Condescension is usually what people reach for when they have nothing substantive to say. It’s easier to psychoanalyse the author than to engage with the argument.

If calling out a cartelised briefing ecosystem is dismissed as a “child denied a toy,” that says more about how normalised gatekeeping has become than about the critique itself.

Also, treating “duffers and dalcops with contempt” is an odd credo for a profession that still pretends to value advocacy, ethics, and open competition. But perhaps contempt is the only language that sustains closed clubs.

You’re welcome to disagree. But sneering is not a rebuttal — it’s an admission that the discomfort struck home.

Helps you save so much money in the long run. Do you really care about petty benefits when you are getting paid so well? Honestly, the firm can just pay me well, I can buy my own food and fund my own lifestyle- the only thing which truly matters in the money being credited in your account at the end of each month.

Hi. Being honest here. I am a 5th year law student from a certain NLU (easiest guess). Despite being a top ranker, I didn’t get any offers on Day Zero. I want to join a law firm because I feel I am too ambitious to not even try working at a law firm. However, because of my financial background, I will have to take a well-paying job even if it is in-house.

I am thinking of joining Adani and then later switching to CAM’s Ahmedabad office (GC/Projects team). Is it possible? Has anyone made a similar switch? No trolling please, I am genuinely feeling hopeless.

I will be joining Link legal as an A0 from January 2026 and had a few silly questions- people who work there/ have worked there in the past please help me out........please no trolling. this is my first time working in a law firm

1. will they provide a laptop?

2. any dress code that the firm follows

3. till what time do the people work there?

4. are 2nd and 4th saturday off?

An academic section staff sent a mail to all three batches at 10 PM stating that henceforth we will have separate teachers and the concerned professor will mark the entire paper (i suppose separate papers then for BA and B.Sc.). We were promised module-split so that things are equitable and all of us be it ba or bsc get to experience the senior profs. But out of nowhere they backed out citing logistical issues and "inherently different nature of both courses do not demand exactly same faculty". For all these years we have been constantly given Teaching Assistants or junior profs where on the other side BA is always doled out senior profs. We are only asking for mere equality, nay, we would be happy were you to give us even a single senior faculty. The condition is so bad that we literally dont even have a single senior faculty alloted to us. The sheer irony of teaching Art. 14 while arbitrarily ruining all our lives (we are paying significantly higher than ba people yet all we ask for is a fair share and nothing more, but are marginalised daily). The SJA is ▮▮▮ remember we exist only before elections. The new VC explicitly said that we'll shift to the main campus by Jan 2026; but now that is being shifted to July 2026. It is ludicrous that it takes 3 years to build two floors. GNLU and many other NLUs have multiple specialisations but nowhere are UG grads discriminated for "B.B.A." or "B.Sw" or "B.Sc.", but here at nujs we are treated as something lesser, not equal as our BA counterparts. The majority of BA, consequently the majority of General Body are apathetic to our cause. We live in hostels with quadruple sharing which feel like animal barn with no proper hygenic water, we waste half our day travelling in bus whereas BA people happily lead the campus life with quick access to all the basic amenities. We too deserve to be treated in a fair manner even if we cannot be accommodated on campus, atleast keep us in humane living conditions. This is the reality of NUJS and how minorities are subjugated. ▮▮▮ admin, ▮▮▮ student leaders and apathetic faculty and general body. This is not a post begging for validation but to say that No Matter how much you try to silence us, we exist. We exist, and we deserve equal treatment and opportunities. And we will fight for our just share!

The noise you make has much to do with “not having a seat at the dinner table.” “You must learn to treat duffers and dalcops with contempt and condescension.” These are some of the barbs you’ll encounter when you call out the shit show that is the Supreme Court Bar—or the Delhi Bar more generally.

Here’s a post from a few weeks ago that illustrates this rather well:

The Supreme Court Bar Deserves Better Than This Manufactured, Closed-Door Ecosystem

https://www.legallyindia.com/convos/topic/462791-the-supreme-court-bar-deserves-better-than-this-manufactured-closed-door-ecosystem#comment-462791

Here are my two cents: if you must live in this country and work in an environment with even a semblance of meritocracy and professionalism, practise corporate law—at a JSA- or Trilegal-like firm, at the very least. Your options in India will no doubt be limited and far from perfect. Make no mistake: even in firms like these, there are highly questionable individuals occupying partnership positions, drawing work through connections that exist largely because they are the sons and daughters of judges, senior lawyers, senior bureaucrats, corporates, and politicians—especially on the disputes side. A cursory Google search will reveal this pattern in most cases. The exceptions merely prove the rule. One such individual was reportedly exposed on Legally India for investing, through himself and his immediate family, in election bonds—the sums involved far outstripping the pay of a so-called “salaried partner.” There is a great deal of muck under the hood even in corporate law.

If you don’t come from privilege, yet believe you deserve clean air and a fair shot at success through honest hard work—quit India.

You only need to read the judgments emanating from India over the last 20 years on something as basic as arbitration law to see the pervasive ineptitude at the highest levels. There is no method to our madness. The only semblance of substance you’ll occasionally encounter is the selective borrowing of UK or US law—sometimes applied correctly and in the right spirit—by a “celebrity judge,” who, more often than not, is a second- or third-generation insider, occasionally armed with an Ivy League or Oxbridge degree. Counsel on the other end will, in most cases, be a second-, third-, or fourth-generation senior advocate who has risen to the top more on the strength of politics than oratory.

I'm utterly fed up and heartbroken seeing NLIU Bhopal in desperate need of rejuvenation on every front; from the teachers and administration to even some of our so-called "respected" seniors. The toxic politics and power struggles among these groups, all driven by selfish individual gains, are slowly suffocating this once-vibrant institution and making it shrink before our eyes.

Three years ago, I joined with such high hopes, excitement, and a clear goal in mind—but now, it feels like I'm on a sinking ship that's deteriorating day by day. We need urgent, immediate intervention! Almost every day, we're bombarded with endless "mail wars," and petty outrage that leave me deeply uncertain and anxious about my future career.

How much longer can we endure this chaos ?

Any Suggestion how to survive in this?

Got a sudden interview and offer from a Mumbai based firm. Few months in, got told wont be making it through probation, giving me until February 2026 to find some other gig. Interested field is PE/VC, M&A, GC in Mumbai. I'm an A0, painfully aware that no one is specifically looking for A0s at this moment - but any vacancy that is not up online? Any tips? Pretty confident about my capabilities, this one was just not the right timing. If nothing, can anyone share HR contacts to reach out to?

You can be the most hard working in this organisation for 5 years and still be stuck at the same level for years….. only reward will be more work and more work will be allocated till you falter…. And then the blame game will begin…. So be average and maintain boundaries…. This will help you enjoy work life balance and keep expectations in check.. cheers

The new VC of NUJS has assumed office for over 1.5 months now. But barely been in office. He has created a new structure of deans who are supposed to take all decisions within their respective domains. Effectively to ensure he has to take no decisions at all. Unfortunately not only are these professors the worst at administrative work but also cannot take a single decision alone because they do not want to take any liability. All that is happening is just pingpong mail threads where the VC says go to this person and the other person says everything is subject to VC discretion. The deans also have discovered their new-found importance and have no idea how to handle themselves or take decisions . At least with NKC one knew where to go. This new guy is inaccessible and out of office 75% of the time. Him trying to decentralise the system isn’t helping at all. Just slowing things down.

Now that Gen Z is ending and the first batch of Gen Alpha is on the cusp on entering NLUs, it’s a good time to reflect on which of the three generations (X,Y,Z) has the best time at NLUs. To begin with, here are some characteristics of each generation :

X - Almost exclusively NLSIU alumni, maybe the first couple of batches from NALSAR. No CLAT. No coaching centre culture. Small batch sizes. Tough hostel life. No Internet for early Gen X batches. Jobs for all.

Y - Newer NLUs mushroom. No CLAT for early Gen Y batches, then CLAT comes in along with coaching centre culture. Initially small batch sizes, then expansion. Jobs for most. Greater digitalisation. Some NLU VCs involved in serious corruption — VCs of NALSAR, NUJS, NLIU, HNLU etc kicked out after protests.

Z - More NLUs and more seats, but lots of reservation — thus increasing competition. Excellent learning facilities compared to previous batches: lots of online resources. NLU crowd becomes less elite, more people from modest backgrounds. Start of culture wars, wokeness. Many NLUs rocked by #MeToo student scandals. Covid big disruptor. Tough job scene.

On December 8, judge Honey M Varghese of the Principal District and Session Court in Ernakulam convicted six persons of abducting and sexually assaulting the actor, and acquitted actor Dileep, the eighth accused who had been charged with masterminding the crime.

“This verdict may surprise many people, but it did not surprise me. As early as 2020, I began to feel that something was not right. Even the prosecution noticed changes in the way the case was being handled, especially when it came to one particular accused,” Bhavana wrote.

While the case was assigned to judge Honey after Bhavana herself petitioned for a woman judge to hear the case, the years that followed had seen the prosecution and the survivor allegedly face hostility from the court itself.

In a statement published on December 14, Bhavana listed six reasons for why she lost faith in the trial court. She wrote:

* “My fundamental rights were not protected. The most important evidence in this case - the memory card was found to have been illegally accessedthree times while it was in court custody.”

* “Two public prosecutors resigned from this case, stating clearly that the court environment had become hostile towards the prosecution. Both of them personally told me not to expect justice from this court, as they felt it was biased.”

* “I repeatedly requested a proper investigation into the tampering of the memory card. However, the investigation report was never given to me, until I kept asking again and again.”

* “While I was fighting for a fair trial, the accused filed a petition requesting that this same judge continue to hear the case. This raised even more serious doubts in my mind.”

* “l even wrote letters to the Honourable President of India and the Honourable Prime Minister of India, expressing my concerns and seeking intervention!”

* “I requested the court to conduct the proceedings in an open court, so that the public and media could be present and see for themselves what was happening. This request was denied.”

She further said, “Over the years, I approached the High Court and the Supreme Court multiple times, clearly stating that I did not trust this court. Every request to move this case away from the same judge was dismissed. At the end of the day, this verdict made me realise how strongly human judgement can shape decisions. I also know that every court does not function in the same way.”

https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/six-reasons-why-i-lost-faith-in-trial-court-bhavana-reacts-to-actor-assault-verdict

A famous historian (Richard Overy at Cambridge, I think) once suggested that Churchill should have been awarded a nobel prize for literature for his memmoires on World War II, but no prizes for objectively recounting the facts. Had Professor Overy seen your comment, I think he may have retracted the first part of his comment on Churchill, even if he chose to stand by the second.

I hadn’t watched this film earlier, largely out of a reluctance to fund what I was told—by Arfa, Anupama, Sucharita, and others from the liberal ecosystem—was anti-Islamic propaganda. That, at least, was the conclusion one was expected to draw from their rhetoric.

What genuinely baffles me, however, is that the film has remained in theatres for over a week. That simply doesn’t happen unless a film holds its ground on first principles.

Which made me think—why not ask the legal community for its views? Surely, we understand better than most the distinction between hate propaganda and meaningful entertainment or storytelling.

Let’s discuss!

go meet your asst registrar academic and ask them to give you a letter which would provide a overall consolidated percentage (some office people would play hard to get at, just be persistent, if problems occur go and meet the VC), if you have 73% that is more than sufficient to meet 67%

now insider stuff: all UK unis have an excel sheet which has different Indian unis pegged at diff entry %, for most NLUs it is 60-65% (except for oxbridge), I am surprised that KCL asked you for 67% (which is a bit odd, usually they ask max 65). anyhow, follow my advise above and you should be fine

Hey!

I'm 22 and am enrolled in a local college.I took 2 years of drop post school and have been in this college for a year now.I appeared for this year's clat and am scoring around 97.Should I leave my college and join a T1 or should I continue here?Any suggestions would be appreciated thank you!

CMS Indus law changed a lot of policies related to interns since Oct'2025.
and now Interns don't get stipend.
that's not it they even went beyond to stop the pantry service for interns, a fellow interned was told that the pantry services are only for associates and interns don't get to order maggie, the evening snack service also discontinued for BLR office.

i think Indus law is focusing on retaining employees instead of getting quality Interns and fresh Hires. still weird to see this kind of behavior from a tier 1 firm.

Full of lawyers who were in charge of small vc deals and startup fund clients in their previous firms and were not a part of the big ticket work which separate teams used to perform. So basically entry pays are very low 40-50k month types with no bonus, quality of work will be only micro small deals with focus on bulk work.