Basically, the title. Especially when it comes to legal research, drafting notes, and briefing seniors.

Looking for tips on:

- -Structuring research efficiently
- -Avoiding superficial analysis
- -Making briefs more useful
- -Common mistakes interns should avoid
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Would really appreciate insights from interns who got callbacks/PPO offers on what actually stands out.

P.S. Requesting the moderators to publish this at the earliest—thank you!

What about the victims who will have to endure long term psychological scars? Why not give the raggers proportionate punishment that will follow them around for life as well? Honestly, I didn't know much about MNLU until today and don't have an awful lot of time to find out because of lack of knowledge relevance, but this has increased my respect somewhat for the university.

Don't worry, just brush up your Corp law concepts and you're good to go for your Day Zero interviews. Barring some law firms like CAM and SAM who only consider top 20-25 batch rankers you'll be able to sit for others.

You have Day Zero and Day One so just do your best. Inhouse is your safety valve if you fail to crack any of T1 firms at your Day Z.

Yes, casteism is very rampant at all of our top educational institutions. It's just more closeted in National Law Universities, people here want to keep a facade of being "liberal" and "modern" but most of them are closeted bigots/casteists/misogynists. They'll use derogatory terms in their small cliches where they feel open enough to use such terms.

Thank you for pointing this out. Mean Girls gangs of NLUs are the worst: horrible toxic aunties, like in those saas-bahu serials. If you are from a humble background, they will mock you for it. If you are from an elite background, they expect you to be friends with them (and if not, they will spread rumours).The worst is how they try to ship random people.

I am still haunted by an evil girl senior from my NLU, who is now in a law firm. You SUCK lady!

The BJP's chances of winning are just 10%. So no one cares about these questions and it will be status quo at NUJS.

Yes, if they do score a huge upset and win, there will be total chaos: the whole GC/EC and admin will be disrupted. But just 10% chance, so we aren't losing sleep. Equivalent of Netherlands defeating India in a cricket match (or India defeating Netherlands in a football match 🥲).

Thus, the focus for NUJS has to be to work within the existing setup. Maybe seek a meeting with Menaka Guruswamy and plead for more funds and support from the TMC.

3 weeks generally means that you won't have to give the presentation to the team and submit the research paper. This significantly reduces you chances for a call-back considering these are material criteria for offering PPOs ultimately.

I'd ask you to get in touch with your partner/HR and ask politely for a 4 week internship, if possible. If you've secured the internship on merit, it ideally shouldn't be impossible. There are some who also get a week extension during the internship, but these cases are few and far between.

This Firm ▮▮▮

Since 2025, ▮▮▮.

The Delhi office lit team seem to be in a better state since they have younger partners ▮▮▮. In general though, Tuli suffers due to a lack of skilled associates and is extremely top heavy. Your hours will get eaten by your seniors because they need to meet their targets ▮▮▮

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Nope, this is definitely not the case with other teams !! Presume this partner is a super-narcissistic individual who is not a parent.

Tell your partner that you are entering the critical third trimester phase, and you cannot work these hours and you will need support in terms of more juniors. And remind him/her that you will be leaving in a month for delivery and transition is to be done. Put this on email !!!!

If your partner still doesnt understand, tell your partner that you will have to advance your leave on account of complications. Keep the HR in loop as well.

As you will be aware - this phase is extremely critical for the health of your baby. Any emotional or physical stress will have lifelong consequences.

The way you refer to your vice chancellor is disgusting. Though I don't like the guy at all, he is far more senior, more qualified, and better behaved person than you are. Your behaviour goes to show why capable people avoid this university these days. Who wants students like you who lack in basic manners and decency? Bodyshaming and name-calling don't go hand in hand with education or saviour complex.

I am the original commentator to whom you have responded. I happen to be from Bengal. Most of the discussion and conjecture are taking place among people from outside Bengal, courtesy stooges posing as mainstream media. People living in Bengal can take care of their own problems, no need for outsiders to display saviour complex.

As a Bengali, thank you for saying this. Only Bengalis (that too, only the ones living in Bengal itself) and non-Bengalis living in Bengal seem to have time for this. Everyone else actually has some work in life. Clearly shows you what type of environment Bengal is. It is where individual effort, entrepreneurial spirit, the hunger to succeed... all go to die.

Didn't exactly mean ▮▮▮. But you are being a ▮▮▮ so figure it out what I meant by rotten/rotting head(s) and slapgate having no consequential accountability.

Suffering process as punishment isn't an option. But to institutionalise entrenchment of the same whereby the ecosystem supports alleged perps to audaciously get away while the SJA keeps padding up individual CV is something that should be called out more loudly and consistently till change is riveted into the system.

Heard that one of the partners in ▮▮▮ team is moving along with a PA and is having under the table conversations with some associates to take with him. Can anyone from the team confirm. I have interned in this team before and would like to apply whereever the split faction goes.

Recording the ED’s stand, the court noted that the agency did not oppose the plea in view of Chandel’s “voluntary and purposeful cooperation” during the investigation. However, the central agency sought conditions, and the court directed Chandel not to tamper with evidence or influence witnesses.

“In view of the voluntary and purposeful cooperation extended by Vinesh Chandel during the investigation and without prejudice to the rights and contention of ED, ED is not opposing the present bail application," the central agency told the court.

https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/law-news/story/i-pac-co-founder-vinesh-chandel-bail-delhi-patiala-house-court-ed-enforcement-money-laundering-trinamool-2903604-2026-04-30

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And this happens just shortly before the Bengal election results are declared??

REGARDING THE FAREWELL EMAIL BY VC

This VC ▮▮▮. Writing such a demeaning email towards both the SBA and Batch26 is a shame and tells a lot why this university doesn't progress. Because People at the top have such thinking.

Will this VC have guts to reply if we ask him what he has done. What's his report of the year? He's easily assessing the student community for everything (which honestly no one asked him for) but will he able to let us assess him. NO! #removeVCV

Honestly go for it. ISB has PGP Pro/Max, JBIMS has a weekend one (which a couple of my colleagues did). Avoid PGPX courses, they are residential. It will equip you with a wide variety of skills, allow networking, and give you a genuine perspective you didn't have before. But places like ISB are relatively tougher to get into.

Disclaimer: Am currently a PGP student at ISB

The work and kind of people.

- Work: The work we do is repetitive. My SA mostly does the same work as me, just with higher accountability. I do not want to be pigeonholed into reviewing documents throughout my career.

- People: The people are unnecessarily problematic and controlling. I have friends across other tier-1 firms, and even if my team may be relatively better, I still find it hard to tolerate.

Saw the recent poat from chako on hiring a k&s guy for IP & TMT practice. Was wondering if there's any IP team at SRL? If so, can someone spill the beans on work culture in general and hiring in patents team, if there's any? I am 11y PQE with hardcore patents experience - wondering from future job prospects. Would appreciate helpful responses. Thanks!

There's no trauma, just opportunism shown by the complicit majority. Which is why most of those 'traumatised' people didn't even turn up for the condolence ceremony, grief counseling etc. (not by admin but by students). If you've genuinely faced trauma, then the comment isn't dictated towards you at all. Most did not. Moreover, trauma didn't prevent people from going to vacations, interning. Nor was it an excuse not to attend classes or pay fees but still demand to sit for the exams. Even before ▮▮▮ many were negotiating to get the debarred list withdrawn. Grief indeed!

Hnlu admin stepped to a new low -sending an " year end note" mail to all batches literally saying: "you may now better appreciate" our governance, because everything which was put forth by students was "impractical" "imaginary" "impossible to execute"!!!

SERIOUSLY??????

I don't understand which part was impractical here?

Asking better water and food quality so that half of the students do not get admitted to hospital? or Seeking nurse's assistant after 5:30 pm or just ice for treating wounds when uni claims to ensure 24 hour medical support via nurse? or Asking for faculties who actually knows to teach, or discussion rooms for students? or Asking for merely permission to let's 3+ member team do international moot (without funds of the 'extra' member and minimal namesake fund for the 3 member btw). Or to ensure less arbitrariness in marking by incompetent panel of faculties, seeking mid sem instead for moot court exercise of 25 marks filled with numerous loopholes??

Wt! was unreasonable here ?

This is not even half of the practical reasonable demands which have been left unheard by admin.

Even in the so called "discussion" with admin, it is a well known fact that VC is the only one who speaks non stop for like 3/4th part of meeting and then when it comes to students to seek practical things to be done, they are being shouted upon by registrar and other deans.

The sheer miserable state of affairs.

And the point that students can't even do anything here. As admin possess arbitrary power enough to take down whole career of a students in uni merely by putting proto on some antu jhantu cause.

They have had summoned students for proto and punished them merely coz they filed RTI to know something about University.

At this point, alums needs step in to do something. Please save hnlu. It's my humble request to hold uni accountable and not let it's arbitrary power go on. Please!!

Guys do you all know what's the new low of hnlu admin ? -sending an " year end note" mail to all batches literally saying: "you may now better appreciate" our governance, because everything which was put forth by students was "impractical" "imaginary" "impossible to execute"!!!

SERIOUSLY??????

I don't understand which part was impractical?

Just tell me honestly, what's was non-executable here ? Asking better water and food quality so that half of the students do not get admitted to hospital? or Seeking nurse's assistant after 5:30 pm or just ice for treating wounds when uni claims to ensure 24 hour medical support via nurse? or Asking for faculties who actually knows to teach, or discussion rooms for students? or Asking for merely permission to let's 3+ member team do international moot (without funds of the 'extra' member and minimal namesake fund for the 3 member btw). Or to ensure less arbitrariness in marking by incompetent panel of faculties, seeking mid sem instead for moot court exercise of 25 marks filled with numerous loopholes??

Wt! was unreasonable here ?

This is not even half of the practical reasonable demands which have been left unheard by admin.

Even in the so called "discussion" with admin, it is a well known fact that VC is the only one who speaks non stop for like 3/4th part of meeting and then when it comes to students to seek practical things to be done, they are being shouted upon by registrar and other deans.

The sheer miserable state of affairs.

And the point that students can't even do anything here. As admin possess arbitrary power enough to take down whole career of a students in uni merely by putting proto on some antu jhantu cause.

They have even summoned students for proto and punished them merely coz they filed RTI to know something about University.

At this point only alums can really step in to do something. Please save hnlu. It's my humble request to hold uni accountable and not let it's arbitrary power go on. Please!!

This is the mail the vice chancellor sent today to all batches. Almost engaging atp. On another note, all international moots now require a "special administrative approval" to form a larger team. They are just fcking with us at this point. The academic calendar is just to suit their own interest, disregarding our internship schedules. The moot clinic is still here. The VC and his ▮▮▮ minions think that all the moot wins is because of that sham of a moot clinic they have introduced. Wake up. Wake up administration before you face a full fledged protest, which is not a very remote possibility now.

"Dear Members of the Student Bar Association (2025–2026) and outgoing batch of 2026 of UG & PG,

As the academic year has ended this week, it is both appropriate and instructive to reflect upon the tenure of the outgoing Student Bar Association/ batch of 2026 one marked, without doubt, by ambition in articulation and enthusiasm in projection.

The Association’s engagement with “macro-level analysis” and its professed foresight on a wide spectrum of institutional issues has been, at the very least, noteworthy. One must acknowledge the consistency with which large-scale visions were presented, even if their translation into measurable outcomes occasionally remained… aspirational.

It is equally pertinent to note that, despite repeated assurances of maintaining decorum in the campus and at University functions, the year witnessed unfortunate instances of indiscipline among constituents. The expectation that SBA leadership would effectively regulate such conduct appears to have been an evolving objective rather than an achieved standard.

From the administration’s perspective, there has never been any hesitation in encouraging innovation or new propositions. However, as you may now better appreciate, governance requires not only imagination but also a careful calibration of feasibility, legal constraints, institutional discipline, and, importantly, the confidence of parents who entrust us with their wards.

The numerous meetings held over the year, along with discussions on deliverables, reflect a sustained engagement particularly on those issues that could withstand the test of practical implementation. The pursuit of other, more ambitious promises continues to remain an instructive exercise in understanding the gap between intent and execution.

As your mentors and administrators, we consider such experiences as integral to leadership learning.

On a concluding note, we extend our very best wishes to the outgoing team and to all the outgoing batch of students. May you carry forward not only the zeal to envision change around you, but also the wisdom to implement it with responsibility, discipline, and foresight.

Wishing you all good health, meaningful opportunities, and enduring success. Not just the last five years but always HNLU will be your emotional space even at a distance.

Yours affectionately,

Vice Chancellor"

I want to preface this by saying I am so sorry that you are going through this, and wishing you all the strength and power in the world. That being said, I don't fully concur with the advice that you should file a complaint unless you are positive that you want this to be a public part of your life.

In an ideal world, of course you should be able to seek help, but in reality, this is likely to entail a lot of gaslighting, nitpicking your every word, slut shaming and little to no recourse. Needless to say, I do not condone any of this, and wish the world wasn't this unfair.

By all means, get a rape kit test if you want to keep your options open, and most certainly get started on treatment to reduce the risk of STDs, but don't rush into filing a complaint unless you are certain. Solely to protect your peace, you may want to consider speaking to a good therapist about this.

No one has supported these people and there is consistently across all batches and alumni that what happened shouldn’t have happened. But the punishment is far harsher, excessive and disproportionate than what transpired. No one was hit or hurt, but since the matter was escalated to UGC the university just took the harshest path possible. All people are asking for (including the complainants) is some leniency in the order so it accurately reflects what actually happened. Please don’t talk so casually about people’s futures on a public platform.

This analysis is very helpful, thanks. I had a few follow-up questions: you’re practicing law under the reciprocity arrangement then, right? Are there any restrictions that you have to follow - certain matters that you can or cannot do? And do you need to pay the amount specified under the new Bar Council Rules for foreign lawyers?

You can keep couching it the way you like, the fact remains that it was a blatant disrespect to the memory of a student whom most of you didn't even know that well, butv whose death used to get out of jams like debarment list and unpreparedness for exams. There have been students who immediately left for vacations after the exams were made optional and then were those who chose to exercise their opt-out after seeing the question paper.

Hi everyone,

I’m a PA at a tier 1 law firm and currently in the last phase of my pregnancy (due in about 1–2 months). Based on my doctor’s advice, I’ve been working from home due to certain medical risks.

However, the situation at work has been quite difficult. Despite my condition, I’m constantly being made to feel redundant by my partner, and there is an expectation to continue handling deliverables with the same intensity—including pulling all-nighters. There is also frequent yelling and an insistence on being available virtually 24x7.

This has been extremely distressing, both physically and mentally.

I have tried addressing this internally, but there hasn’t been any meaningful change in behaviour.

I wanted to understand from others in the community:

- a. Is this kind of expectation normal in similar situations?
- b. How have firms generally dealt with maternity-related accommodations?
- Would it make sense to escalate this externally (for instance, to the Bar Council), or are there better ways to handle this?

c. Would really appreciate any perspectives or experiences—especially from those who may have gone through something similar.

Thanks in advance.

Hi

I am a corporate lawyer mainly experience general corporate and banking experience. I have experience of law firms and now working as an inhouse counsel with an india conglomerate.

I am planning to pursue MBA on weekends from a IIM/or any other good college while working. Please give your opinion on it.

Thanks

I know a girl who joined a T1 back then and slept with a fresher during the out-of-station induction itself.

Some freshers came back from the induction weirded out by her behaviour, as she was not very subtle about it.

Unbothered, she had a series of flings in office across teams; she had married male partners texting her at night.

At one point she hated what were termed as "uncle" clients; she then learnt the game, and now she knows how to feed them.

She knew what she was doing all along. I personally hated watching it, but I definitely had my eyes open to how it was normalised.

Some play the game. You don't want to. You have my respect. I get the weirdness, but you're also not "all" women. Don't be a misandrist.

I know it is one of the most sought after non-lit firms in Mumbai, offers great learning and (hopefully) earning opportunities. I gave the 4 names above as I am roughly aware of some merger/ JV-kinda thing but I'm not sure. Can someone please help me with details on the following:

1. Work timings for A0.

2. Pay Scale

3. Is there any reservation as to hiring people from Bombay over ones from outside Bombay?

It may be trollish, but post this: if you even find a POSH Comm., etc., & report, blv me, the entire industry will make you unemployable for the rest of your life.

Be what you are.Do best in your job.Learn.Repeat.Revise.Then keep switching.Do not make your job your life.People will stare, they may even approach.If you're uncomfortable with those overtures, just tell them plainly.

And as far as husband aspect is concerned, gurl, he'll definitely.he's a man, & that's in his genes.if yku are 'really' concerned, marry a house-husband, & take care of your family's expenses.

Hey everyone,

I’m a final-year law student from an tier 2 NLU, about to graduate soon. Even with a decent rank, some publications, and a tier-1 internship under my belt, I haven’t been able to land a job yet. My family is dealing with a lot of debt right now, and I’ve also taken a student loan to finish my studies. A job at this point would really change things for me and help take some pressure off at home.

If any of you know of any openings in law firms, corporate teams, or even litigation chambers where someone like me could actually get a fair chance, I’d be really grateful if you could refer me or just point me in the right direction. I’m open to doing an assessment internship where I can be seriously considered for the job.

If nothing works out, I’ll probably have to shift fully towards preparing for government exams. Honestly, this feels like my last real shot at making things work.

Its actually better to go after day zero when people are desperate for jobs. Honestly for the BO'27, a lot of deserving candidates would be left out after day zero. The market is extremely bad. Top and mid-high rankers will not apply if these boutiques and T2s go before day zero.

More than the guys, the girls in my college have made me (and many others like me) very shitty and unsafe. The 4th and 5th year girl groups in particular are extremely mean and belittling towards me because of my weight, caste, accent and dressing sense. They often commented on it and giggled continuously whenever I was around in corridors, only to stop and give me fake smiles when I turned around. It got to the point that I was crying constantly and having anxiety attacks whenever I spotted them.

It didn’t even register as bullying at first, but now that it has I hate seeing these people going towards a happy future. If all this sounds similar to something you’ve been doing to others, YOU’RE A BULLY. NOTHING ELSE. Know that you’re horrible human beings. For all your feminist stances, you’re absolute assholes to your juniors and other girls. No matter how much you pretend, you’re not allies and are complicit in making women in your surroundings feel unsafe and inadequate. You are the kind of people who use feminism as a shield to get away with your shitty behaviour because you know no one would call you out. I wish the worst on you.

This is hardly the head's fault if the students including the victim choose not to bring the matter up to the administration. If they have already done so, then yes, IC proceedings do take time to finish. The perpetrator may graduate by then. That's how law works. If you don't like it, then lobby to change it.