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(i) Current pay scale and nature of benefits
(ii) How are the service conditions in cities/towns apart from Bangalore?
(iii) Nature of daily work and working hours, quality of advocates etc
(iv) Any other tips!
Judges from other states are welcome to share their insights pls!
No Indian uni has only online end sem exam.
Cranfield, the smaller, highly focused postgraduate technology and management college that has its own airport.…
Prof Dame Karen Holford, Cranfield’s vice-chancellor, said she expected the combined university to grow as a result of the merger, helped by a boost in international league tables from totalling up KCL and Cranfield’s research output.
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Because of its size and lack of undergraduates, Cranfield does not appear in most international league tables, while King’s ranks 31st in the influential QS world university rankings. A provisional ranking for a combined KCL-Cranfield projects it to be 21st, close to Yale University.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/may/15/kings-college-cranfield-stronger-together-surprise-merger
After the 2008 fin crisis several such mergers and buyouts had happened. Even earlier when many so called universities mushroomed out of what were essentially colleges, it eventually led to a crack down and clean up.
But it is true the situation is worrisome. Chinese and Indian students along with some others bring in the moolah that kept these universities going. After all we pay 3-4 times the fee that UK national pay. Add to that the cost of living etc. Scholarships sound fancy but are meagre percentage. Also most scholarships are small bursaries and very few are what folks understand as "full scholarships".
Time to wise up.
There are lots of books, but for eg, try Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi. Treat the advice like a skill - and practice it. Just because you watch a Youtube video on how to a bowl a googly, doesn't mean you can do it well (or at all) the first 50 times you do it. But stick with it and I guarantee in two years you'll be places you never thought you would be. But it has to be genuine - as in, genuine interest in other people. It can't be faked or people will sense it.
Also- i only have experience in direct tax. For IDT I think LKS is the only option. There are a few tier one firms with a good DT practice though.
Is there any Law firm that offer Online Internship in TMT Law except Ikigai Law firm??
I wanted to ask - Is there any law firms for TMT that offer online internship?
But is this all hogwash? Remember how the Rizwanur murder case got buried and almost all the IPS officers esp the senior ones not only got off the hook but even got rewarded with plum postings? Kindness even promoted and made Ministers out of IAS and IPS folks who killed off inquiries in the much discussed and weaponized Bantala, IPS Mehta, Singur, Nandigram etc cases.
Go back further. The Left did zilch to police folks who committed atrocious excesses in the name of anti Naxal operations and Marichjhapi massacres.
Hence will the histories of gimmick and hollow promises repeat (esp when the role CBI in RG Kar is not being scrutinized) or is the wheel getting broken this time?
Domestically it happens. CBI, ED, IT, NIA, Vigilance....everyone is a sinner or will be one (e.g. TVK)
Objectively, not a stitch-up all along (he was charged under the Biden administration); subjectively, you decide ;)
For seniors who were part of top moot teams: what actually separates an average researcher from an elite one?
What specific skills, habits, resources, or approaches should I focus on from first year itself? How do top researchers build their reputation within a law school ecosystem?
Would also appreciate advice on:memorial drafting,case law research,arbitration moots,legal writing,database usage,and becoming someone teams can genuinely rely on under pressure. Technology to be used everything which falls under research work.
My present work is largely focused on road infrastructure arbitration, with limited exposure to broader civil/commercial litigation and almost no trial court work. I am keen to join a chamber with more varied matters and better overall court exposure.
Any recommendations or leads would be greatly appreciated.
But there have been cases where a counsel has become a partner after 2-3 years. so alot of factor at play for this.
Need genuine advice please. Want to chart out my career projectory.
As a stakeholder in the system, one without a godfather or political connections, i too am embarrassed. Embarrassed to be part of a system that confers substantial advantages on the privileged while denying others panel work and opportunities, often with contempt and indifference.
I am also embarrassed by what the likes of Saurabh Bharadwaj are resorting to: openly taunting judicial pronouncements and observations made by a sitting High Court judge, even post recusal.
Context- https://youtu.be/JJ8Vr5GsvZw
I feel conflicted. I do not like the AAP, nor do I believe they were right in the manner in which they conducted themselves before Justice Sharma. Yet, ironically, it is only through their brand of politics and dirty tricks that the interests of lawyers like me ie. those without backing, struggling for work and denied panel appointments or meaningful opportunities are being indirectlyacknowledged, even if only by 0.1%.
How did one forget how Cal HC judges deemed to be anti establishment by puny little Green wo/men were heckled by Kindness acolytes inside and outside courtrooms and court premises? Did we also forget how Choti Chata police stood by and did zilch? And how can we forget how CP and the entire senior brass could do zilch with regime supported folks who put up posters against Justice Mantha including walls of Cal HC.
I personally prefer the law of contempt to be binned. After all the legislature and the executive don't have it and hopefully would never enact one for self preservation. And the judiciary often weaponizes it. But have forgotten how Kindness herself slandered judges deemed hostile to her shenanigans?
And now the gall to use court as some publicity stunt to keep her flock of wayward sheep together. Actually it started with an indulgent SC and regime friendly judges in Cal HC who gave her and apparatchiks a long rope.
#Reapwhatyousow
From what I’ve heard, LKS seems to offer a steeper learning curve because of the volume and variety of matters. It also appears that direct tax is a relatively larger practice there, which may translate into better long-term growth opportunities.
On the other hand, CAM is known to compensate better, though I’ve heard the direct tax team is comparatively smaller and progression beyond the PA level can sometimes be slower.
Would love to hear from people who’ve worked at either place or have insights on the kind of work, learning, and growth at both firms.