So play the cards you are dealt with, till the time you don't become a dealer yourself. Spend your energy to become dealer, instead of cribbing about cards. That would be the best way to achieve what you want. Btw, despite the undercutting from lalas, new firms keep on coming and grow to thriving stages. Be the best what you can and who knows, one day, you would be the lala who would be cribbed about here (since you can never satisfy everyone).

No. Ironically, the freshers apparently earned way more in bonus than the A1s (now A2s) because of the guaranteed payout for clearing AIBE and probation (seriously, just why?). While their increment was low in terms of percentage, their fixed was higher than what A0s were getting the year before, so the firm just balanced it out the next year to meet what A1s were already getting.

Pretty pathetic that this happened really. No one deserves money to clear AIBE or probation.

I have started co existing with time , I see things which others can’t , I have become as light as air that flows through my T1 office, I have met deadlines that have now become part of my memories of a distant past, the only thing I hear now is the eternal sound of my alarm clock, because now I have become a silhouette, wandering the cubicles of a place that was once my office..

9 out of 10 NLU students support progressive political agendas: socialism, Marxism, secularism, environmentalism, feminism, Ambedkarism etc.

Yet most of them seem to apply for jobs to law firms that advise predatory capitalist corporations. These firms are also cheerleaders of the Modi govt.

Make this make sense?

We folks are trying out this platform called NYAI. It does decent drafting and summarizations like the competitors in the market. Their research module is pretty good - they have kept data at the backend, so you get actual copies of acts, judgments etc. when you ask them for a doubt - outputs are not hallucinated. You get a copy of the source to verify too.

Moderators, I will grant this is slightly abrupt expression. But 'trollish'? Wouldn't agree. If you are doing it because of the c-word, just remember that the meaning of that depends between American and British English: in American, it is a gendered insult, true, but not in UK English. Therefore, if you prefer one over the other, please create an LI in-house style guide.

Hii, IAM ▮▮▮ CURENTLY STUDING AT BA.LLB AT GOVERNMENT LAW COLLEGE I HAD IDEA TO DO CS I NEED TO GET JOB IN THE LAW FIRM WHAT I NEED TO DO CS OR NOT I HAD STRONGLY INTRESTED IN FINANCE CORPORATE AND ADR WHAT I NEED TO DO CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN IN CLEARLY OR ANY CERTIFIED COURCES ARE NEED TO DO OR NOT

It's lost its sheen, just look at all the attrition across all levels including senior folks. Would recommend you to also have a chat with the people working there about whether or not anyone's gotten any bonus or appraisal. For a firm which earmarks a good 35-40% of your pay in variable, the recent happenings are very concerning and reflect deep financial troubles.

I’m in a ▮▮▮ ▮▮▮ team in ▮▮▮. The ▮▮▮ partner (female) of my team gives excessively favourable treatment to a ▮▮▮ associate (male). This includes prioritising him for the best matters, always writing articles with only him, and most surprisingly putting him up for a ▮▮▮ promotion ▮▮▮, even though he doesn’t have the required number of years of law firm experience. He is always sucking upto her, is always at her beck and call, and seems to share a deeper relationship with her beyond work. Everyone in the team notices it, and thinks there is something shady happening behind the scenes, but doesn’t have the spine to speak up. How do I deal with this?

Understandable, its fairly new, 5 years this April afaik, I am also going to be interning in Solaris in May, any work related information would be appreciated, in a contentious disputes firm, me, as a law student wanting to transition into corp, would it help?

All inputs appreciated

So there’s no one using these schemes that can afford their own healthcare or afford their own housing? No fraud at all?

What about reservations ? That’s the animating reason for the government to do this. Are you arguing in a country like India there isn’t someone who would claim a trans identity to get reserved jobs and seats ?

If you truly think that the government shouldn’t get to define who gets benefits that it gives out and shouldn’t demand any accountability from beneficiaries- I can only assume you’re a child who has had everything handed to them and had to work for nothing.

Start with your money- give it to whoever asks without asking them why they need it or who they are.

No person is a third gender. Mal and female aren’t religious beliefs they’re biological realities. You know this. Stop lying to yourself. Every human being on earth is here because of sperm from a man and egg from a woman. No person has ever changed sex. Not really. It’s in every cell of your body.

State law doesn’t not uphold a religious belief here. If you are part of a religion where you believe in Xenu and believe in thetans and that anyone who disagrees with you is a suppressive person. You have a right to believe it. You do not have a right to demand special treatment for your beliefs or that the state co-sign your faith.

Cause shit has to exist even if it’s not on your immediate horizon. Is university preventing you from staying the entire year ? Do they rent out your room to someone else when you’re not around? Does law college turn into technical college when students go on break ? No ? Do staff and maintenance workers still need to get paid for the work they do ?

Here’s a radical idea - if you want to be a day scholar- do a program that allows that.

I am unsure if this was meant to be serious, but if it was, it is HIGHLY misleading. The attrition rates in Swati's team are higher ▮▮▮. No A0 that has joined Swati and Shashank's team in the last three years (and there have been at least 2 to join each year) has lasted a full year in the team. It has come to a point where the team has no associates left for work because they leave faster than they are able to replace them. Does one need to say any more than this?

Thank you for the long sermon. The reason it’s relevant to ask if NLU grads are contesting is because:

- They rarely get tickets, whereas elite university grads abroad get lots of opportunities and hold high office

- Post Menaka Guruswamy, a new bar has been set and NLU grads are now looking for tickets

Being in law school and being a first gen lawyer, I've observed that there are types of first gen.
Primarily those who are actually completely first gen and have no well established advocates in their family, while on the other hand there are also first gens whose parents are not lawyers but they have one of their blood relatives as a well established advocate and even if they enter litigation, they will get the benefits of a 2nd gen.

P.S. - One of my batchmates relative is standing cousel for government in gujarat high court. He claims to be first gen like me but he has done his internships since 1st year under top notch adovcates and even 1 High court judge.

Welp guess life is unfair and unfairer in law school.

If I feel underpaid, there is nowhere else in India I can move to because all the law firm lalas collude on compensation.

If I start a new law firm, the lalas with their 500 lawyer firms can afford to undercut rates & quotes of my 10 lawyer firm in the race to bottom. They can cross subsidise non profitable rates, my boutique firm cannot. This will eventually limit my scale or drive me out of business.

I cannot move to SG or HK overnight because I'm not qualified there. Obviously, moving abroad is much more lucrative and desirable, hence, Indian lawyers are making beeline for those jobs.

SG and HK jobs are lucrative and desirable precisely because SG and HK are hyper competitive free markets. Legal services in India is not a competitive market with all its collusion and barriers to entry.

I never understood logic of those fundraisers for moots. It's not a necessity that you have to do it, if you don't have means then don't do it. There are decent moots in india as well. And it's not like college are not bearing any cost at all- then also people go on social media asking for financial support.

The work is fairly diverse, with a strong focus on technology law litigation, including high-stakes matters for major social media intermediaries. In addition, the team handles APTEL matters, arbitrations, PNGRB proceedings, civil suits, NCLT work, select Supreme Court civil appeals, and other commercial and regulatory litigation.

On the point about repetitive work: allocation depends on skill, reliability, and performance. Those demonstrating capability are entrusted with more substantive technology law and complex litigation work. At the same time, broader exposure is available depending on team requirements and individual ability.

In terms of mentorship and team culture, the environment is professional, collaborative, and hands-on. For the most accurate perspective, it is advisable to speak with current team members.

As far as PPOs are concerned, the process is aligned with the firm’s standard policy. Internships are routed through HR, and PPOs depend on performance, availability, and team requirements.

Work allocation is driven by client needs, timelines, and competence. Different team members lead matters based on the nature of the task and their experience.

See, that's the problem with boomers- you think we have problems with doing work. We don't have a problem with work but the toxic conditions around it- shouting/misbehaving with juniors, fake deadlines/urgency, not allocating work till last minute even though it came to you a week ago, the mindset to always be "available", even on holidays (like we are some IAS officers whose unavailability on their paid leave will fuck the country up), etc....to name a few. I hope you reflect on this and become a better senior. Anyways Gen Z won't buy the shit you guys were put through, so by carrot or stick, you will have to change.

An university charges lakhs annually, but in reality, campus life runs for about 8 months, and with online exams available, most students leave early bringing actual stay closer to 6 months or less. If students aren’t on campus for a large part of the year, why are full accommodation and related charges still being applied?

### Do law students actually get taken seriously in tax, or is it dominated by CA/CS folks?

Where should one even begin litigation or advisory? And in cities like Delhi/Jaipur, are there firms/chambers that genuinely take law interns for tax work?

Would appreciate any guidance from people in the field.

I'm talking about people posted in Delhi working for FAANG, Microsoft, X etc.. Been looking at such profiles. Quite posh -- Welhams, Campion or their equivalent in different cities. And everyone seems do have an LLM or MPP from abroad. Often either an NLU/Jindal law degree before that, else Stephen's/Ashoka types.

This the typical profile? Also, what's the pay like?

From a T1 college with decent grades and profile (have good internships). I would most likely join a different practice area, but is there still a possibility of joining a T1/T2 M&A /corp team somewhere down the line?? My heart is not fully in the current practice area being alloted and also the pay is super low so I am not interested in pursuing this path. Any suggestions on how I can quicky to pivot to m&a/gen corp???

4 day NLSIU SIAC Arbitration Course v 1 month Internship at India International Arbitration Centre. Which one is better from a career point of view (i.e which one would law firms prefer to see on your CV).

Can all the kind people here give honest review. I have been selected for both and they are on overlapping dates. Idk which one to choose

mods remove the contested mark

https://www.barandbench.com/news/corporate/jsa-snaps-up-three-cms-induslaw-corporate-partners

I am fourth year student at T2 NLU and scheduled to intern with Trilegal for June. Looking for a suitable accommodation near the office. If anyone has previously interned or is currently working there and living in a PG Nearby, would appreciate any leads.
Also suitable lunch options while interning there.

Ok and ik I'll get a lot of hate but someone has to say it. A lot of teams making it to the int rounds of moots. While all of them are deserving no doubt, not all of these students require funding. How can I say this? 2 friends from my circle had gone last year to Germany - came back with enormous shopping bags with an all funded trip sponsored by the alumna. Probably doesn't take a hit on pockets of the alumni so it isn't a issue issue per se, but we're talking about kids who can easily get it funded from their families taking advantage of a system only so that they can use those funds for shopping and what not? Again as I said, maybe not my place to say anything given that I've never made it to int rounds (never participated in an int moot) - but just from an moral a discussion is needed, correct?

There is no need to be dense. Global law firms follow rule of thirds in competitive markets. From the billing, one-third for lawyer's compensation, one-third for overhead expenses (your rent, electricity bill, office supplies), and one-third for firm profit (partner bringing in the client).

Indian lala firms do 1/4 or 1/10 or 1/20 or whatever. Consequently, Indian firm lawyers are seriously underpaid as a percentage of revenue generated compared to their counterparts in say Singapore or Hong Kong. Singapore and Hong Kong don't restrict foreign law firms now, do they?

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https://x.com/IndiaToday/status/2041374925970440650

According to Wikipedia, the TMC got around 2.9 crore votes and the BJP around 2.3 crore votes last time: so a difference of about 60 lakh votes.

Not being dense here. Just being direct. If you really think you're underpaid, just move where you think you are paid as per your worth, don't crib. You think Singapore and Hong Kong firms pay more, go ahead and get in there. And rule of 3 works on a team level and includes a lot of other costs, including partner costs, in the base cost. Doesn't work in the simplistic manner you think it works. And definitely, the point about opening your own shop remains open. Go ahead, do it. Pay what you think everyone deserves or give a response to that, instead of whataboutery.