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a) My college is considered a tier 1 NLU
b) I had an artificially inflated GPA (as I took certain useless courses by certain useless professors)
c) I had good internships because of b)
d) I speak and write English well (the advantages of have studied at a good ICSE school and having parents who were educated at similarly good schools, who ensured that I grew up reading the right books)
e) I had extra curricular activities on my CVf) I fit the conventional societal stereotype of a handsome guy (fair skinned, slim, tall, sharp features: though I am sober enough to know that looks don't last forever and I have become a bit chubby recently).
I think my experience is true for many other NLU grads. But although we are imposters we all learn on the job. Our seniors too learnt that way. After all, law firm work is not rocket science and if you cracked CLAT you should have a reasonably good IQ.
But more that Imposter Syndrome I have "Law Firm Life Sucks Syndrome". I don't see myself lasting here. I might do a master's (not necessarily an LLM) and do some other job.
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/06/cover-impostor-phenomenon
The above is, of course, generic, and not geared towards lawyers.