Current fifth year- trying to land internships at firms actively hiring from the 2025 batch over the next year. Please drop vacancies/suggestions/things heard through the grape vine. Looking for GC/B&F/Commercial & M&A.

I have decent grades and have done a handful of internships in decent tier II firms. Also have some moot exp and publications. I am applying for internships, but unfortunately find out the lack of vacancies or hiring freeze after interning already. I'd like to know which firms currently have vacancies or are likely to hire so I can apply accordingly. Please help a student out! TIA!

Yes, IMO you shouldn't intern at any other law firm other than KCO/SAM/Argus/Aquilaw/Fox and to an extent Sandersons or Kundalia (if you are in first or second year) or S Majumdar and DP Ahuja (if you want to try an IP internship). Just don't go for any other firm. Period. Go for a good company instead. There are lots of banks one can try for. If you don't get a top tier company, then consider a PSU. Even a good tea, cement or jute company won't be bad.

I do sympathise with people who lack contacts, or who are from lower-tier colleges, and can't manage the internships above. But even then, try as hard as you can, because you may be completely wasting your holidays and CV by interning in a lower-tier firm.

Just thought I’d share a subjective list from my end, as I saw queries by some kids on LI. Feel free to add, because this list is not exhaustive.

Also, one piece of advice: the people you will learn from at internships are associates and perhaps senior associates, not partners. So look out for firms with well-qualified, associates and senior associates: NLU grads, grads from decent universities who have done LLMs abroad etc. These people are also likely to be well-networked and with college batchmates in good firms across India, so they may also be able to recommend you to other firms across India. I factored this in while compiling the list.

Tier 1: KCO, Argus, SAM

Tier 1.5: Aquilaw (yes yes, I know the firm is controversial because of the TMC connection and looked down upon, but they get ALL the state government work and you will get to work on headline-grabbing cases — so don’t be swayed by critics!)

Tier 2: Fox Mandal (all the incarnations, LOL)

Tier 3: Sandersons Morgans, perhaps Victor Moses, maybe niche firms like Vipul Kundalia (NLSIU alum), S Majumdar (IP)

Tier 3.5: More niche firms: Maybe DP Ahuja and Davar for IP, a few tax firms

Tier 4: It gets pretty small and fragmented from here on, with most law firms having low reputations and limited CV value. Instead of interning with such firms, you might be better off interning with a solo advocate instead. If you don’t get a top-notch senior advocate, there are some good young lawyers practising. The other option is a company, like PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, ITC, Emami etc.

See this video. Here is the reality of Mumbai. This is literally a bird’s nest, yet it, costs 2 cr.

https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/trending-news/story/mumbai-mans-1bhk-micro-house-tour-will-make-you-gasp-for-air-internet-is-shocked-2431875-2023-09-06

Hey buddy, I have been here a few years, if your office is near HC, Stay in Grant/ Charni road cause it will save you so so much time on commute and they are cheap.

If you have a gig at Parel like a few T1's, then try staying in Grant and Charni if you do not mind a 20-25 minute commute or stay in Bandra if you want to have similar commute but a luxurious spot.

Facebook brokers are quite fixed but use nobroker and use flatmate groups on facebook u could probably find a single sharing room easy enough without any brokerage . Hope this helps and welcome to Mumbai :)

Depends on your requirements. staying in a 1 BHK for two-three people is a good idea given how far is your office and other things.

And please get on no-broker and other apps and you will find better options and you cannot negotiate much with broker. No-broker is good as you can communicate with owner directly. A good broker will help you get a good deal at a good price but there is not much scope beyond a set limit

So, family income> 10LPA = Generational Wealth? Generational wealth can't be measured by a single indicator, that is, family income. My family income can be 12LPA but I may have a debt of Rs 20lakh behind my back. At the same time, my family income can be 6LPA but have a host of assets in the form of lands and zero debt.

You just proved the point of this thread, that is, non-NLU students are unnecessarily hostile towards NLU students. You just could not respond without using "Dumbfks" and what not. Learn to be polite, argue, and discuss points of contention, will help you become a good lawyer in future.

Looking to applying for internships as a fifth year with decent grades and internships. Would like to gauge vacancies/hiring scene at the following firms to make the decisions. Looking at B&F/GC or M&A. Please help. TIA!

1. Touchstone Partners (Delhi and Mumbai)
2. TT&A
3. Khaitan & Co (Mumbai and Chennai)
4. S&R (Delhi)
5. Saraf (Delhi)

6. Indus (Mumbai/Bangalore)

7. Veritas (Mumbai)
8. CAM (any location)
9. Luthra (Delhi and Mumbai)

College life - feels more like a school! Concept of campus is meh.. You have shared space with Nmims MBA building and their canteen. Gym is available in absolutely another building.

Advantage - Mumbai campus is gradually getting recognised. I would say it's better than Pgcl for sure.

4th 5th year of law school is structured in a way to allow students to undertake internships after classes. It's supremely hectic and life draining to do this.... But in the end you can capitalise on the opportunity of being in Bombay and having access to T1/T2/Good practioners at Bombay HC!

It's certainly recommended to choose NMIMS Mumbai over nirma, sls Noida or some lower rank nlus.

Look at PGCL or GLC, If you dont have either of them are any decent NLU, take it. If not Avoid.

We have recently gotten a tad bit better after a slump but it is still bad.

Get a few t1 internships through placement cell and Deutsche and Stratage hire well due to tie ups.

Did well at an international moot for the first time came back with an award of any sorts.

It is not horrible but try for PGCL, GLC , SYMBI ETC.

Also just got a new campus for the following year onwards which is a lot better.

Trilegal charges half the rates CAM does while CAM charges 10% less than SAM. Trilegal's business model is based on undercutting. The fact that the management of Trilegal comprises of better humans and less greedy leaders is a different thing altogether, but it is also why they pay better and have more benefits compared to Lala Lands like SCAM/Kco

This is only partially correct. Trilegal is snapping up mandates at full price while CAM is quoting 2010 rates to land new clients. You can only coast so far with legacy clients without expanding into the future. CAM hasn't had a new star hire in ages and their last two attempts at pay band revision fell through because they simply don't have the fund runway.

I have completed law, done a Masters abroad in public policy and am now looking to do my PhD (intersection of law and policy) in India. Not looking to go back abroad.

Any feedback about the PhD programme from Jindal School of Government and Public Policy? Any decent alternatives to Jindal? (Apparently I'm not eligible for PhD in law without an LLM. Is that true across the board or for select institutions?)

https://theprint.in/india/governance/iits-iims-nits-have-just-3-of-total-students-but-get-50-of-government-funds/89976/

IITs, IIMs, NITs have just 3% of total students but get 50% of government funds. NLUs have been crippled without goverment funding, which is why everyone looks down on us.