Demonstrably false. It is a matter of record that Amarchand and Mangaldas were indeed partners. They had a third partner named Hiralal too.

https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1301763/

Indeed, Suresh was not the only son of Amarchand who became partner; Ramesh (another son of Amarchand) also was a partner. https://www.the-laws.com/Encyclopedia/Browse/Case?CaseId=318591691000

Today probably there are more Partners in the market than PAs/Counsels. Partnership in most Firms is just one day of glory. Thereafter, it’s just stress. Reality is a good performing PA2/3 will earn more than a young partner. That’s why Firms promote anyone and everyone to Partnership these days. Cost reduction. This is the reality. No one will say this aloud. But if you can go independent then please do.

In fact I would suggest all lawyers - save as much as you can until you become partner and then move in-house/independent. If you chose to become partner and continue, just be prepared to endless anxiety and loss of mental peace.

It is not impossible to get a job, but from what I’ve experienced in the industry- law is an exceptionally difficult field, more so when you are first gen with little connections. You will have to put on a good fight to achieve your goals. That said, don’t pay heed to anectodes much. Be brave and ready to face challenges. And try to do well during college.

I'll be honest. I'm 34.

Very frankly. I'll not go into technical reasons why you won't get the job. I'll assume you cleared all hurdles and you land corporate law.

You have missed the bus 10 years back.

Assuming you got the job. This is how it'll be -

You will have bosses who will not mentor you properly, because of your age. Because of your age they will not be as frank and free in feedback. They will just slowly get you kicked out or sidelined to be someone else's problem.

At 44 you will still not make partner, because your 10+ years behind. At 50 they won't make you partner coz you too late. Given this, they will see no incentive to hire you, squeeze 20x profits out of you for many years to come. Because your careerpath will be over before it begins.

Secondly, given the stress and overworking and slaving hours, you will become in healthy and burnt out quick given your lack of built up endurance from the past and youth. It's simply a different beast.

My belief is, you will want nothing to do with corp law in about a year or 6 months. You will be exhausted af. Another reason why they may not hire or hire you as a sidelined bench warmer. You will then end up working as a sidelined paralegal, junior to kids 10 years younger than you. You may not admit it, but your ego will not like it and you will be depressed.

Instead do something that's meaningful instead of being amongst such sad creatures who delusional about their stature in society. And contribute to growth of society. Yeah money maybe good, but what's the use if your spouse is sleeping with someone else during gym, or you've never seen your child awake in months, or having missed your father's or mother's birthday or their hospitalisation.

It's a job with money, but family and you will all resent you..you won't have any friends left. Just some 30-50 year olds discussing the Office and Avengers, which is their whole personality.

This is the vulnerability with all these kinds of student-run systems. Bound to happen, I've always said so. Heard Sudhir Krishnaswamy at NLSIU is trying to replace this nonsense of a "system" with a western university-style career services office which will handle these kinds of things. Hope that effort is going well and that NLUJAA decides to follow that precedent.

Dont think the remote is fully accurate. A friend of mine is very close with someone who works there currently and am told they tell you remote and then may push for you to come to their office basis some bias in their mind (they pick at random and continue picking on them). Asli ID se aao Archana

Completely agree with the guest user who has been associated with RL in the past. Please do keep in mind the retention rate is incredibly low especially for a 10 ish member firm almost 50% of their strength is lost each year. [...] In a Tier 1 v. Tier 4/ tier 5 angle if related to river law, I'd still suggest choosing tier 1. Know a few people who worked here and they have really struggled with the politics here - im told its quite clique-ish. Hope this helps!

I am getting a chance to pursue law in both these institutions. Symbi definitely has a better rank than GGSIPU but it's also expensive. GGSIPU is a state university but it's in Delhi and that's a huge advantage. What should I choose ???????? Please genuinely help. I only have a few days to decide !!!

Hey everyone,
I have absolutely no experience in corporate law and i will be graduating this year in may.
I have a litigation heavy CV, my concern for not not doing litigation is the pay.
The pay is extremely low and it demands like 5 years of your life to yield any financial gains.
how can i shift to corporate?
also are there any IP related corporate jobs that pay well as well.
Could really use some help thank you

Hey OTT
I have absolutely no experience in corporate law and i will be graduating this year in may.
I have a litigation heavy CV, my concern for not not doing litigation is the pay.
The pay is extremely low and it demands like 5 years of your life to yield any financial gains.
how can i shift to corporate.
also are there any IP related corporate jobs that pay well as well.

would absolutely recommend shifting your location to Mumbai or Bangalore if you are supposedly in the gen corp m&a team. If they say transactions its most likely TMT work. But the actual m&a team is very tiny with only 1 counsel and maybe 1 associate. Their m&a practice is more diversified and structured in Mumbai and Bangalore.

Hi everyone,

I’m a fresher exploring roles in IP litigation / general IP teams at law firms in Delhi, and I wanted to get a realistic sense of compensation.

From what I’ve heard, salaries seem to vary quite a bit across firms, and even within the same firm depending on whether you’re in IP vs other teams.

If you’re currently working in IP (litigation or prosecution), or know someone who is, could you please share what freshers are being paid across different firms? Would be really helpful to understand the range and how it differs across teams and firms.

Thanks in advance!