Hi LI Hivemind. I am an Indian student at law school in a foreign jurisdiction. I was recently debating with a friend of mine in my law school about the value of studying legal theory. Wanted to ask two questions out of curiosity.

First, is this subject compulsory in Indian law schools (be they NLU, TLC or whatever)?

Second, if and where it is compulsory, is it compulsory because the law schools think that that is a good idea or because the BCI requires that law students in India study legal philosophy?

NB: Promise there's no trolling here. I (1) study in a jurisdiction where the regulator doesn't think that it is a good idea to make it compulsory to study Jurisprudence (but I think they should change their mind), so no superiority complexes/desire to show off; (2) love Jurisprudence, for I am fortunate enough to study in a law school with good Jurisprudence faculty; and (3) study in a law school where, despite the regulator's indifference, Jurisprudence is compulsory. Considering this, my plea to mods is to publish this and not assume that I am engaged in some kind of hit-job.

Unbelievable!! 😖 I really don't know what to say.... if I should feel sad or angry. What she has tweeted is literally a hate speech offence in many jurisdictions and she may be prosecuted for it. Really, what has become of her??? We all grew up reading Potter, watching the movies, playing the PS and Xbox games. We were all superfans and stans as kids. Is she determined to alienate us all?

https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1789590944976650436

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/jk-rowling-row-continues-after-she-doubles-down-on-mocking-trans-football-manager-lucy-clark-101715522748967.html

I am a second year student at a tier-1 NLU. I face constant pressure from my batch mates to intern in all the vacations. Is it really necessary or can I take a break once a year? Will it affect my placements?

And in case anyone can share tips for de-stressing while interning, please please I will send good vibes and rainbows in your direction!

I have my 3rd (Final Partner+ HR) interview for SAM Delhi. I have given 2 absolutely beautiful rounds of interview, I am sure everyone on the panel was fairly happy. Will that matter in the final round or will it be a knockout (if I fumble this round would my golden two rounds not matter at all?) or will the HR decide cumulatively?

(Please approve asap mods, assume this to be accompanied w an urgent listing application)

The amount of downvotes here alone is enough to tell you about the maturity of the average law school crowd. They think just because power dynamics are skewed and not in their favor it is okay for a female co star to talk like that about SRK. Just read that again.

Feminism means egalitarianism. Not equality of convenience. She was wrong to have said that.

Every single criticism that's been written against LS and their practices has been marked trollish on this thread, whereas every single praise has been published. One wonders why the people against whom criticism, vitriol and diatribes are regularly published here are being discriminated against in that case. Is it because LS has threatened legal action against LI whereas the others haven't yet? Either publish both the sides or don't allow threads like this at all, because what's the point?

I got a PPO from Trilegal in May 2023, to join July 2024, but I wasn't told what office & team. I've tried reaching out to HR to no avail, and haven't really heard from them either since my offer letter was signed back in May last year.

Anyone else with a 2024 PPO who has any info?

firsties from other NLUs keep shitting on each other, meanwhile the recent graduates dgaf. I've recently graduated from MNLU M, we've had at least 30 PPOs, total of 40-45 job offers. This is with the admin fucking up our placements (and the placement officer getting poached twice) - the batch itself has amazing work ethic, hence the offers. Many people are going into lit, some into judiciary and some into UPSC, so they didn't even apply. At least 5-6 are trying for good LLMs.

Admin is shit, students are good - I'm saying this as someone who doesn't even like half the batch.

Have NLU-O and HNLU outperformed us? Could be, idk. The fact is students are building up the brand name regardless and any person in any of the three will do well provided he/she has decent work ethic.

Advantages:
1. Location (internships, faculty, guest sessions, study visits, courts).
2. Fees (₹65 K per semester, total ₹6.5 lacs in 5 years, so possible without a loan)
3. Institution of National Importance (funding, resources, and priority)
4. Inter-disciplinary (interact with non-law students as well)
5. National diversity (no domicile reservation), in Delhi no one gets treated like an 'outsider'
6. Visibility and links (deep collaborations institutions like ED, CBI, SEBI, RBI, DGGI, more exposure)
7. Research and PG focussed (only a few integrated UG programs are available)
8. Higher studies (universities like Oxford and Cambridge prefer students from INIs in India)
9. Unique specialization (corporate/financial forensics for BBA-LLB (H))

10. Batch size (intake just 40, you are not with 200 - 300 treated like cattle, so more opportunities)
11. Clean and transparent (no financial irregularities, administrative apathy, corruption)

12. Credibility (only academic institution whose reports are accepted in courts as evidence)

Every point above is factual that can be confirmed. They are not my opinion.

Latest annual report (https://beta.nfsu.ac.in/Uploads/Annual%20Report_English_2022-23.pdf)
Latest CAG audited financials (https://beta.nfsu.ac.in/Uploads/Annual%20Account%20Report_2022-23.pdf)

Finally..........asking about IIT KGP School of Law or NFSU School of Law on this platform is like asking Pakistan about India.

Third-year at JGLS- usually our Sundays are dedicated to hogging the Channa Bhatura, pancakes and cold coffee at the mess which is the typical breakfast on Sundays- it's almost a tradition at this point.

Also was working on an elective assignment (a moot) which was fun- but also stressful. So yeah, as much as I would like to rot on Sundays, believe it or not- JGLS kids mostly spend most of their hours on our assignments lmao. Ask us what our Thursdays are like instead ;)

I was told by the HR to not disclose my remuneration with others as there are bands of pay and pople from Non NLUs, might raise an "unnecessary issue" if they were to know. I cared less and discussed, so they know what's up. Pals from Jindal, Christ and Symbi made 10k less than me each month and those from CNLU, Nirma, NMIMS, Amity made like 25k less per month. People from GNLU, NLIU, NLUO made a bit more than me and top 4 NLU grads made 15k more than me.

These paralegals are in their 4/5th year tho, and that justifies them not getting a salary. They get the same package as NLU kids get when joining as AO. Although it is known that Luthra and Saraf do discriminate between NLU and Non-NLU kids, this is the reason they are not allowed to participate in the Day Zero in our uni.

I went to a T2 NLU and we ate each T1 NLU in every competition we were in. Tankha, Vis, Day of Crisis, debates. We ate them everywhere.(They have done much better then my uni in general) but I have never lost any round of any comp face-to-face to any T1NLU. Do what drives you lad, we had a saying whenever we broke into knockouts "I hope we get NLS." Taunt them

I am a fourth year student and want to do an LLM in the UK. I have not even dared to look at Oxbridge, but wanted to know if I have any chance with LSE, KCL, and UCL as I understand they have a pretty competitive admissions process too. It seems their minimum requirements are basically an 8.0/10 CGPA, while mine is 7.55.

I have a decent CV otherwise, regular mooting, debating + published articles and I'm confident I can publish with good places by the end of this year.

Anyone with any knowledge about this, and especially those who have already pursued LLMs in the UK, please help me out -

1. do i have any chance of being considered regardless of my current c.g.p.a?
2. if not, could 2 years work experience in a reputable firm in the same area help/negate the disadvantage bc of my academic record?

thank you!

You mean Probal Bhaduri? He wear ties in all his profile photos! 😄 They seem to be designer brands as well. The third pic looks like a Satya Paul tie (the purple one). Kudos to him for dressing sharply!

https://superlawyer.in/a-good-real-estate-practitioner-needs-to-be-familiar-with-multiple-laws-which-impact-real-estate-probal-bhaduri-managing-partner-at-eva-law/

https://www.mondaq.com/Author/2645652/Lumiere-Law-Partners-Probal-Bhaduri

https://eva-law.com/about-us/

Look at it from the UK's side too. If India agrees to upgrade IPR laws and reduce tariffs on UK products like whisky and dairy, those will be MASSIVE gains. The UK side won't mind giving up on its claim for foreign law firm entry if these gains can be made. They will be ok with deferring it to later.

All Big4s pay the same. Even McKinsey starts at the same scale for the NALSAR peeps they have taken. We're getting shortchanged in India considering Big4s take at 90-115k dollars abroad for fresher roles in consulting and Mckinsey goes till 200k. There's no comparison at all and it infuriates me. At least pay like 25lpa if you're paying that much abroad

NEVER DO THIS. I've never done this even in internships, so as an A2 where you've handled even more sensitive data it is simply out of the question. Just say something like "fortune 500 company" "part of the NIFT/SENSEX" or something like that. At most WITCH or FAANG.

Hi, can anyone help me with Partners in Delhi for PE/VC/corporate practice who are supportive, knowledgeable as well believes in work-life balance in tier-1/2 law firms? Would be really grateful as I am looking for professional growth and pay but not vastly at the expense of mental health. Thank you!