You'll need contacts to get into chambers. As I told you before also, it's tough to get into a chamber directly. You'll have to work your way up, take a law firm job or something, make contacts.

And I didn't say senior counsels prefer ex corp lawyers, I meant people with an exceptional record / people who have briefed them etc.

Hello. I am looking for litigation juniorship under Bombay High Court advocates/ senior counsels. Also I am particularly interested in getting work under someone who is into securities litigation / ip litigation or commercial litigation. Please recommend and share insights regarding compensation and work conditions.

Also I have heard my peers saying that it’s better to join corp law firms before getting to litigation atleast for 1/2 years. And senior counsels usually prefer freshers having work experiences from corp firms. Please help me with this doubt.

Any advice or suggestions to new lawyers who are just starting out in their litigation career. Any guidance on this would be appreciated!

Thank you !

Simple thing make reservations based on economic status. Remove SC, ST and millions of other reservations. Then general kids will also have a chance. Right now they have become a minority in seat matrix. About NRI seats they should be removed if the above is also done. Let's keep the system merit based and only help people who really need it.

How many student bodies in NLUs will file RTIs and/or doggedly pursue their VC and cronies to disclose data concerning how the NRI fees have been received, spent and invested? Specifically, whether students in need of fin assistance were meaningfully supported (and whether that depended on the whims and fancies of admin tyrants); scholarships and hardship funds instituted and also how was the "need" defined and actually implemented.

Heard from seniors at NUJS that the son of a well know Cal HC advocate who may have served as PP or GP in HC during Left rule was the beneficiary of merit-cum-need scholarship. The father came from an illustrious line of lawyers, judges; was financially well-off (Durga Puja in their house saw a steady stream of high and mighty from Cal HC).

This NUJS alum's near relatives were HC and SC judges. All those "connections" helped him. He is close to a certain ASG in SC and it remains to be seen whether he will switch political jerseys.

This alum isn't important. Point is how did he "manage" the scholarship, which would also reveal how the policy of scholarships, fin assistance etc is actually practiced by theVCs and their cabal of petty officials and teach.

It’s more complex than that. I would rather there be no need for an NRI quota- these students have every advantage- they can prepare for the exam under Gen category. But if having a small number of seats where students pay many multiples of the normal fee helps subsidise poor students - I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad idea as long as there isn’t corruption and a somewhat meritocratic process is still followed and baseline expectations are met.

That’s how universities abroad work. They admit rich kids to pay full fee, and they use that money provide scholarships and waivers to poor students.

https://www.livelaw.in/articles/national-law-universities-reservation-wealthy-nri-connection-263165

Are NLUs for those who can afford it?

I am frustrated, i have one whole year to join. In the race for ppo, i lost my college friends, who now dont want to hangout with me because they are either jealous or tensed because they themselves aren't placed. Having a tough time. Not rich enough to travel. Not good enough to have a gf. Job was the purpose of life, that too is done and dusted. Dont know what to do.

Bhai it feels very good for the first few months. You feel relieved.

Exams, assignments, etc everything stops mattering. No stress and anxiety.

BUT, now since you are completely idle for 12 months (in my case 1 year ago)- you get frustrated, anxious, super bored. Let me tell you that none of the distractions like gaming, TV shows, books will help. Travel might but if you're rich enough to travel abroad or something.

Till you join, there is a gaping hole in your life. It's like a big fear of missing out because you see other people working, interning, studying and you basically just need to pass your exams. My days mostly went sleeping, watching shows, reading books and doing house chores (BORING).

I went for an exchange semester.

My advice would be to build good habits before starting Tier I job and have as much fun/travel.

What good habits?

Regular Physical Exercise, Emotional Support System, Personal & Professional CRM (law firm can be isolating and you need to grow your network on your own.)

NLUJ offers both BA and BBA. I know that there won't be any difference in placement but what options will close if I pursue BA? For eg MBA needs either BBA or Bcom and BA won't help me in anyway in this. So just like this are there any other options that might close if I pursue BALLB?

good firm with a lot of work exposure and great seniors and many freshers and ppl with less than 5 year experience.

work culture is chill. no sir/ ma'am culture. everyone is friendly.

Litigation and disputes team works long hours and other teams like Gen corp have less working hours compared to litigation team

salary is 1 lakh pm for freshers

reimbursed for working after 9 pm like food or cab ride home.

All interns are paid 3k for a month. inyern are taken from all years- 4th / 5th years get assessment internships , purely based on performance and presentation/ interview - definitely not based on clg - however too many ppl from Jindal/ GLC ? NMIMS/ - everyone got in mostly through ppo

open bar and smoking / vaping is often seen outside office and post 8:30 in office.

Publish in journals that publish work you’re reading. When you prepare your lit review you will undoubtedly notice which journals publish work that’s interesting to you. You don’t need references. You need to research , write , and submit through email or online portal. Don’t publish anywhere you have to pay - that’s a total scam.

You know the quality of work is good by sending and getting feedback and working on it and sending again. Ask your seniors to review your work if you’re hesitant.

The work at the CTIL is good and there is lot to learn there. But the place lacks infrastructure. Even during hot summer in Delhi, there have been multiple instances where the AC failed to work and we were asked to go back home. I have seen the employees sitting in office with fans in hot summer of May. This has happened at least 10 times. Otherwise, the place is good to learn something about trade law

Woah when did that happen? Must have been a very serious complaint. Because the co-founder of the firm and the Tata Sons' counsel have a thick friendships spanning nearly two decades.

Then again the Amazon mess by the co-founder at P&A was so bad. Guess no lessons were learnt.

Also it is interesting that the other two P&A partners (ex-NUJS) who too jumped (or made to jump?) the ship, did not join Svarniti. Both these men were rehabilitated in P&A at partnership level by this co-founder.

Not guessing, can speak as someone who got into, and will be starting, an LLM myself this year. Where I was mistaken was in not clarifying the scope of my comment. I was giving my perspective on the question seeing the LLM as a 'destination' in and of itself, because that is how I understood the question. Your understanding of the question (which sees the LLM as a stepping stone), though broader, is probably a better way of addressing it, and yes, what you've said there is right.