The admissions tutor will not be able to see the gender from the application (as it is a legally protected criterion, this data is collected for purposes of trend analysis and EDI matters), however, you may subtly refer to it in your sop (if you feel that it may help)

there is no official diversity quota, however, you would find at oxbridge the pg cohorts are not too heavy from one country, they do this by looking at the sop and transcripts, there is an unofficial geography quota. Otherwise, it would just be Indians and Chinese.

Your FIRST SENTENCE is pure rubbish. Here's why-

Short-

https://youtube.com/shorts/RH5dumqzxgE?si=v5KL9gCWH4XBlkCS

Long-

With Cathy Newman
https://youtu.be/aMcjxSThD54?si=excoz4i-mXaUWmz0

With Helen Lewis

https://youtu.be/yZYQpge1W5s?si=Oz5maZ5icSdrYIad

You have to work hard but in a good university, with a good supervisor, you will learn a lot. The main thing is that the right foreign universities have very competitive talent and resources, and a good, carefully created culture of learning and scholarship. But not everyone can afford it. If you are here, first decide if all you want is a rubber stamp PhD. If that is the case, find a 'known' university and just do it. Alternatively you can find a good and serious academic as your supervisor who will both teach you things and will make your degree more credible. The best option is to find a university with a good name and a serious PhD program where your supervisor, your fellow-students, other faculty and the institution itself will help you earn a real PhD not a rubber stamp. For all the Sudhir bashing here, NLSIU is probably your best option. But you can get a good supervisor or an indifferent one at NLU Delhi choosing option 2 or option 1. It will limit what you learn but if you don't care about that, it will do.

It depends.

There are usually 3 groups.

My classmates were children of Judges, hot shot lawyers, MPs, MLAs, ministers, senior bureaucrats, industrialists.

Others were children of bank employees, railways, MSME business, small practice, group B/C government job etc.

A lot of them were just getting by on scholarships and such assurances.

Also general policy - don't say things in (semi)public forums like lectures or mailing lists that you wouldn't be comfortable saying in public.

In this case the faculty member seems to be standing by their comments which is a good thing. Also good on JGU to support her unlike the cowards at Ashoka who ask their professors to resign instead of creating an atmosphere of academic freedom.

They are way better than SCAMs, firstly, most Indian T1s are Lala firm and Magic circles are LLP( sort of Company amd Partnership) Plus they have very structured Management who have good employee centric policy. In TCs they really train candidates and not expect to know everything like Associate level whereas in T1s no such thing is done also one is berated for not knowing thing as A0 not given much work so how would they know and they shift responsibility on A0s behave as if A0s are ought to know like A3 or A4. If you find T1s of India there is no merit in choosing the candidate for Internship/Paralegal/ Associate, they choose mostly from College name, Partners Jack/Personal Contact, whereas in Magic Circular there extremely merit based and highly competitive system is there for choosing for TCs like Different Test and various rounds of Interviews. So my friend clearly Magic Circles are good

As a fresher who has joined Trilegal this year, let me say that the talk is not crap. Trilegal is merit driven and sure some teams have a hectic work culture, but isn't it the same across all T1 firms? The difference Trilegal makes is atleast even associates (if they demonstrate quality work and good understanding of the law) are taken seriously. We are the highest paying firm over the family firms were profit sharing is largely restricted to nepotism . Why else do we have so incoming hires from other firms?? The firm introduced a policy on mental health and the holidays are in line with this. Sounds like jealousy coming from another lala firm , how about you ensure that your firm changes it's "great" culture before harping about Tri. Most of us are happy here

Most UK colleges have the options of:

A.Male

B. Female

C. Non-binary

D. I use another term

E. I prefer not to say

The thing is, most LLM courses in commercial law are male dominated and colleges may look to set a cap. So, if we are heterosexual males, if we pick C,D or E, do we escape the cap? Or even earn diversity points? While choosing C could be considered dishonest, one could argue that D is acceptable (as there are dozens of gender possibilities). E would be 100% honest.

What are you guys doing?

You spoke of Trinamool Congress run WB? Let's talk about Congress-governed Chhattisgarh - where hawala and online gambling platforms are funding leadership politicians at Chhattisgarh. Over 500 crores allegedly came Bhupesh Baghel's way with the Mahadev Online Gambling App. Here are my receipts- https://youtu.be/uJPVh_mJY7M

On a lighter note, Dawood Ibrahim's connection with the Mahadev betting racket gave me déjà vu - of the pre 2014 kind!

Source: India Today

Date 04.11.2023

A brilliant feminist lawyer writes against the misogyny shown to a brilliant feminist MP. How do the toxic male readers of LI respond? By slandering both and proudly showing their patriarchal biases. Also claiming that the author got gold medals because the two above were were disqualified 🙄🙄

Dude, if they got disqualified they did something wrong. She won the medals fair and square. Also, the work she is doing is a million times more important than what law firm partners are doing. FYI she has a good chance of getting a Lok Sabha ticket next year and you may well see her as an MP in a few months from now.

Pay is good, hours are long and work is bulky - without any shortcuts whatsoever. Now working at a high flying B&F team at Parel or Okhla will be same as the mid sized/specialized B&F teams like Juris Corp or SNG; as far as the nature of work is concerned (pay being the only difference). Now, life is a bit harsh for us as compared to the M&A folks; but the learning curve is very very steep if you absorb every deliverable thrown at your face in the first few years.

Do you read their CV or try to understand why the normal route doesn't work? I get it that many students just randomly trouble partners without working on themselves academically or otherwise and want an easy way out. I understand. See their CV. Ignore. Easy.

But what about others like me who genuinely are toppers, have good experiences at tier 2s, have great papers published, have done some other thing to prove skills like leadership and teamwork, but cannot afford the NLU fees and definitely cannot take on loans. Maybe give them an internship interview?

However I get it that you are quite busy with clients and juniors, but unfortunately your HR policy is basically only shortlisting people from the NLS NALSAR NUJS or the others. I have spoken to the HR at a tier 1 who literally told me it's an unspoken policy and others are "provisional lists"

The lack of consequence for perjury in India is what distinguishes and lowers its status relative to developed countries/ developing countries with any promise. The fact that it occurred so recently and in such a high-profile case without any consequence on MP Mahua Moitra and that too, without an iota of interest/ discussion by even the legal commentariat (shouting out to Faizan Mustafa and Upendra Baxi) tells you about how rotten the underbelly of the Indian legal system is. Besides, what can one even expect from a country that has countless scam call centers that cheat the world of their money - which operate unabated? Fun fact - Mamtas West Bengal is a hotbed of such spam call centers. Many say that they have political support.

What's stopping you?

Why don't you raise your voice.

The thing is (whoever you are) you don't care about Afghans or their deportation.

You are angry that people are raising voice on issues you disagree with it.

Also FYI, CAA directly affects people in our country.

And people in Palestine are fighting a colonial power that has support of other colonial powers like US and UK.

This isn't the first time or last when the corrupt secured eloquent support from the middle class.

Also, it would go against the demonstrated editorial policy of the Wire to denounce Mahua - even if she were found guilty of misconduct and corruption.

Just like the BJP does a whitewash on those who change sides and join them, the Wire props characters like Sharad Pawar, Lalu Prasad, Mulayam Yadav, and the like - just because these fellows are now a part of the opposition camp, which the Wire actively and tacitly supports in every possible way.

Wake and smell the coffee, kids. We've become a dangerously polarised society. Say anything remotely pro-BJP / right-wing on LI and you'll be branded a troll. Say anything critical of BJP and you'll be branded an anti-national. The truth

I worked there and my learning had immensely improved. I had one month assessment internship. I made a request and they agreed to extend my internship by one more month. I learnt a lot. Got another offer so i moved. But repenting it now. They didn't pay me for assessment but i was told by one associate there that her pay was very good.

I am very enthusiastic about securities law and competition law. However, I am a Bangalorean and won't be able to work in Mumbai or Delhi. Is there any way I can still live in Bangalore and practice in these practice areas?

If not, please suggest any alternative practice areas that I should consider. I would really appreciate any sort of advice related to this!!!

I think a law firm needs to be profitable. This firm has been bleeding money on people who were hired by RKL to keep the partner numbers high just to prove a point. Most of them are useless, unknown faces with not real book. May be it is the right way to go. At least this way you cut your loses. Operate small but be profitable.

I got into the Uni of Melbourne for an IP Law LLM and have deferred my offer to next year. Just wondering if anyone has any knowledge of how good the course is?

Other random info (would be grateful if you read):

It seems to be in the top 10 for QS for Law in general.

Other universities I've got into are QMUL and Bucerius.

Still planning to apply for a PgDip in Oxford, Munich Intellectual Property LC, NUS and WIPO Turin. I think NUS might happen but the other 3 are doubtful. US is kind of out of my reach at the moment.

Only AZB (Mumbai) and KCO (Mumbai) do good work, B&F teams and to an extent, specialized DCM teams also handle IBC work since specified IBC teams do not really function at other firms. Having said that - understanding the nuances of this practice area would require long hours, thick skin and a prolonged ability to learn the litigation aspect of banking first.

I don't gift or wish anyone from office. Last year, someone tried to make me arrange some Diwali party at my place, I refused it in no uncertain words. Colleagues are never my friends. (At least till they're colleagues)

I have refused booze parties or similar, this is sorted now. Would never fall prey to this in future too.

This is blind leading the blind, but even CAs get treated badly, even in the top 4. Outside of the top 4 the pay is abysmal and treatment even worse. MBA is a good choice if you can sell yourself having lots of 'transferable skills' and technical knowledge that corporates appreciate, like corp finance or cap markets.