionally-admit-transgender-student-to-three-year-llb-course
As of now any changes brought about?
will be starting my assessment internship soon.
https://thefederal.com/amp/business/tony-jesudasan-the-corporate-lobbyist-who-shunned-limelight/
Jealous trolls hijacked it.
IMO best case for the opposition is BJP at 230, which will make Modi a lame duck PM dependent on Jagan Reddy and Naveen Patnaik. But the opposition could then offer one of them the PMship in their desperation to sink Modi. This will sink the market.
Also if u can share some imp. judgements which I should read to improve my intellect.
VV went to DMD;
Neil - channel 1.
Dhruv Gupta - Trilegal
https://www.livemint.com/news/adani-hindenburg-case-verdict-live-news-updates-supreme-court-sebi-stock-price-market-manipulation/amp-11704242123080.html
30k with NET no PhD.
UGC guidelines for Asst Prof acc to 7PC with PhD.
Moreover, you may leverage the pay accordingly, with CV, talent, Publications etc. it depends on how much API score you can accumulate.
Academics, Infrastructure and Resources are definitely better at NLUO and you'll have a real college life. One risk at GLC is there will be no one to spoonfeed you and keep you on the right track.
Also to be noted if you are interested in Litigation or Counsel Practice you can take GLC without another thought. For Corporate placements, they are more or less similar to NLUO, but most of them are going to be based in Mumbai only.
Everything and anything you can think of
A friend taught at a very local college - I doubt anyone on this site has even heard of it. They paid about 30k IIRC, then took a portion back in cash. This is a standard practice in a lot of "local" schools & colleges, at least in North India. Institutions get to show higher expenditure in white (and thus maintain "no profit" status) while they get to keep the cash.
At the same time, there are decent private institutions who pay better too.
My friend taught at that place for a year only to get some experience under the belt, then moved to a better institution.
Hope this helps.
Firstly, work experience and internships. While it is true that your average 5th Year Joe from the B.A. LLB course may have done a couple of corporate law internships. Two responses: (i.) A few internships does not necessarily mean a good posh corporate job. Look at the fifth year batch this year. A lot of other factors also matter - including what you did, where you did your internship, and whether your placements went well enough. (ii.) The LL.B. (Hons.) batch has actual work experience, forget internships. Compare the 5th Year Joe to your average James in the LL.B. (Hons.) : The NLS degree is their second or third academic degree, they have a few years of work experience (we have people who have worked in corporate firms, consulting roles, and even a little known place called the Indian bureaucracy), are more mature, and have experience of sitting in placements before. It seems to me to be a no-brainer that you can compare Joe and James in the latters' favour.
Second, course structure. It is true that we are a relatively newer course but the significant advantage is that the administration is much more flexible and responsive to our needs than the B.A. LLB course. While Joe might have done more corporate law electives and courses in their five years, the administration has been willing to move around courses - particularly, corporate law courses - to make sure that we can sit for placements when the time comes and that we are ready for them. Of course, it will be multi-factoral, as was in the case of the B.A. LLB students, but we will be prepared for it. There is no indication to the contrary so far. At any rate, we will get to see what happens next year when the first batch sits for their placements.
Comparisons can be made, outcomes are never fixed, and it is never nice to be cocky on a public forum. Acing CLAT does not a genius make.
Fuck around, putting your tool wherever it can fit: 7 upvotes.
Work hard, study hard.
Give your best
What are the games that partners play to push a person out?
Why are few people targeted?
If you find yourself at the receiving end of such incident, how should one get even with the partner? (I hate my partners so much i could literally kill him and everyone associated with him but can't cause he doesn't mean enough for me to go to jail).
Let this be the guide for any junior lawyer who might be in a similar situation/will find themselves in a similar situation. Thanks in advance.
I'll start with a few:
1) stop giving you any work
2) cutting bonuses
3) stopping promotions
4) giving unnecessarily poor performance rating
5) either being completely harsh and shouting in front of everyone with the intention of humiliating or avoiding any contact at all, stonewalling, ghosting
6) threats of PIP
7) getting HR involved in any random complaint
8) torturing you and telling people in the team to not talk to you (in order to control how others perceive you and so that the victim can't talk about their ordeal and control the perspective)
Do your projects diligently, internal marks matter quite a lot.
Avoid isolating yourself with the intention to get better in studies.
Drink responsibly.
No comparison between Cuttack and Mumbai.
All nlus after Gandhinagar can be avoided for GLC Mumbai.
Haven't laughed this hard for ages lmao
Do freshers learn on the job ? How long does it take
Sometimes, a senior (or a retired judge) will be engaged to provide a degree of comfort or 'face value' to the position being taken.
But sometimes, there is actually a complicated point where a law firm or a Big 4 may value independent expert advice. This type of 'opinion' work where independent advocates are engaged is in technically complex areas generally. When it comes to this, the preferred seniors are very few: you need someone who has technical expertise, a good reputation, and someone who will actually give plenty of time! It need not be a designated senior but it is typically someone who is technically solid.
Somasekhar Sundaresan (though not a designated senior) had a huge opinion practice in addition to his SAT and SC securities litigation work, before becoming a judge. Arvind Datar, Porus Kaka (senior advocates) and Arvind Sonde (not a designated senior) have a lot of opinion work when it comes to taxation. Typically, they will charge around Rs. 12-15 lakhs for a written opinion (but this very much depends on the complexity of the issue).
There are a few younger (non-designated) ones - around age 40 - who are starting to pick up opinion work where the issues may be complicated but the stakes may not be huge. But that is again because they were able to establish themselves as technically sound persons who developed strong professional relationships with instructing solicitors, that instructing solicitors started to value their opinion.
Eye long-term equity investments and start SIP (learn to enter and exit in SIP also to book profits)
If you’re in college, network like crazy, get in touch with seniors to figure out which teams are more bearable. Internships aren’t enough as you usually see a team only for 1 month.
The shouting culture isn’t present everywhere. More importantly, law firm work is so hectic, even without such bosses, it may get taxing. Look for teams where work pressure is relatively lesser - where people aren’t working every weekend or people aren’t working till 4 am every week. Unless you are extremely driven/ delusional it’s not easy to survive in such places.
Ask the right questions about workplace dynamics
Ask the people you relate with what they feel about their work & workplace - as everyone has different expectations and tolerance level
Target smaller firms where seniors are more likely to care about your learning and well being (again this is very person specific)
All the best!
My salary jumped by almost 3 times when I joined T1 from T2. My increments were not announced as of that time and i was already 4 months into the FY as an A1 at the T2 firm. Had it been announced then also it would have been close to 2x.
You will get the standard salary the firm has for their experience bands but you can expect a minor tweak here and there depending on which law firm you are switching from and how much you were making. So the hike mainly depends on what you were making earlier and not how much you will be making post the switch.