Honestly don't get the fanaticism with former judges as arbitrators. There are so many trained arbitrators bringing specific skill sets of being flexible, as what distinguishes litigation. Judjeship will become a stepping stone to eventually make a bank as arbitrator. Close knit groups, as with litigation must be discouraged.
Some of the "career coaches" or mentors have a very brief stint in law firms and then shift over to the mentorship side. Honestly speaking, over 90% of things that they may say are general pointers which you usually get acquainted to through law school. A conversation with any senior in college may prove more useful than their tips and tricks. Unless you're so out of touch of the general process of applications/CV drafting and generally speaking, they're not worth it.
Considering the amount of conversations started and new comments getting added constantly, having a notification system will be a constant disturbance.
Lol no. Batch size is actually 240. And by that, you can increase the people that go into firms. Seen many from the 2025 batch getting placed well. Relatively less due to market decline but still much better than what you state.
I'd personally recommend that you go for a somewhat young advocate, preferably in the range of 5-10 PQE range initially as they will have relatively more time to teach/mentor you compared to a renowned senior where you'll have to be a shadow and learn as the work unfolds.
Ofcourse, eventually you can go towards more senior advocates.
It also depends on the preference you have considering the practice at Bombay HC which is divided into the Advocate/Solicitor and the (Arguing) Counsel.
Here's the Google Sheets link to edit in details. Since these details could easily compromise confidentiality due to specific names, feel free to use Independent in X (City/Forum) for convenience sake.
We recently had a thread about law firm salary and it's only fair that we have some updated information in the litigation practice. Please share your salary/pay with your experience, courts where you practice. Could be independent or in a chamber, please share the names as well for a realistic picture.
A curious question to working lawyers, how did you decide which practice area you want to pursue? How does one find an area for themselves, more specifically, how to approve or cancel out an area? What could be the factors to consider?
If you pick the communities/channel (assuming reddit, twitter, telegram) route then you can get stuck in useless doomscrolling.
Here's a relevant thread to where the revamp began - https://www.legallyindia.com/convos/topic/277179-say-hello-to-our-new-li-moderator-overlords#comment-277183
Ofcourse, eventually you can go towards more senior advocates.
It also depends on the preference you have considering the practice at Bombay HC which is divided into the Advocate/Solicitor and the (Arguing) Counsel.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EREgfyqxQXfH46Ew080u-IMSAiWvIKPP_UDLBUJ4K1o/edit?usp=drivesdk