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Mark my words: the world will be lit on fire by rioters and disaffected youth because of unemployment.
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They claim to be a firm with offices in Dubai and Singapore, but no one works in the Singapore office and the Dubai office has now become non-existent.
If you are a fresher then you'll have to wait at least 2 years to be called anything other than a "trainee". Although, the work for an NQ is good as compared to any other firm which says they do international disputes. And if you are in the 3-6 PQE bracket - the work depends on your ability to cope up with different legal systems. Also expect little to no work on Indian law.
In terms of firm culture and atmosphere, it is toxic and unrealistic, being run like a chamber/sole proprietorship and not like a firm, with some lawyers running the show as the partner's pet while partner himself spends 6 months on vacation in Europe.
However, If you are someone who has more than 6 PQE and have aspirations and dreams of making partner one day then run in the opposite direction. No growth only a lot of noise about purported growth.
Pay depends entirely, as they claim to pay Tier 1 firm salaries, which is entirely a false narrative. Tread carefully as they are known to make exits hard specially if you resign.
A long, long, time ago in a galaxy far away there lived a brave man called Kian Ganz. He started a legal news website called Legally India. LI consistently took up student issues and supported student protests and campaigns. One such campaign was a move to Nationalise NLUs, which lead to a petition jointly signed by several NLU SBAs.
Over time, this galaxy got destroyed. Meanwhile, a new generation of NLU students concerned themselves with pointless culture wars and political issues.
Thus died the movement to nationalise NLUs. 🪦⚰️
Yes, I know the decision has to be taken by Parliament, but these protests can help raise the issue of nationalisation or INI status in Parliament. Without asking for it, nobody is going to give it for free. Let us raise our voice.
And to the JGLS folks, please stay away from this discussion if your point is going to be that “you won’t get INI status.” You got your IOE status only because your university has funds. The application fee for IOE itself is ₹1 crore.
Give us some ideas. We will gather students from all NLUs and start a movement towards nationalisation.
The form requires you to prepare a Research Memo, instructions are in the form itself and very self-explanatory.
Lastly, my suggestion would be to target the months of October and onwards. Since presently the Office is conducting assessments for inducting new Law Clerks.
All the best.
Anyone who is aware of what kind of work they do? is it legit and what is the salary and work-life like
1. The problem with Gen Z is its only when you work with them, you realise is it a typical gen Z kid or not. By and large, the typicality is generally found and very few are exceptions. So initially, you're bound to be painted by the same brush, till you prove yourself. I've few gen Z team members and they've been superb folks. I started without any preconceived notions and just looked at overall work and I was pleasantly surprised by the quality, which was better than I expected.
2. I liked your post and you affirmed my thoughts, but 'grow up kiddo'? Isn't it disrespectful and also presumptuous on your part to imagine the person is younger to you? And no, I'm not the person to whom you replied.
Wanted to know what's Khaitan Chennai (esp the Dispute Resolution team) like? Do they pay as much as their counter parts in other cities? How's the work culture? The kind of opportunities one may expect and their clientele? The Chennai Disputes partner being T. Kannan? (heard good things about him)
Associates draft, partners proofread.