https://www.barandbench.com/news/new-bombay-high-court-building-design-colonial-doesnt-prioritise-litigants-former-justice-gautam-patel. Hard agree with Justice Patel. The chosen design screams generic colonial-era sarkari building.

Too true. I thought the HC was making a new and more stable website in the form of https://bombayhighcourt.gov.in/. However, I have not been able to open this website aside from a few times when it was first floated. Any idea as to whether it will actually replace bombayhighcourt.nic.in?

Completely agree. Both the Senior Advocate and AOR designations need to be dismantled. Not only does it create a small group of beneficiaries, it also promotes corrupt practices. These designations are also a form of control over the Bar by the Bench and by the oligarchy at the Supreme Court. The favouritism shown to senior advocates must end especially to certain senior advocates who dominate the Supreme Court.

They are saying that the system has become inverted, with, mostly, toothless AoR’s that operate on the mercy of seniors who, contrary to established norms and conventions, are entertaining drafting, filing and other allied services that are conventional to law firms (and are routing these services, ie. services which fall outside the domain of a senior advocates practice, through their in-house juniors or AoR/ AoR firms in their network and now, laughably- through offices of more junior senior advocates). There’s essentially now an oversupply of senior advocates in the Supreme Court because fees, and market forces are pushing them into retaining/ furthering their drafting, filing and briefing practices (despite being senior advocates) - because many of them have far from established themselves such that they get briefed externally. The whole convention of designation has become a farce and needs to be done away with. For good.

Congratulations young man. You have revealed yourself as a rather naiive and blinkered fellow. Why do Senior Advocates prefer to work only with certain AORs/Firms? The answers are:

1. Certainty of payment. You'd be surprised how many counsels (even the most eminent ones) have to chase AORs/clients for payment. With their trusted AORs, payment is guaranteed.

2. Trust and accuracy. Recently, a plaintiff rep'd by one of the top SCs in Bombay was saddled with 50 lakh costs for suppression of facts. It was a major embarrassment for said senior. He told me that unless he had a briefing attorney like me, or he himself personally had verified all facts, he would henceforth not settle any pleadings or argue matters. Doubt he will stick by this though - his practice is far too lucrative, but, you get my drift. With trusted AORs, the SCs can blindly take their word for the truth because they know the immense amount of hard work and effort the AOR has put in to unearth facts and research the law. Since the relationship b/w the SC-AOR transcends the mere brief.

3. Joie de vivre. Many people don't get this. But ultimately, people, especially highly intelligent ones, want to be around others whom they like, whom they consider intellectual equals, and, who are dynamic, fun and stimulating. One cannot thrive in this profession if you do not have fun while you work. Highly intelligent folk find many people plain drab and plain boring.

When I interned with a DHC lawyer a few years back, the concerned lawyer's clerk during one of the conversations causally commented that even if you give your life for a lawyer it would mean nothing for them and they still would find some fault in you.

This profession is full of assholes and the system rewards such people sadly. You can just focus on your work and keep applying.

Also most of these God complex lawyers have a shitty personal life from what I have observed, so them showing their superiority at work is just a compensation and it's problematic.

I’m an A1, currently working in a tier 3 M&A law firm and trying to break into a tier 2/1 law firm. This job hunt has shown me how unbelievably condescending people in this industry can be. I had no idea when I joined law school, that how rotten and difficult it is to make it to the top.

HRs act like they’re doing you a personal favour by letting you speak for 10 minutes.

Then come the interviews with SAs and partners. They expect A2-level candidates to know SA-level knowledge. They ask questions from transactions you’ve never even been exposed to because your firm’s practice is different, and then smirk when you falter. They laugh when you get something wrong. It’s like the goal is not to evaluate you, it’s to humiliate you. Apparently having gone to a tier-1 college means nothing. Apparently answering almost everything correctly still means nothing. Because ultimately it comes down to some random internal bias, whether you “look” like their type, whether you’ve done the exact type of deal they want to hear.I have been asked if I am a first gen lawyer in each interview I have given. It’s like a class test disguised as small talk. If you don’t have a family full of lawyers you’re automatically treated as lesser. Nobody comes in knowing 50 categories of deals. But if you haven’t done the exact kind of transaction they want, suddenly you’re “not ready”. As if any of them knew everything when they were juniors.

The whole process just feels dehumanising.

That’s it. I just needed to say this somewhere. I have one year of experience man, what the fuck are you expecting from me?

It’s worrying—and it’s true. We’re paying an arm and a leg for petrol. Meanwhile, Americans aren’t. Gas prices in the U.S. have dropped to USD 3.09 per gallon. That works out to approximately ₹73.78 per litre. Even in Delhi—where petrol is supposed to be among the cheapest in India—that’s at least ₹20 per litre cheaper than what we pay.

I voted for the BJP precisely to avoid inflation like this. Hasn’t America sanctioned India for buying “cheap” fuel from Russia? If that’s true—if India is indeed importing discounted oil—then why are Indians still paying so much at the pump?

I know multiple lawyers, from trial courts to the Supreme Court, with flourishing practices who don't use social media at all. What matters is your reputation in legal circles and this is obviously something that can be built up without being on LinkedIn. Just work well and word of mouth should do wonders for you.

Social media has been instrumental in the rise of lawyers like J Sai Deepak. Even in the case of older lawyers like Sanjay Hegde and Karuna Nundy, their appearance on news channels gave them wide recognition.

So is this a really important facet of legal practice these days?

Will the SJA brass file the RTI or support student/alumni in seeking timely response from univ admin? And will the support continue if the RTI is applied bfr the law dept of WB?

Why can't the SJA raise the demand directly with univ admin? Why is the current brass bending backwards to cosy up with the new admin as well ?

The SC and at times HCs cracks down on stand up comedians etc. True many comments are made in bad taste, lame etc. But that's not a "legal" issue deserving SC attention. However, when the ruling party in Bengal (and regimes in other states) openly make mockery of judges and judiciary then the fire and brimstone sanskari spiel goes silent. Then it's all about taking the higher ground through silence.

And some regime friendly judges even get promoted or cushy sinecure post retirement.

Which law firms are expanding/building their tech and data privacy practice (in light of the DPDP implementation)? Is it possible that within 2-3 years data privacy will run a separate vertical like competition teams- with advisory and representation before Data Protection Board?

Glad the last of this dying breed is out. These pseudo-leftist need to GTFO. They've completely ruined the left liberal movement and have made us look like elitist fools that have no ground level connection with the locals. These ▮▮▮ are all theory and no action. No wonder there is no decent opposition left in this country.

It’s Raya Sarkar, not Raka Ray. Yes, she named Lawrence Liang and other leftists. Also shared screenshots of a leftist Jindal prof who clearly tried to groom her. And then Nivedita Menon wrote a whole article dismissing Raya as a “fingertip feminist”, ie someone who can only type from a keyboard.

This is pure fantasy dressed up as insider information.

A Tier-1 partner with children typically earns between ₹60 lakh and ₹1.5 crore a year. Spending ₹15 lakh on a child’s birthday on that income isn’t “lavish” — it’s arithmetically unwell. Even if you generously double the income, it still requires either heroic financial illiteracy or inherited money doing the heavy lifting.

Yes, some partners come from serious wealth. Homes bought by parents, luxury cars, the full starter pack. That cohort has existed long enough to now be equity partners. And even they understand the concept of proportion.

A new analysis of India’s higher education landscape reveals a dramatic shift in caste-wise enrolment patterns over the past decade, with Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) now forming the overwhelming majority of students across the country’s universities and colleges.

The findings, based on 13 years of All-India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) data, challenge widely circulated claims about “upper-caste dominance” in the sector.

CasteFiles’ analysis of the same dataset, cited in the report, found that SC/ST/OBC students constitute 62.2 per cent of enrolment in government institutions and 60 per cent in private institutions, indicating that the demographic shift is widespread across states and disciplines.

The report further states that General Category students show a year-on-year decline in absolute enrolment and increasingly face competition from SC/ST/OBC students entering general (non-quota) seats on merit.

https://www.freepressjournal.in/amp/education/iim-udaipur-study-shows-scstobc-students-now-dominate-indias-higher-education-enrolment

https://x.com/castefiles/status/1995485981483630925

Hey, hello—OP here. Why did you report me? The purpose of my post was to discuss an objective fact: that the 🇮🇳 side lost that debate Yes, it is possible that the organizers adopted dubious means to help 🇵🇰 win. As a proud Bharatiya nagrik who believes that his Hindutva resides in the wisdom of verses and scripture-and not inside some right-winger's bh—l genuinely want to believe the defense that has been broadcast across various Noida-based mainstream news outlets. However, what is lacking-from both sides, 🇮🇳 and 🇵🇰 —is any substantiation to support either of the competing claims. It is for this reason that I put the question out there.

Relax babe!

There is, plainly, another dimension to this episode. The invitees maintain that they were misled by the organizers into believing that the 🇵🇰 delegation would not be participating in the debate at all. They further contend that there was an exchange of emails which—were it to be placed in the public domain—might lend substantive credibility to their account.

What is striking, however, is that neither side—most notably, the Indian delegation—has, thus far, presented any verifiable material before the media to substantiate its respective claims. In a situation of this nature, the absence of evidence inevitably weakens all asserted certainties.

Speaking only for myself, while I remain broadly inclined to accept the position articulated by the Indian delegates, their continued inability to produce even minimal supporting documentation—whether before the media or through something as simple as a tweet (which they have repeatedly suggested exists)—does introduce a degree of uncertainty as to where the factual truth ultimately resides.

I must also acknowledge a further hesitation: that any public request from my end for these alleged emails to be disclosed would almost certainly invite attacks from a certain section branding such a demand as “anti-national,” even as the delegates themselves would likely retreat to a moral high ground—eloquently arguing that they do not wish to confer further attention upon an event conceived for the benefit of “youngsters” or “children,” precisely in order to avoid the detailed public engagement that this issue, in fact, warrants.

Would suggest not joining. The cap marks practice at CAM is a complete mess at the moment - the OG CAM partners are not getting along with ML & team, who are operating as a separate silo. There is also a cold war going at the top level between YA and ML over who gets to call the shots. Would suggest joining Trilegal cap marks at BLR with VP and VS - lot of work but lesser politics and VP at least is a good human being.

Have seen laterals who moved to delhi tell of a better work life balance and less hours. The bonus does take a bit but they all seem to agree that it is worth it.

Does delhi gurgaon have less m&a work compared to delhi? What do PAs and partners in Delhi do then? Advisory and structuring?

Have interned in Indus and its quite true every associate working (A1s, SAs and PAs) there felt like they haven't slept for months, and they also pay the stipend so late like 3 months after the internship end also the snack cost cutting is so true. I have also interned at Kochhar and Co Bangalore which is just right next to Indus Law, and it was a better experience as they provided us not only snacks but also lunch.

Vanshaja (2008) and Preetika (2007) are great options as both AoRs and as Counsels. Shivam (2010) has a counsel practice and does not file. All 3 of them are doing well in the Supreme Court. You will see them appearing across courts in criminal and civil matters alike. Have seen multiple courts address them by name and I think all 3 of them have also been appointed as Amicus Curiae in some matters too. You may see at least 1 or 2 of them get designated as Senior Counsels in the next round of senior designations by the SC.

HeY,

So i am Final year Law student, currently interning in one of the firms that is quite good, and i am interning with them for the second time, the firm primarily deals with IDT matters, but as i am nearing my graduation i am really confused as to should i continue with them, honestly i am keeping them as as my second option.

so for me i really want to get a job at ELP, LKS or Vaish, but the fact that i am left with only 4-5 months with my graduation i dont feel like i should intern with them as i am in a very final stage where i should really start with my job hunt!

so i would like some of urs advise, as to shouuld i continue with this firm as they might offer me a job or what else should i do bcz in these Tier 1 firm there i no way a fresher ( though with plenty of internship experience but no Post Qualification EXP. bcz i am yet to graduate) would get in !!!???

A Partner at a South Delhi firm:

1) (for late nights of working for female associate): Why're you worried about your safety while going back at 11 by rickshaw? This is not Gaza, it's a "safe" locality.

2) (to associates pulling continuous 9-12 days): What's your contribution to this firm?

3) Can you book my hair cutting appointment at this fancy barber, he's too busy always. Figure it out.
4) Can you run over to DefCol Market and grab these things? (vegetables and groceries)

Not far from them were their SAs who made associates do whatever personal work they deemed fit (writing LLM applications, LoRs because they apparently had "better drafting") then threw them under the bus in front of the partner when billable were discussed.

So glad I left.

It would not be advisable to join them as juniors. A fresher has little value to add, and a super senior has little value to give to a fresher. A fresher needs to first learn the "practice of law", rather than the law.

Most of their juniors are lawyers who themselves have juniors working with them.

Good morning everyone, I am a final year law student and am due to pass out in 2026. I will begin litigating with a trial lawyer next year in Hyderabad most likely. I wanted a few good names because I do not know anyone from these places personally, nor have I interned there until now. I would be greatful if you could give me a few names.