Despite what our media says the Indian economy is far from reaching the stage of maturation and prosperity. It just isn't a good investment of time and money for foreign law firms to come to India. Even if they set shop and make a profit (which is a big if) the conversion of that profit from INR to USD will make it so insignificant that it just won't be worth it to set up another vertical in India for them. They'd rather go to other growing and business-friendly economies that have a promising future like Taiwan, Cambodia or Philippines. Especially in a profession like law where your client's wealth determines your wealth, India won't generate the ROI that they desire.

Any decent stock trader, with strict discipline, can make this return. Forex is easiest of the lot, I trade in XAU /USD, GBP/USD and EUR /USD. On the F&O, I don't trade in Cash Market, I strictly limit myself to FinNifty and Nifty.

FYI - 'Fund Managers' are not 'Traders'!

He is? Then how is it that the applicants from NLS, who have studied for four years in Sudhir's reign and supposedly have got good grades in order to have made the shortlist, still failed to make it this year? This despite the fact that NLS literally had the best possible advantage in this year, with as many as three Rhodes scholars as part of their faculty who could have guided the applicants? Sudhir is doing nothing to help the students, all he wants is more students, higher fees and greater publicity.

Manan Bhai ke 4 bachas run the scene now at INDUS. Yash Bhai se zyada toh Kranti Mohan Bhai kills it at CAM. Prashant Bhai lost Abhinav Bacha to Tri and other pool of junior associates; so seems like things are a little shaky at SAM. Overall, these Bhais have become Baaps now, so now it depends on which Bacha is the one you want to work for.

You should definitely consider it. There are people who have made this switch in the past and they are quite happy with their choice.

Nirma with the current dean had a downward trajectory in terms of rep and the culture is also a bit suffocating as far as I've heard. HNLU might offer a broader set of options and the NLU tag does help. Even if you're eyeing for a corporate job, HNLU is performing quite decently in the past few years.

Find people on LinkedIn who have made a similar switch and weigh in the pros and cons. Best of luck :)

Cause y'all hiring criteria is dumb. Spend some time actually reading the cv and taking good interviews instead of sorting kids by gpa who hasn't worked more than 30 days at a go.

Alot of deserving kids who are better in their 4th year than some a1s are left jobless because y'all won't even open a cv without a contact telling you to do so.

Hi, so Non-NLU grads have been posting and talking a lot on this forum. The only road for us to earn and succeed in corporate law firm for such people is to join q Boutique Law Firm in Bombay / Delhi and try Lateral Move after few years.

As far as I am concerned , I have never been anywhere outside of my native T-3 State. I am not aware of any Boutique Firms in any city.

I am also apprehensive If I will succeed or perish. I will have to survive in maybe 20-25K and I am not sure if that is sufficient to live in Metros.

Pls mention a roadmap to succeed in corporate law. I have zero knowledge about company law and the plan. Pls help . Thanks

So, I really am in a dilemma.. I just hope that someone here can give me a new perspective. I'm a 1st year law student at Nirma Law university and I attempted CLAT 2024 this year to check my luck. I'm pretty sure I'll get HNLU Raipur. Is it worth leaving Nirma for HNLU.

Pls do give me new perspectives. I have been breaking my head since the scorecard released!!

Final year JGLS student here to give my two cents. You need to realise that a single batch consists of BA, BBA and recent BCOM LLB with 300 seats each. That's easily around 500 people sitting for placements (Some people drop out after a while, others can't sit because of warnings/transcript). Even though more than half of them are just in the course for the sake of it, you're still competing with a substantial number of people for jobs.

However, if you do not lack the funds, JGLS offers some of the best faculty and resources for the students. Off campus access is there for every journal/legal research website you could think of and you can interact with some really qualified faculty via electives (Like Justice U U Lalit, Gautam Bhatia and many more).

If you can make use of these resources, it could be worth the expense. The foreign collaboration office is also very active with multiple opportunities for semester exchanges and pathways.

I got into a T2 NLU and still decided to come here, but pretty much slacked off for most of my degree (COVID was especially difficult) and now, I have given up on finding jobs via the OCS (They were humbled this year after the record high placements last year). Not sure if I regret not choosing the NLU at this point. Guess I'll find out soon enough.

In conclusion, despite the batch strength, you will find some really hardworking and competent people here, and if you can put in the effort, the sky is the limit. However, competition is tough and it is easy to get carried away and lose track of your academics. All the best

[A3 from T1, Mumbai]'s comment is very true to a large extent simply because there are not enough partners from JGLS.

SLSP, GLC and ILS have a cult of alumni which have been doing pretty stellar (if you take out the top NLUs) from the quantum of top-down comparision at law firms, chambers and companies.

If given a choice, choose SLS (Pune) blindly and get in touch with your alumni for internships and job opportunities since they help - I know people shoot emails to the SLSP partners at the tier 1 I am in and trust me they respond and open doors to deserving candidates. If not, both GLC and ILS are great places with solid heritage.

Given the fees, huge batch size and snob kid reputation of Jindal, I don't think its prudent to splurge on a law degree from a developing private university which holds very little weight in the larger scheme of things.

whyy did cyber law get the status of compulsory subject last moment? so many electives changed too, good ones like patent & investment gone and replaced by law and film, earth jurisprudence, and what not!? why so much apathy towards corporate electives in a college where almost everyone sits for placements? neembar kunty chakraborty and the lackadaisical admin needs to go!

Makes no difference from my own example. I am a non-nepo kid. Graduated from a T1 NLU at 25. Then went for an LLM abroad. Started work in India with colleagues 4 years younger than me. Got promoted before most of them and today earning much more than them (though also growing tired of corp law and thinking of either staring chamber practice or changing careers entirely).

Hi, I got a message randomly on LinkedIn from someone affiliated with 'adept'. How reputable is their service and is it ok if I share my CV with them? They claim to have roles in tier I & II firms but when I asked them to elaborate, they did not. Is there something I need to keep in mind while I deal with recruiters? I'm a 5th year student.

As someone who spent a year in HNLU to shift for a better Uni, yes definitely. HNLU does have its opportunities, but GNLU simply blows it out of the water, in terms of number and quality. GNLU also offers a better quality of life, and a better and vastly spread out alumni base. I loved my time at HNLU, but only in hindsight. GNLU might not have the best admin, but it is better than HNLU's regardless.

Do it, drop HNLU for GNLU, NLUJ, NLUD, NUJS, NALSAR, or NLSIU. Nothing else.

HI, came across a post by Trilegal about their employment team's achievements and was really curious to know the kind of work done in such a team and how to get into an employment team of a firm. I know Trilegal and Indus seem to have good teams for the same. Anyone who can shed some light on the area? Also covering future prospects ? Thanks

First year jindal student here, so I'm basing this off my personal experiences during the semester. I understand your apprehensions and confusion, I too had heard mixed things about jgls and was not sure of the university. However, I do believe jgls is worth it if you make use of everything it provides. You get the opportunity to interact and engage with academic stalwarts from around the world, have access to a fantastic library and resources, and the opportunity to learn and participate in numerous programs, events, and academic activities on campus. The learning atmosphere and culture itself, while undoubtedly more chill than other universities (namely nlus), is very much there and will accept and interact with anyone who makes sure to do the same. From my perspective of the professors, interactions and all round college experience in so far, I'd say it is a solid option. That being said, if your financial situation is not the most stable and spending this amount is challenging, the university offers scholarships on a merit-cum-means basis taking into account your lsat score; if you are still unable to secure aid, I will say that the investement might not be the safest and an nlu or another private school like sls is your best bet. I hope this helps ;)

Hello, I'm a first-year student at HNLU. Despite not preparing, I managed to secure a decent rank in Clat (owing to the ridiculously easy paper this time), and currently expecting GNLU. However, I'm uncertain about whether the potential benefits justify the opportunity cost, especially considering the fact that I just turned 19. As someone from a middle-class background, my primary goal is to secure a corporate job. While I acknowledge that GNLU has better placement prospects than HNLU, I'm unsure if the difference is substantial enough to warrant a shift. Any suggestions on this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Regards.

I have finally decided to get into M&A as a field but I am clueless as to how to begin with this field. The aspiring lawyers, already associates and partners, please let me know on what to do to get a head start for the same.

The books I should read, the knowledge I should gain and the things I should know in general.

Help a junior out? :)

As someone on the otherside of the table, would love to understand what is the preference in terms of wfh as a policy? Let's collaborate and understand it better. Lot of senior folks do read LI and genuine requirements/needs should be looked at.

Separate note for MODS - please remove 'bump' once the thread has received responses as it will be help in readability!

Covid/online education for third year essentially means they didn’t learn to do any work at all. They have really weak foundations in the law. Recruiters should really move to a system where they at least enquire with faculty ( not administration) of the university how a particular batch as fared or keep tabs with their academic friends and ask for references/ Rec letters. I teach at a T1. I wouldn’t give a reference / recommendation to more than 70% of the students who got on campus jobs. No wonder they’ve increased hesitation among recruiters to keep hiring.

Investment isn’t worth it. People from GLC/ ILS/Law Fac fare better in getting and keeping jobs. Even Christ would offer you better opportunities as would symbiosis.

Unless you have all that money to give away and not expect a return.

Consider if you want to be a lawyer ? Enroll in BA courses and attempt coat next year/ do the llb degree later.

Hey, thanks for your response! I'm mostly not looking for those, but I'd like to hear your views about the uni apart from maybe placement prospects in ROI. As a matter of thought what about academia? According to you, is Jindal a 'name' in academia, scholarships, and in post-graduate studies abroad (yeah ik, cliché)?