X is a Tier-2 law firm in Delhi. Y is a partner there who heads a particular team. The attrition rate within that team is extremely high. Most of the team consists of freshers, with only one or two seniors. One of the senior members of the team has repeatedly been accused of inappropriate conduct (POSH related) by making female associates and interns uncomfortable through persistent staring, approaching and other behaviour. Over the years, several women have left the team because of him. However, the partner and the management have continued to protect him, allegedly because the team lacks sufficient manpower to manage the workload without him.

An LLM will be useful if you want to do legal policy, research or academia in the US. For those purposes actually contrary to the doom and gloom here it is useful (of course visa issues are whole other thing). But if you want to do law, like corporate or litigation you are better of doing expedied J.D

Cannot understand this frenzy amongst politicians to appear personally before the Courts to argue their cases. Started by Didi and then followed by Kejriwal, all in hopes of appeasing the masses and the Bench as well. They forget that the lawyers they engage are way more qualified, experienced and regular before the Courts than their own words will have much weight. But alas, to each on his own.

Just out of curiosity, I've not seen these posts for any other NLU in India, only NUJS people seem to be wondering how everything will affect NUJS. Is it really the case that state cabinet ministers think about NUJS while taking decisions? NUJS people seem to think the entire state revolves around them, I highly doubt the state govt. gives a flying hoot about it, especially over colleges like IITKGP and IIMC.

Having interned at various offices of LKS, I can tell you that the experience at LKS Kolkata is the best. If you intern in their Mumbai or Delhi offices you'll be allocated to a team handling a very specialised area (such as GST advisory) whereas in the Kolkata office you will get exposure to all kinds of work from GST Advisory to FEMA litigation.

Ever since there has been shifting around of partners between offices, the Mumbai office seems to have lost its stride. There is also a very real bias against the Mumbai office, with it being treated like a step son of sorts, and the partners seem to take it out on their associates.

It was a firm that was known for its ability to retain employees but those days are long gone. There have been layoffs at the associate level and the increments/bonuses (unless you're chummy chummy with the partners in question) have been abysmal.

I know someone who worked there for 4.5 years and was denied their promotion for no apparent reasons. You either kowtow and become a partners pet, or you sit and grind but are never truly appreciated.

There are better places, that will pay you more for the same work that Tuli asks of you. You just gotta look.

I am really sorry for your experience of being balding. But the fat part, you could help. One meal a day six days a week and two meals a day on the seventh (with both meals comprising only fruit and vegetables), rigorous workouts at every free moment, walking when taking a car could be avoided... the strategy suggestions are endless.

Please help me to identify a chamber in Delhi / Bombay / Madras who have a good deal of work involving tax, arbitration, company, insolvency and other commercial areas for someone with 5 years of PQE. Ready to slog.

Recommendations involving counsel who treat juniors as humans + Counsel who do not lie through their teeth + Counsel who do not insult juniors + Counsel who do not blame juniors for no fault of theirs are highly appreciated even though it is extremely utopian-ish. (Still holding on to the belief that there are some such lawyers in the profession)

Even if there aren't such counsel, chambers with good litigation work of such branches would be highly appreciated.

Kids at NLUs and JGLS literally want an A+ for writing of the level of a 6 year old. It seems NLSIU is the in only one not inflating grades, because of Sudhir's orders?

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/harvard-grade-inflation.html

For that, NLS has to reduce the number of general category seats and increase the number of domicile seats even further. Are you ready for that? Remember, NLS has already traded 10 additional domicile seats for a mere 7 acres of leased land. There is a precedent for this kind of cheap barter practice.

Overcrowded, sub-subsistence-level infrastructure in NLS (and other NLUs) is a good training ground for what's to come later in life. Students shouldn't be whining about them; they should be grateful to the administration for providing real-life experiences so early in their careers. Overcrowding and crumbling infrastructure should be the very reason students should flock to NLS.

If you need to decline, decline. It is your right and unless you breached some term, it would be unfair of anyone to hold a grudge. Going along for fear offending someone may lead to regrets. Calling the partner if you have a line with them makes sense. You need to be confident you don't want to join them in the near future though.

What are the future job prospects in this practice, if someone doesn’t want to continue in law firms and eventually move in house? I agree on the salary that it is better than boutique firms but the mandates lately have become extremely high in my team and given the amount of work I am doing I was contemplating an in house position. What would be your thoughts?

If proximity to GIFT City is a factor in selecting University, then try GNLU. It’s after all a specialised institution for law, their students also get internships in Tier 1 law firms, Gujarat Maritime University operates from the same campus and it’s just couple of metro stations away from GIFT City.

Also, RRU has that self obsessed BimPa, thereby making GNLU or any other University an obvious choice.

BJP Bengal has several advocates among its winning candidates. But no one appointed as law minister. Yet to appoint FM. Maybe the frontrunner Sanjeev Sanyal will be both FM and LM.

Everything waits for Delhi nod. Hence no cabinet expansion yet. Centre will also expand cabinet. WB will follow thereafter.

I was a part of their Batch 16 programme. I had been allotted a mentor and had also attended weekly sessions for about 1.5 months (part of batch 16 programme). It was a pretty fun experience. They also checked in between the mentorship period to ensure everything was going on smoothly, that was really nice. The mentor also helped me with my CV and career development/ trajectory.

Hope that helps :)

Unfortunately, no. Also, if you're someone who doesn't have prior experience (or know someone within the firms who can vouch for you) it's unlikely that any firm will break away from their policy and make an exception for you. Also, if you're early in your career, you're better off starting at a tier 2/3, you get to learn a lot more and your switch to tier 1 is easier.

Tier 1 M&A partner here. I think it's always better to get a foot in the door and then work your way through opportunities. We routinely get from folks in forensics or any of the Big 4 or in house roles. It's not ideal but can get an interview. When some of these do convert there may be some discount to one's experience (I took a discount earlier in my career when I switched from tier 2/3 law firm to tier 1 because corp/M&A was only a part of what I'd do and hence exposure was less). So my take is:

1. If you can get into a tier 2/3 law firm, it would be an easier way to a tier 1 (if that's the ambition, not suggesting that it should be) than through legal forensics. If that's not a possibility, I'd suggest you take what you can and actively network then to find opportunities at a tier 1/2/3 law firm, if that's something that you'd still be interested in/have your heart set on it. Do try and land tier 2/3 roles than tier 1 - the exposure you'd get would be worth a lot and you perform better when you make a switch to a tier 1 later (generally, compared to someone starting at a tier 1 firms);

2. Not really but there could be some discount to your PQE; doesn't matter in the long run.

3. Take what you get, upskill, network, apply for interviews. You'll have 2-2.5 year window within which you can make a switch to another practice area at a tier 1/2/3 law firm (can't speak for others but I'm more likely to interview someone who's working somewhere (and is adjusting to work life from college life) than someone who chooses not work till something suitable comes by). The ability to work with people, whether you like them or not, is extremely valuable and highly underrated. There's also a chance that you might like what you do. Legal forensics might not sound glamorous but getting really really good at a niche while having a solid understanding of a variety of practice areas, for me, is the holy grail.

Lastly, and I'm not quite sure how to say this without it seeming like I'm discounting your worry but - things generally work out, they may not always go to plan but in retrospect, I wish I'd have worried less about all this stuff. Hang in there, it's generally a fun journey.

From my personal experience, it took me 3 months after graduating to get a job in Privacy. I have some work experience as of now. But it's very hard to get into the field. Once you do, the talk is mostly about getting certifications, and you need to know more than just GDPR and DPDPA if you want to stay afloat. Work also gets really boring. So, if you can try to utilise the free time given to you to know other fields of law or go deep into TMT, it might open you up for better opportunities in a firm (especially with better pay, freshers are paid enough to survive in the cybersecurity field).