I am a 4th year BALLB student at a t1 NLU, I was wondering if it a sound strategy to pursue judicial services with the plan of stepping out and setting up independent practice 5-6 years down the line. Please give your honest options without making referencing to BC, it is not about him.

Thank you

well, as per my knowledge, there are people who do leave the judiciary to pursue a career in litigation.

I am not sure if they start by chosing such a career trajectory.

I mean, I gather you would want to secure the finances in judiciary before getting into litigation since getting directly into litigation without a financial base can be difficult.

However, I am not sure if this is the best idea since your selection depends on a lot of aspect. No matter how hard you study, it may still be difficult to get in. This may result in wasting a lot of time. Definitely not the idea you have in your head. So, think about the other side of it as well.

Moreover, since you are in your 4th year still, try doing internships at good places in litigation -- which pay well. Try to get a place there, if possible. At least make good connections with them.

You are anyway from T1 NLU, so maybe use that? Idk how likely you guys are to get internship at big name chambers, but perhaps more than others?

Largely, in my opinion just don't waste your time with judiciary prep. It may not turn out how you want it to be and it is incredibly lonely -- something to avoid if you are anyway thinking of leaving it in some years.