Hi guyss, I am a recent grad and I have received an assessment internship opportunity with Surana & Surana at their Chennai Office. I know about the pay during the Assessment Internship, but I'm not quite sure about the pay once it gets converted to a full time role, which i hope I'll make through.
So if any of y'all from chennai have any idea about the pay structure at the firm, please please please enlighten me on the same.
FOREVER GRATEFUL. Thanks.

Once you start practicing in this area, you will become Anti-SEBI for sure. Lmao.

Not kidding, I became one for life.

Bombay is the best place to start. Choose your guns wisely. Question yourself, do you want to practice under an advocate or be a brief counsel for the rest of your life? Mostly, the T1 law firms' Partners in this practice do not appear before the SAT directly. It's always the stalwarts who handle these cases. The T1 partners only act as briefing counsels.

The law firms itself mostly handle SEBI AO and WTM proceedings. The big guns come to play when it comes to appellate jurisdiction. Matters can at times get very mundane, with only the data and clients changing. But hey, it's the case with every practice. But securities practice gives you a two-way benefit - a test of transaction/commercial advisory (with respect to SEBI regulations) and full-blown litigation/adjudication. It's a niche practice area and does not scope beyond Bombay, so choose wisely.

MDP Legal, Khaitan & Co, Trilegal, Bombay Law Chambers, AZB Partners, Law Point - are some of the known faces in the securities practice circuit. (No Regstreet is not one of them. At least personally, I would not consider them, because they mostly act as solicitor, they just act as a middleman for the client and the lawyer/firm that would be appearing on behalf of the client.)
Joby is great for on hand experience. Shruti is an amazing multitasker, and I think she is one of the few T1 partners who plead themselves before the SAT. Don't know much about Prakash Shah, but he is listed with most matters.

Employers abroad have been known to do this, and it isn't difficult to fathom it happening at Indian law firms. Most people these days broadcast way too much information about themselves to the world at large, with no care for potential consequences. I'd say unless you plan to make a career in media/journalism/politics, keep your views anonymous, or limited to a close circle of friends and family, or at the very least, keep all your social media accounts private.

I think it's disturbing how NUJS is the only Tier 1 law school which tries to hide its placement figure from the public. Apparently, he RCC repeatedly informs the batch not to release any information, and has even brutally punished those they suspected of releasing this information.

Every other law school provides a timely placement report upon the batch graduating, while NUJS hasn't released one for the past two years. The NUJS RCC needs to rethink their approach, this opaqueness does not inspire confidence and only makes it seem like NUJS has weaker placements than they want you to believe.

No effect. You’ll be fine. Just tell recruiters about the situation. Should you apply for llms - explain in the application.

Dad passing away is a big deal. It’s understandable that your academic life would be affected. Sorry you had to join dead dads club. It sucks.

Well done on bouncing back.

Hello. I will be joining NLUJ this month and I was wondering about the dress code at the interaction with the VC. Certain posts on LinkedIn about last year's orientation showed students wearing proper formals, so I was confused whether I have to bring them for this year's interaction with VC as well. Could anyone share some information on this? Thank you.

AoR here. It will not increase your income 'exponentially', but that depends on your current income.

And yes, if you are regular in Court, it will help your chances in being designated, subject, of course, to you not being a rubber stamp for filing matters.

As far as income is concerned, there are a number of ways you will earn:

1. Lawyers will refer matters to you. Mostly these are drafted by them and you have to file. These are usually fixed fee matters and the fee can range anywhere from 10K to 33K or even more. In some cases you can get a per appearance fee or bill for individual drafts or some sort of a staggered fee arrangement. Tap all your outstation contacts to get briefs (there are lawyers who make monthly trips to HCs to get matters). Bear in mind that the lawyer referring the matter to you may have charged the client 2X your fee by telling the client that it's your fee.

2. Clients engage you to draft and file matters. These are higher paying depending on the stakes involved, and you can quote whatever you want factoring in your experience, the client's ability to pay, etc. Unless you have a client base beforehand, this is unlikely as other lawyers will generally not refer clients to you.

3. Panels or retainerships. If you can, please apply for panels, including Legal Aid. If eligible, undergo the mediation training. These are small things but add up over time.

4. Street smart clerks will get you matters through their own networks. These are usually low paying matters and the clerk will include his portion in the fee which is quoted to the client.

5. Find a chamber or law firm or senior who/which does not have an AoR or is looking to change their AoR. A lot of your work may come from lawyers unhappy with their previous AoRs, or lawyers looking for AoRs with lesser fee. As a new AoR, you need to capitalise on any opportunity in an already saturated market. If you can deliver, people will engage you on a regular basis, and even if you have 2-3 lawyers who swear by you, it should keep briefs coming in regularly, in addition to frequent court appearances.

Be alive to the fact that a large number of AoRs clear the examinations every year. While someone may approach you to get a quote, presume they are also checking the market to find AoRs with lesser fee. There will always be someone who will be willing to quote a lesser fee than you, so it's all on your network and you to convert the client or get lawyers to send you briefs.

Needless to state, all of this hinges on you clearing the examinations, and good luck to you for that. Brush up on writing speed and watch the lectures relevant for your examination year.

It’s trite to say that in the larger scheme of things, a doctor can play a much more direct role in the betterment of the society than a lawyer. Trust me the world can afford to survive without lawyers but may not survive without doctors. Also read the first few pages of the book “Learning the Law” by Glanville Williams for more clarity.

NUJS would be ranked horribly. The number of misogynists on campus is alarming. A visiting faculty member from King’s College London, who had come here in good faith, was subjected to vile abuse, including shockingly misogynistic and xenophobic slurs, in the middle of the night. The experience was so traumatic that she left the very next day. What’s more disturbing is that instead of being held accountable, the perpetrator was subsequently elevated to a position of greater power by the SJA. Disgusting.

so i’m an incoming intern at a tier 1, in desperate need to shine as an intern. i’ve waited 4 years for such an opportunity and i can’t afford to mess it up.

can you please tell me what do you expect from an intern, how can i set myself apart.

what soft skills/ hard skills do you like or absolutely hate seeing in your interns. or some quality that you saw in an intern that convinced you that they deserve a ppo.

this is my only opportunity and i need to make the most of it, so please help me.

thank you so much!

This appears to be a cost-saving tactic ▮▮▮, where employees’ salaries are cut under arbitrary pretexts. Deductions for arriving a few minutes late, particularly in a profession where lawyers are expected to be available beyond traditional office hours and often work from anywhere, are not only unreasonable but also counterproductive. ▮▮▮

I’m sure this was shared with good intentions, but posts like this (whether accurate or exaggerated) —especially without the employee’s own voice—can sometimes do more harm than good. In small legal circles, 'gossip' spreads quickly, and this could inadvertently hurt the employee further or even affect the firm’s reputation. It's important to be careful, even when trying to help.

Currently, Trilegal does not even come close to what SAM offers.

SAM has Meta, Microsoft, Flipkart & couple of cases against Google. These are their permanent clients apparently and the team keeps on getting a lot of work from other big companies like Reliance, Tata, etc.

What Trilegal competition gets from their GC / M&A/ Disputes is divided amongst AM, Gautam and Gauri’s teams so no guarantee that you will get good matter.

AM team of course stands out with the likes of Kshitij & Karan but comes with uncertainty of getting decent matters. AM should have been made head of their competition team. She has the potential to bring their team close to if not at par with SAM Competition Team.

SAM’s HSS Team single-handedly does more matters & billing than all three of Trilegal competition partners combined.

How do I learn corporate laws and also prove it to the recruiters that I know it well? I wish to get placed in good law firm that has corporate and commercial practice as early as possible? (I have already completed my law degree and I am a fresher from a reputed private law college with a gap of 3 years- because of judiciary)

As a NRI sponsored student, it's literally just a management quota.

Corruption, financial mismanagement, a lot of things play a part, but it is quite sad that "National" Law Universities have to rely on these admissions to squeeze extra money.

They're not going to go anywhere or change without massive institutional shifts.

Hi, I put in my papers a few weeks ago, but everything seems to be going as it was - toxic, hectic, and all day business.

I expected the notice period - to idk? - be chiller, and give me time figuring out the next steps, but now I am thinking of ways of resigning from resignation itself.

Please do suggest, ye' smarties of LI!

Hi guys!

I attended an interview at R K Dewan chennai office, and I've been offered with an assessment internship for a period of 2 months which will be unpaid. After which I'll be taken in for a full time role of things go well but they've not told me anything regarding the pay once it gets converted which I hope I'll be able to do. I've seen in some threads that the pay is around 55-65 but I feel that's for the Mumbai office.

If anyone has any inputs regarding salary for an associate with 0 PQE at the chennai office

Please let me know at the earliest.

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