Are there any top law firms outside USA or UK which will hire Indians. And if yes, what should Indian law students / lawyers do to be eligible for that. Any bar exams, or redoing entire LLB/JD there?

Preferably the firm should offer better remuneration than Indian ones enough to lead a better lifestyle (PPP wise)

Hi folks - I work in litigation team of a tier 1 firm. PQE 3-4. I am looking for good suggestions to join a Senior Advocate chamber in Delhi HC with a decent amount of appearance in SC and tribunals. The pay should be good with liberty to take independent matters as well.

Please give genuine suggestions.

I think Justice Poonam Bamba had worked in public sector banks before joining the district judiciary.

I don't think there is any credibility issues if you have left a PSU job or any job and then joined litigation. There are many who have left their jobs, litigated and got selected as ADJ. Your merit, i.e., getting very good marks in the written exam and performing well in the interview will matter the most.

No age is too old for the heart :-) https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/harish-salve-former-solicitor-general-of-india-weds-for-third-time-video-101693799053231.html

I’m no fan of Mahua Moitra, but Jai’s tweet calling her husband geriatric was unnecessary and in distinctly poor taste. It’s a good reminder that class isn’t about adopting an aristocratic tone; it’s grounded in character — which was notably absent here. Isn’t Jai in violation of a certain court order by tweeting like that?

Still, I’m genuinely happy for Henry — this custody saga must have rattled his “feelings”….

Regressive order IMO. Dogs have feelings and attachments. Can't be treated like chattel.

https://www.news18.com/amp/india/henry-is-safe-jay-dehadrai-claims-win-in-dog-custody-case-against-mahua-moitra-ws-l-9740738.html

If you get an oppurtunity to - please join. Notably the best place to work. People are warm and kind, they usually take up only one intern a month, so the process is super competitive.

With respect to work - Its only antitrust, so make sure you have your foundation clear. They work with a range of clients - and all really interesting, cutting edge work. And honestly you get to do more than just research it is pretty hands on.

The office is beautiful, extremely familial. And the associates are really sweet too, honestly one of the best places to network as they all come from Tier 1s with a wealth of experience. Unfortunately, they do not hire freshers (although there is one exception), the bar for work is extremely high, but so is the learning curve.

It was easy bro.. per unofficial answer keys, I'm getting 82-85 (few questions are having different answers as per different institutes), and I never touched any bare act or studied for the exam.. most of the answer were barely requiring any mental acumen. I also found it easy as I had good professors for most of the topics; hardly needed bare acts, apart from that one question from CPC, iykyk

It was Tough as hell man. Only 25% direct questions were there rest all was upto your prior knowledge and to contribute to the fact the centre, litterally worst, small chair and tables. Literally they savewd a lot of money and allocated everybody this shitty infrastructure. Also a few questions were wrong , I mean they didnt even existed.

Got invited to a couple of these parties. Awesome Disney-themed, Avengers-themed themed stuff. Luxurious venues with fancy catering, DJ party, games etc. Prizes like Lego sets for winning games, plus everyone who attended got a doll or action figure or pencil case. The cake itself can cost a couple of lakhs. And good food and drink for adults too

Is that the norm now and expected from everyone to keep up appearances? Not trying to be a hater. It would have been my dream come true if I had a party like that when I was a child. 😅But still seems like a lot to spend on.

The idea of 90% reservation in government jobs but 0% in universities completely misunderstands how opportunity works, you can’t expect marginalized communities to qualify for public jobs if you block their entry into higher education to begin with. And framing college admissions as “pure merit” ignores that merit itself isn’t born in a vacuum, it’s shaped by decades of unequal schooling, caste privilege, financial stability, and access to coaching. Without educational reservation, you simply launder structural inequality through the language of merit and then pretend the system is fair. A just society doesn’t create opportunities at the finish line while slamming the door at the starting point.

Need Some Honest, Battle-Tested Advice!
I’m exploring an opportunity to work in the PE/M&A team at Trilegal.( Blore)
Background: 3 years of experience, Tier-1 college, decent survival instincts. I’ll be working with a female partner (mentioning purely for context — no gender angle here).

For anyone who’s been in the trenches:
What should I really expect from this team and this practice?
The deal flow, the culture, the late-night existential crises, the “this-SPA-is-now-my-best-friend” moments… all of it.

Looking for the good, the bad, the hilarious, and the “wish-someone-told-me-this-earlier” insights.
Basically, help me prepare mentally, emotionally, and caffeine-wise.

Thanks in advance!

avoid if you can.......but if you like really really really really want to join...........consider general stream over legal stream..........with LLB you can actually apply for both.........general stream candidates have mostly better prospects in terms of exposure and career progression within the organisation when compared with legal stream........while there is almost automatic/ time-scale promotion upto AGM, the stagnation for legal stream in AGM level has been kept excruciatingly longish.......

This is untrue. Cambridge has often taken students with zero RQE in its MCL programme. However, MCL seats are limited (typically a batch of 20-30 students per year), though less competitive than the LLM which is considerably cheaper in terms of cost. Cambridge's LLM also allows you to specialise in Corporate Law/Commercial Laws if you take at least 3 out of 4 papers from the Corporate Law area (e.g., Corporate Governance, Corporate Finance, Insolvency Law, Competition Law etc.). Cambridge's LLM along with Oxford's BCL would give you an unparalleled Corporate LLM experience. They are also cheaper than USA based LLM's, out of which only Columbia, NYU, Cornell and UC Berkeley offer equally good Corporate LLMs.

Sim & San, Lexster Law, Tuli (only in lower courts), Khaitan (for smaller matters, up to HC level, but very partner specific), Ritu Bhalla from Luthra allows for small matters if she's convinced that you will deliver, Panag and Babu is the same. These come to mind, but as someone has rightly pointed out, IP firms are a better bet if you wish to argue - A&A could be a good place to start.

Hi. I have 20 years of accademic expedience of teaching law. I have phd in Cooyright law and i am not science graduate so prctice as Patent agent is out of question. But now i want to do work from home which doesnot involve travelling or may be once or twice of that. Please suggest

Matt kar lala. Firms are even worse only glorified clerical work nothing much rather go for litigation if there is no financial problem otherwise in house in much better than these lala sweatshops. You would regret this decision trust me the grass always looks greener on the other side.

Mr Shah is a tough boss with exacting standards. That is not up for debate.

However, if you can cut it for 2-3 years you have your pick of tax firms to choose from thereafter. If you can cut it for longer you can set up you own practice with strong appearance visibility like Sabari did, given the extremely strong and high profile client base that Mr Shah has.

Important to remember that Mr Shah in his pre-ELP, ELP, and now counsel avatar has helped shape the careers of more than a hundred+ tax professionals including at least a dozen+ who lead leading tax & trade practices at ELP, Big4, and home grown firms like Dhruva etc.

Also the pay in the Chamber is very competitive, marginally below top tax law firms which is rare for a Chamber in Mumbai. Probably to reflect the intensity of work.

So while it an intense work environment it really is a very attractive option for anyone serious about a career in tax in India.

For one of the posts, the Zomato founder noted the candidate should forget work life balance. Goyal is hiring for the position of Chief of Staff to CEO and he requires the candidate to work 24*7 and forget about work life balance.

"As the Chief of Staff to one of our CEOs (Zomato, Blinklt, Hyperpure), you will be nothing less than a force multiplier and a mini-CEO for the organization. You will drive large priorities across the organization to influence outcomes and maintain momentum,” Goyal noted in the post. “This is a 24—7 job, and the traditional employee mindset of "work life balance" won't work," the Zomato founder noted in the post.

https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/zomato-is-hiring-founder-is-looking-for-people-who-can-work-24-hours-with-no-work-life-balance-2326726-2023-01-26

Curious about these awards that are being given out in the legal field from time to time. Just saw people win emerging academic, lawyers in a recently concluded event.

I am from a tier 3 city, practising here and seeing this makes me confused about the how these things work out?

Based on SJA experience of making incredulous claims and insinuation but scurrying when asked to produce evidence, do you really have anything to show that NKC actually paid AMS and MD?

The WB govt apparently paid Rs 65 crores to AMS, KS et al over the last 5 years on edu scam matters. RG Kar and so many other big saves were also paid by the sheep.

Do we know how much NKC regime paid on litigation, arbitration overall and specifically on matters such as distance education courses, SH matter and other costly stunts of NKC and Co, such as those by a certain acolyte who later fell out of favour and is now the Hand of the King?

This is a serious question. And is the SJA there or afflicted by the khela mela virus?

Dear Young me,

While there is no right answer to this question, let me tell you a few nuggets of experience that may help you with your decision.

Law completed from any college/university other than from top one or two national law universities is basically run in the mill course. Completing CA with internship, college, etc. can be really tough. But once you have done the hard work and completed your CA (which has few law/tax papers), you can anytime complete a 3 years law course from any morning law college along with your work. I have seen may CAs who have done law later and are now established (first-generation) lawyers/ tax experts and they have all echoed that while their preliminary practice is now legal, it was their CA course which gave them the strong foundation on which they have built their practice.

However, there is always more to life than Law/CA and trust me when I say that you will have to take tougher decisions in life than choosing CA or Law. So, take your time (not too much though!) and do whatever you think will help you excel in life as a person.

Your 41 years old friend