1. Create folders in Outlook based on client names.

2. Create sub-folders using client name followed by matter name. This will come in handy to not have 6 sub-folders called "General Advisory".

3. As soon as you get a few mins (travel, waiting on calls, smoke breaks, waiting for elevator etc) - start (1) flagging emails that need your attention; (2) shifting them to the relevant folders id you dont flag them.

If you want to be a really good team member use different color flags to mark what your team (even if partner) needs to respond to - so that you dont pass on the buck and relax. Some may say this is their expectation - but right now I'm focusing on you not them.

4. End of the day - spend 3 mins to check what emails are still on your inbox and flagged because they need to be addressed.

The above assumes you've read all emails to know what need your attention and aren't expecting "@xyz" only to tell you what needs your attention.

If you can spend 2-3 mins on sorting mails every 3-4 hours, you should be good.

I create folder and subfolders for every new matter and sub-matters. You can add rules in outlook to directly move all mails from a sender or with a specific subject line to automatically move to a folder/sub-folder. That's very important. Keep a separate folder for all templates/precedents. for any mails that you need to revie, read, catch up on or respond to, make it a habit to immediately click on the To-Do icon on the mail thumbnail.

1. Get a habit of saving everything then and there.

2. Ask seniors of Client's name, or see how they have created folders.

3. Learn and set a specific type of saving the document (ex- YYYYMMDD - Client's name - document name - final/revised/clean/tracked).

4. make client vise folders on outlook.

Lobh ka koi ilaj nahi. If you think a law firm gets you rich, please wake up and smell the coffee - this is unsustainable rich. Picture yourself as a balding, unfit, pot-bellied 40 year old man - vis-a-vis a man who may have spent more time on his family, at the gym, flat abs, stomach, overall well-being, reduced insurance premiums and overall looking so much more handsome. Money loses its incremental value beyond a point. And spend time with your family and friends - life is short, and don't spend it miserable.

Your senior is absolutely right. You need to buckle up and perform. All these things you are lamenting about missing will come back with a premium once you make it big.

Or you can fizz out and settle for a life of absolute mediocrity.

Just remember when you’re crying in your merc, happy people in their Honda will not look as happy to you.

I am an in-house lawyer and your In-House friend echo's my view word to word, haha. That said, I am happy in-house and dont wish to go back to a law firm, notwithstanding constant doubting (yes, there are days) this decision from time to time.

Since I have gone in-house my health has improved substantially and am personally much happier, and I am able to do all sorts of extra curricular activities.

Choice is between money and mental health. If the latter is your preference, you'll still be able live a pretty decent life in an in-house setup. I'm a PA1 at a T1 firm. I've been desperately hunting for some inhouse role, can't find any at my experience. I'm willing to go for a paycut upto 30-40%, still there's barely any option for me. I would strongly recommend, if you want mental health just go for that inhouse role. It doesn't matter what your batchmates will be making at your level down the line. It gets tougher when you have a family and your kid expects to see you before he goes to bad. Unfortunately, it's mostly the weekends when he gets to see/play with his dad. T1 life is not worth the sacrifice!

I just failed for the first time in my 5th semester in law school, how much impact will it have on my career in corporate? I have decent internships and connections built through my internships so not getting an internship solely because of my marks is not something that will affect me much, but what about actual jobs and thing, how much will it be affected? Also I do not want to go into tier 1 firms, some boutique one is what I prefer since I only need experience for 2-3 years. How much will my career be impacted? Also my grades isn't also any good, it's very average.

GNLU Gandhinagar

Makeout Spots: Tarun sir's cabin, All lobbies near faculty cabins in Admin Block, LH Museum, Both side stairs on Admin Block, Guru Bhavan and Shishya Bhavan Washrooms, Benches.

Hangout Spots: Gazebo, Nescafé, Rubiaceae Café, Anandam, Chai G, Andhra mess, Mocha, Roasted Beans etc.

Hi I'm in the 2026 batch. Nmims should be an ideal college for you only if you like to get traumatised. The management there is pathetic, they quote BCI rules without following it themselves.

The attendance policy is messed up.

THE PLACEMENTS OMG! it's bad. Like, really really bad. The placement cell WhatsApp group "forwards" Internship opportunities via LinkedIn.

There are like, 2-3 known firms that have approached us for placements and they are also not T1s.

The placement data on their website is also not "accurate".

Please save the hard earned money of your parents and choose a college that values it's students.

If you're talking about prestige then you ought to be aware that our prosecutors are not all powerful like the ones in Japan or South Korea, instead they largely derive their power from CrPC/BNSS and that is also in many cases bypassable by the Hon'ble Ld. Judges.

The pay is pathetic, however, the work experience you gain and contacts you make is something which cannot be ignored in this line.

If you think you will like the work then go ahead. Life is too short to spend it splitting hairs about which kind of work is prestigious. Though I would recommend that you become defence counsel instead just to ensure that your pay is at least somewhat commensurate with skill. The nature of work is broadly the same irrespective of whether you are a prosecutor or defence counsel anyway.

BS!

JC, RRI and DN are outstanding attorneys. JC, in particular, is miles above whatever playground gossip you’re pushing. Honestly, if you threw shade any higher, the IMD would issue a pollution alert.

As for your diagnosis—adorable. People leave firms for all sorts of reasons. Bigger outfits like CAM, SAM, Trilegal or Saraf offer more autonomy, a wider client base, and—brace yourself—more money. I know, shocking revelation: people like being paid. Who could have predicted that? In-house roles offer real client-side insight, better hours, and occasionally the radical concept of sleep. And plenty of lawyers have started doing the unthinkable—pursuing entrepreneurial ventures or boutique practices. Outrageous behaviour.

S&R isn’t built like CAM, SAM, Trilegal or Saraf. They don’t chase every client who walks in waving a retainer cheque. They take work they can actually deliver—and deliver well. Most mandates are handled by RS, SB, JS, and occasionally JC, VVR, RI and RRI. The whole place runs like a corporate-law chamber with capital-markets superpowers and the occasional “let’s sue someone important” for cardio.

They did try scaling—hired too many, elevated too many, and discovered that scaling is hard (or perhaps- not for them). Naturally, bonuses dipped, frustration rose, and people left. It’s not a meltdown; it’s a correction. Losing good fee-earners hurts, sure. Replacing them is work. Losing someone with a big book would hurt more. Much more. Not that you’d know.

And here’s the best part: it’s their firm, not yours. Yet here you are on LI—once a news site, now basically Reddit for lawyers—lecturing people who don’t even have time to open it.

Do better. Ideally somewhere people can’t see you!

Hi, I hope you are doing well. But attaching high hopes with Indus is just wishful thinking I believe. They are doing massive cost cutting: (1) snacks have been discontinued; (2) similar is the case with office cabs and oh I almost forgot (3) stipend to the interns.

Apparently, people are being asked to leave especially in the litigation pratice.

For in house role. Your anti trust experience is pretty much useless.

Except a few companies - Amazon, Google, Meta, Adani. Nobody else wants to hire an anti trust lawyer. They would prefer a law firm instead.

For in house roles. Best practice areas are -

M&A, PE and VC

Commercial Contracts

Compliance

Labour and Employment

Technology, Media and Telecom

Banking and Finance