It's truly inspiring to read about Anand Grover's dedication to fighting for justice and human rights, especially in the context of decriminalizing homosexuality in India. His relentless pursuit of HIV and LGBTQ+ rights over the years is commendable.

In a world that still struggles with discrimination and prejudice, it's heartening to see individuals like Anand Grover and organizations like The Lawyers Collective working tirelessly to bring about positive change. Their efforts have undoubtedly paved the way for a more inclusive and accepting society.

As we celebrate this milestone in LGBTQ+ rights, it's important to remember that the fight for equality continues on many fronts. One crucial aspect is finding spaces where LGBTQ+ individuals can be fully embraced and supported. This includes LGBTQ friendly churches, communities, and even places of worship.

Let's continue to support and celebrate individuals like Anand Grover and work together to create a world where everyone can live their lives authentically and without fear of discrimination.

The partners generally have the big 3 Germans along with a Mini Cooper and a few RRs thrown in here or therefrom what I have seen from my experience interning at a couple of tier 1 law firms, when you move down to the tier-3 partners cars like XUV700, Creta etc also make an appearance.

The lower rung of lawyers gave generally modest cars like your sub 4m hatches and sedans with the exception of a car enthusiast here or there who buy a few segments higher.

While I am rooting for you, you need to change the narrative of your story.

Don't treat yourself as a victim in your story.

If a person isn't interested, move on quickly and don't take on the woe is me narrative.

Invest in yourself. Join a gym, get flattering clothes, see an aesthetician and be the best version of yourself. With the right level of internal confidence people will be attracted to you. And I am not talking about just prospective husbands, but people in general.

Just don't put your life on hold because you aren't finding a partner. Try to build the best life for yourself and be whole on your own.

typically he is cashing in on the pathetic state of law graduates in India. people are ready to take up any and every kind of dingy role due to unemployment, not just recent grads, people from 2020,2021,2022 batch were also there. I saw many grads from NLUJ and Jindal in my interview room.

So let's address the elephant in the room....

> Highest salary ₹67 LPA in 2023
> Median salary ₹ 13 LPA in 2023
> Cohort placed in last three years 90%
> Highest stipend ₹1.35 Lacs
> Median stipend ₹ 30 K

More than 40 companies visit NFSU for placements. Big brands like Mercedes, Bank of America, Microsoft, Adobe, Salesforce, Reliance, Accenture, Grant Thornton, Emirates, ICICI Lombard, S&P Global, PWC, Micron, Deloitte, ABB, E&Y, KPMG, Tata Group, Adani, and leading Software Companies participate in the NFSU placement process. To add the law school cohort into this mix (when they graduate) will be an incremental step, as the employers are already aware of NFSU. The two 5-year law programs currently offered are focused on data science and corporate forensics.
https://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/new-age-opportunities/81855312.html

Beyond placements in the corporate, 36 students have qualified for the UGC-NET. Obviously, this means that a significant proportion of students are motivated towards research and academics.
https://www.nfsu.ac.in/details/135

Basically, M&A seems to be this elusive subject where there are concepts at play which are only known to my seniors (to me at least)

I'm savvy with company law but I cannot seem to grasp these SEBI and FEMA concepts because there seems to be no reading material available to law practitioners in the space. Most SEBI/FEMA stuff is CA-oriented or Finance. Would help me out a lot!

Companies act

1. Types of securities - equity/debt/debentures/preference shares - key differences + redemption + conversion + triggers + term + accounting treatment

2. Raising capital - issuance of debt + equity securities (rights issue, private placement, preferential allotment, initial public offer/further public offer, split, bonus issue, ESOP - procedure + compliance (including issuance to a foreign shareholder - what are FEMA compliances and pricing guidelines under NDI rules?)

3. Capital reduction - extinguishment/reduction/pay off

4. Buyback - procedure + compliances + criteria

5. Transfer of shares - procedure

6. Composition of board + committees (public unlisted, private and listed companies) - also what is the difference between a public company and listed company

6. Powers of board and committees

7. Types of directors - duties/responsibilities and differences - procedure of appointment - nominee + independent + executive director

8. AGM/EGM - how to call an EGM + what items require ordinary resolution + special resolution + procedure

9. KMPs - everything

10. Related party transaction - everything

11. Mergers/reorganisation - procedure under 232-234 - what happens to shareholders of merged entity - do they get consideration or shares of resulting entity? What is resulting entity, transferee company and transferor company

12. Officer in default

Agreed,

There is one organization called APCR, committed for defending civil liberties. You may reach out to them.

Alternatively, you may reach out to me at queryhasnain@gmail.com, in case you are have any difficulty in reaching out to them. Would be pleased to help !

So NALSAR, Hyderabad has come up with this new 2- year LLM , in collaboration with IICA. It would be conducted partly at NALSAR and partly at IICA campus, New Delhi. Since it's a practical course, wherein internships are mandatory, it makes sense to pursue it since it wouldn't be a conventional LLM then . Plus it also has placements - I hope you guys might have heard of Graduate Insolvency Programme, it is conducted by the same institute, they place guys at Big 4 and Tier -1 firms.

The only issue is the fees - 15 lakhs. IDK the ROI would be at par or not, considering the course has started this year only , plus its of 2 years also.

I gave the interview and am pretty confident about it, but dont know what to if i am selected. 15L is something which would't do without a loan, and i am from a middle class family., What needs to be done?

no ethics on either side.
seen a big lawyer saving a criminal by using the law to his side and with shady dealings to remove evidence, though he committed the atrocities.
using the word of law, a question for ourselves to answer, whether it has a substance or just a form?

Leave na yaar. Focus on your own self. Anyway half of the class sleeps every single day. And the ones who do speak just crib and crib. Not saying everyone is bad at nusrl but associating with professor’s viewpoints will fetch you brownie points and this point is rampant. Also the batch topper (won’t mention which batch or section) is barely impressive so…. let’s not go there

But for what it’s worth - do check out this thread

https://www.legallyindia.com/convos/topic/268513-the-downfall-of-nusrl-any-solutions

I'm working in a gen corp firm , looking to make a switch into core Transcations work .Have some internships in the same but not able to crack the m&a teams, since they are usually restricted to larger firms or mid - sized firms.Should I continue with my practice area and try making a switch based on my experience or make a jump into m&a into smaller firms, probably some unrelated funds practice or Transcation advisory. Any leads?

But when you are from a traditionally oppressed caste. It becomes harder to speak up, you become numb and dazed in the face of such violence.

We don't have the social capital to back up such bravado from childhood. So it's harder to speak up.

Got bullied in the playground? Your parents may not be able to help coz they themselves might get bullied.. you grow up with that conditioning. But rest assured, times are changing these perpetrators will be found and punished. Today or tomorrow or day after.

Yes, it does. However, as a lawyer, you should be aware of the fact that a large number of people being accused of crimes haven't actually committed them. It's for the prosecution to prove that they did and then the courts to judge them for that. Till then, the accused are entitled to the best legal representation that they can afford. Especially with draconian laws like UAPA in force, many of the accused are merely political prisoners who dared to criticise the ruling party and that's all.

Buddy, they are very arrogant and rude and for what? Corp lawyers only get involved by business teams do the paperwork. You may be able to learn a bit but the firm runs like a cult. One proper advice for you is that whichever firm tries to sell their culture or whatever is horrible at its core. So just think sensibly. If the pay is great compared to your current pay then go for it but believe me there is something awfully off about this place.

Good to see that you are actively moderating threads.

However some other nlus share a lot more toxic info plus disrespect personal names (even their alumni). Where is the heads up then? Here we are not even naming anyone , just calling out some hatred and some batch toppers (who are literally teacher’s pets) who do impede the positivity. Yet , we have criticised the MCC as well because there was fault. What more balance do you want us to put when other NLUs put random bs.

We are a tier3/4 nlu. At least give us some space to share our grievances. How else we will improve then?

That platform is completely useless. Started as a fad, promised the sky, including internships from the firms whose partners they are supposedly roping in for the courses, but couldn't deliver at all. Went through one of the courses, what the instructors said could be obtained from the internet with some basic diligence. Waste of money.

https://www.legallyindia.com/convos/topic/224531-publications-how-to-start-writing-for-reputed-blogs-and-journals

https://www.legallyindia.com/convos/topic/268702-how-to-start-publishing

https://www.legallyindia.com/convos/topic/167493-how-important-are-blog-publications-today

https://www.legallyindia.com/convos/topic/176157-journal-rankings-looking-for-most-relevant-credible-journals-for-indian-students

https://www.legallyindia.com/convos/topic/253196-publications-how-much-do-they-help

Some valuable resources that can help you chalk out your publication journey to a good extent. All the best!

You will barely get to leave an impression in CM, you will be staffed onto the most mind numbing DD or watchout investor searches without any context whatsoever because nobody has the time to give you a skeleton background about the "why" of the transaction. In my opinion its better to choose GC or stick to a free flow structure rather than narrowing down to CM. I speak from past experience and do not want anyone else to go through what I went through.

Has anyone here successfully pivoted to Investment banking/Consulting roles (MBB) without an MBA?

I understand that MBA is an option but I realise that if I already pivot to consulting or IB before MBA, it will help my chances with admissions (I am targetting M7 schools) plus would help me make better choices for MBA career outcomes.

The OP demanded opinions from the alumni of other NLUs as well.

I will still highly recommend the NUSRL students to not further this discussion just for the sake of criticising your batchmates where the same can be done in your college WhatsApp groups/personal groups.Keep it civil. Don’t share personal information as well or we will be forced to close this thread :)

We are taking each and every step to make sure that LI remains a relevant and healthy platform where people can discuss several updates and point out grievances. Any thread spreading misinformation or hatred will be strictly prohibited.

Kian is working extremely hard to maintain decorum in this website. Kindly acknowledge our request ❤️

This happened to me when I was interning before covid hit. Was assigned to my team of choice, the mentor couldn't care less about me the whole time I was there. Ultimately started taking work from other seniors, and ended up working really well with a whole other team. Just keep at it, and try to cast a wider net.

Same as title. Do check the following link https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jakepronger_law-application-help-activity-7104798498562154498-piLO?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android

Best wishes to any candidate aiming for it!

Hi! I have received a 3 week offline internship confirmation at SAM Mumbai with a niche practice team. I am not very interested in that team due to limited opportunities. Please suggest the best teams/Partners to work under with PPO prospects, also considering the recession in the market. Any help is highly appreciated. Thanks and please no troll/unnecessary comments.

I do not get one thing, how is the concept of Bharat nationalistic in this day and age? Which piece of history has ever proven that the current geographical landmass that India represents has ever been considered to be one country i.e. Bharat before the Brits had come? There used to be multiple sovereign kingdoms and not a single nation-state even during the Mughal period, let alone before. If not, then we became a country/nation as India and not as Bharat. There have been references in the epics to a landmass that may stretch from the Himalayas to Kanyakumarika, but that was never about a single nation, nor was it only limited to the current geographical boundaries of India.

I can give strength to this conversation. I see some people are really up and against the winners. See there are some valid points alright. Yes the MCC this year has made some really fucked up decisions starting from previous year’s freshers moot. I mean there are some people who are not even on the radar to win this thing and that’s totally understandable why some people are pissed. But yeah there are some students who don’t get to say anything and everything.

And I know exactly which batch topper you are talking about. I wont mention the name (because I don’t want my post to get contested) but he/she/they from both the sections are like that only. Just because recently one of them (not even the primary stakeholder tho) won a decent moot doesn’t make them heroes or anything. Some people didn’t participate and some good people who did didn’t deserve their bad rank tbh. But I agree with some of your points as I mentioned above. Just sail through - do admit the glitches MCC made this year because that’s quite evident but confront those ‘batch toppers’ face to face if he/she exceeds their toxic standards of jealousy.

Why the winners are flustered? Don’t worry. There will be haters. Just chill and move on. Yes I know it’s easier said than done but y’all have been allotted some code/rank right? Use that and silently win moots. Show those people who are the real heroes. I am not saying they are bad. They may be jealous but they are competitive after all.