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Chimni is JNU prof not JGLS. Give credit where due. He taught at JNU entire life (International Law department). JGLS is just a post retirement stint.
Scopus does matter because QS rankings and several internal assessments by universities look at it. Scopus is like Duckworth Lewis in cricket: imperfect but the most feasible objective standard and the most widely followed one.
And this standard confirms that BS Chimni is a star!
Also, you are deliberately misquoting Chimni. His criticism is against American law journals that refused to publish articles by TWAIL scholars in the early years. It was a different time then and things are gradually changing. American academia is becoming more diverse. Also, US law journals are student-edited, which creates this problem. Even many US professors have commented that the editors of Harvard Law review etc do not appreciate articles on non-US legal systems.
Usually you can read the room and act accordingly but if someone is constantly reassuring, then it’s difficult!! When I texted her for a callback she said that she made a lateral shift (office people tell me otherwise or maybe notice period but honestly, i think it’s a lie)
Ajay Nandalike.
England
Australia
New Zealand
Mini-punjab (Canada)
https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-ias-srushti-deshmukh-s-husband-ias-nagarjun-gowda-breaks-silence-on-rs-100000000-bribe-allegations-by-rti-activist-nothing-to-hide-3183720/amp
Yes his father was in the services. But generational privilege is not some linear phenomena!!
- An NLSIU alum academic who retains his post
- Two Ambedkarite activists (from NLSIU and NLUD) named on social media by various people (one legally changed his name after that, but hasn’t really faced any action: the other got a human rights scholarship abroad)
- Various elite people across all NLUs who were named on social media: a CLAT topper, some star debaters and mooters, etc.
- The incident currently being talked about, which has yet to elicit a reaction from the high and mighty (although Senior Advocate Sanjoy Ghose has now tweeted and distanced himself from the person, saying that he helps all young people looking for career guidance and did the same here).
Top-tier firms such as Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM), Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (SAM), AZB & Partners, Khaitan & Co., and Trilegal continue to offer structured internship programmes throughout the year. Performance during these internships is frequently considered when extending Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs), but the firms’ official websites do not uniformly label these programmes as “assessment internships.” Instead, selection and conversion to PPOs depend on internal evaluations, performance reviews, and firm-specific timelines.
From the corporate and in-house legal perspective, a few multinational corporations and domestic conglomerates have begun shortlisting final-year students and fresh graduates for legal trainee or junior associate positions. However, corporate hiring remains selective and generally occurs closer to graduation, often through campus placements, referral networks, or targeted recruitment drives rather than open calls for freshers.
Summary
Internship opportunities for the LL.B. Class of 2026 are active across leading Indian law firms.
Formal “assessment internship” announcements (with a guaranteed pre-placement pathway) are not uniformly confirmed for all firms.
Corporate legal teams are selectively onboarding freshers, primarily through trainee or internship-to-hire models.
Application cycles for most law firms open 6–9 months before the intended internship period, and early networking with HR and alumni is strongly advised.
Professional Advice for the Class of 2026
1. Apply proactively—ideally one semester in advance of the preferred internship period.
2. Maintain an updated CV, cover letter, and writing sample highlighting core legal skills.
3. Focus on internships aligned with your intended practice area (corporate, disputes, or regulatory).
4. Engage actively on LinkedIn, Bar & Bench, and law school placement cells for verified openings and PPO conversion updates.
Shruti is a genius, as anyone at SAT would tell you and anyone in this space would.
Whether she is strict or not all i'd say is the rumours are overblown but she is like any other partner, reasonably strict but nothing you would not accept from someone that smart.
Some Takeaways (more to follow later): 30+ is the number of survivors who’ve shared their individual experiences of harassment at the hands of Rohin. They include students, colleagues, friends, lawyers, men, women, and fellow trans-queer people.
https://x.com/Lawyer_Saheba/status/1977069589751382157
Raghavi literally has a trans flag and a Palestine flag on her X handle. Surely the left will stand up for her??
But I also think that people need to be careful of endorsing anyone and everyone who criticises Modi on social media. The truly genuine activists are those working in villages and slums, without seeking publicity or social media engagement.
https://thecommunemag.com/rohin-bhatt-indira-jaisings-superstar-junior-accused-of-sexual-assault-by-transgender-colleague-no-response-from-jaising/
By Jan-Feb, we will get to know which way the wind will be blowing at NUJS. Of course, some will simply switch affiliations.
But it is also a great way to dish out a juicy tender to WEBEL, which just like the PWD is merely a front for ... Has always been so here and in many other states as well.
Isn't it strange that despite all the hoopla ever since this SH issue came up or actually from the time NKC took over, all inquiries have been stymied?
VPa had ridiculed the then SJA for raising the issue that univ lacked GST registration and the distance education courses lacking UGC approval had service tax and later GST implications. They even produced an internal document as proof. Later NKC was forced to get the GST registration done.
More recently as with municipal corporation property tax notice, the univ was initially sent a Rs 5 lac or so service tax demand for pre GST violations. Then the univ went to have the same withdrawn and ended up paying Rs 11 lac+.
Why is NKC do reluctant to conduct or allow inquiries and why does the SJA quietly connive with him on this issue as well?
I am a fresher and am looking for in-house roles in companies. Can someone please suggest how to start for this position and whether there is any specific expectation which companies expect from a fresher?
82.5k as A1
95k as SA
Now enough of the sugar words.
For tax LKS Delhi is the best. They handout frequent internship extensions and callbacks.
So LKS has many sub-departments within the tax team as a whole - it can be DT or IDT (Advisory) or DT or IDT (Litigation).
And LKS aggressively looks out for Tax Associates at all levels.
Getting a PPO would be easy, if you can show to the team that you worth the risk. I have seen teams within Tax going an extra step to make sure their interns get the right opportunity - be it extentions or call backs. But for that to happen give your best shot first.
Note: this is not for BLR but Delhi (NCR)
Good luck.
All the best.
More than half or infact even more wealth is concentrated in the hands of the UC aka Savarnas. So in a society like India, nepotism and caste are deeply interlinked and inseparable.
Re Government jobs, I don't want to do a government job, nor do I have the aptitude for it. I work in a top T1 Team and they all think I'm UC, because of my UC aesthetics lol.
do you even know how much percent of the jobs in India is reserved? What is the size of the economy and in that what miniscule fraction is reserved? not that reservation is a poverty alleviation scheme. I doubt with your available thinking resources you'd know that. If you feel called out, it's because you enjoy the privileges of caste even now, while publically claiming or even not believing in it.
Till 1970s our family couldn't own the land we worked, we didn't have title. In 1945, the local landlord who is a UC, gave a feast to the village, people of my family had to eat from a hole in the ground.
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So you can ▮▮▮ and sit this one out boy. You guys are just up there now on flimsy flimsy grounds, you guys are all ▮▮▮.
just hop on a plane and go, nujs is fine but you have to do an LLM in NYU <https://www.law.nyu.edu/graduateaffairs/handbook/new-york-bar-eligibility> and then pass bar there <https://www.nybarexam.org/eligible/eligibility.htm> or you can work at a tuck shop and do JD from any of the state unis there, tuition fee is minimal if you can show some residency, esp in mid west, and pass bar and open an immigration shop, lots of business I hear.
Ultimately, we must look at Justice Chandrachud’s tenure as one that has damaged rights overall, leaving our judiciary poorer in the eyes of its citizens.”
https://forum.nls.ac.in/nlsir-online-blog/a-quixotic-quest-for-justice-chandrachuds-legacy-on-queer-rights/