Only LI trolls claim that Jindal focuses on academics and research for their students. The quality of many students and graduates from there that I have come across is distinctly worse than the top NLUs at least. And they are lazy and entitled to a great extent. As for LLM, Jindal students don't get any more scholarships than NLU students in terms of proportion. As for 150 jobs, those are not of the same quality and even then, it's barely 20% of the batch. So quit trying to pass off the place as giving some amazing ROI to students.

No one wants to prove themselves wrong. First of PPOs from tier-1 have become common for late 3rd year students or early 4th year students. If you don’t think by now and like to engage in numbers of 5-6 month gap , then please open your eyes. Just because you or your personal frnds didn’t get a PPO doesn’t mean it’s false. Also what you are mentioning is day zero not ppo

First of all, I would question your premise that NUJS is a tier 1 NLU. It was #2 when Menon, Chimni and MP Singh were VCs, but post Ishwar Bhat it has now fallen behind NALSAR, NLUD, NLUJ, GNLU and JGLS, if you give weightage to infrastructure and faculty, not just placements.

To answer your main question, yes, it is the campus., especially for girls. I know a girl who unhappily left NUJS for NLUJ after seeing the campus. Boys are generally messy and have no problem living there, but girls give a lot of emphasis to cleanliness and hygiene. Also, NLUJ has single rooms.

Possibly, depends on how much pressure the Delhi govt. exerts and how much the admin can resist it. SKD withdrew the quota altogether before he left for NALSAR. Alums anyway fought off the domicile quota once in the HC and I think they will do so again if it got reintroduced. But only time will tell. For now, there is no quota and that's a good thing.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/twitter-thinks-best-cgi-award-goes-to-oppenheimer-for-florence-pugh-sex-scene-cillian-murphy-101690197463807.html

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/anurag-thakur-cbfc-oppenheimer-bhagavad-gita-controversy-christopher-nolan-101690194009861.html

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Look at the priority of our government! Complete inaction as Manipur burns, Delhi flooded, rising prices, election violence in Bengal, tax evasion by billionaires, rail safety neglected etc. But they get all worked up over a movie and minister Anurag Thakur (of Goli Maro salo ko fame) has told the censor board to now cut the Gita scene! Someone should petition the Supreme Court about it. Like WTF can't the movie be certified 18 and they show the sex scenes ? Ironically, 90% of the country has seen the pirated version online, which is uncensored. The 10% who watch it legally and respect copyright law are being penalised! We stan Christopher Nolan and don't support piracy of his movies, but you are forcing us to watch the pirated version!

Converted a PPO in the said practice.

Proficiency in research, reviewing contracts and basic drafting is a big plus.

Basic and workable understanding of Companies Act is presumed.

Always find those small corners where you can add value and be of use to your seniors.

Pour in more efforts than reasonable/ required efforts for the task.

And last but not the least...

Be respectful and approachable.

I'm currently a fourth year student at a not-so-great law school. I'm also pursuing CS as a way to make up for the lack of a shiny law school degree and try to be in competition with NLU Students.

Whilst doing CS, Tax laws grabbed my interest but after reading a lot of these LI threads (and having interned in two T1 tax law firms) on considering to streamline my career towards tax laws, I've realised it might not be as great an idea.

I've considered all the pros and cons but the only two things that stand out for me is that it'll be relatively easier to get started in Tax Laws as it's a niche for lawyers so I wouldn't be put up in direct competition with NLU Students as I would in a Gen Crop/ M&A/ PE-VC team. But it is extremely gruelling with a steep learning curve and near to zero mobility down the line.

Wish to know how I can best utilise my CS knowledge since it seems quite redundant for pursuing a career in Taxation Laws (mainly IDT advisory). I do see a future where I turn towards in-house and I believe a CS degree would aid that to an extent.

Thank you!

I am a class 12th student and I got a much decent score in the BITSAT exam (around 270/390) which can easily land me in ELCTRONICS branch of BITS PILANI MAIN CAMPUS,.

but still i am not able to join and there has been so much heat and sorrow regarding this in my family...

I am from a lower middle class family and we simply cant afford that much fees.

and all that student loan and scholarship is just trash,

because the nominee(my father) has to pay firstly to the college every year, and then the bank will give all the amount to the child's account...

but first of all where will my papa bring that much enormous fee from???

All my dreams of joining BITS got ruined and all that hardwork i did for this BITSAT exam went for waste...

They should reduce the fees.. I dont think any good talent can join this college with this much fees.

I am going with DTU Electronics instead (I like electronics thats why left CSE).

BITS lost all its respect now unfortunately, in my eyes..

I will always have to see it as "the place that mocked me for my FAMILY INCOME"

NK Chakrabarti as VC and Raja Chakraborty as registrar have been phenomenal for NUJS. They're strong action takers and are working hard to maintain reputation and legacy of nujs. Unfortunate that college didn't have permanent registrar for 7 years. This defamation campaign must be stopped. Showcause notices should be served to those who defame

The deadline for the India Internship lapsed a month back yet I have received no update from the firm. Tried mailing too but no concrete answer was provided. On other threads of LI some NLU students claimed to have received Assessment Centre invites but the authenticity is questionable. Please drop a comment if anyone is facing the same issues.

What a ▮▮▮ who have failed to get into Law School and try no end to besmirch its name. The affirmation from one of the most brilliant legal minds the country had produced should suffice to show you all your respective places. Instead of cribbing about Law School, sit for the exam 2-3 times until you get in. Don’t be a failure. Be a doer.

I think the only reason why no CJI has ever been appointed as a President, is because, there is a fear amongst some that a Judge might become Judgemental.

Now having said that, I agree with the qualities mentioned hereinabove about the current CJI, which I am sure makes him a worthy candidate for the coveted post of President.

I only hope and wish, human being of great qualities occupy this coveted post, irrespective of their educational qualification, caste and gender.

Hi, just an initial reminder to all freshers, if you’re a girl just be a whole lot more skeptical of senior men who try to be helpful/insightful. a lot of them are garbage with only garbage advice to give, and may lead to creepy incidents. at thr very least, verify the character of smn through someone in the girls hostel before befriending them.

During an interaction with NUJS students many years ago, Subhankar Sir himself said that if you follow the letter of the law strictly, then currently he is not even eligible for a TA position in Indian law schools. That was his own assessment because he is not having UGC NET and all other higher qualifications.

I actually agree with the fact that filmmakers in general are pretty careful about portraying Islam because the backlash is real, and violent at times. This could've been handled better by the filmmaker considering that India is a mjor market. But does it matter in the larger scheme of things - nope

A lot of people say that moving laterally becomes very easy for a SCAM lawyer. Is this true? If yes why do SAs with allegedly much lower pay do not shift to trilegal, Khaitan?

But does a SCAM brand exist and are SCAM lawyers sought after or preferred for hiring in other proper tier 1 firms?

What is it with all these people wanting to go to the best law schools in the country and not study ? Like how entitled can you get ?

Here’s a news flash from an alum at law school- getting in is only half the battle. If you don’t put in the work- you won’t have much of a career. Become an influencer if you don’t want to study lol.

Also - man nalsar needs to self reflect if they’re getting preferred because of this perception of lack of academic rigor.

So, I'm in my 8th year working as a corporate lawyer. I have a reasonably good career and I'm meeting the career beats as I should at this stage. I've had some troubles with depression in the past (who hasn't though amirite?), but again -- reasonably fine now. I've done the whole boutique, T2, T1 dance as well.

Off late I've been thinking about setting up a second life almost that's a lot more fulfilling and actually meets the aspirations I had as a college student and an early practitioner. This involves primarily studying humanities and maybe some teaching. It's not practical or pragmatic given that I'm married and have an actual life of responsibilities. I'm just putting this out there to see if there are others in the same boat/cliff/precipice whatever have you.

I know there'll be some who say "corp lawyer slave blah blah" "corp lawyer sad money wipe tears blah blah". Please fight the instinct to say that, the post is about mid-career thoughts and how to deal with divergent aspirations while being a stable adult.

Let me make one thing very clear, a university is not just about getting a placement. It’s about where you go in life after taking that degree. Placements is just one factor, many people in Jindal go abroad to pursue their higher studies because unlike NLUs Jindal focuses on research and academia. Anyone can secure a job but publishing papers, being thorough with your field of interest is something that you can call yours. Even law firms are keen on hiring people with LLMs because they are sure that the person has a keen interest in a specific area of law. Jindal alums are not only placed in top law firms in India but also abroad in top international firms like White & Case, DLA Piper etc.

As on the figures of placement where Jindal places almost 150 students every year so do other NLUs. NLUs manage to get placements for most of their batch because it’s easier to place a batch when you only have 100-150 students in total. A university can place people not create more jobs in a sector which is why Jindal manages to do great in its placements even in comparison to NLUs. Also students are great and there is a lot of competition within university to get opportunities unlike NLUs where one can easily get into societies because of low batch size.

Not against NLUs but the fact that according to our population NLUs don’t have enough seats and great talent misses out to get into an NLU which than goes to Jindal. Also Jindal is way better and a preference for everyone who gets an NLU below tier 1. Jindal is definitely a better option in terms of everything but many people can’t afford it and hence discard it to be a university of rich just because they’re jealous.

People forget that Sudhir would not have been appointed had it not been for the students going on strike. But how come this is not happened at the other national law universities? Is it because students lack unity or courage? The next big appointment will be NLUJ and then NUJS next year. Will we again see the students remaining passive?

How is this possible when the Supreme Court has said that reservation should not cross 50%? Moreover, it’s very problematic because this is a job that requires knowledge of science and technology. It will be absolutely disastrous for the country if patents are granted to undeserving inventions and denied to deserving inventions. That’s why hiring must be on merit and not on the basis of identity politics.

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I agree with your sentiment and I get where you're coming from, but let's be realistic, an Indian institution is simply not going to reach the so-called high levels of some of the Western ones for a few basic reasons - poor investment and funding, politics over merit, administrative inefficiency and lack of autonomy, poor quality of education at the school-level etc, the list goes on. And it's not just NLUs, I know folks at the top IITs and IIMs who crib about how mediocre their colleges really are but in the outside world, the colleges are highly reputed, regardless.

And what your comment implicitly shades over is the kind of atrocities that the West committed to aggrandise and enrich their institutions - nearly 20 trillion dollars worth of resources were drained from India alone by the British over 2 centuries, and yet Indian talent still rush to these economies given an opportunity since they regard the status and quality of life that comes from Western association to be better for them. There's some truth in that, but let's face it we still have a massive colonial hangover. You look at how the Japanese have a built a self-sufficient economy that improves the quality of life for their citizens without a massive brain-drain, and it shows that it can be done. In modern times, places like South Korea and now even China are doing that. And it's not the ranking or comparisons with Harvard or Oxford that matter but whether these law schools and their graduates are able to affect people on the ground in their own country. Unfortunately, the ingrained inferiority complex of most Indians combined with the lack of opportunities here, means we will always look to the West for validation.

Let us all please have a moment of silence for all the NLS fan boys and girls who now think this SRC will lead to some kind of withdrawal of their domicile quota. The two are so unrelated, it almost seems trollish. Kids, the NLS GC has recommended the quota and CJI heads that, it is NEVER going to be reversed. Government of India is also never going to nationalise it just to take on more liabilities. SRC can’t do anything.

And regardless, with 300 students a batch, NLS is finished in its old avatar. I hear some folks comparing it to Harvard which apparently has a high student intake too, but make no mistake, NLS is no Indian Harvard. Pretty sure one research centre at Harvard gets more funding than the entire of NLS. And SK and his gang are the definition of what Macaulay had in mind when he said we want “Indians in blood, colour and looks, but British is tastes, preferences and values”.

I guess one year of work ex helps ,I know PPL who worked for one year and then got placed through Jindal in JSW or firms .

First frehsers , it's more like you are on ur own kind of stuff. Only two PPL i know got decent job through job hunting, rest had to fend for themselves, that too settling for lower-paying Jobs

Ik it's tough to go to Mumbai, you won't find Annu Malik so frequently who could take u to Mumbai .But jokes apart, how does one switch from law firms based in Delhi NCR To mumbai ,having simmilar practice areas.

I'm asking this for two reasons -

1. Mumbai has more commerical and corporate Avenues as compared to Delhi , more work and exposure.

2. Better professional culture, delhi is all about show- offs and half-minded South Delhi girls bragging about their family practice.

Considering that mumbai law firms usually look for grads from clgs like glc, nmims and ILS , how does one get laterally hired there and how easy/hard is it? How much pqe is required to enter into boutique/tier -2 /3 firms and how should one go about it ??

Brief gist. Thinking of a TC or a lateral move later. Nuclear family with me as single child. Parents not vv supportive of the idea of me abroad (not totally against also, as in might allow me if I insist), even I wanna look after them and be there for them. How do I tell my mind that not doing abroad would not be a loss financially and otherwise? Is staying in India a decent option? Convince my silly brain guys

She was arrested nearly 12 months ago. Word was that she was fired. Any DSK people can confirm if she's still there or not?

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/noida-woman-who-abused-slapping-security-guard-of-gated-society-gets-bail-101661360786264.html