OP here. The reason is simple. Law firms are a pyramid. A law firm can’t simply afford to have every associate keep on progressing to higher and higher levels. This is especially true in India where the legal market hasn’t grown to the extent expected and there’s increased competition from smaller firms. 2 out of 10 freshers remaining after 6-7 years is probably an optimum outcome for a firm.

The plain truth is that the Indian government has only appeased certain people (who may be Adani/Ambani, IAS officers or farmers) through subsidies, tax sops, reservation and de facto legal immunity from corruption scams. If you fall in this category, you should stay in India. If not, you should go abroad.

Hi, considering interning at WS Kane & Co., but there are other factors such as cost of living in Mumbai that is bothering me. Please give me feedback on the firm based on:

Quality of work & learning curve,

Work culture,

Schedule in proportion to stipend,

Overall experience,

Most importantly, weightage in CV in terms of hierarchy of law/ IP firms.

Thank you, appreciate the effort and time!

We aren’t a country with such little a population that we can have universal income like Switzerland or even a manufacturing heavy country. We as a country are HEAVILY reliant on Jobs. The middle class will be eradicated if jobs keep going like this. Thankfully mass pressure can be exhibited on our government to ban AI from the subcontinent. Why aren’t we doing it though?

Don't rule it out due to tax insurance work. One still has to analyse the position and give an opinion so it should not be very different than an advisory bit. One thing that you want to consider is that you not get facetime from him and would be interacting only with the team.

Hi, would love to know from people in the industry about Majmudar, Mumbai, in terms of the general scenes of the firm.

Also, how difficult would it be to lateral entry into a T1 MNA Team from here.

Lastly, any insights into what kind of candidates they are looking for and the contents of their shortlisting test will be helpful.

If you are in Delhi get the suit tailored from Vaish at Rivoli (at CP) or Grover Bespoke (Khan Market) You would get a good suit in under 50k - don't cheap out on the suit - go for a full canvas construction.

Formal Shoes - go for a pair of black cap toe oxfords with goodyear welted construction NOTHING ELSE this is a wardrobe staple for any lawyer, or in fact any gentleman - don't go for derbys or brouges don't get any other colour. and Brands - I think Meermin is good around 16k onwards
Shirts - either go Bombay Shirt Company or go for Grover Bespoke (starts from 3.5k) very good bespoke shirts.

50k for suit + 12-15k for shirts + 16-20 k for shoes = still leaves; still leaves more than 50k for watch - get a seiko presage or tissot dress watch - do NOT buy a diver's watch.

I own a citizen zenshin, a Seiko 5 1968 reissue, a Tissot PRX powematic and a Doxa sub 200.

If you want value and functionality go for the Japanese watches they are also highly respected and pretty sure carry the same prestige (if not more) as other brands in this price range.

If you want to spend a little more and get something which has a more historical significance like Tissot and Doxa.

Delhi and Delhi NCR are preferable since it's cheaper as compared to Mumbai, but for a good firm, I am willing to do Mumbai or practically anywhere... needs to be something good for my resume. Willing to do under chambers of Advocates who regularly handle Arbitration matters, but I am having trouble finding ways to apply

Hey, you seem genuine. Given that you have participated in multiple arbitration moots, I am sure you must have networked with some judges there. That is your golden ticket - do not hesitate to contact them. If you have won a moot, nothing like it. Highlight it in your application, and be specific about which particular issue you enjoyed working on the most. They will certainly appreciate your interest even as a third year.

Also, along with this, make a tracker and list of 100 disputes partners (refer to Chambers and Partners website, then check their individual profile on the firm website) at various T1-T3 law firms, and send out at least 100 personalised cold emails. I mean 100, literally. Specifically target university alums, if you can. Keep the subject very brief, include your CV, and make a strong case to open your CV in four lines in the body. Ask if anyone from your previous internships can recommend you. Do all of this before the first week of August.

On a side note, please don't read blogs to have better 'knowledge of law' than NLU seniors. Do it to develop a sense of how arbitration law evolves and applies. When you get a very specific research proposition (as you surely will), your senior won't give two hoots about your 'knowledge'. They will need research, ASAP. A sense of the domain will inform you as to where not to look, and which cases . That is more important.

Last time AG Kishore Datta carried out the appointment when Cal HC CJ Radhakrishnan (originally from the Kerala HC) had retired and a local judge from Cal was appointed acting CJ for two months. The appointment was carried out when the students (who had petitioned the CJI and requested for a transparent appointment based on merit) were on summer vacation.

This time, CJ Sivagnanam (originally from the Madras HC) will retire on 16 September. It looks like Justice Soumen Sen (second-most senior judge) will be acting CJ. As Kishore Datta is again AG, IF history repeats itself then he should logically carry out the appointment during this period. No summer vacation for the students, but a Durga Puja vacation that's long enough.

Incidentally, a serious allegation was made against Justice Soumen Sen last year, which was reported in all the papers. See below. Justice had also directed to be transferred to the Orissa High Court a long time ago, but that has still not been implemented

"Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of the Calcutta High Court has passed a judicial order, alleging that Justice Soumen Sen directed Justice Amrita Sinha not to pass adverse orders against Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee.

Justice Gangopadhyay claimed in the order passed on Thursday night that Justice Sinha had informed him on a phone call that Justice Sen asked her to come to his chamber before the winter vacation.

As per the order, Justice Sinha informed Justice Gangopadhyay that Justice Sen called her in his chamber on the last day before vacation and like a political leader, he dictated Justice Sinha three things:-

i) Mr. Avishek Banerjee has a political future, he should not be disturbed.

ii) Live-streaming shall be stopped in Justice Amrita Sinha’s court.

iii) The two writ petitions before Justice Amrita Sinha, where the name of Mr. Avishek Banerjee is involved, are to be dismissed, it added.

Justice Sinha informed the Chief Justice of the High Court about this, who in turn intimated the Chief Justice of India.

The judicial order further accused Justice Sen of working for the ruling Trinamool Congress. It said that Justice Sen was acting clearly for some political party in the State and therefore, the orders passed in the matters involving the State, were required to be relooked if the Supreme Court thought so."

https://indialegallive.com/constitutional-law-news/courts-news/calcutta-high-court-justice-abhijit-gangopadhyay-justice-soumen-sen-abhishek-banerjee/

Hi - could someone please help me out and let me know the best teams (GC, Corporate Advisory, TMT, IP) to work with in SAM Delhi that have one or at least a few of the following:

1. Work Life Balance

2. Respecting weekends/personal commitments

3. Good work

4. Good people

Thank you!

At the risk of being cancelled by feminists, let me lay out some brutal truths for the ladies:

- Working as a law firm associate or litigator sucks out your energy and time

- If you aren't seeing anyone and want a husband through a non-arranged marriage, best to go into a less demanding job like in-house counsel or academia.

- Yes, that may mean that your husband will earn more and you'll be the junior breadwinner

An Untold True StoryI’ve always considered myself a fairly good-looking and well-spoken guy. My early days at law firm. I had crazy amount of attention from females, males and third kind (At the traffic stops). Life was… generous, life was beautiful.

But then, things took a weird turn. My average-looking male friends stopped inviting me to their gatherings, gripped by some unfounded insecurity about my looks. The women in my profession, having apparently watched 'A Beautiful Mind', started applying Nash Equilibrium to their dating strategy. While the bold and genetically-not-so-blessed got laid, I was left alone praying to and playing with Lord Jagannath.

The existential crisis hit hard. Friends vanished. Female attention evaporated. Focus at work dwindled. I was falling out of grace with my seniors, and into the abyss of crippling self-doubt. All because of some 'good-look' that i had no role in acquiring.

That’s when I discovered 'Ganesh Bar aani Restaurant' tucked away in the by lanes of Lower Parel. Chakli with Schezwan sauce became my emotional support snack. Super Strong Magnum Premium Lager flowed like truth at a law school reunion.

Eight months later, I had developed a respectable waistline and beer belly, aggressive male pattern baldness, and a walrus moustache.

And oddly, life got better.

My guy friends stopped avoiding me. Heck! they even introduced me to their dates. The ladies came around too. They found me “hilarious” and loved my "warm energy". I still couldn’t land a weekend date, but at least I was officially a "great friend" material.

Slowly, confidence returned. Happiness crept in.

Today, I feel blessed.

Today, I feel accomplished.

Today, I am happy.

Today, I am fat and bald.

Ugh!! 😖😖😖😖 Will someone please teach finance 101 to these kids??? NLUs are not centrally funded like IIT and IIM. They are state funded and even there most states give no money. Where will the funds come from???

Please instead go stage a dharna demanding NLU Nationalisation. Go submit a petition to Gavai next time he comes to your convo to give a sermon.