Is this why all NLU student boards are cribbing on LI as well, crying about how their latest Registrar is screwing them over? At least GLC ha a legacy that is quietly present in Bombay. Should the need come up, as it has now, this network springs into action. Can you say the same regarding your 'corporate' NLU network which has not even provided assistance with hiring in the 2026 batch?

It's very useful at drafting first cuts of documents and due diligence. It essentially reduces much of the grunt work we do and I see this as reducing the need for a lot of freshers in any time, specifically because the work required by humans will reduce. This may also further reduce the attrition rate as the work load of existing associates and senior associates will reduce.

As a former SA3 at KCo Mumbai, my fixed was around 38LPA, bonus we can never guess or know. KCo doesn't give anything in writing. If we take 12-15 lakhs p.a. as a range basis historical data, you'll get around 50-53 LPA as SA3.

As SA2 I made around 36LPA fixed and roughly 12LPA bonus.

How relevant is it to be a Mayawati aide in this day and age? Isn’t UP politics now just a bare-knuckle brawl between the BJP and SP? Is Mayawati even part of the INDI Alliance? I don’t think so 🤷🏼‍♀️

Sure, she’s sitting on obscene wealth—fortified bungalows in Chanakyapuri worth hundreds of crores—and yet somehow, the ED, CBI, and Income Tax all look the other way? Why is that? My guess: she bought peace through silence… and an early, cushioned political retirement.

And honestly, does becoming Advocate General in a state like UP even mean anything once you’re out? Does it bring real career mileage? Does it open doors for your kin, beyond fleeting relevance and name-dropping rights?

You can do whatever you feel is right, it could be DC, HC, SC, NGO, RAships, even ask JNU profs for internship opportunities, you may get it. The point is not where you did you internships, it's what you did in them. As I mentioned, gear your internships according to HR/IL. So even if you work with say a DC or HC advocate for one internship, make sure their work is related to human rights. It doesn't make sense to do an internship under an legendary advocate who does work in say, property or tax. Similarly select organisations that work in human rights, they may be the best org in corporate law, but that's not useful to you. When you apply abroad, they do understand that international human rights related work is less, however atleast show them you've worked in domestic HR.

Similarly, Human rights is a vast area, within IHRL select atleast 2-3 areas you feel you would want to work in. So let's say you want to work in something related to women rights, so domestically you could intern with NHRC and work on say prison rights of women prisoners. It's not an international issue, but it's an issue nonetheless, and it shows that you're willing to work for these issues. Similarly, could be for migrants, LGBTQIA, etc. You have to demonstrate that you worked domestically before you move internationally.

Also, You're blessed to know what you want to do early on. Capitalise on it ! Gear everything towards it. Narrow down your areas in IHRL. Look at universities abroad and see what faculty and research scholars are working on. For example within Refugees, climate refugees are the hot topic. But you can't work on all of them, so narrow it to south Asia for now and so on.

Also, search for Tier 1 NLU students who have done their masters abroad. Many of them are now research scholars, and faculty in foreign universities. Find them, contact them, build a rapport with them. They too were newbies in the field. Track their journey.

No to all of the above (Not the fellow who wrote the original comment).

Chill in first year. Get a sense of academics in general. Rest. You won't have much downtime soon.

And please don't think you need to work 24/7 all year round to get where you need to. Yes, it is important to work hard and the more the (usually) better. But from a workaholic himself, please consider using whatever time you do have to rest, to do just that – rest.

thank you! your response was really helpful, though i was already fairly well aware of all that you mentioned here. i do not plan on pursuing anything but my undergrad degree from india, and the end goal has always been to pursue academia abroad. what nature of internships should i aim for in my first year which would set my cv apart from the rest? i really don't want to go down the generic path of a district/high court internship, followed by an internship at some filler organizations and NGOs. would it be feasible for me to apply for RAships in my first year? I was also hoping to intern at CJLS in my first sem. would you have any other internship recommendations that would be pertinent to my area of interest?

Shut up man.

Hi, so this was posted by me 3-4 years back. I am doing decent - currently in the final year. However, the college has absolutely no role to play and I am not exaggerating. You have to either figure out your shit or pull some strings. Seniors/alumni are helpful but again depends on you.

If you are one of those guys who does well with no structure and can hustle your way through life, then you might consider the college. It has some face value in the Delhi circuit so that helps a bit, but nothing much apart from that.

Bump.

Can someone help with finding a good senior in Madhya Pradesh HC. Merit oriented and integrity. As opposed to the OP and comments therein, I think parent HCs are highly politicised where practice for 1st Gen lawyer is equally difficult as is in Delhi where judicial structure is more competent.

In major matters before the Supreme Court, NCLT, APTEL and other forums, the typical structure involves an on-record office or law firm handling procedural filings, and a Senior Counsel (sometimes more than one) who leads the arguments in court. Clients are generally prepared to engage and pay for both these components. However, there exists a category of lawyers who are neither designated Seniors nor part of the on-record filing team, yet they play an important role as lead briefing counsel.

Do law firms engage such counsels who are not into filing work, but aren't designated too?