You can't have it both ways. You pay to be taught, and you are paid to work, not ask for more learning. People who impress generous professors also get mentorship and recommendations, but that can't be an expectation. If you want to do this, start with a more professional mentality.

It is actually a common practice. Specially among junior Indian scholars working abroad- like PhD scholars and postdoc fellows, students are often used for research. There's a dark side to it as well, as sometimes legwork is done by Indians and credit is taken by them, worth payment being abysmal. A few posts on LinkedIn recently pointed it out.

Sorry mate, wish I could help. Just dropping a note here to say that whatever you have heard about foreign profs offering such opportunities to Indian students at Indian unis doesn't reflect my experience. I attend a Russell Group uni in the UK and such opportunities, when they come up, are almost exclusively offered (if not always) to internal candidates within the uni itself. Not saying it doesn't happen - perhaps profs at my institution are an exception in their insularity levels - but your language seems to indicate a belief on your part that this is a relatively common practice. In order to give you something as realistic as possible based on my knowledge, I just felt the need to problematise that understanding of yours (if it exists, on which I may be mistaken), because I don't think it is right.

Lol - I like this echo chamber. Modi is the reason we are functioning as both a market and as a society. Since 2002, there has not been a single riot in Ahmedabad - an annual feature there for decades, and no, it's not because of minority suppression. He has indeed created a rational society based as much as possible on the marketplace - though all govts in India are left leaning.

Privacy is never going to be a big money spinner in India... It is nearly impossible... no chance Indians will ever bother about what happens to their data... And that's going to be the situation globally also with how carelessly people are feeding in their data on AI systems. Rather do diplomas to get into the cybersecurity side of privacy or aim Big 4 privacy compliance teams

Ladies and Gentlemen,

It’s 12:38am, I am currently sitting in office along with all the other fee earners in the office because our boss wants us in office till he is in office. I have been here since 10am and now am mentally fried for the day. So I thought why not start a thread about my office policies and we can have a laugh together, hopefully. To make it fun- you guys can upvote the policies depending on whether you have similar policies or downvote if you don’t associate with them at all.

Also I don’t need anyone’s advise on moving on from this work place… I am not in a position to, so let’s get that out of the picture. You’re more than welcome to post your own if you’d like.

I am currently working as an A0 at a Big4 (joined as a fresher). The pay (at par with Tier 2 and close to Tier 1), work-life balance, culture, and overall perks are quite good, and I have more than enough time for myself (unlike my friends in Tier 1). However, the work feels largely clerical and administrative, with very little application of law. As a fresher, I want to build strong core legal skills and eventually move into a Tier 1 law firm or a substantive in-house legal role. Many of my colleagues have moved to bulge-bracket firms like JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs, where the pay is excellent, but from what I see, the work there is also fairly administrative and not really aligned with a traditional in-house counsel role. At this stage, I feel my law degree is not being fully utilized, and growth and hikes are relatively slower compared to Tier 1 firms(A0 to C3). I would really appreciate advice on how to upskill, build the right profile, and plan this transition. When is the right time to switch, and what should I focus on right now? Please advise.

The OP mentioned Cyberpunk, which has a Mac native port which is playable even on the newer base machines. Since OP seems to be getting the latest Macbook (M5 MB Pro), it's more than playable.

Wish you guys would inform yourselves and read up on tech before presenting your misinformed opinions in such an assertive manner.

Hello,

I am a 2023 year law graduate and pursued litigation for over a year in Bombay. In 2024, due to personal reasons I went on a sabbatical. During my sabbatical, I decided to make a career switch from litigation to corporate/ in- house roles. However, due to lack of experience in the field, I decided to pursue my masters in corporate and finance law which is soon to be completed.

I am now looking for job opportunity in corporate law firms/ in- house firms in Bombay and willing to start afresh due to my experience. How should I go about it? Where can I possibly apply with such background? Are there any available opportunities?

Thank you!

Working at CAM for close to 9 years now and it is depressing to see the image of the firm getting tarnished because of the way people have commented on this thread. I thought (and did explain to people who were planning to apply to the firm) that this is not the culture of the firm and this must be some antagonized junior associate writing all this. However, this comment from someone senior (I think it is a fair assumption) is not helping. If you can use the word BS on public forum I am not sure if you even know how to deal with a team (let alone be a leader). Please refrain from writing such comments and using such language as it not only impacts your team (and now other comments appear to be fair) but also the reputation of the firm in the market. Firm also has enough leadership initiatives, try and benefit from them. It is unfair if reputation of one team has adverse impact on us as a firm.

Yeah, trust me, I know more than you’d expect a 12th grader to know lol. I was referring to private international law, not public. I’ve read model laws on commercial arbitration, cross border insolvency, read UNIDROIT publications, and tried to do my best to understand this field by scouring nlu journals and reading articles on these topics. I also have quite a solid grasp over concepts of public international law, like customary IL, jus cogens, VCLT, the charter, IHL, and genocide law (icj precedents, icty and other tribunals). I’ve been deeply into munning at a collegiate level so I’ve actually debated on these topics, so I know for a fact that I’m passionate about these subjects and know more than your average ‘law aspirant’.

If you are already in the Capital Markets team of a law firm, I suggest having 2 years PQE and going for foreign LLM (with scholarship). The exposure you get there (by taking up papers relating to Securities Law, Corporate Law, etc. coupled with internship) will be a trillion times better than MNLU LLM.

MPs of all political parties criticised the UK-India FTA at a debate in the House of Commons on Monday, with shadow trade secretary Andrew Griffith saying: “Instead of a vindaloo of a deal, the PM came back with a bag of soggy poppadums.”…

But the deal came under fire from all sides of the House for failing to include UK services, especially legal services…

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/uk-india-fta-gets-compared-to-bag-of-soggy-poppadums-in-house-of-commons-debate/amp_articleshow/128172697.cms

I became a lawyer at 27, became a corporate lawyer at 29, and started working in firms at 30. If I can do it at 27, you can too. Just try for a good college that gives internship options and work your ass off in those internships. I would advise against a drop, but it's your choice.

MNC banks like HSBC are tier 1 when it comes to work life balance. Some of the Indian ones are good enough but can get taxing at times. I've heard one of the two Morgans is bar WLB but this is not confirmed news for me. A few are almost as bad as law firms (especially NBFCs, fintech startups and some funds etc.), but none of them will regularly eat your weekends fully. Growth plateaus after a while but when life throws work life balance at you, you can find other ways to fuel personal growth.

First get off social media cold turkey. Best decision you'll ever make. No insta, no Facebook, nothing. At best keep LinkedIn for job and career stuff. Avoid watching reels and shorts like it's the plague.

You like doing human things with humans. Focus on that. Don't let AI slop ruin your vibes.

For the anxiety thing, try a few minutes of meditation in the morning followed by pranayama or breathing exercises and yoga. This really helps. May sound like uncle advise, but it helps slowly and surely. If you still feel it's not helping or if your anxiety is interfering your day to day life, please see a mental health professional. Let the professionals give you solutions. Try Rockethealth or Amaha or other reputed online platforms if you can't visit physically or don't know who's good in your city. Internet can't fix your anxiety or your depression (get this formally diagnosed and treated please. It's a term thrown around recklessly).

Lastly, excercise at least 3x a week. Excercise gives you free anti-depressants. Don't discount the importance of this please.

Cheers and all the best.

As per my limited knowledge, judges do refer them to very good chambers. And firms too, as they have very good repo.

https://www.legallyindia.com/convos/topic/306997-what-after-law-clerkship

You can refer the above too.

Depends on how frugal you can be. If you can save 80% of your post tax income, you can retire by 45. Remember, you can’t get everything. Either choose to spend more or the luxury of retiring early or score a foreign law firm job or marry rich. Now don’t say “ek early retirement Toh main bhi deserve karti Hoon”. The entitlement of Gen Z is crazy. Also avoid ok boomer. Think of something new maybe.