I mentioned this in another comment: GNLU is being unfairly targeted. Both the Insta page and LI forums have mentioned other law schools. It's just that the Guj HC took sun moto notice (which is good) and others did not, so GNLU is being shamed only because of a pro-active HC. Plus, people from a certain ideology are always out to attack Gujarat.

Please mention ALL NLUs, not just GNLU.

Top 10 law journals in India according to me:

1. National Law School Journal, NLSIU

2. Socio-Legal Review, NLSIU

3. National Law School of India Review, NLSIU

4. Indian Journal of Law & Technology, NLSIU

5. International Journal on Consumer Law and Practice, NLSIU

6. NLS Business Law Review, NLSIU

7. Jindal Global Law Review, JGLS

8. Trade, Law & Development, NLUJ

9. NUJS Law Review, NUJS

10. Journal of IP Rights, Govt of India

Easier said than done. Think about a 1st year coming from a rural area (with family having no connections) and fighting against a group of seniors who not only have contacts within the university but have their family members at some top political/admin posts. Had I been there, I don't think it'd have been easy to do so or even inform concerned authorities about it (knowing how they function).

I'll be honest, I have a lot of free time these days and I prefer writing one big comment instead of writing 4.

When you live in a residential university, you end up knowing people, and it turns out my assumption that you are from some local State University or low ranking private college was true.

As I said I'm not a PhD candidate, so I don't need to defend anything, especially to some underachiever, who couldn't secure admission to a good college not once, not twice but thrice.

Yes I know rml is a State University, I am also aware all NLUs are State Universities, turns out you are equally unable to read between the lines and the lines actual lines.

https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/harry-potter-actor-michael-gambon-who-played-professor-dumbledore-dies-4432408

Such a huge part of our childhood died today. Feeling so sad. 😢 The greatest principal of all. 🫡 Stood up to interference by the Ministry of Magic. How desperately we need such people heading our educational institutions today!

From what I heard, NLU VC salaries vary across NLUs, plus there are calculations like basic pay, variable pay, allowances etc. Apparently NLSIU pays its VC the most (around 3 lakhs a month), followed by NALSAR and NLUD (around 2.5 a month), followed by the rest (around 2 a month). Is this correct?

Also, will Sudhir's salary increase with the intake going up? Will it be structured like the salary of the JGLS VC? I heard that at JGLS the VC gets 1.5 crore a year plus a share of student fee earnings. Apparently 60% of the earnings are spent on the university, 25% given back to Naveen Jindal and his company (which has given money on the basis of a zero-interest loan rather than a donation), 10% kept in savings and 5% shared between the VC and senior management. Please correct me if I am wrong.

So if Sudhir is paid using this model, then perhaps 85% fee income can be spent on the university, 12% on savings and 3% given to him?

If you can demonstrate prior interest in the practice area through relevant internships and publications/moots, it shouldn’t be a problem.

And in case you are okay with it you can also add a line saying that you’re willing to do an assessment internship.

End of the day, luck does play a part since there are a lot of variables, like vacancies, mood of the partner when they open your email, etc.

Well, toppers at the best nlus are hardworking, and they like the law. They like having their brain being turned on. Even if you are the best recruit for a law firm in a year- you will still get bogged down by awful due diligence nonsense work. That doesnt turn anyones brain on. Why would someone with a legal education want to spend their time on that when they could spend their time researching and writing for supreme court opinions, researching and advocating for new laws/ legal reform, solving complex on the ground problems working in NGO or being among similarly academically motivated people and continuing to learn at an LLM?

Like these honestly people dont reject law firms because theyre too lazy to work there. Thats just the sentiment on here cause no one here has left the firm life, people in all of those careers also work very long hours- the work is just more interesting. these people also dont reject law firms because of some perceived toxicity- theres plenty of that in policy spaces/ academia/ whatever. The reason toppers reject law firms is because the work is uninteresting until you become a senior associate and thats much too much time to waste for a young lawyer. These are not folks that are easily motivated by money or clothing/ luxurious things- they like the law. They didnt come into it with materialistic aspirations to start with. why would they give in to them now?

DayZ didn't work out. I feel shit. Had everything, firm internships, moots, publications. Still didn't happen. Is this the end? I dont even know I want a corp job in long run, just wanted to get one. I feel like I'm finished and nothing will ever happen.

Last year, I was giving an interview for AO vac scheme. When that didn't work out, i thought day0 will work out. Now that it didn't, I'm not sure what to do. I've lost all my confidence.

Do things work out? Please tell me stories of things working out, I really need the hope.

I got internship confirmation from a certain tier 1 firm a month ago for mid Oct to mid Nov duration but today itself I got an email stating a the internship dates have been "updated", ranging from mid Oct to end Oct. Following that, I called up the firm's HR department, who informed that I can't join middle of the month in this manner, even though they had confirmed it before. After staying that I already booked travel and staying arrangements, they asked me to send my travel tickets to them. This entire saga is so anxiety inducing, can anyone here guide me what exactly to do in this situation?

These positions are coveted and many lawyers apply for them. So, you need to be lucky when you apply and it takes time for an oppurtunity to arise which you are able to capitalise on. It also helps to have a good looking resume.

When you get the interview, and if the business guys are taking your interview, then you should be able to speak about the business of the target entities half decently. It shows that you are a "business" lawyer (whatever that means) and if you are going from an in-house position, then you should know the broad financial numbers of your company, such as total revenue and EBIDTA, if possible.

Its just another way in which you are scammed to pay more fees. Ideally the clerkage amount should go to the clerk(s) but it does not. Imagine a Senior who charges 10 lakhs per appearance. Has 10 appearances a day. Thats a Crore. Now@10% clerkage the amount supposedly "going" to the clerk is...... multiple by 20 even.... man thats one rich clerk.

In reality- Not happening.

Hi friend - you never get over the imposter syndrome. Even senior partners go through this. You just need to learn to deal with it. Acknowledgement of the issue is a major step. But don't let it hold you back from doing things you want to. You'll realise you're already doing better. Even if not always.

One of my seniors (batch of 2019) was ragged in his first year. He beat the shit out of the bully five years senior to him, tore his t-shirt, and tied the blood-stained t-shirt on the door of his hostel room.

No one messed with him afterwards for the rest of 5 years.

BE LIKE HIM. GET THE F UP.

Thank You.

Law Firm Partners are not employees of the law firm as far as my understanding goes. The Partners, the Principal/Senior/Junior Associates, etc. are basically under retainership to the corporate entity of the Firm (Normal Partnership or LLP or Pvt. Ltd. Company). They are service providers and law firms are service recipients which pay professional fees as per the retainership agreement. This fees is not a fixed salary like something an employee receives, but a professional fee, that is fixed for the services they offer. The treatment of a law firm lawyer, however, is like an employee in terms of work function and hierarchy.

Regards to the registration with BCI, there is no such registration. You can only enroll/register with State Bar Councils. The BCI is a separate body formed with members, and it does not function like the State Bar Councils do in terms of enrollment of advocates. Reference:

http://www.barcouncilofindia.org/about/about-the-bar-council-of-india/

http://www.barcouncilofindia.org/about/enrolment-of-advocates/

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"Being processed" by the Saraf HR means your application is rejected but you wouldn't receive a reply ever.

Also the senior partner might have merely forwarded the CV without any recommendation, hence the HR was asked to actually assess the profile. Then rejection.

I'm saying this because i applied through a partner recommendation and got a confirmation in a day. Although it was useless, as saraf pretty much is a dead firm and not offering ppos etc.

Pls choose scam, trilegal, kco, not luthra and saraf or jsa

So, more negative press coverage coming up...

https://twitter.com/MythreyeeRamesh/status/1706589005268099468

I fully respect Quint's right to free speech, but why single out GNLU? Why not other NLUs? The Instagram page named many other NLUs too, while there have been documented cases involving NLSIU and NLUD students/alumni, reported in the media. I also sincerely hope Quint will not give it a political colour and make it an anti-Modi hitjob.

Hello everyone. Initially, I had applied for an internship with Saraf through the normal route and got rejected the very next day. Later, I cold emailed some senior partners of the firm, and one of them actually forwarded my application. I received a reply from HR mentioning that my application will be processed and they will revert back shortly. After two weeks, I sent a follow-up mail but got no reply. Now it's been more than a month since I received the mail, but I have received no further update. What should I do? Should I follow up again, or should I wait?

It's really easy to attract talent, improve your work environment. Also, the pay should be commensurate to the work extracted not the budget as per the desparate quote made by failing partners who can't stand their ground.

The TAT can't be yesterday always, you should respect your colleagues and more importantly provide them with adequate training not throw them in the deep end of the pool.

The link works for me but actually haven't been able to find it on Reddit. Are you sure you saw it there or was it in a private forum? Please share the Reddit link. Removing the link to the PDF for now, but have left a screenshot of the References section. It's an article about Lunar Geology.

First of all, kudos to the new moderators for moderating and allowing comments this quickly.

But unfortunately, this has led to a new problem where all relevant conversations are getting pushed down. Also, I understand that different people may find different topics interesting so you can’t arbitrarily censor some posts.

A bookmark feature would really help. Else I suppose I will have to open a Wordpress account so that people can follow my posts in one place.

But yes, great job with the moderation. I know it’s not easy reading through so much content.

A mail has been sent announcing that Sreejith has been given additional charge as Dean of of Strategy. So the people predicting Dipika as successor are wrong. I think Sreejith is clearly being groomed as a successor if Raj retires (though that will probably be 20 years away). I think it's the right decision, as Sreejith has a pleasant personality and is liked by students. Plus, he has a doctorate as well.

I just hope the race for a successor does result in an internal power struggle within the faculty.

@Kian, would it be possible to add in a bookmarking feature for conversations on the LI platform. Would really help individuals follow interested threads and help avoid the cumbersome search bar or scrolling. It just maybe would also help incentivise users to create profiles on the platform?

You are absolutely right and those mediocre people slow down the firm’s prospect anyway. But I think tier-1 nlu toppers are absolutely correct choosing respect and money over….only money lol.

Corporate law firms are cool but maybe our AZBs or CAMs need to learn from HSF or Skadden

He/she is right in a certain way. Maybe you are so myopic that you can’t figure out the fault in tier-2 nlus yet. Things have become classiest anyway after tier-3 nlus sucking miserably and it’s a domino effect now. Tier-2 job opportunities are minimal to say the least. Yes getting a seat maybe difficult in tier-2 nlu UR but the conditions are much better in Tier-1!

"Socialism" is an economic argument. Every political party supports socialism, except that they call it different names.

But, let's bite. What are your problems with socialism? And which political party has the same ideologies that you support? Would be nice if you gave some nuanced and substantive answers beyond "JNU bad lol, arts grads useless lol, taxpayers money lol".