F the LI trolls. If you are at a top 20 UK university then the quality of teaching, research, infrastructure and student experience will be much better than any Indian one.

Now coming to your query, my advice would be to consider an internship with:

1. Indian lawyers attached to UK barrister chambers

2.The UK India Business Council and then use their network to intern with A-list organisations in India.

PS: And for god's sake, stop debasing yourself! If you are at a RG uni, as you claim, you've done reasonably well for yourself, education-wise! Just cause this website's got a bunch of trolls who haunt it making out like NLUs are the gold of legal education worldwide doesn't mean you have to introduce yourself like this! No doubt, in the Indian context, most of the NLUs are worth studying at above all other places (I'd go to most NLUs over Jindal, for example, which is in the international rankings, like your uni, but in the Jindal context that is misleading). Being at a non-NLU law school in India indicates something very different to people about a student's quality of education and (presumed) intelligence compared to being a law student in the UK. Please don't devalue your credentials like this - you do a disservice to yourself, your uni and your parents/family (whoever has invested in your education) by speaking like this. I can understand if you were to be asking on a U.S. equivalent of LI about 'Ivy League tag', but NLU tag? No need for such modesty - it is cringe! Just concentrate on ensuring you can send in a good CV and cover letter to the law firms, that's it. And TBH, use the Indian internships as a springboard to strengthen your experience profile for a vac scheme application, nothing else. Stick to your UK journey, get yourself a TC, qualify as a solicitor and then maybe think again about coming back to India if you so really want it. And even if you do return to India, please, please, don't introduce yourself as a 'non-NLU lawyer' - you'll only get laughed at!

I know somebody who was at a Russell Group uni a couple of years ago (Indian, of course). Currently works as a finance lawyer in a fancy Anglo-American firm (London office). Did an internship at JSA between first to second year of uni. Think this person navigated it via cold emails.

Most people get firm internships in India either through the placement committee of their batch/university or through cold emails. It would be fair to assume that the placement committee of your university (or whatever the equivalent may be) would not be interested in approaching Indian law firms for a few people. So just send cold emails. With regards to eligibility, I have known 2nd years in the Indian 3-year LLB to get firm internships so you should be fine. Coming to the probability of you being actually taken onboard, it is quite hard to say and would honestly just depend on the individual eccentricities of the HR people or partners of the firm you are applying to.

Hi, I’m a penultimate-year LLB student in the UK, originally from India. I’m in the midst of applying for vac schemes and also wanted to apply to Indian law firms for summer internships. However, I have absolutely no idea how to approach or apply to these internships, as I’ve only looked at UK/US shops so far.

Profile:

Education - 90% in 12th, currently at a Russel Group uni with a high 2:1 in my first year.

Exp - No legal work experience, just looked after my family’s real estate business during my gap year. Extracurricular - Mentoring scheme with an MC trainee, tons of open days at MC and US firms, and numerous debating and MUN awards.

My Questions:

a) Can I apply to Tier 1 law firms in India? Am I even eligible, considering I’m only two years into my LLB in the UK?

b) If yes, do I have a chance with Tier 1 firms despite minimal legal experience or an NLU tag?

(Apologies for the lack of research, I've only just started looking into the legal market in India.)