Hello everyone, this is the first time I am posting something on this website, I am a 3rd year law student from a small pvt university in Kolkata, with no prior exp in TMT/ Fintech.

It seems to be a good and growing practice area. I want to explore more in this area. Can any one suggest some firms where I may stand a chance.

Ik the big names like Tri, CAM, NDA, Indus, Bharucha, ikigai, KCO, Spiceroute etc. are out of league currently (no prior exp+ no publications in TMT). Even better if you could suggest firms which provide online internship, since as far as I am aware only KCo Kolkata has a TMT team which is again out of my league.

Any leads would be much appreciated. Thank you.

When did "small " firm like Trilegal become Tier1?Btw,Luthra chooses not to come.Also info of discrimination in pay being basis is completely wrong.By that standard CAM pays a GLC hire 1/3rd of fresher pay from NLU.CAM discriminates shamelessly.But because so few firms comedy to GLC for hiring people still opt for CAM with the thinking that in any case majority people don't stay at CAM beyond one -two years.So they take advantage of the brand name and switched firms quickly.

Here’s the reality check.

In PhD, if you write a decent dissertation your supervisor will plagiarise it.

In LL.M, if you teach well your course will be removed from the list of compulsory courses.

In B.A.,LL.B Honours, if you teach well the university will impose multi-sectional teaching coordination. The powers that be prefer hiring their stooges.

Hamas is not "globally" proscribed. For that it needs to be on the UNSC list which it is not: https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1267

It is proscribed in some countries. India is not one of those countries.

The current NLS alums on the bench were all appointed before DYC:

Shekhar Bobby Saraf (Calcutta HC)

Suraj Govindraj, MI Arun and Sunil Dutt Yadav (Karnataka HC)

Aditya Sondhi was also recommended but name was blocked by current Govt.

So it is an organic process which is bound to continue as more graduates establish themselves in the profession.

Haha, ig I have always been but law school definitely contributed. While I appreciate your advice, would be grateful if you could explain what factors might come into play. I will be earning upwards of a lakh and a 10 lacs car loan would mean 20k EMI per month. If I am able to spend this without much financial strain, why should I not? Again, please do not mistake this as a counter-argument. I totally understand your advice, just hoping for more clarification for the sake of my own knowledge.

Congratulations Ayan and Zayaan!! Can anyone give us a profile of the two scholars? What will they be studying at Oxford? What kind of work have they done so far? What is their CV like? How many papers have they published, where all have they interned, what extra curricular activities. Did they have mentors and if yes, who? Thanks a lot in advance.

Disagree with A2 at T1.

While it is true for GC, the placement prospects for people opting for disputes has been dismal this year. I am from T1 NLU and some of my brightest batchmates with excellent CVs had to struggle on Day Z just because Disputes was their non-negotiable preference. You can verify this from NLS, NALSAR, NUJS folks. There are simply too many people going for Disputes these days and there is relatively less attrition in Disputes compared to GC. So, if you are seeking a PPO or better prospects on Day Z, go for a safer option like GC.

Can be considered as a Tier 2.

Places more half the people sitting for placements. The batch eligible for placements is big 240+360. People opt for Judiciary, Litigation, UPSC, MPSE, Academia, CA, CS. Total people sitting for Zero Day are 160-180, of which at least 25 get offers from Tier 1 Firms i.e. Trilegal, AZB, SAM, CAM. KCo isn’t inivited because of some issues it caused during previous placements. Argus, Saraf, Luthra aren’t invited because of the Pay Discrimination, they however are invited for Day 1 Placements. Most students get placed during Day 1 and many secure PPOs from their internships. Average Package would be 7-8 LPA.

Faculty to Students ratio is very poor and the quality of faculty is worse. A few visiting professors are great, but students get by through self study. This lack is compensated by being able to intern for 8-10 months a year.

If you are thinking of GLC to NLUs life is tougher than all of them, nothing is given on platter, not even the placements. The Placement Cell is student run and the students work hard without any help from admin. Same goes for all the committees, their events are often sponsored by Law Firms who are run by Alumni. If you are willing to put in the efforts GLC could prove to be a better decision compared to certain NLUs.

IMO you can pick GLC if you don’t manage to get NLS, NALSAR, NLUD, NUJS, NLUJ, NLIU, GNLU. It can be considered at par to HNLU. After these ones you can either reattempt CLAT/AILET or pick GLC, SLSP, Jindal (Difficult Placements, but excellent Faculty and LLM prospects).

If you have any queries feel free to ask.

Also GLC has nonexistent Hostel and Senior Junior mentorship Scene and Campus Life. If that is important you can still consider NLUO, RGNUL, RML.

Guys, in the meanwhile, the full list of Aditya Birla scholars was published in TOI yesterday. All major NLUs with multiple winners, but zero from NUJS. We have also seen GNLU and NLUD score hits in Rhodes now. Can we honestly say that NUJS is now better than NLUD and GNLU? Is it time the SJA finally gets active? Maybe write a letter to the Chancellor/CJI demanding more transparency?

Hamas is a globally proscribed terrorist organization. It doesn't deserve an iota of sympathy. It has, through violence, made itself a vessel for the purported Palestinian cause. It must hence be eliminated. Here are three interviews that will help meaningfully shape your opinion on Hamas and the war it has waged against Isreal-

1. CNN Interview with Mosab Hassan Yousef (the son of Hamas founder) explaining what Hamas really wants- https://rb.gy/ie2mbz

2. Piers Morgan interviewing Douglas Murray - https://rb.gy/y59lu8

3. Karan Thapar interviewing Dr. Musa Abu Marzouk, head of Hamas’ International Relations Bureau - https://rb.gy/1lp2w7

NLSIU is now Rhodes-less for 7 years, despite trying very hard this year. Maybe Sudhir and other alumni should shed their arrogance and collaborate more with other NLUs? For a start, stop arguing in court that NLSIU is the only National law university and not withdraw from CLAT again?

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win” - Gandhi

I was mocked on the forum for saying so, but I will say it again: by 2030 the top 5 NLUs by student presence will firmly be the following, and this will eventually reflect in placements.

1. NLSIU

2. NLUD

3. GNLU

4. NALSAR

5. NUJS

It is already way ahead of NLUJ. Anyday GNLU >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NLUJ

There is a case to say NLUD is arguably the best choice for law in the country now. NLS has a massive batch size with its alumni legacy being the only bright spot now. NALSAR is still going strong but hasn’t really improved much under SKD or FM. There’s also some MBA and BBA stuff there that takes the focus away from law. Plus, NLUD doesn’t have a domicile quota and remains an all-India institution.

No surprises there. It’s a matter of record in the press that CAM and other SILF members opposed the entry of foreign law firms on the ground that they are “employee friendly”. See link below.

https://sundayguardianlive.com/news/after-bar-council-nod-to-foreign-lawyers-india-uk-closer-to-signing-fta

In terms of teaching:

Aparna Chandra, TS Somasekhar, Raag Yadav, Nigam, Mrinal Satish, Rahul Singh in no particular order. These are just few of the names. Honestly, it's very hard to list all of them. There are others who are not that good in teaching but have excellent credentials.

we saw what you did there - “though none of these great scholars are from Kashmir”. If you just take the time to look up on the Gnlu Rhodes scholars, you would find that they have equally great achievements or in fact more, Sameer Rashid Bhat is one of the initiators of Project EduAccess, which is instrumental in helping lots of marginalised students!

Aight so

This gives NLU Delhi the edge and seems like it’s on its way to establish itself as the third favourite after NLS and Nalsar.

Congrats GNLU as well who will join the fight between Nujs and NLUJ.

All in good faith and spirit, I am happy the Tier-1 NLUs still and will dominate Rhodes. CLAT matters. Really happy guys.

I'm obviously not sharing their names or the names of the courts. But the news has come from reliable alumni sources. The names will start coming out very soon, when the collegium makes it official.

This is a very good development because it shows that the collegium is now looking into appointing NLU alumni (who are mostly non-nepo kids) as judges. They will bring a lot of value than the current lot of judges. The only concern I have is that other NLUs like NALSAR should also be considered. NLSIU should not become a coterie like Stephen's/DU or GLC has become. Also, the trend of appointing NLU alumni judges must continue after Chandrachud retires. We can't again go back to the Stephen's/DU and GLC nepo kids coterie.

P.S. I can confirm that Gopal Shanks is NOT one of the four names. He will anyway need to lie low for a bit, after his name was needlessly smeared because of a stupid fight over a Rottweiler by two megalomaniacs.

This is actually a pretty good run-rate. 3 rhodes in a very short span of 6 years, despite deterrence from legacy nlus’ like nalsar & nls. Speaks volume of the student quality there, tho sublime professors in comparison to rainmaker-professors of nls, jindal and nlud. Good going GNLU!

PC is very supportive and generally kind and patient. He with RM and BA overseeing stuff run a tight ship. Most of the team seems competent barring a few PAs. Works cyclic, bouts of 80-90 hour weeks followed by 20-30 hours weeks.

The team per se is very cold w each other. Very little scope of having a comfortable space, everyone is on their own high horse thinking they are too important to speak each other.

First, get an emergency Fund for yourself. It should contain atleast 6 months to 1 year living expenses (shorn of discretionary). Second, get a term insurance, simple term insurance with atleast 1 crore death coverage.

Then do anything/everything else.

I did this later than I should have, do not make the same mistake.

I went on to gift an IPhone to my mother and a huge TV to my grandmother too, but do the two things stayed hereinabove before anything else.

I agree with this. I have not come across a single 'flashy' person so far at my firm. While several people (especially senior partners) are quite wealthy, I have never felt any pressure to appear more flashy. I wear the same kind clothes (white shirt black pant) to office everyday, without any expensive watch or a nice phone. Yet, not once have I ever felt that I was lacking in any regard. Neither did any person (my team or otherwise) make me feel as such.

It ultimately boils down to how confident you are internally. The most expensive watch on the planet would add no value to you if you aren't internally confident. Similarly, confidence that radiates internally does not need flashiness in terms of external material.

I agree. Your fellow comrade, Karan Thapar, has been at it on the Wire taking one interview after the next trashing Israel from the get-go. He made himself so popular doing this that even the Hamas gave them an interview last evening. Here is the link –

https://rb.gy/1lp2w7

Despite his best efforts to put the tough questions, and paint Hamas as above board, Thapar failed miserably!

Having worked in a PSU, I would not recommend anyone to either intern or aim for a full-time job, unless the goal is to "secure" your future. These companies are pathetic in all aspects. There's nothing to learn, unless you only want to see the different types of agreement the company executes and which are merely reviewed superficially by their so called legal team, which despite having good educational background prefers mediocrity. These organizations get their majority projects done through 3rd parties, be it advisory/opinion/project execution, etc. Hence, the only experience you will get is on dealing with 3rd parties, which I'm pretty sure you would never need in a private sector. Moreover, since the work culture and people in general (90%+) are toxic and pathetic due to the prevalent culture of satisfying your boss' needs/drawing personal favours, there's no learning on that front as well.

NLUD too gets 3rd Rhodes Scholar in prolific writer Ayan Gupta. NLUD has produced 3 Rhodes Scholars in a short span of 8 years, though none of these great scholars are from Kashmir. He also becomes the 1st boy from NLUD to bag the scholarship, Rishika was the first from NLUD, followed by Anupriya.

Two law students have been selected for the Rhodes India Scholarships 2024:

Ayan Gupta (NLU Delhi)

Mohammad Zayaan (GNLU)

Third Rhodes Scholarship for both NLU Delhi and GNLU. Previous Rhodes scholars from NLU Delhi and GNLU:

NLU Delhi

— Rishika Sahgal (2016)

— Anupriya Dhonchak (2021)

GNLU

— Sameer Rashid Bhat (2018)

— Hatim Hussain (2020)

Join an established firm which pay you decent amount and have loads of district court litigation. A district court matter will shoot to HC and then SC, so it's better to understand appraisal of facts, how a witness is cross examined etc etc. One of the so called hot shot HC lawyer did not even know stages of trial. Before essay, he starting arguing with the judge to proceed with defence arguments. Badi besti vali baat hai, 313 k bayaan k nhi malum vakeel sahab ko.