A sane person should not join rgnul at this moment, I can write a thesis on why not to join but here are some main points-

The VC

Negligible Placements

Faculty is way below avg

Location is not safe

If possible please join NLUO/ HNLU. NLUO preferably but if are a person who can study by yourself and aim for judiciary rgnul can be good for you.

Please take an informed decision.

I have mixed feelings about NALSAR.

The best parts are: (i) top 10-15% of your batch will be extremely smart & hardworking and you will have great peers and great connections after you graduate (ii) you can get some prestigious opportunities for mooting, ADR, exchange, etc, to different cities and even countries (iii) for corp, it's unparalleled as long as you have decent grades, and placement record is solid even in these times (iv) very good seniors and alumni (v) brand value is still very good (vi) campus life is decent, admin is not strict and moral policing is non existent (vii) infrastructure (including library and web resources) is decent

The bad parts are: (i) the faculty is terrible and grading is weird as a result (ii) campus is so far away from the city and its impossible to regularly go out without spending a ton (iii) five years is a long time to spend in such a place and with kinda toxic people (iv) with sudden influx of IPMs, MBAs etc the campus is looking a bit shabby

All in all, if you are a studious type, NALSAR will be a great place to make your career, even if the living conditions are not so good

As someone who has just graduated, I disagree with the cons. The location may be far from the city, but it is by no means a disadvantage. Want to go for a fine dining dinner or want to watch a movie? Sure, you'll have to spend an hour travelling one way. But it's quaint, the lake is beautiful, and you have the freedom to cycle around in a very scenic area and enjoy fresh air.

Even the administration, sure it isn't exactly proactive, nor does it particularly stand out as student-friendly. But it's much better than in other universities (especially NLS) and does an average job at everything, nothing above or below average. The only con a new joinee would face right now would be a declining teacher pool. And the only thing one can do is hope the admin improves its offer for fresh hires, and already made hires are good at their job.

Impossible. The one and only example I know of of someone who got in with less than the very best of grades is a person who read for the BA in Jurisprudence itself (Oxford's undergraduate law degree) and achieved what they call in Britain a 'high 2:1' (above 65% average overall). And that too was back in 2018, which is ancient history today. If you haven't done well until now, as far as BCL goes, just give up. Even work ex won't help you cut it, Oxford is focussed centrally on grades, everything else is icing on the cake. So where other unis will compromise to a limited extent on grades if you have five years work ex, Oxford will only take you if your five year work ex is icing on the cake whose main ingredient is top grades.

As far as I know the basic and principal requisite condition for an Oxford BCL is having good grades and by good grades, I mean be in the top 5 of your batch. Everything else on your CV will be an add on. For an LLM from a good foreign University, a diversified good CV with an okayish grade is enough, but for an Oxford BCL, great grades are essential.

Dost, hota to aapke or hamare time pe bhi tha - abusive households. Aapke or hamare sath nai hua, iska ye matlab nai puri generation k sath nai hua. This kid is brave enough to seek guidance (here and possibly other avenues available to him) - give guidance & keep gyanbaji to minimum :)

“Passion beats paycheck anyday”

- Trust fund babies

- Genetic lottery (musical/acting/physical talents and/or good looks)

- Women who are atleast average looking and are fine bearing their bodies for the enjoyment of chhapri instagram users

- 50 lakhs saved in a fre years via, you guessed it, PAYCHECK

Yes, TNNLU is on the path to becoming a traditional government law college. All the faculty members are Tamil, and most will speak Tamil slang in the class. The Faculties are not just Tamil, but most have never been outside of Tamil Nadu, so they have a parochial approach to teaching and class discussion. Many female students face comments from faculty members saying that being fair in colour does not mean being beautiful. There is too much cast politics in faculty members and stdunts. Just looking at the company of teachers, you can identify their cast. The Vice-Chancellor is repeating the history of dictatorship. All the public communication has been blocked. Written exams have become a mockery as the equations paper has too many options. Even Tamil students are feeling disappointed as TNNLU is becoming Tamil Law University there is nothing national in it. Placements have been reduced, but in the future, no law firm will come as quality is rapidly downgrading.

Excellent that news relating to foreign law is being discussed to a certain extent on LI. Considering the similarities between our legal systems though, why don't we pay more attention to public law debates in the UK? (this is perhaps the third thread I have seen on LI about something to do with the U.S. Supreme Court.) Why not equal discussion on things like the November 2023 judgment declaring the Rwanda policy to be violation of human rights (which was reversed by the Safety of Rwanda Act 2024) and the debate surrounding whether Parliamentary Sovereignty is a rule of recognition, the illegal prorogation of Parliament in 2019 and the striking down of that by the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) in Miller no. 2, the outcome of Miller No. 1 (which was that the UK government couldn't trigger Article 5 TEU powers to commence the exit process from the EU by prerogative and that Parliament needed to be consulted on this), the debates surrounding whether the UK Supreme Court, during the presidency of The RT Hon. The Lord Reed of Allermuir, has become more conservative? Why is it felt by most that U.S. debates are of greater interest to us than British ones? Is it because of the fact that they have a codified constitution, increasing the relevancy of questions around theories of constitutional interpretation?

PS: I am all for Indian lawyers thinking about and being engaged in foreign debates to a certain extent, especially U.S. ones. But I think that there is a rich field of knowledge that is being left unexplored by focussing on the U.S. at the expense of the UK.

Hi. I’m just wondering. The MiPad 6 is 25k. The iPad 10th gen after the price drop is 33k. I’ll recommend that you go for the iPad after saving some. It is honestly well worth it. Unless you want to use LiquidText (and even if you do Use it, if you’re okay with using LT on a 11 inch screen), the iPad 10th Gen is a more than powerful device for a litigator.

Notability is a good app for taking notes. You can save them matter wise. Anything equivalent will be helpful too.

For PDF, get any app which lets you open multiple tabs at once. Adobe only lets you open one tab (at least on an iPad). PDFExpert for iPads is great.

OP here. Will now be considering the iPad Air 13th Gen because it’s much more affordable and will match the requirements for which I’m seeking the upgrade. Thank you, Apple. You’ve saved me a lot of bucks. The iPad Pro is just way too powerful for someone who’s not going to be coding or editing.

Hi. OP here. I used iPad for:

1. taking notes - Notability/Good Notes are exceptional tools if you know how to use them. I have extensive notes for all my matters since day 1 in the profession. For context, I’m now PQE 3.

2. I use cloud (OneDrive/Dropbox) and save all my files there. I have access to my files in real time across my laptop, my iPad and my cell phone. I have never for one day used a physical file nor have I felt that I have been at a deficiency due to the same. To the contrary, I have all my documents just a folder away and I can open any document faster than any other person can if they are using a physical set or relying on their laptop.

3. I carry my iPad to courts. In addition to having ready access to files, I use my iPad to keep a check across multiple court display boards, check emails whilst in court, download judgments from SCC/Manupatra and all and sundry.

4. I have used my iPad as a secondary screen when drafting on my laptop, where from I access all documents, notes, etc. I don’t draft on my iPad. It is not a substitute for my laptop.

5. This is in addition to the countless benefits it offers me - managing my calendar and schedule, taking calls (via WiFi - cellular iPads are a waste of money), using my iPad for my personal use and watching movies, etc.

My iPad has made me a better professional. I bought my iPad 8th Gen a few months before entering the profession as a birthday gift. Along with the pencil, it incurred around INR 50k. I understand that not everyone has the privilege, but there are many of us who can and do buy cell phones, laptops etc. in that range for personal and professional use. And whereas I’d love to see litigation firms and chambers providing iPads to new joinees, just like they provide them with laptops, I am satisfied with having spend 50k if since the past 3 and a half years it has helped me deliver better.

There’s no gloating here. Just a man who is in love with the fact that he is able to enjoy the profession better with technology. Seeking the views of like-minded people. Perhaps stop assuming the worst in people, you cynic?

Where's this "self made" stuff coming from? Gourab Banerji read law in England before returning to practice law in India. If he had worked and established a reputation in England, we could certainly give him some credit (as his connections (likely Indian) as a nepo kid would likely not be helpful to him), but calling any English-educated lawyer in India, however smart they may be (and plenty are smart, no doubt about that), "self made", is not entirely right.

Lmao, personally, I've been working at LKS for 2 years and I'm about to become SA this year. Here, people love to throw dirt at each other and leave no stone unturned to spread negativity about a firm. Although the pay is lower in comparison to other T1s, but considering the work-life balance, it's worth it. And the cherry on top is that they are increasing their base pay. From July 1st, the base pay for LKS in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore is around 14 lpa plus bonus, and for the rest, it's around 12 lpa plus a 2 lakhs bonus.

What will be the impact on MNLUs in Mumbai, Nagpur and Aurangabad?

Is multi-lingual CLAT inevitable now?

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/english-no-longer-compulsory-class-11-12-students-new-scf-rules-9350129/

Either he must be lying regarding loan/actual price/financial background or just making you c**tya. Even judicial officers salary is highest among all government services yet purchasing 1.2 cr w/o loan not possible... according to HBA a govt officer having min. 5yr of service can take max. 25 lakh loan i.e.,equal to 34 month basic pay (subject to repaying capacity) one time in entire service & rest amount have to bear from own pocket. So if he have 1cr home in initial year than he must taken loan + pre earnings or dowry otherwise not possible [black money bhi itna avi nhi mile ga below Civil Judge (SD)]

I have a doubt. Can someone please clarify if my below illustration based on the above comment is correct?

For example, my retainer fee per month is INR 1 Lakh, and my bonus is 10% of my annual retainer fee, i.e. INR 1.2 Lakh. As per my offer letter, my total CTC for the first year will be INR 13.2 Lakh.

If I join the firm in August 2024 as an A0, and if I get promoted as an A1 in March 31, 2025, I will make an aggregate of INR 8 Lakh as monthly retainer fees from August 2024 to March 2025. My bonus will be INR 80 Thousand (i.e. 10% of my annual retainer fee).

Therefore as an A0, will I make INR 8.8 Lakh, and not INR 13.2 Lakh that is mentioned in my offer letter?

Correct. Both the right-wing faction and woke faction of NUJS students make such a big deal out of ideology and culture wars, as if their life depends on it. But the professors who they think sympathise with their respective factions are all opportunists. They will follow whoever is in power.

Im from a tier 1 NLU and im working with a tier 3 law firm with gen corp team with PQE of 1 year. Everyone told me that the market for Tier 1 law firm hiring becomes easy after having a PQE of 1 year and yet im not even able to secure an interview with Tier 1 and Tier 2 law firms.

What should I do ?