Never worked in his Chamber but have briefed him many times. He is a gem of a human being (I've known him for over 15 years). He really is also very pleasant and at the same time hard working and superbly prepared for every conference. His juniors also are nice to work with and I've always had positive vibes when interacting with all of them.

So in summary, go for it if you have an offer :)

Exactly! Please don’t listen to this advice of not sending introductory message. You can customise/personalise it and you’ll get great responses. It’s very helpful for the person you are approaching as well, they know exactly what you are looking for and will lead to a faster reply and accepting of req.

Avi's team has amazing buddies - kp,pm, hg,rm,jk . Who take out time and explain the proposition and the assignment in general. They give proper inputs on the work done and constructive feedback. It's an amazing learning experience and fun to intern with this team! As I have heard from other interns the team is inclusive and takes interns along for team outings

Echoes at tier 1 NLUs, where most join CAM, SAM and the like? Are students taking left-wing human rights electives for easy credit and grade inflation?

....

"The most popular major at Harvard, Yale, and many other supposedly leftist universities is economics—not exactly the subject of choice for aspiring anti-capitalists. At the University of Pennsylvania, 50 percent of graduating students take jobs in finance or consulting. The figures at other Ivies aren’t much lower. If these institutions are trying to produce Marxists, they are failing spectacularly. ... And who would now say that decolonization is a metaphor? Certainly not the professor who will show up to class on Monday and teach decolonial theory to bored economics majors in need of one last humanities credit before they head off to McKinsey & Company"

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Sleeping, partying with clients maybe. Have seen some partners under heat from firms bootlicking clients, GC etc. Sometime in transactions where you thrash the opposite left, right and center then the loosing client may approach you for future purposes. But to be honest, everyone wants to work with a confidant, so reference and stuff like that also helps. Then, the business development team of the firm works day and night sending legal memorandum, articles and responses to companies which are prepared by associates and partners. But to be honest, big names in the field brings big clients. Everything works on reference and source.

You’re failing reading comprehension. No one said Gandhi Nehru and Ambedkar has the same views- one did say all of them were fiercely patriotic- do you disagree? . That kind of wilful condescension is typical of the nlu brat who hasn’t been in a trade union meeting in his entire life. As is the gross identitarianism. Identitarianism is not leftist. It’s the thing that breaks class solidarity. It’s a thing that allows the bourgeoisie to claim they are oppressed too. “Mainlander” “Savarna” - what assumptions. What is the mainland if you’re in India ? You’re from Lakshadweep or Andaman Nicobar is it ? And I’m not Savarna. But why would my opinion be less valid if it was ?

I’m happy to learn more and change my mind over time - are you? Being on the left does not mean moral relativism. If you base your values on the identities of the people who told you what to believe instead of a searing unflinching search for the truth - what are those values really?

We don’t elect a higher class or priest’s on the left - that includes Supreme Court judges , activists , trans people, Dalit people , or anyone else. We work together to find the truth.

Your kind of religious thinking would very much make you a bhakt.

i guess you don't know how to read.

i nowhere stated you should blindly trust anyone.

if you had basic comprehension skills you would know my comment literally asked for people to look at the past records of the people before believing them.

you should look at history, objective facts and geopolitical alliance before forming an opinion.

Neither. The best for judiciary prep is am old-fashioned TLC. They will allow you to miss classes and pass you easily, so you can prepare over 5 years during your BALLB. A full 5 years of prep puts you at an advantage over even NLU toppers. The list of shortlisted judicial service candidates throughout India is a testament to this: 90% are TLC products. I know someone who regretted dropping out of AMU and joining an NLU for this reason.

Do people not know that Hamas literally builds its headquarters beneath hospitals ? It’s Hamas putting these people in danger no ?

Also do people not understand media literacy and the fog of war ? There’s like 24/7 posts about how Israel is evil on my time line from folks in America and some over here - they’re just clearly buying propaganda instead of waiting for any news to be authenticated.

Please go for it. As a dispute lawyers for PSU, you will directly engage/interact with senior counsels and law firm partners. Don't leave any opportunity that you get. One place will take you to other and you no never know 10 years down the line you will be helping young lawyers as a partner in their career pursuit. Have enough experience to advise you on this. All the best. Let us know about your journey.

NLUD: 100% T1 job offers, 6 Training Contract offers, about 30% of the batch will crack judiciary and/or UPSC, 2-3 people starting their own start-ups that will surely grow over the years, 6-7 going for top policy jobs like Vidhi, 2 will be working with MPs. 9 foreign LLMs with full scholarships.

I mean can you really blame them ? If you support a terrorist organisation because you didn’t bother to read a book about this- and went off of some mistaken comparisons to racial or religious oppression - Jews shouldn’t have to work with or hire someone like that. They’re the ones in the law firms and they shouldn’t have to have a hostile work environment.

Try inhouse buddy, you will learn gradually and will be able to enjoy your work life balance. But since the work timing is fixed, don't expect to have a learning like law firm lawyers. Law is all about who is putting more hours and I guess that's reality of everything we do. More hours more learning. Prioritize of what you want in life and try figuring out jobs which align to your priorities. Law firms small, mid or big have the same culture. All the best.

TCS is becoming a school nowadays. This is nothing, in Muthoot (Corporate Office) you have this morning prayer which is basically praying and thanking Founders of the company for creating the company and ultimately bringing food on your table. Extreme level of labour law violations like mandatory requirement of bond of 1 year and in lieu of that 2 months salary, 1 off every month. Due to rising demands of jobs, inko lagne lga hai ye bhagwan hai.

It is indeed a privilege demand. Linkedin is not Instagram where only known or related people will follow you. It's main purpose is to allow professional connect on a social media platform. In private sector, the only way you can keep yourself updated about jobs and actually get job is through these platforms. And maybe the person is connecting with you so that he can reach out to people who are similarly placed like you. I connected with all legal heads and partners of the law firm, and till now all the jobs that I got whether in-house or law firms, is through connecting them and messaging them about my interest. Government job thodi hai jo advertisment niklegi, that is why there are comments like CFBR, ++ and etc so that all professionals who are not socially connected can reach out to such jobs. And except few like you, nobody bothers to read introduction because everyone knows it is a template introduction. Yes, in case I get requests who are not even remotely connected with Law and HR, I just ignore it. Students and readers at LI, please don't bother yourself by writing introduction, you can simply connect with individuals. Har tarah k insaan hai Linkedin per, kuch rant karte rahengey kuch apko apki manjil tk phocha dngey.

(P.S: Worked in litigation, corporates, law firms and got all the opportunities by randomly connecting with people and expanding my social circle on Linkedin).

I happen to have seen the list before it was taken down. Some of you may be wondering if Indian law grads doing LLMs at Harvard are on it. I am not going to comment on that, but let me just advise people looking to work in the US to be very careful about signing such petitions IF they aspire to work in the corporate law field. People sign pro-Kashmir/pro-Khalistan/anti-India petitions all the time without consequence, but remember that the Jewish community is more united and influential than the Hindu community. Sign pro-Palestine/anti-Israel petitions ONLY if you do not desire to work in the corporate law field.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/us/harvard-students-israel-hamas-doxxing.html

“It’s ironic that students on the campus where Facebook was invented are shocked that their names are publicly available,” Adam Guillette, president of Accuracy in Media, said. “We’re merely amplifying their message.” The group is not done. It has purchased domain names for Harvard students associated with the letter and is setting up individual websites for them. Each site will call for the university to punish the students. Students’ names were also exposed last week through a website featuring a “College Terror List, a Helpful Guide for Employers” compiled by Maxwell Meyer, a 2022 Stanford graduate. Mr. Meyer, 23, said in an interview that his information had come from public sources and tips sent to an email address. He said he had no affiliation with Accuracy in Media. His website was removed by Google and Notion, the note-taking app where it was displayed, Mr. Meyer said. (The students said alumni had helped remove it.) But other sites have picked up the list and passed it around.Mr. Meyer said that as a former editor of the conservative Stanford Review, he was a defender of free speech. “At one point, I defended critics of Israel against what I called right-wing cancel culture,” he said. But “if you’re a member of an organization that advocates terrorism in your name, you aren’t just a sitting duck, you’re a person with agency,” he said. “You can say, ‘I disavow this.’ These are Harvard students we’re talking about. They need to be held to a higher standard.” Bill Ackman, the hedge fund billionaire and Harvard alumnus, wrote on social media that the names of students should be circulated, to avoid “inadvertently” hiring them. His more than 800,000 followers boosted Mr. Meyer’s website, and led dozens of chief executives to ask for the list, Mr. Meyer said. In another social media post, Mr. Ackman said he was “100% in support of free speech.” But, he added, “one should be prepared to stand up and be personally accountable for his or her views.”

Trusting Biden on Israel's defense is like trusting Iran on Hamas's defense.

There's no way he would blame them, he would perjure himself and say whatever shit bibi tells him, the beheaded kids things is a case in point.

He was second in command when when US bombed schools, hospitals and marriage halls in Afghanistan, it's not like he is some humanitarian.

Its sheer stupidity, they want you to come to office on 20-30% of the days of your internship. That too not in one chunk, you should primarily work from home but be available to come to office for 1-2 days in a week. While you are required to be available to come to office, there is no guarantee that they will call you.

Clifford Chance and Freshfields hired from NUJS 2023 batch. For most firms, you can apply in your final year (as you're considered a non-law student because the Indian degree is not a UK qualifying law degree). A few firms allow penultimate year non-law students to apply too, research on those specifically. Also learn how to spell the names of the firms (ideally before you apply to them) - it's Baker McKenzie.

The number of downvotes indicate how hated you will be as a professional. Not everyone shares your level of thought. Just because you have a problem with someone being ambitious and rightfully passionate doesn’t give you the right to call normal people out. Start controlling your frustration.

How is this privileged demand lol? You are accusing OP of posting all that without even knowing them. Its basic problem that everyone is facing that law students send incessant requests and demand for help on LinkedIn.

Everyone is more than happy to help you if you have a specific request or want guidance based on someone’s journey but just connecting with random people just because they have work at fancy places is unhelpful for everyone. There is a follow option if you want to just stay in touch with their activities.

Connect with people if you want to get mentorship/guidance or help for something (something reasonable) and send a personalised message if you are sending a connection request, it will help your cause.

Israel govt handles tweeted about attacking the hospital which they later deleted after severe backlash and started claiming it was Hamas's missile.

They have been claiming Hamas is operating tunnels inside hospital as a pretext to attack the said hospital.

They attacked the hospital before Biden visit because they knew there will be some sort of ceasefire after that and it was their last opportunity to get a pound of flesh.

And finally Biden is not Raja Harishchandra, there is no reason any of us should believe anything he says, he is senile, not in control of his facilities, he makes statements that are later clarified by White House.

Funny how you are asking people not to make posts and fact check but your source of information is literally a US President. Learn from history, they regularly commit war crimes, support ethnic cleansing, prop of terrorists lie about it and when 20-30 years have passed they release documents stating that all of the things they were accused of were true.

And lastly people know about possible repercussions, it might be difficult for you to believe but there are still some people who are against oppression even if it comes at a cost.

It sounds like you want to do a specialised LLM which is actually a good way to understand a new field. If you feel confident about scholarships and loans, most of the top US law schools offer LLMs that will teach you what you need. You could do cheaper versions in Europe or the UK but they are not as good at tech law. The online courses are frankly bullshit. No one who is really good at this would be doing that nonsense for a living.

and we should trust the same guy who said he saw photos of beheaded babies and later white house clarified he hasn't seen any photos but made the statement after talking to nethnyu.

support whoever you want but trusting US president is a stupid move.

do you think he would accept that Israel bombed the hospital even if he had irrefutable proof of it? I certainly don't.

you are simping for the same US empire that considered Nelson Mandela a terrorist till 2008.

they are not the good guys my man.

My query never asked for law firm details. There is ample information on teams and their work profiles on the internet. :)

Like you mentioned, I want to know the scope and variety of work in this field. Should one focus on just one area, say privacy, or everything under the Sun? From emerging tech to e-commerce and more?

Are there any good quality online courses that are recommended for professionals? I think those may help me at least understand the field in a more structured manner.

I'll solve your problem for you.

Left ≠ Woke

Left ≠ China and North Korea

Left ≠ Stalin, Pol Pot, Mao and Xi Jinping

Left = Ambedkar

Left = Nehru

Left = Gandhi

Left = Tagore

Left = Lincoln

Left = Martin Luther King

Left = Mandela

Left = Amartya Sen

Left = Einstein

Left = Malala

Left = Greta

He mentioned these and I feel he is right. Did any politician graduate from these institutions and made a good name? No derogatory answers please

Just check the intro here: - https://youtu.be/Va0k4FkMeBM?si=U7EfAxK1XVXrdCn2

Not a very good idea because of the poor ROI involved. If you cannot afford it without a loan, then you are better off using that time to upskill yourself here in many ways that will involve much less money, including taking extra courses including tech-based courses, languages etc.

The coverage was good for nothing. I am a running student at RGNUL (penultimate year). Here it’s still stable. From what I have heard ‘only’ one person got a Tier-1 offer in 2024 batch (prolly) and that too via personal contacts at NUSRL. Just like CNLU the new batches are not that impressive. So it’s counter-productive to say the least.

And every tier-3 nlu has been boycotting some other classes for the past 2 years. The admin won’t budge. These universities are a dead end.

The plot thickens: former ASG and bigshot lawyer Atmaram Nadkarni now dragged in....

https://www.newslaundry.com/2023/10/18/mahua-moitras-jilted-ex-former-toi-columnist-lawyer-who-is-jai-anant-dehadrai

A source privy to the matter alleged that Dehadrai had stolen Henry’s toys, leash, and harness. Since Moitra would stay in Delhi for a few days in a month, she would ask Dehadrai to take care of the rottweiler, the source said. “In Mahua’s absence from Delhi, she would normally hand over Henry to Jai. Once when she returned, he refused to return Henry to her possibly because of his growing fondness,” the source said, adding that Moitra considers the dog her child.

...In the edited cigar photo, Dehadrai has been cropped out of the frame. And in another frame, Dehadrai is seen passing the cigar to Moitra. “Moitra is health conscious and does not smoke. Dehadrai handed over the cigar to her so that her cigar photo could be misused later,” claimed another source.

“It was the birthday of Dehadrai. It was hosted by senior advocate ANS Nadkarni at The Chambers at Taj Hotel as he had the membership,” said the source. The photos of the event show five people, including Dehadrai, Moitra and Nadkarni.

However, Nadkarni told Newslaundry that he “does not remember any party being hosted” by him. “Who told you I was there at the party? Did you see my photo there? Be a good journalist, do good journalism. Don’t get into all this rubbish… We are lawyers and host so many dinners. I don’t keep a tab on who is invited,” he said, refusing to comment on Dehadrai, saying a professional would not comment on another professional.

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After graduating from Pune University, Dehadrai pursued his masters in law from the University of Pennsylvania, according to hisLinkedIn profile. Since then, he worked under former Additional Solicitor General ANS Nadkarni as a chamber junior and was a counsel of the Goa government.

Courts can strike down the provision and direct the executive to make laws that conform with the right to equality among others. Instead of striking down SMA, the court could have given the executive time to frame laws and replace the SMA, thereby taking away the gendered law.

This is not just about SMA, almost all gender laws should be removed!

https://twitter.com/BhattRohin/status/1714518485575844337 Serious arguments between rising litigation star (GNLU/Harvard alum) Rohin Bhatt, key lawyer for the petitioners in the marriage equality matter, and Hamza Lakdawala (GLC/Bom HC) who asked for calm till experts/leading authorities have analysed the judgment. Rohin is advocating for democratic and diverse voices (new gen, NLU/Ivy educated) while Hamza is holding the fort for the old guard (GLC/Bombay bar/Oxbridge dons).

Interesting to see this dynamic playing out among elite litigation bars of India.

courts have made laws in past

vishakha guidelinesprocedure for appointment of election commissioner.

but the fact is courts should not make laws, they don't represent people, they have no accountability.

living in a country where courts make law is like living in a monarchy. They are not accountable, you can't question them (contempt of court), you can't remove them.

Please tell application timelines for vacation scheme applications for firms like Linklaters, Allen & Overy, HSF, Clifford Chance, etc. Also, how open are firms like Latham & Watkins, Baker Mckinsey, and Hogan Lovells to applications from Indian students?

Are there any vacation schemes I can apply after my 7/8th semester?

You got that right. The role of the judiciary is simple- to interpret the laws enacted by the parliament. The objective of the SMA was to allow inter-faith and to some extent inter-caste marriage as well and it has been designed in such a manner. It can either declare it unconstitutional and take us all the way back to 1947 or uphold its legality but even while doing so it cannot be extended to included queer couples by any stretch of imagination.

So there you are! I am begging all law students to verify facts before making inflammatory posts on social media or college WhatsApp groups. All our TLs/inboxes have been flooded with posts by people who did not check facts about the blast: from posts which support Hamas to posts by junior Akehursts lecturing on war crimes. Those making pro-Hamas posts especially: guys, please be careful because it may actually hurt you later when you apply for Rhodes/Gates or for foreign visas during your LLMs. Kindly also don't post on college WhatsApp groups please🙏🙏🙏

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67142031

Good

- excellent work life balance; weekends are respected; post 8 PM you are completely free

- coffee machine, green tea, milk tea

- ample time to learn things on own and do other things like read upon different laws etc from your desk in office

- [MOD NOTE: Bonus payment information contested as inaccurate] bonus 2 months- 4 months salary in a single tranch; have witnessed people getting even 6 months

- good offsite; attended one in Rishikesh this year

Not so good

[MOD NOTE: Payscale contested as inaccurate] - pay scale; pay here is monthly 50K-60K (Fresher); 60K-75K (1 Year Work Exp); 80K-90K (2 Year Work Exp) and so on; appears sub-standards from the industry standards where other T1 pay Freshers 125K-150K per month

- work flow is not that great; but honestly this is subjective, ▮▮▮

[MOD NOTE: Contested, the Mumbai office does have an HR] - mumbai office does not have a HR. Leave, complaints, etc. are managed by a single point of contact who happens to be a senior partner.

overall if i have to sum up

good lifestyle and peace of mind

not so good pay and learning