For Trilegal its Tanvi and Adnan:

Tanvi.sharma@trilegal.com

Adnan.shamsi@trilegal.com

Thank you for your support everyone. I am the OP, and I’m truly grateful for all your advice. Unfortunately, after posting the initial message, I did something I’m not proud of and could only check back again today. I am trying to do better and all your words of warmth and encouragement have given me considerable hope. Again, thank you so much for all your advice.

I'll be going to HNLU and I'm really concerned with regards to the placement scene there. I have heard that since the past few years, AZB has been the only T1 to come to campus. On top of that, including the PPOs and the DayZ placements, the total seems to have stuck at 16-17. Now, I acknowledge that the market can be bad at some times but in a T1 college, I would at least have a good chance with all the T1 firms (CAM and Khaitan don't even come to NLUs below NLIU). Then, the PPO scene - colleges like GNLU end up bagging so many PPOs (like 40). I was under the impression that college tag matters only till internship, then how good of a job you do during that internship, decides your PPO, is that actually the case now? I ask this because in terms of PPOs, GNLU seems to be leaving NLUJ behind so what is happening?

At last, I am thinking that maybe I should give another attempt (would be my third) and keep on trying till I get a T1 college. The first attempt didn't go well due to a surprise analytical reasoning question (2025) which messed up my mental and subsequently, the whole paper. Then, in 2026, a similar mistake happened, which cost me 7 marks and didn't have proper GK coverage (even though I read from two compendiums, facilitated by my own research and another magazine for state exams). Though, the rank inflation also facilitated me getting into HNLU.

I appreciate any advice. Thank you.

P.S. - At least in my second attempt, I had a fire inside me that told me that I couldn't reach my potential due to my brain giving up at that AR question and not turning back on (like when you keep on reading but you don't understand a thing), therefore I still had room to improve before I would hit my ceiling, however the same thing happened (I tried all the methods I could during my preparation - giving mocks with a 10 minutes deficit, when extremely sleepy, with a lot of disturbances, etc., and on the day of the exam - box breathing, doing something else and coming back to it, etc. to no avail).

Having known Mukul for many years, I can say that he isn't rude, he is just brusque. If you behave the same way with him, he simply shrugs it off and completely shrugs it off outside court. He isn't publicity obsessed nor interested in being given an MP seat. He just does his work and leaves.

These are two crucial ministries. Not only will they replace Chandrima Bhattacharya and Bratya Basu on the NUJS GC, but they will have a say with respect to funding and governance. Plus both have a direct line to Modi. Should we have high hopes? At least higher in comparison with the present regime?

Understood, I understand that Varun Pathak specifically deals with Meta's litigation (thats all i see him in court for), but i am very curious about Swati Aggarwal and Shashank Mishra? what kind of advisory work? is just opinions or do they undertake contractual work as well along with compliance?

Honestly any insight will very helpful .

Graduated in 2025 from a reputed NLU with a decent GPA. I devoted more than three years exclusively to Competition Law because I genuinely believed this was the field where I could build my career and thrive. But the reality turned out to be very different. Even today, I remain unplaced. At times, it feels like the amount of effort or depth you invest in a field does not really matter. I have seen people with little to no experience, or just one or two internships in this area, secure positions while I continue to struggle.

Now, months after graduation, professional experience has become the deciding factor, and I find myself stuck in the same uncertainty and darkness I experienced during law school. People often advised me to choose a safer and broader practice area like corporate law, but after facing constant rejection and, more often, complete silence, I have lost much of my confidence. I honestly do not know whether I still have the ability to switch fields at this stage.

What makes it harder is that my mind keeps telling me: if I could not secure an opportunity even after giving my all to the one field I was deeply committed to, how will I survive in an even more competitive practice area? My father has also asked me not to consider pursuing an LLM or MBA. Right now, I genuinely do not know what path is left for me. I feel exhausted, emotionally drained, and numb all at once.

I understand you can't censor people, and there are a lot of posts on the platform that are off-topic, but my issue is with the sockpuppeting and the fact that OP never discloses that it is a sponsored post or that OP has ties with the organisation that could add some bias. Sharing news and views versus sharing them and then replying as if you're another person who's impressed by it is what I'm against. The platform gets tens of posts about NLUs every month, but the core difference is that people aren't necessarily trying to promote their universities, except some first-years, but even they aren't engaging in sockpuppeting.

You can promote whatever you feel like promoting, but sockpuppeting crosses the line. OP made a post and then commented on it as a different person himself, trying to create a consensus that absolutely doesn't exist. No one is talking about taking away his freedom of speech, but trying to create engagement where none exists is extremely wrong. Some guy who appeared for CLAT and couldn't get a good enough rank for an NLU might buy this at face value, even when contradictory evidence is visible. If OP is promoting, he should add a note saying so, and should not try to reply to his own comments as different people. There's a reason why when YouTubers promote a product, they're expected to tell you that it is sponsored.

Would tend to agree, to some extent. They clearly have a big budget for PR and astro-turfing on a variety of forums. Though it seems they mostly exist to fill a niche of the ecosystem, which the government is happy to invest money in.

But maybe that is not really the target audience of LI, as forensics isn't really in the 'traditional' field of legal practitioners, so it's a bit off topic. However, there is a lot of off topic being posted, so it is also easy to ignore posts about NSFU.

We'll try to keep an eye on it and if threads on NSFU are very repetitive or don't share anything new, will try to moderate (though if there's some genuine news involved, maybe posting it makes sense)

Exactly I haven't heard anyone from RRU speak like that even though they are doing better than nfsu

And it's not about the college it's about how they become future leaders in their field . Nfsu was established 13 years back and till now I haven't seen/heard of any startup idea/innovative idea that has contributed/added some value in forensic field

So there is no harm if we say nfsu is just another university where students are just there for placements

Everyone is obsessed with working for corporate law firms but these are precisely the type of jobs that will disappear. Are law schools preparing students for this and encouraging litigation/MBA instead? This is already the last or second last year of Gen Z giving CLAT. After that it’s over to Gen Alpha.

I got to know there is a central government university under ministry of Home affairs which offers bba llb and bba llb maritime law

I also got to know that this is the only university to offer 5yr integrated law with specialization in maritime law and currently has top faculties in maritime law

Some of their students in bba llb got t1 INTERNSHIPs too this yr. It is located near GIFT city too and students studying there are getting international exposure thru research and moot courts + Despite on levels of nfsu they are doing any PR

I just want to know from seniors wheter this college is worth leaving lower T3 nlus like HPNLU and MNLU-CS and what else should I look before joining this college

Any suggestions would be encouraged

No, it is a noble profession. You don't need to advertise. If you are good enough, you will easily get clients. I interned with my grandfather and then worked with my father to build this practice today. Today, I dont have the bandwidth to attend to all the clients. Sky is the limit kids!

I’m entering my 5th year of B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from a mid-tier NLU, and my current aggregate is around 76%, with a CGPA of approximately 8.1–8.2.

Is this a good academic standing? And from the perspective of UK LLM (Cambridge) scholarships, will my marks be a hurdle for me? Should I regret about it that my score isn't that great? If I study well for one more year, on an average it can only cross 78 from 76.

That's exactly the point. The party isn't bothered. But in Bengal they are action all coy and polite. Since they are volunteering to be all nice and responsive, funnel them into initiating things that cannot be stopped without political costs.

It is like RGK and other scans wherein "setting" was definitely involved. But the Genie is now out and cannot be fully buried like Sarada etc.

Wrath of Messiah will follow and haunt the inconvenient protestors esp those who lack the pull to traffic in access and favours. Good luck fighting (demi) God. The upside is if you can truly oust him (as opposed to "negotiating him down" and his acolytes) then you all enter the House of David.

But you will need to throw out root and stem. No half measures. This is not a state govt problem. It is a Messiah problem. ▮▮▮

Just a small dose of experiential learning and you are complaining? Now you know and feel the occupational hazards of construction workers or even how to survive crumbling courts, an indifferent and often malevolent system (doesn't matter how fancy the frontman is) and the precarity if life. Also what overcrowding can become. Imagine Tihar and so many prisons where meditation and pravachan apparently soothes everything.

Now think if you are stuck in this rut. Or this rut is what you are born into across generations and then merit alone is touted to be the only way to climb the Great Indian Ladder

Hi, as the title says, just looking for recommendations of good, as healthy as reasonably possible capital market teams where the partner has an iota of care for their associates, and has enough decisiveness to stave of unnecessary work until Monday instead of showing off and making associates work on the weekends. Anything?

if you're a student - go at your own risk, they mass hire interns and give PPOs to very few, have it as a fallback only.

if you want to transition - nah buddy. I agree they do have good work and lala clients sitting but nothing substantial you'll earn/get from the 'Dentons' tag.

Hey, firstly, if you’re in your second year, I’d strongly suggest keeping a secondary practice area alongside Banking & Finance, because we genuinely don’t know how many entry-level BnF/Capital Markets roles will remain untouched by AI in the next few years. Try exploring IBC as well IBC and BnF usually go hand in hand at most major firms anyway.

Coming to your point about starting in a commercial bank: in India, there honestly aren’t too many legal banking roles available. If banks like ICICI Bank or HDFC Bank visit your campus, you should definitely aim for them. Otherwise, they usually don’t offer internships outside their campus hiring programs. So practically speaking, it makes more sense to target law firms in India and abroad.

As of now, a good Tier-1 BnF experience can open doors to multiple foreign law firm opportunities later on. So ideally, aim for Tier-1 law firm BnF teams, publish on regulations that directly impact financing and deal-making, and try getting internships with teams like Economic Laws Practice or Dentons they may start considering applications from third year onwards. Once you have those names on your CV, start cold-emailing Tier-1 BnF partners strategically. (custom mails)

Also, build experience through moots, especially in IBC. That combination helps a lot.

You should also start applying for vacation schemes at foreign law firms whenever eligible that can genuinely become a golden ticket.

Overall, just stay extremely aware of what’s happening in the market. Don’t isolate your learning entirely to BnF because the future of the practice area, especially at the junior level, is not fully predictable. And honestly, while BnF is very well paid, it can also get quite boring. Try finding at least one area of law you genuinely enjoy alongside it.

Obviously a typo and not a spelling mistake stemming from lack of knowing the spelling. Highly doubt you’re an SA2 at a T1. If you are, quite funny that you’re on this forum picking on kids for spellings. But I hope you felt better about yourself doing it, because I guarantee you, your job isn’t going to do that for you :)

Yes, he does sit on 26th floor. I interned in that floor. The office here is not the full floor but still pretty large and pretty pretty. As far as Saurya Sir is concerned, I never worked with him but during my internship the yap I heard - very focused on work and client satisfaction, and cordial in behaviour with everybody. But not the buddy buddy type. More mentor than party type. He lets you be as long as you are working well. Apparently notoriously publicity shy about his deals but does an interesting mix of cross border and deals (some big some small) and Advisory. From what I heard, where there is no pressure on bill share on large mandates, does not rationalise, where there is rationalisation required to keep client happy, gives us his and other team member hours both. But obvo have not seen this myself. I concur with the poster who wrote genuine, because he looks like this sweet but strict uncle in office.