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I have one Tier 1, one Tier 2 and one Tier 3 internship under my belt. Or will me getting NLUD, NALSAR, NLSUI or NUJS negate help me more than these internships?
Another major concern is that in the past I have had problem with their changed exam pattern of giving paragraphs to read instead of just single liner MCQs. This meant that I couldn't complete the question paper on time when combined with the fact that my exam centre always distributes question paper a solid 20-30 minutes late.
So again working proffesionals (not law students) here please answer. Is the drop worth it? Or will I be a budhao inside law school?
However working professionals may be able to give clear insights on whether they reject people just by looking at their college or is there anything which can trump the college brand value inside your CV
Graduating at 26 and making it to a T1 law firm is still much better than someone who bothered about age and graduated pristine young at 23 but from a Tier 3 local law school and still after 4 years not being able to get into a T1 law firm or get any good job for that matter. There are several factors at play, I suggest you research and find what is most applicable in your scenario. Exceptionally talented people with the right internships and right contacts can make it into T1 even if they are from local law schools.
Cliche advice but first slog at Tier 3 law firms for few years and then even move up the ladder or appear for CAT exam. You will not waste a single year taking gap shap. And IIM placement salaries are also more than that of NLUs even taking into account the difference in taxation. And after ESOPS start kicking in...then even more.
My point is if your college is not strict on attendance, intern every day of the year and pass your exams using a guide. A lot of GLC kids do this.
I'm in a T2 NLU and I'm telling you, you have one advantage over us, EXPLOIT IT.