It is easier said than done. a lot of times, PAs are actually very helpless, cause they are at the direct receiving end from the partner. also, yo really dont know where OP is coming from, she might be from a super humble background.

PAs pull depends a lot on the team dynamics.

Not expose people to the person - even if it may be true. It’s like posh - you get suspended for a reason.

Let’s not justify making everyone comfortable for someone who is making someone uncomfortable. Also POSCO is not tiny - a child’s statement is taken - like in this case the psychiatric statement is submitted.

Although this is already quite nicely written, just to add to it; most of the disputes teams operate in a very limited sphere of law where the Senior Partner has built a reputation, which is counterproductive for the growth of young lawyers (A0-A2) as it severely limits their exposure to different areas of law (can’t emphasise on how important it is, if you actually want a successful career in Disputes, be it in a Firm or a Chamber).

Also, WCC at Firms is a sham of what actual criminal work looks like in Courts. If you have the slightest inclination of practising criminal law then you’ll have to start with Chambers and at District Courts, there’s no way around it regardless of what people may tell you.

All the best!

-A0s and A1s, depending on the teams, are burdened with diligence, basic research and/or delegating interns to do work that their SAs have asked them to do. A lot of the things you have mentioned will be part of your daily work as a Disputes Associate. Depending on the firm, you will also be involved in publication of articles w.r.t. precedents or general research publications.

-Drafting and all happens at all levels and even team heads give their say in the final draft more often than not (micromanagement level differs). It is NOT a one-day job unless its an urgent application. In a sane disputes team (there are less than you'd like to think), the work goes upto a Partner who reverts to the counsel/client firm and back, if necessary, for further revisions. Basic memo work is handled by juniors.

-In smaller firms, associates may get more court exposure and directly participate in briefing unlike T1s who take senior counsels just to mention or adjourn.

-Partners in these firms usually have less experience than a fresher at an advocate's chamber. If you dream of building face value as an arguing counsel, Disputes firms are definitely not it (with a few exceptions who actually became senior counsels themsleves lol). A lot of partners/senior partners CANNOT argue or are NOT CONFIDENT in arguing. (FYI, if you are a law student sneering at this, you'll realize how difficult it actually is to make relevant submissions before a High Court Bench.)

-In Bombay, some old-school firms tend to send freshers for administrative/compliance work before the Prothonotary (OS Registrar).

-Urgent tasks land on your plate all the time, especially when arbitration matters come up.

-For a lot of budding litigators, the answer for your last question is a resounding 'NO'. Most disputes work is clerical at junior levels and becomes briefing/solicitor work at senior levels. If you don't mind being a briefing counsel as part of your career trajectory, then disputes is good because you get paid better than litigation at the start. Cannot say the same for litigators with 5+ years of experience who usually start outearning their corporate peers by then. This curve, however, is very steep. Not every litigator can survive the court experience. Many prefer stability (LOL) compared to the complete uncertainty of litigation.

The assumption that if you work really hard you can get placed after a 3 year LLB from an NLU (including NLS) is wrong. Most people who get placed from the 3 year LLB at good places had very good CV prior to joining the 3 year LLB course. Some of them are CAs, people who had done MBA from a good IIM before, among others. Apart from this, some of them also gets placed through connections. The number of people who get placed without a good background and only based on the work during the 3 year LLB course are around 4-5 out of a batch of 120. So yeah, there is no guarantee of a good job after 3 year LLB even from NLS. Most of them start litigating where they earn 20-25k at max.

1.Don't have stellar marks in either 10, 12, or UG(like stellar, stellar); can't claim gender diversity, or any reservation at all-poor UR;

2. Even if I managed to clear CAT(with good varc(98-100%ile, 22-24 Qs), & lidr(95-99%ile, 4 sets), but will necessarily have to rely on the 7-9 arith Qs(90-95%ile), cant go beyond this for quant);

3. After all this, even after putting all in for CAT, may not get anything beyond 95-98%ile(since leaving lucrative 5-6 Qs of quant); and I've literally seen people having scored beyond 99.5%ile getting rejected from even Lucknow, let alone ABC;

4. Besides those few top tier schools, the situation's not at all good for any other school, even XLRI, ISB, or FMC.

It's literally 25 Lakhs(atleast) worth of investment.and people are not getting worthwhile placements.

It's somewhat 2-3 times than a 3 year LLB from an NLU.And what happens when one gets after that-a 20 lpa CTC-where they include even stationary costs in ctc?

5. 3 year LLBs are not regarded at par with ballbs, at any NLU, I concur, except may be NLS, I dont know, you can dispute that too.

But the point is, if one works REALLY HARD, like really hard from day 1, & stays focused, he, on his own can land up in a decent job in either a some Tier(###), or stepney firm, or in-house, whatever, and then climb up the ladder, or take a lift based on his skills & his capacity to learn transferable skills.

6. Later on, if circumstances warrant, one can always do an MBA from IIMs, like an executive one.GMAT, not CAT, gmat easier than CAT; valid for 5 years; Less money(15 odd lakhs-IIMA), only a year.It can really boost a career; which may be a very good alternative to an oxbridge/US LLM(way more expensive); especially in current time when US has almost stopped fellowships for professional courses in masters level(not announced fulbright this year for prof. pg).

7. Besides I have looked up TISS MA in HRM as well.But only 60 seats, bhai.Open seats are only 15-20.Can u blv?not plaussible!!!

8. Besides, clearing CAT is something but then practice quant related work for the rest of life is not bearable for me, since it does not interest me.

So...i guess, that's it!!!

Sorry for the length!

True. But make a full disclosure. Why single out Suvendu in that sting video? What about others? Sougata Roy admitted the entire thing in an interview later just before 2024 elections. And we all know the role of KD Singh and his relation to Bhaipo. So why is the ED so soft with KD Singh. And what about Sarada ponzi scam. Public ko sab pata hain. But rt now they just wanted the Grass rooted out.

Unfortunately, Mamata will never come back. I will be surprised if her party makes it to the 2029 elections. My prediction is that the BJP will get a clean sweep of over 30 seats in the 2029 elections from Bengal. In the 2031 elections, CPIM will emerge as the key opposition to BJP while an alliance between Congress and the TMC will struggle to cross 10 seats.

Actually NUJS should undergo a forensic audit. Certainly NKC era but also the entire time from PIB onwards. Lord Taluk and his buddies Kishore and Ashim completely squelched all the inquiries as soon as Arun Mishra retired from SC (and by extension EC). Just go through the records. The trajectory and intent was very clear - since the then SJA was unrelenting in exposing corruption, Lord Taluk and his worthy successor caused death by committees.

Then again the SJA now would much rather wag it's tail to...

a poor placement record as well. Sudhir needs to understand that the competition for jobs are intense. He can't keep pushing through the rigorous attendance policies, academic policies when other top NLUs are blatantly giving exemptions for internships. We only get 3 months in a year for internships and among them, June is a month where every college has a vacation so the chances of getting an internship or scheduling a callback becomes extremely difficult. Another month is October which sees a lot of holidays so the opportunity to impress the team is limited. The batch of 2027 will have a horrible placement and I hope that it rings a bell.

- monkeys invading hostels 24/7 with the university doing nothing, saying nothing, etc.

- electricity fluctuating every few minutes, making it impossible to charge devices

- water supply keeps fluctuating.

- roofs collapsing, destroying metal railings, etc. with minimal engagement by admin (except a letter claiming they have an "impeccable record" in maintaining safety, ignoring multiple other collapses)

- no support or attendance condonation for mooting

- campus events shut up by 9 pm mandatorily, irrespective of event, date, or circumstance

- faculty quality, the hallmark of NLSIU, has degraded due to the batch expansion, meaning you have [unrelated courses – redacted because the faculty is nice, but just not suited to this] forced to teach [redacted, unrelated courses].

- 30+ rooms in the men's hostel alone facing faulty fans, with worse situations faced by the women's hostels

There is so much more. A university is primarily meant to fulfill educational purposes, but a lot of people join university in the hopes of aggrandising via networking, making connections with peers, all of which is unnecessarily difficult in the face of unprecedented batch expansions that dilute the quality of learning and living in a residential space, etc.

For the "best" law school in the country, this is rather sad. Hoping to see some engagement, at least, as someone who genuinely holds this place in high stead and cherishes it.

is there anyone who can give me a referral or any insight as to which partner i can email?

the hrs of both these firms are toooo laid back, i’ve been trying the traditional route for almost two years and i haven’t even heard back!

so if you guys have any tips or suggestions about how you scored it, please lmk thanks!

Oh, I think it extends to some T1 law schools as well (or perhaps T1.5, depending on your point of view). I posted something on LinkedIn a few months ago about a certain professional success that had happened to me. Got lots of DMs from current law students asking about it and how they could follow the same path. Some of said students were from NLIU, and all of them began their messages with "Dear Sir" (I am not even 25 years of age yet). Reassured each and every one of them in those interactions that they could use my first name instead of all this "sir" stuff.

SA1 at T1 here. It will definitely be difficult, but always be kind to yourself. Many people will drag you down, so you shouldn't add to that. Just keep working hard, avoid personal discussions (will bite you in the ass if your peers view you as competition), and be polite to people. And I can't stress this enough - be nice to the receptionists, the IT teams, the admin teams, helpers, etc. They will genuinely make your life easier.

Also, READ. READ a lot! newspapers + updates relevant to your field + anything interesting. It's always nice to be able to contribute to general chats your team may have, plus your seniors and partner will definitely notice (you don't have to chuck information down their throats, of course xD)

Dress neatly. Brand doesn't matter, but how you present yourself does matter.

Take notes during every matter discussion. Always walk into your partner's cabin WITH a notebook. This will help you clarify things and avoid mistakes while recollecting matter discussions.

Hope this helps. Good luck!

Ggn teams have high attrition rates. people keep leaving, partners keep hiring instead of trying to retain existing good talent. crazy workloads and high stress levels. lot of internal politics. new hires are constantly overlooked because there are multiple inner circles. wouldnt recommend unless you have no other choice. but deal flow is good and its a good learning exp if thats what you are looking for.

Incoming associate at Trilegal’s capital markets team, Mumbai office. I would appreciate any insights into the nature of work and the overall work-life balance within the team.

Specifically, I’m curious about whether partners experience a similar workload as the associates who I hear have no life outside work and work 24/7 or if they are able to maintain a relatively better work-life balance.

Additionally, I would like to understand the distribution and scale of transactions within the team—are multiple partners actively handling significant deal flow, or is the work primarily concentrated with RC, I do not see many deals at Trilegals deal corner that reflect any other name than RC was hoping to gain some clarity on this.