We all would like a comfortable, retired life with at least 80% of the luxuries we get while working. But high income tax and inflation, along with zero government, social security benefits, makes it challenging to retire at 60. Senior advocates usually practice well into their 70s and 80s, but I guess law firm partners don’t do so?

Thoughts on this?

https://www.barandbench.com/latest-legal-news/trilegal-cam-sam-khaitan-and-jsa-dominate-indias-ipo-market-in-202425

This reads like one matter being listed every week in the last year.

Well said! The key point I see here is that on this platform, there are a lot of ▮▮▮ full of dislike for anything that is non-NLU. Most here come from a humanities background, hence are skewed in favor of the BA-LLB programme. Thus, when they see a BBA-LLB programme that covers subject areas that are practically relevant and useful, in addition to law courses, they cannot stomach it. BA-LLB students have normalized useless humanities subjects along with law courses, and they think it is how every law degree should be. This stems from the fact that NLUs are law schools, with zero expertise in any other areas.

Here's to all here. The law education landscape is transforming at a very quick pace, and NLUs are not part of this new paradigm. They are mere onlookers in a perpetual state of denial.

That's not the case. Like everywhere else - you have two kinds of partners - one, who come from old money, and two - the new money. of course, the latter would go for the higher end more showoff models. But that's not to say that the former would not go for the same. It also really depends on their wants. Even if they're earning in crores, say between 1-10cr, they'd still probably go for a skoda or an entry level bmw. as for senior advocates, i know of two, who make close to 100cr, one in delhi, and the other in calcutta, and they only have mercs which cost no more than 1cr. Then you have one famous senior advocate who has a ferrari. So yes, it more comes down to personal choices.

I am a second-year law student, and I have been actively sending out internship applications to opportunities in Pune and Mumbai. I have past experience on working in Tax, Criminal law, Insolvency and bankruptcy (PPIRP & CIRP), Arbitration (Work contracts), CPC and due diligence. I have am interested in and have researched on IBC (Crossborder, PPIRP, Group Insolvency) and recently presented a paper on the same, and Data protection (only interested in, my course directly aligns with it and I am a techie so very interested - I really want to explore it).

I have applied to Mulla and Mulla and Crawford Bayley & Co. in Mumbai and in Pune I have applied to legalogic (wonderful people, really kind HR), SRB Ojas, Reddy and Reddy and Nehru & Co. (their internship email was not existing ;-;).

Kindly give me suggestions on where to apply, how to explore and how to apply to the places that you might be suggesting.

I really wish to learn and enjoy the work while I am learning. I am a workaholic (self-proclaimed, ofc ;-), but , yeah, as a young law student with a lack of exposure, I really wish to grow.

Thank you in advance for any advice, any suggestions and any help at all (=

I am a second-year student, and I've been applying to multiple places. I have presented a paper on Insolvency and done some prior research on it. In addition to this, I am also interested in data protection law and compliance - I wish to intern at a place where the environment is conducive and I get to learn. Kindly suggest to me some places that can help me create a good foundation, preferably in Mumbai and/or Pune.

Note - I have prior experience in working on insolvency, CPC, Tax, Data (policy research) and criminal matters (interned under a pp)

I am open to any and all suggestions that you might have, as my seniors and I would appreciate if you could tell me how to apply to the internship opportunities that you are suggesting.

TYSM to all that reply positively (=

I agree with the shady journals part. clearly you have not looked at the Washington and Lee rankings. It does include indian journals. not many, but a few of them. The leadership of these NLUS could put int some efforts to get more Indian journals included or use thier frameworks to rank the indian journals.

unfortunately, they are only interested in enjoying their power trip or clicking photos with judges.

Just wanted to discuss

I have experimented with a variety of AI and I am a bit disappointed with homegrown Legal AIs...

This is not about Harvey etc. which firms are buying but for individual use. I liked Jurisphere when I used the 1-day pass a few times but tbh the price tag is way too much now! (it's Rs. 2500 per month) They keep increasing price without improving the product! Not worth for an AI that is not 'perfect', far from it and very frustating at times and not surprising that the Tier-1 firms are not using it (No idea about Lucio however. Any reviews welcome)

ChatGPT Go is Rs. 400 per month (and most people are using ChatGPT for other things in their life aswell) and it does seem like a much better bargain. Some problem is present with EXTREMELY large attachments like paperbooks but apart from that it's working super well for drafting, summarizing, etc. Indian caselaw research is a bit weak but tbh that is solved with databases. Not like you can fully rely on any AI output.

Thoughts ?

This might be one possible starting point:

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/sep/04/bank-robber-scholar-knoxville-change-addiction?

Here's my recommendation as somebody who did an LLM abroad in 2024-25 (and absolutely loved the experience, found it useful and materially helpful for his career ambitions and would do it again in a heartbeat).

▮▮▮. Actually do some hard work on your own. Apply your brains yourself. Don't rely on anybody. The kinds of people whose help you want are largely con artists or scammers. They are no more than glorified paper pushers. Often, you get wrong advice from them or they give you false hope to try something which you'll regret later. I'm giving you this advice to save you time because, if you are remotely intelligent, you'd be able to figure this out yourself and would realise when you sat in front of somebody like this that they are no help at all and just glorified people with nothing better to do in life. Therefore, I hope this is helpful in saving you time. Just do the hard yards yourself. Trust me, if you are genuinely good, it works and you get to go to that good foreign uni.

PS: I understand this post may have been written in a hurry and therefore may have not been thought out very well, resulting in the poor wording, but there is a chance it could be something much worse. That is why I ask: moderators, seriously!? You are publishing a post which asks if people can be recommended who can "draft their SOPs and application essays"? So you are effectively publishing something that might be, I say might be, a carelessly worded request for help with something standard, but again might be a request to help with something dishonest and unethical? Have you spent half a second to think how this would look to a non-lawyer coming to this website? What happened to upholding the public's confidence in the legal profession? Even if the post had been poorly worded because of poor thinking, doesn't the public interest in not publishing this nonsense (or at least in applying a troll tag to it) far outweigh anything else? Even if this had been poorly worded due to inadequate thought, the average Stella or James on the street will wonder, "What kind of law graduate doesn't know the difference between 'draft their SoPs and application essays' and 'advise students on improving the quality of their writing by looking at drafts of SoPs and application essays'?".

Comparison of AIJS with IAS or other all India services are uncalled for given that AIJS has all along been envisaged only for appointments at the ADJ level. AIJS can only be compared with DHJS or other higher judicial services. If you want to compare it to IAS then it will be like a lateral entry into IAS directly at the Joint Secretary level. One can join an all India service or a central service even before 25. That'll never happen with AIJS in the form in which it has been envisaged or discussed.

Let me clear up the confusion. The following shows the eligibility and ineligibility of people for quotas (excluding domicile):

- Poor SC: ✅ (SC/EWS quota)

- Rich SC: ✅ (SC quota)

- Poor ST: ✅ (ST/EWS quota)

- Rich ST: ✅ (ST quota)

- Poor OBC: ✅ (OBC/EWS quota)

- Rich OBC: ❌ (no quota)

- Poor general category: ✅ (EWS quota)

- Rich general category: ❌ (no quota)

Okay, this comment raises another good point. What if an /OBC/ST candidate gets marks good enough to make it to the merit list, but is above the age limit for general category? Will that candidate now be considered as a merit candidate or reserved candidate? Because then it’s really unfair to the general category. If someone from a quota seat is being given a merit seat, despite being above the age limit for general category.

This is especially true for IAS

I'm from MP and our hc is in jabalpur, which is a small city, and the quality of work there is very unprofessional compared to other states. Also english is not majorly used in the proceedings. So I was wandering if I should practice in MP hc, where i've support system, or move to other cities and start from nothing, like mumbai delhi etc. I don't want to loose any future opportunity or exposure...so pls share your thoughts....

To ▮▮▮ ▮▮▮ commenting here: FYI a job at HUL and ITC is much better than a law firm job. Yes, but the pay is low, but money is not everything. You are working at a top company and will receive various perks that you will not receive at a law firm. Also better work environment and a chance to interact with top professionals from other disciplines. You can also leverage your experience, do an MBA abroad.

Hii, I am currently in 3rd semester of law in a 5year law degree from NFSU Delhi and I have a thought to leave this degree right here and go to UK and settle there restart with llb and then practice there but I don't know nothing kindly help. What degree to pursue and what are the future career prospects also suggest me whether to go right now or wait for the degree to end and then go there for llm and then practice law. I don't have very strong finances right now therefore everything to be done on scholarship or loan

Absolutely possible. Look out for headhunters. They do look for such experience. Recently the Bhargava sisters posted for 10+ PQE experience in Securites Litigation. I guess. And two more. You got to check their Linkedin. Recently many headhunters for someone of your experience. Do check linkedin.

1. What great educational/pedagogical innovation have the central universities done? Please do tell.

2. Certain models, when they've been proven to work, need to be adapted rather than changed from the ground up or abandoned. Oxford, for example, has been using the tutorial system for hundreds of years (Cambridge uses the same thing, just that they call it 'supervision'). We know that that works. The markets continue to go to them. Similarly, the market continues to come to the NLUs. Employers remain enthusiastic to recruit from those universities. Therefore, why should we listen to you, of all people!?

3. This last part of your comment is very concerning and disappointing. It is the reason why I have always said many Indian universities should shut down (or if push comes to shove be forced to shut down) their law departments.

You are confusing issues. What has the quality of education got to do (or judgments about what you are doing with your education) with positions that people may choose to take (or not to take) on various issues?

There is an organisation called UK Lawyers For Israel (UKLFI). It counts amongst its members some of the best legal brains the British have at their disposal (and that's saying something, as you should know). You might not like the positions they advocate for, but would you dare to question the quality of their education!? Would you really say that these top-notch lawyers are somehow less top-notch because they have a different worldview from your own?

You wanna make sure this is not a double standard? UKLFI is not happy at the stated intention of the Labour administration of Sir Kerr Starmer, the current prime minister of the UK, to recognise a Palestinian state at the UNGA if Israel doesn't comply with certain conditions. They have even written to the Attorney General, Lord Hermer, to indicate that, in their view, recognition of a Palestinian state under such circumstances and in the way the government has been proposing to do it, might in and of itself be a violation of international law. Again, we may or may not agree with that position of UKLFI. But if their people go shooting their mouths off, questioning the quality of the education of Starmer or David Lammy (foreign secretary) or Hermer, is that justified? Are you really claiming that whether you are making the most of your education depends on what positions you adopt?

Your idea of education is really poor. The point of education isn't to enforce (or reinforce) ideological dogma. It is to help people think and argue better. Oscar Wilde put it best, when he said that the point of an Oxford degree was that it taught you to 'play with ideas'. I know enough about the way education works at many of the good NLUs (especially NLSIU) to confidently say that they are meeting Wilde's benchmark. Had Wilde been born now and attended, for example, NLSIU rather than Oxford, and had he had the same inner wisdom that no university can give but is topped up by what a good university education can give, he would have made the same wise statement about NLSIU. Sadly, it seems as though he could not have said the same about whatever university you attended; or, if you had indeed attended a good university, he would have reproached you for not having learned to 'play with ideas'.

Ooo!!! Failed CLAT and still feeling the pinch years later!?

My grandmother (my mum's aunt) used to say this beautifully. She used to say, regarding the JEE exam, "You failed Joint now? [the usual time people give it, when they are almost ready to be school leavers/are already so and are competing for places at universities] Very well, you'll be giving joint for the rest of your life because the toughness of life by virtue of failing joint is like going through, for the rest of your life, what it took to prepare for joint in one year". Her statement is equally applicable to CLAT, I feel. Sadly, we lost her to COVID-19. Sad not just for us as a family, but for the world, for losing someone with such great moral vision and clarity.