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On the point that management side recruiters are awaiting lawyers with an MBA, sorry to burst your balloon but talk to any MBA grad and they'll narate the sad story. Bottom line is your law career sadly depends on the kind of partner you're working under, it it happens to a decent human (50-50 chances) then an MBA does not make any sense. If a bad partner then it's a route you'll inevitably job towards due to your own experiences.
The salary growth is much higher and there is diversity of roles. In corporate law once you become SA+ the number of people who can afford you is miniscule. This is why it becomes very difficult to leave or switch without a pay cut.
Everyone hires MBAs at a obscene salary whether it may be for Marketing/ HR/Ops/Finance/Consultancy .
MBA offers a good route for lawyers, consultants love hiring lawyers. Work for 3-4 years then switch in-house. Unlike in house legal jobs where they are seen as cost and underpaid with MBA while you are a cost companies are willing to pay.
Beyond that you don't need a LLM to go abroad, the opportunities are diverse and flexible. However yes if you stay with consultants then it will be sort of like law firm with better pay.
Consultants out earn corporate lawyers at all levels if you discount tax.
from Macaulay to Modi
However there are other considerations. Are you from Pune? Do you plan to practice in Pune after graduating? If money an issue, etc, can you afford a drop? e.g. id recommend BVP over say KC or JGLS PGCL if the person lived in Pune and wanted to litigate and settle there only
2. In the UK, people have entered the law from other careers, but usually, they have to start from the ground up, i.e., in the case of a law firm, as a trainee solicitor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HikG0CbPRGg
To the OG poster - I am PA in a T1.
This field is not just for extroverts. Don't buy that stuff which they are selling. Good clients can see the stuff from the faff. So can good colleagues. Unfortunately, this country is all about hierarchy and some people behave like they are in high school. They are not networking - they are making cliques to survive.
Often commonalities bind people together, but its piss poor behaviour if they talk down to you. They will all be sober like you down the road. Use the advantage of being sober by getting real good at something else - it's an advantage.
You don't have an inferiority complex. You are being picked on by someone who is two-faced. Avoid that person - please do not try to fit in beyond necessary. Make your tribe. If that person tries to chase your attention - tell him exactly - "I understand what you are doing." Keep it cryptic. Don't explain further. They will spin in their head. You would have paid well on your gut instincts.
Good luck and don't be afraid.
Thanks in advance.
PS: If you really wish to be called 'sir', at least have the kindness to learn to write English properly.
This is why I would like to say that if you are an Indian qualified lawyer and went to law school in India, I will need sleeping pills to cure my levels of concern for our country's system of legal education. Oh fellow sufferers (law students), weep for our country; what have we done to deserve this - the tyranny of mediocrity, the rule over us by the insecure and the powerhungry, these unmitigated scoundrels, these naves, these abominable blaggards, who desire nothing but our abject subjugation to their every whim and fancy?
But since you asked- there are two ways to blow up money on that level.
First, throw a party for your kid. Then throw another. For good measure, throw a third. Call Bill Gates. Call that Facebook guy. Call the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, while you're about it. Make all these parties go viral. Just because you can, get the cops to block the roads where your parties are being held.
The second way to blow up that money is to buy your kid an airline for his 18th birthday. Make the airline a barely concealed vehicle for overblown sexualization. Run it to the ground. Sell half of your actual company to pay for the airline. When that doesn't work, sell the brand name for your actual company to pay for the airline. Borrow money from banks to pay for the airline. Flee India. Oppose extradition, on the grounds that third world jails don't protect your rights as a British resident.
Cuban cigars? Patek watches? That is for Tis Hazari (or that other court in Tilak Marg) types who think they have made it with 10 crores a year .
These same perpetrators jump from one firm to another - spreading this filth.
Why can’t there be at least some basic decency at work ? Is it too much to expect that while working in a law firm, I do not want to be forcefully made to sit in a closed room and then be yelled at, while the so called senior is constantly banging his hands on the table, and mind you the discussion is not even related to any matter ?
What sick high do these ppl get from such antics?
Basic decency has to be a non-negotiable. But law firms choose to turn a blind eye to such perpetrators (apologies for the generalisation).
How many foreign brands, people, etc came to India before? The ambanis have brought companies that Indians couldn't have imagined, otherwise india would be similar to any other south asian country like Bangladesh or Sri Lanka.
Indians may cry about the cheap display of wealth but at the end of the day it's the country who's benefitting from this.
1. How's the team?
2. Is there a hiring freeze?
3. If not, are there chances of a PPO?
Thanks.
Doing mna or gc for the first one or two years won't matter at all in the long run even if you do decide to get into funds.
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I have a BMS degree and four years of work experience, including two years in business operations and two years as a Brand Protection Analyst focusing on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). Now, I'm looking to further my career in this field. I'm thinking about doing a Post Graduation in IPR from GLC to deepen my knowledge. I'm also considering a 3-year LLB degree to better understand the legal side, which I think will complement my IPR expertise. Can I do both at the same time? Do I need to pass an entrance exam for the LLB program? I'd really appreciate any advice on planning my education in IPR.
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I have a BMS degree and four years of work experience, including two years in business operations and two years as a Brand Protection Analyst focusing on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). Now, I'm looking to further my career in this field. I'm thinking about doing a Post Graduation in IPR from GLC to deepen my knowledge. I'm also considering a 3-year LLB degree to better understand the legal side, which I think will complement my IPR expertise. Can I do both at the same time? Do I need to pass an entrance exam for the LLB program? I'd really appreciate any advice on planning my education in IPR.
- Even I work hard and get paid decently enough to sustain myself (average) in a city like Mumbai. However, right now I feel a major portion of my professional development is related to arguing, appearing, drafting, liaising with clients and other counsels/solicitors etc., trying to get better with every going brief (but it is mainly Court related work)
- However, I feel that in order to increase my prospects, learning and skill, I should change/switch and try something new apart from litigation? Or is it just me convincing myself that I would not be able to sustain myself in a place like Mumbai, Delhi keeping in mind that the trends and factors (beyond my control) which often translate into having a successful practice? any help would be appreciated?
"Padho bhai! (please study)," CJI told the petitioner in passing.
Also, the curfew is 8PM and the administration is not...the nicest