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That's the reason why I put MBA as an option
My frustration - doesn't matter how hard I will work or how much I put in by sacrificing family life - bros will take their bros ahead and I will probably be forced to peak at SA, maybe PA and then would have to navigate inhouse.
Gadha mazduri for a bunch of entitled bros
So how to find him? Any ideas?
If you are a counsel or salaried partner then you will have no work or if you have work then you won’t have a supporting team. Even if you have 1-2 associates they will be snatched away from you and will be put on matters run by your peers. You are not included in BD meetings, your peers get good projects and not you. Your salary will be cut because without EP feeding you work and with no BD and no team you will not meet your targets. Your salary will keep getting slashed till it reaches PA level. You will be criticised for no BD and will be constantly compared to partners who are fed work by the senior EPs. There will be lot of negative publicity about you like a proper negative PR campaign and everyone will believe that one narrative circulated by your EP/peers. They will also make sure someone is informing you about all the negative comments made about you. And then they will patiently wait for you to leave.
Hope it’s good
Reducing the issue to "they probably wanted to go in-house anyway" risks minimising what many have pointed to as the actual problem: internal dynamics, partner behaviour and a culture that appears to have pushed talented people out. Where people landed afterwards is interesting, but it doesn't explain why they left.
For context, the team moving to SAM consists of 4 partners and just 8 associates, including 4 senior associates. Around 5 associates are understood to be staying back at CAM. This follows the departure of approximately 12 associates from the team over the last 12 months.
On the face of it, these numbers do not add up. If a team has already lost 12 associates in a year and is now seeing another 5 walk out, any genuinely busy practice would be facing a major capacity and execution challenge. Yet there appears to be little discussion about how the remaining 8 associates are expected to absorb the workload.
There are only two possible explanations. Either the team is staring at a serious resource crunch, or the volume of work was never substantial enough for the departures to create one.
People can make up their own minds, but in a practice that was truly running at full capacity (if at all) the loss of 16-17 associates in roughly a year would be impossible to brush aside.
For a number of reasons I decided to quit (I actually just couldn't stand the thought of going back to that office again) and move back home. I thought getting another job will not be very difficult but it seems like it is impossible to get a job now. I have 9-10 months of PQE and almost an equally long career gap and I don't know what to do. Goes without saying, I left on really bad terms too.
What is my most realistic next steps? Money is a big issue and I cannot keep depending on my parents like this.
Before my LL.M., I worked at a small Delhi-based practice that operated largely as a chamber. My experience was predominantly in IP litigation, including trademark and design disputes, alongside matters handled through my senior’s government panel engagements. I also worked on general corporate advisory assignments, although these formed a smaller part of my practice.
A key objective of pursuing the LL.M. was to support my transition into corporate law. Since returning, however, I have found it difficult to secure interviews despite direct applications, cold emails and engagement with legal recruiters.
Several recruiters have reviewed my CV, which highlights the corporate advisory work I handled, and provided positive feedback. However, this has not translated into interviews or concrete opportunities, and communication has often tapered off without substantive feedback.
I secured one interview through a referral, but the firm was seeking someone with greater seniority. I also recognise that my preparation for that interview could have been stronger.
As a non-NLU graduate with predominantly litigation experience, I appreciate that entry into a tier-one corporate practice may be challenging. I am keen to explore smaller and mid-sized firms that offer substantive general corporate and transactional work, structured learning and opportunities for professional growth.
My professional network is currently limited, and I am making a conscious effort to improve this. I would value guidance from practitioners who have made a similar transition, as well as those involved in recruitment, particularly on:
- 1. Positioning a combination of IP litigation and corporate advisory experience for junior corporate roles.
- 2. Identifying firms that are receptive to candidates transitioning between practice areas.
- 3. Addressing practical skill gaps and demonstrating readiness for corporate advisory and transactional work.
- 4. Building professional connections and approaching teams beyond conventional applications.
I understand that an LL.M. does not substitute for practical transactional experience. I am willing to invest in developing the necessary skills and would appreciate candid advice on how to make this transition effectively.
Criminal law earns well when your clients are in long term organised crime in a nation with strong rule of law and high levels of integrity in public service especially in police. This only really exists in the US.
Uptil your senior batches, the batch size was some 400 with just BA and BBA so being in top 10% of the either course worked, however, by the time you enter Day Zero, AI will have impacted the fresher roles. Adding on, your batch size is some 800 with the newly introduced BCom LLB course.
Further, we are seeing a massive shift in how hiring works with PPO system being the main chunk of hires compared to Day Z, hence, you need to be a ranker among the top 10 from the very beginning and each sem counts. By the time you finish Sem 5, rankholders get the opportunity to intern at T1 firms via college (other things in the CV are secondary but still need to be focused upon). The same thing happens by end of Sem 6 but it's mostly the same lot of students since batch ranks hardly changes.
Now, the bigger question, what is a safe CGPA to land in top 10 of your course? The requirement is different for different batches altogether for instance, during my time it was roughly 8.3. Since you guys have a bigger pool of students in the bell curve, so absolute number of students achieving above this GPA will be more. My estimate is roughly somewhere around 8.7-8.9 to secure a top 10 position.
Remember, good batch rank doesnt equal a good job for sure but it does have an impact on your probabilities. I was among top 11-20 and secured a T1 via Day Z.
The good part, achieving 8 GPA in all semesters is not that tough especially for your humongous batch. Do not fall for those who cope and say a bare minimum of 7 is fine, it is NOT! If you cannot even get top 30% (A grade = 8.0) in all your subjects, then you are not doing things correctly. Symbi has good NLU level students but they are only the cream, rest aren't as capable.
Good luck!
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