Indian LLM was not 2 years back in 2016. The 1 year LLM was introduced from 2013 onward. Though some places still offer the 2 year LLM. Moreover, your foreign LLM was not online, and UGC has since then revised its policy and made most of the known foreign university degrees recognised in India.

If calling an unethical practice out as stating facts for the benefits of those unaware of it amount to bashing an institution, then so be it. Why don't you name a single individual currently teaching at a public university in India (or pursuing PhD) who have done only an online LLM from Jindal, and prove otherwise?

Can someone please explain the art of cracking an interview in General Corporate, PE/VC/ M&A?? I had been in a shitty firm for a while. I have been able to bag interviews with a couple of good firms. I lost out on both. While I can articulate my work experience at my previous firm, I couldn't answer a couple of questions posed during these interviews. Please help a junior out! Are there vacancies out there!?? How should I go about prepping for these interviews?? I am panicking, so please be kind.

I know many NLSIU BA LLB grads who have not reached anywhere near the level of success of their top BA LLB grads. So are you saying that they should be mocked too, or not granted the respect that alum deserve? Because only fools cannot understand that mocking the students in general of a programme run by a university amounts to mocking the programme and by extension, the university itself.

Foe how long people like you have to be clarified that the general rank doesn’t matter for folks getting into NRI-S seats. The NrI-S rank matters. And a lot of general students just click NRI-S because coaching stood them to do it. No harm no foul.

I was myself a nRI sponsored guy. Was in gnlu and changed myself to a gen candidate after clat again. Not everyone is a bafoon dear.

1. Do paper publications. Good ones. International journals and national journals.

2. Start freelancing (secretly, basically, moonlighting – you can always write it off in your CV as "Pro-Bono" projects when, in reality, you are being paid for it).

3. Judge competitions (national and international ones – and post about it on LinkedIn. Reach out to the OC via e-mail in the starting. Once you gain traction on LinkedIn, you will automatically get invites).

4. Deliver talks + lectures at conferences (in the starting, you will have to post about it on LinkedIn to gain traction. Once you do, same logic as point 3).

5. Do diploma courses. Or, if you can afford it, try for a foreign LLM. That will give you the most exposure/level-up in your CV.

6. Have some sort of accreditation – like an accredited mediator, arbitration, CS, CPA, etc. that is relevant to your field. That adds a lot of value.

7. Offer to write book chapters with esteemed advocates, professors, etc. Mail them. Use connections if any. Go leaps and beyond.

Mind you, these tips are coming from a final-year law student (me). The reason why I feel I am qualified to give these tips is because I have been doing independent freelancing work for the past 11 months now. And, as a (freelancing) professional, I know these are some things I'd do. Already do most of them. And none of them are opportunities I get from my law school. They are all things I did on my own. :)

But note: Despite doing "anything and everything" to bump my CV, i still haven't landed a job in a T-1 law firm. You generally need connections/privilege like being an NLU or a fancy private law school (facing this first-hand now). If you are in any tiered firm, I genuinely suggest you to increase the diversity of your work experience, i.e., quality and quantity of your matters + years of experience. It will help you laterally shift to better jobs, and this lateral shift, in and of itself, is the biggest "bump" on your CV.

Wishing you the best! If you do get into a T-1 Law firm, keep me in mind and give me a job haha!

Given the circumstances, you should go for HNLU.

I personally did not like the environment here and thus appeared for clat this year and will, in all probability, shift to a better college. The placements and internships are not very encouraging either (they are still perhaps the best amongst t2 NLUs but not great nonetheless).

Point being, choose HNLU for now. If you like your life here, stick with it. If not, retake clat and go for a better NLU if you get one. Even in case of the latter, you'd still only end up spending half of what you would at symbiosis.

All the best!

A year ago, if you said that COVID was a Chinese bio weapon and that vaccine companies were pushing vaccines recklessly to make money, I would have thought that you were crazy. Not any more. See Vivek Ramaswamy’s Twitter. He explains how Big Pharma lobbied to get laws enacted to make them immune from product liability claims.

Look how your beloved conservatives are performing all over the world. Trump and Bolsonaro gone. UK Tories are on track to completely collapse. The far-right anti-EU government of Poland lost miserably. Macron and his party keeps on winning and winning. Almost all polls show that Gen Z is very progressive on most social issues. Argentina might have elected Javier Milei, although he's not a conservative but a libertarian. Maybe focus more on advocating sensible monetary policy rather than partaking in a toxic culture war by wanting to oppress the rights of marginalized groups. Otherwise, you'll always be on the wrong side of history.

Ideally, the entire rank list should be publicly uploaded. So that everyone can see each other's names and ranks. Anything else always leaves room for manipulation. It has been a deliberate move from the consortium to do that, more specifically, that from Sudhir if insider accounts are supposed to be believed.

I did my llm abroad about 7 years ago (Indian llm were still 2 years then) and then came back to India and passed net, they sent me a letter stating that my degree is under verification with AIU (which is the degree equivalence body in India). Have not yet received any communication from either AIU or UGC, gave up following after 2-3 years. Did my phd from india, am teaching at a top non-nlu govt uni.

First of all, I applaud you for having the courage to be conservative despite being from Gen Z. Now let me tell you that wokeism and Marxism is just a fad for NLU students. They all end up joining CAM and advising Adani, buying luxury watches, eating at expensive restaurants etc. So don’t be too affected by it.

Hello, I am a first year student from MNLU Nagpur (1st gen). I've a keen interest in litigation and I'd like to start in Delhi (I'm from another state) once I'm done with law school. What can I do in the remaining 9 semesters to ease this journey? What skills are a must in a good litigation career and how can one proceed with their law school journey to excel in this field?

Saying you support Israel in the current scenario, cribbing about 'militant islam' (what do you even mean), actively opposing 2 people's choice to love and marry each other? None of your opinions are about your own life, they're about interfering with other's right to live and hence any backlash you get for that is fully deserved. An opinion should be about how you like your eggs cooked not other people's lives.

There you go, you will realise why.

https://www.legallyindia.com/convos/topic/261010-reality-check-tier-2-and-3-nlus-in-deep-danger

In the bigger scheme of things, with so many private unis and non-NLUs, RGNUL won’t offer something new. So yeah an equally bad option. You can hear the death knell of Tier-2 nlus even if you are not from the legal background. Period.

Stop justifying mediocrity is all we ask. LI was infested with questions just like yours, ‘Why is NLU-O so underrated?’, ‘Why RGNUL is justified for its hype’- cut to not even three years, your alumni is not only frustrated with it, but the entire ecosystem is. Getting jobs at a tier-2 NLU has become a luxury. HNLU Raipur is still the only stable tier-2 that has its respect intact. Folks from tier-2 go for private unis like JGLS or simply upgrade themselves to a tier-1 either by retaking clat or just opting for the NRI-S seats (knowing fully well that they can later alter their fees with the hardwork). There are not four but six good NLUS which are tier-1 and offers decent placements. No one is intimidated in an anonymous platform. It’s time you accept the shortcomings. Your post is making you seem quite insecure. No offence.

Women (some, not all) do this because they know that they are never gonna get screwed for this shit. This is why such behaviour coming from a woman is more dangerous than a man doing the same thing since in almost all cases the man wouldn't be able to do anything in the real world.

The effect of both of these is exactly the same for a worthy candidate. According to the given scenario, it is clear that there are no "sexual favours" involved as these women are dating law firm associates and partners (there is a very thin line here). It can't just be bad because it involves consensual sexual relations between two individuals (whatever the motive of both parties). It's not something like a casting couch in the film industry, there is no coercion involved here.

If sexual favours, undue influence, and coercion are involved then it is a crime.

Please tell me which firm is this and which opinion of his/her you found so problematic that you won't even consider employing this person. Though I do not agree with any of the views, all of them are something which is still debated in India. If he/ she had been denied a government job based on these personal views, it would have led to a successful writ against that entity. While as a private entity, your firm need not fear it, it is utterly shameful how "law firms" don't give the same freedom provided in the constitution. I pray that Karma doesn't hit back on you or your family members to the point you can't even get a job because your superiors find your personal views "problematic".

Thank you for the reply. Another thing is that there is not much standing up for these Tier 2 NLUs especially RGNUL and all by anyone here—not even their students. Is this a case of “can’t defend the indefensible” or are they not here at all or are they all just intimidated by the conversations around who among the top four is more equal among equals?

Samsung notes is amazing. Not as good as liquid text but been using the s9 since 2 years now, never felt any disadvantage.

The pen is what matters the most, while the iPad has a pen which gets more features (which are only useful if you're going to use it for art) the spen is much much more lighter and gives a rubber like tip which doesn't feel like you're writing on a screen. The pen is also much smaller and lighter so your hand doesn't pain. On the contrary the iPad pen feels like you're writing on glass.

If you're strictly going to use it for law, reading and notes. The spen is miles better. If you or any family member will also use it for art the iPad is better.

not AZB since they care only about grades just like CAM. L&L is not a safe bet because of the exits by many senior partners to Saraf and the JSA merger rumour. Indus had their star partners leaving the Delhi office and hasn't seen other teams bleed talent so far - maybe try and work with Harman's team since they stay busy as far as Corporate M&A/GC Advisory is concerned. Best of luck!

1) Dhir - Not good for general corporate, its more focused on IBC and Project Finance. Avoid.

2) Samvad - Heavy focus on small ticket PE/VC and less centered towards General Corporate; which is not a very sustainable choice for growth unless you do big ticket work. Avoid.

3) DMD - Top heavy in Tax, Competition, Disputes, White Collar Investigations and Corporate M&A. Rashi's Dhir's team is amazing in the General Corporate front and pays very well since many laterals from Tier 1 law firms have left and now work with DMD. Also fresher pay is 90k fixed in his team.

Therefore, your best choice would no doubt be DMD but the firm is known for a very bad culture and does not really hire frequently at the junior levels.

Hope this helps, best of luck!

Right now, the nri counselling hasn’t started yet. Also the general submission of fees isn’t even yet closed. So chill. Also for lifetime, NLIu Bhopal will be better cause you have several avenues of placements plus you can alter your status of you perform well in batch or if you simply retake clat. Much better options than Symbio-losis and Gobar-Cet

Plus the fees isn’t 50 lakhs. It’s 40 and loans are available. Try for NLU-D and NLU-J as well.

Android does not support LiquidText

You'll have to look for other apps which suit your requirements, but I personally couldn't come across any such which actually can hold ground in the face of LiquidText

That apart, Android tabs have decent battery life and memory.

If you can do without LiquidText, you can consider Android