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Seniors on the OS on other hand doesnt pay. You are expected to follow him/her around initially and wait for the magical day when either he recommends you to a solicitor firm or his solicitor chooses to brief you.
The laws which you practice is also very different on both sides
There is no equivalent to the scope on OS. OS is a safer and robust option. Far more enriching, interesting, financially gainful, and dare I say, creative, too.
AS is a sinking ship. Work is already drying up on the AS. All AS work will be over and the AS Bar will collapse the day the Kolhapur Bench comes up.
AS seniors are pure egoistic arseholes.
No paisa, no opportunities.
Of course, the last part applies when you're an outsider. You shall slog for their raja betas and rani bitiyas.
If you have an option, go for an OS senior. Don't work on AS side. The oldies (them 'old boys' and a good number of 'old girls') are just waiting to squeeze juniors till the last blood drop; all till their bacha/ nibling comes in.
The actual advocacy work is on the OS
AS is just a sorry excuse, only a step above the black coats yelling "Affidavit! Affidavit!", outside Magistrate Court premises.
HC seniors don't pay. Period.
Furthermore, client's paying capacity on AS is almost always on the lower side, than the OS- client's paying capacity.
Naturally, money flowing in on OS is always more than AS.
Every other stakeholder, including the filing-clerk, stationery guy, and the canteen guy are paid before juniors.
AS juniors unfortunately never get the stage which OS gets