This was widely believed to be true when I was in law school a decade ago. Trends showed vac schemes went to people who were at/near the top of their class were polished. Foreign firms are always looking for smart people who would be good culture fits to justify hiring from abroad (rather than London, where there are no lack of students trying to get vac schemes and TCs). Therefore, coming from a metro is not a pre-requisite, but if you are in the Top 10 of your batch you have a pretty good shot.

Presentation tips nobody likes to hear:

- Articulation, speaking with clarity, improving your vocabulary. This becomes part of interview prep later in life as well, but even at work in Indian law firms, your ability to articulate well gives partners confidence that they can put you in client facing situations.

- A more neutral Indian English accent. Metro kids have the advantage on this through their schooling, but a few hours of YouTube and voice coach videos will do the job.

- Grooming and presentation. Splurge 10k on 2 smart outfits that you can wear to all special formal occasions (law firm interviews, moot courts, negotiation competitions - especially at the international level). It's an underrated investment.

Interviews are of limited time and people are continuously making assumptions from what they see and hear from you. I saw a few of my batchmates from small towns transform themselves, and by 4th year nobody could say they can't get a Tier 1 job / vac scheme / TC / do an LLM because they were not from a metro.

Oh? Then why do every A0 exit 3L within probation? Seems more an issue of the team and not the associates. People who have left the team have been an inspiration for students like us. Irrespective, there’s aways an exit in the team within 6 months. Gives no confidence for us to strongly consider 3L team. May be, this has more details the world does know.

The work can get monotonous over time and generally speaking, there is not much to learn beyond unique and efficient ways of number crunching. Even CAs get bored of it over time and leave this field or quit for better pay. There is not much legal exposure or rigour in the trade practice there. Lawyers may best avoid but if you still want to try, there are better places.

I'm not an IP practitioner myself (independent litigator mainly doing commercial matters other than IP) — but I have several friends doing IP in various firms. I agree with this. Put in the hard work without conditions. And boutique firms are significantly better to learn. Sacrifice money to learn more, then move on to better places.

Guys, please don’t get swayed by PM Modi’s rhetoric and think that India is like California or London. We are a big zero in innovation and ideas, so IP and tech are bad practice areas here. All the good work is only in first world countries and also China now. We don’t have Apple, Amazon, YouTube, Netflix, Nike, Adidas etc fighting billion-dollar IP lawsuits here. Arijit Singh‘s lawyers won’t even be paid 1% of Taylor Swift’s lawyers. If you are impressed by IP cases you read about in the New York Times, then migrate abroad, don’t stay in India. There is no such work here. Please DO NOT believe fairy tales of Vikshit Bharat.

When the 28% rate comes down to 18%, it will make things 10% cheaper. But is that really such a big deal? If you are buying a fridge for ₹20,000, that means you will save ₹2000. That’s a decent amount, but will that really lead to millions of people buying fridges and boost the economy? I don’t think so. The amount gets even smaller when you look at other items. If the price is ₹500, you will save ₹50. Is that so much?

Thus, it would have been much better if Modi had reduced income tax rates instead. That would really have led to a consumption boom.

I’m preparing for an interview with a firm that specialises in securities regulatory practice, and I’d really appreciate guidance from someone who has either gone through a similar interview process or is working with a capital markets team.

So far, I’ve built a good foundation in the Indian Contract Act (till the part on damages). I plan to complete Contract of Agency (Chapter X) soon. Do you think I also need to ensure a solid grasp of Bailment & Pledge (Chapter IX), and Contracts of Indemnity & Guarantee (Chapter VIII) for this interview?

Moreover, for the Companies Act, 2013, apart from basics, I’m covering:
Chapter III – Prospectus & Allotment of Securities
Chapter IV – Share Capital & Debentures
Chapter VII – Management & Administration
Chapter XI – Appointment & Qualification of Directors
Chapter XII – Meetings of Board & Its Powers
Chapter XIV – Inspection, Inquiry & Investigation
Chapter XV – Compromises, Arrangements & Amalgamations
Chapter XVI – Prevention of Oppression & Mismanagement
Chapter XX – Winding Up

Do you think there are other chapters or specific provisions within the Act I should definitely be well-versed with for a securities/capital markets role?

Also, besides SEBI regulations, what else should I focus on for interview prep?

Lastly, from your experience, what’s the best way to prepare for such interviews? And once on the job, what core knowledge or skill sets are most valuable for someone working with a capital markets team?

Any insights or guidance you can share would mean a lot.

Since the report is by a BJP mouthpiece, I believe it when they say they have seen the complaint. But most interesting is that the complaint literally regurgitates word for word allegations made by a certain lawyer on X, described as a jilted ex. 🤣🤣

https://www.opindia.com/2025/08/exclusive-complaint-against-pinaki-misra-alleges-odisha-trust-used-financial-fraud-bribe-asking-anti-russia-questions-undermining-indians-defence/

I'm a law student from the graduating batch of 2026. The next few months are crucial for us as we look for internships that could lead to a Pre-Placement Offer (PPO). Given the current market, many firms and in-house teams have reduced or paused their hiring of final-year students.

I'm hoping to get some leads on organizations that are still actively taking on interns from the batch of 2026, as an internship there would be a productive use of time.

If you know of any firms, chambers, or in-house teams that are still hiring, please share the details. Your input would be incredibly helpful to me and many others in the same position.

Thank you in advance for your help!

I have not heard of any dog attack any NLU student. How can we verify the truth of these statements here? Also, any attacks (if they actually happened) should be classified into attacks by rabid vs non-rabid dogs, because non-rabid dogs generally do not attack. Also, I don’t think it should be counted as a dog attack if someone provokes a dog by throwing sticks and stones at it.

Yes, the destroyer of Campus and Residential life wants to account for every penny that the college spends. So, if the college is spending money for getting the group medical insurance, then you should use it as often as possible. A similar example is for the availability of therapists on campus. The college will specifically give you BT so that you are forced to use the sessions from the therapists; otherwise, he will close them.

Since alot of discussions about emreging and growing offices are taking place and also their hiring related stuff are being discussed on various other LI threads, lets unite all those in this thread and also since Bangalore is becoming a new HUB to In-House related jobs, consider this thread to inlude everything and anything related to Bangalore firms, In-house opportunities and college related discussions. POV: Have seen city wise thread so thought this would help all of us staying in Bangalore and aspiring a career here.

I think the moderator doesn’t like the word “woke“ when conservatives use it. For example Meghan Markle said on her show that she is proud to be woke, but that usage isn’t seen as bad by liberals. But when conservatives use woke to mock performative SJW activism and virtue signalling, that annoys people like the moderator. I think that is the root cause of the flagging of topics here.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended 14 lawyers for appointment as judges of the Bombay High Court, including Raj Damodar Wakode, who is related to Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai.

Wakode, identified as the son of the CJI’s cousin, is considered a nephew of Justice Gavai. However, the CJI’s brother, Dr Rajendra Gavai, told India Today that Wakode should be regarded as a “distant relative.”

Wakode completed his schooling under the Maharashtra board, securing distinction in Class 12 from the Amravati division in 1996. He went on to pursue science, earning a gold medal in MSc in 2001. He later obtained an LLB degree from Amravati University in 2004, passing with 60.34 per cent marks.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/collegium-picks-for-hc-includes-cji-s-nephew-101756149015736.html

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/cji-br-gavai-nephew-among-14-lawyers-recommended-for-bombay-high-court-judgeship-2776879-2025-08-26

Meanwhile, at the next NLSIU/NALSAR convocation: "You first-generation NLU lawyers are too elitist. We need Hindi LLB degrees at NLUs. We also need you to stop joining corporate law firms or heading to foreign countries for an LLM".

🙏🙏🙏

At NLSIU the selection committee framed requirements favourable to younger and better qualified candidates like Sudhir. Here they go ahead without a committee being formed. Strange. Then will the WB govt just choose its own VC this time, without a selection committee? Although, to be fair, any such committee will be a farce anyway, full of TMC people and a token Chancellor's nominee.

I am a final year student (Batch 2026). I have been hunting for tax litigation practice firms/ advisory firms. I really wanna know the hiring culture/pay/working environment/practice of a few other places. It would be really grateful if anyone experienced/previously interned at these places could throw some light on the same. Additionally, if there's any insight on T1, T2 firms' DT/IDT team hiring for A0 for the Batcg of 2026.

1.Shivadass & Shivadass

2.UBR Legal Advocates

3.TLC

4.BLC

5.Swamy Associates

6.BMR

7.ELP

8.S & A

9. Huilgol

10. King Stub & Kasiva

11. King & Patridge

12. RSA Legal Solutions

13. Dhruva Associates

“CJI Gavai said that when he was studying at the government law college during the first two years, he would “sit on a compound wall” and rely on friends to “mark our presence (attendance).”

“Then in the last year, I had to shift to Amravati… In Amravati, I think I might have gone to the college maybe half a dozen times. One of my friends, who later became a judge of the High Court, he used to mark my presence… I was third in the merit list, without going to college. Reading Jhabvala (books) and five-year solved papers.”….

“Nowadays, the focus is more on NLUs and CLAT examination. But I am sure that apart from NLUs, other colleges also produce good students. We have seen students coming from taluka-level colleges, who have reached higher echelons. Though NLUs are certainly important, they represent only a small fraction of the legal education ecosystem in India. The vast majority are enrolled in regular colleges and universities, many of which face challenges in infrastructure, faculty… and curriculum design,” the CJI added.

🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

So is it any wonder that these “▮▮▮ ▮▮▮” TLC product judges aren’t interested in helping NLUs and promoting academic excellence? They probably haven’t used Lexis or Westlaw or Hein Online even once in their lives. Probably never read an article by Ronald Dworkin or Lawrence Lessing. Probably never written a paper on crimes against humanity or international arbitration or anti-competitive practices. Law is just a bunch of bare acts to be memorised for them.

And then they come to NLUs, where people are trying to promote at least a semblance of intellectual rigour, and diss us.

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/cji-gavai-law-students-merit-list-exam-ranks-10207029/lite/