Hello. I'm a second year law student from a tier 1 (lol) NLU. Unfortunately, more often than not, I find myself thinking about how this degree is not for me. I do not enjoy the environment I'm in, I do not see myself in either a corporate law firm or practising litigation. Truthfully, I find myself thinking that I'm simply not smart or competent enough for law. Even if that were true, above all, I just do not ENJOY it. I've always been interested in arts, film, music and the creative fields mainly.

I've been told that I can work in a field that's an intersection of law and the creative field. I've been told that I can try HR or Marketing.

I have no one to seek guidance from, no one who could get what I'm going through. I'd really REALLY appreciate some advice from you all. thank you!

As someone who has made the mistake of doing an LLB, I would recommend that you take up ba economics or other highly in demand ug majors through CUET. Use those 3 years to make a good profile with good LORs etc and then crack the top B-schoola through CAT etc. preferably after 2 year of work experience.

Lots of lawyers work in creative fields. music, literature, film all have a lot of copyright and content work involved. if the law still interests you then consider a botique firm like Saikrishna or Fidus Law.

If you want to leave law entirely and shift to creative writing /arts/film etc there are people who have done it, but keep in mind that it involves a lot of financial privilege.

For examples of people who have done this you can look up Kavitha Rao and Ajay Patri. Gautam Bhatia also does it part time but he still does legal work on the side.

I see where you're coming from. I was in a similar situation myself. Just learnt to live with it.

I suggest you go for boutique IP or media and entertainment firms. Even though it's not the same, you'll at least be closer to something you're actually passionate about while still utilising your law degree.

Hello! Pardon my grammar.

I felt the same during my law school (Tier 2 NLU), and I really hope my advice may be helpful to you.

If you are truly interested in the intersection of law or any other field, then yes, please go for it. Having said that, I am sure you are putting in all the hard work; just in case you are not, I feel the truth is that studying law is, at its core, not so enjoyable for everyone. But the fact that you are where students dream maybe you can put in your efforts and graduate with good grades, as that is a must for venturing out to any profession. You must have worked hard already, so you know that studying does increase confidence,, not just marks. My core idea is, enjoy, but please acknowledge that law is essentially mundane.

I might be wrong, but the intersection of law and a creative field or any field, can be mundane. Marketing is equally stressful to pursuing law. I do not know if you are interested in them genuinely or because law seems tough, so you are looking for a way out. If it is a latter case, yes, law is tough, way tougher than clearing CLAT. But it is a series of subjects only, which are completely doable. Look for ways to make it simple for you, there are YouTube videos explaining each law subject and yes, YOU are SMART & COMPETENT , THAT IS WHY YOU ARE THERE. PERIOD.

perhaps focus on getting enjoying, good grades, interning at different courts, firms ( but do not build your cv look too haphazard, someone consistency should be there). I fell in love with law way too late, but more than loving or enjoying it, treat studying as your KARMA , which has to be done ( NOT AT ALL THE COST OF YOUR MENTAL & PHYSICAL HEALTH).