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You should network. Take bigger challenges (write a law book or do an IGNOU MBA, etc.). Challenge yourself by testing your limits. Build some resilience.
I think maybe due to lack of financial incentives you do not feel motivated to work as you do not see growth where you are so you feel demotivated. Also, you may not be enjoying the kind of work you are doing, combined with lack of connections with anyone at a place where you spend 9-10 hours at may zone you out.
You may have ADHD, but understand this, you are the captain of your own ship, you gotta understand the rewards that will come from your hardwork. That may motivate you.
Then I got diagnosed with ADHD. Suddenly, everything made sense and I learnt what was actually going on. Over the past year, medications and therapy has helped me become more functional.
I am not claiming you have ADHD for sure, but it is a worthwhile thing to consider. Regardless, please see a psychiatrist (not a psychologist) who can actually diagnose you.
Good luck OP. I promise you things will get better.
1. Is this common in early years of litigation?
I'm six years into litigation & no, I have not felt this way, except for occasionally feeling burnt out or wanting to procrastinate over a weekend or so.
2. Do people become serious over time?
Time changes people, but to become serious or to loosen up would also be a matter of deliberate personal choice, I believe.
3. Discipline without motivation — just force yourself to do it over & over, I suppose. I might be wrong. But this is the only answer I've got.
4. Whether you lack work ethic or genuinely don't like litigation — do you feel similarly demotivated/disinterested towards other things? Do you feel inclined to do other things? I knew people who were passionate about other things & they gave up law to take those up full time.
would you happen to know about the PPO process?
Salary depends on your team ranges between 17-20 LPA generally, and yes, they do give a stipend, which varies according to the type of internship you have
Anyone who has spent any serious time in this profession knows a simple truth: lawyers do not speak their minds on camera. They have perceptions to protect.
That’s one end of the spectrum. On the other are “party-goers”—cringe to the absolute core, capable of putting even Orry to shame. IYKYK.
To all the self-styled “legal journalists” peddling this nonsense in the name of journalism—you know who you are—stop it. Forthwith. The profession already has enough cringe to contend with on LinkedIn and Instagram. With Delhi Bar Council elections around the corner, the self-promotional garbage is unbearable as it is. Don’t add to it.
The Laxman Rekha must end at Law Chakra’s highly dramatized, crass narration of court proceedings—rife with tacky AI and sound effects—and go no further! That said, I’d be lying if I didn’t admit it’s my guilty pleasure when I’m on the can at 7AM!
Further, if anyone can shed some light on the Double Degree Programme - NUS Master of Laws (International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution) (LLM (IADR)) & University of Geneva LLM in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS).
Can someone work at Singapore law firms, or at any other place after completing their LLM from NUS, if they have done their 5 year law course from India?
And I take deep breath and I get real high
And I scream from the top of my lungs
What's goin' on?
Would like to know if any of you have got better value out of your card and which one.
Which brings us to a basic life rule. Do not buy a German luxury car unless you earn at least ₹1 crore post tax annually and have at least another crore parked safely as savings. Anything else is fiscal vanity. A German car on EMI with no real savings isn’t aspiration—it’s poor judgment. Forget what bankers, neighbours, or Instagram think. By day two, even you won’t respect yourself when you see that car sitting in your parking lot.
It is rare, but not unheard of, for very junior associates to be ranked. I had a friend who experienced this many years ago while still an associate. Typically, such associates are not formally nominated by their firms. Instead, when rankings researchers seek feedback directly from clients for the partners (who nominated such referees), the client may independently mention associates if they are particularly satisfied with their work or for whatever reason. Where the feedback is strong and positive, the associate may be ranked. In short, when an associate is ranked, it usually reflects either exceptional capability or a strong relationship with the referee.
My friend who was ranked, was an exceptional dude. He later on moved to a white shoe law firm.
Which ones are better? Can someone explain me pros and cons of both sides??
https://x.com/PTI_News/status/2016104815361994988
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/talibans-new-law-legalises-slavery-in-afghanistan-makes-mullahs-immune-10897166
https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/how-talibans-new-criminal-code-legalises-slavery-grants-clerics-immunity-13973157.html
They don't have any TMT team anymore, a lot of their partners made exits in the last 6 months and even before that. 2 of the Partners who left NDA, went on to open their own firm ( TLP ) - also joined by one of the associates, currently SA at TLP. One of their best SA from Bengaluru office - PK, went on to join indus.
Another partner HT went to CAM with some of the associates to Bangalore office. In total this makes 3 partner exits and the remaining partners are kamath who is last person at the firm for their core TMT practice.
One of the reasons for this massive outflow ( with due regards to other practice areas too ), business slowdown as ND changed his strategy and since NDA works as McKinsey* , the lower levels of NDA isn't involved in decision making, even tho they would say they you are being involved.
Tax cut is also one of the reasons, for 26 batch - they are paying 25 LPA, but tax hit massive. Once you push to upper levels of this ladder, the tax cut is more and since there isn't an equity slip or say bonus per say ( comparison with other firms ), why would you like to stay at a firm where only one core person gets all the riches? In par with other firms, the compensation is facard.