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- Learn French, Spanish or German
- Leave India: Not a country for upper-middle class general category taxpayers
- Get fit, get hot
My advice would be to focus more on physical fitness & healthy eating. I had focussed on studying, interning, networking, making genuine friendships & experimenting like a young adult should. I wouldn't change that one bit. The only regret is health & fitness.
2. If you didn’t listen to 1, then do some postgrad course that will enable you to migrate abroad.
3. Take up strength training and running, keep at it. Yoga as well.
Wish some sense could be sprinkled in these BO ▮▮▮ kids.
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Although Indian law firms have more attrition than Indian companies, many shuffle within law firms for bonus and fancy designations. Not too long ago Trilegal was recruiting Principal Associates with the promise of a Counsel position. Eventually teams will become top heavy everywhere and will have to quote lower prices because the client cannot afford to staff top-heavy teams.
It just needs to be cheaper for the client (AI cost), no errors (newest version LLM models have suprising accuracy in citations), and legal application (Also AI). Just enter a court and see how much a judge allot time to a petition and how they all want to just cut to the chase.
I think the best career is actually running a law entrance coaching centre. Say a lot of shit and have zero accountability. Very good money too.
Abroad, pickleball is not all exclusive like golf. It’s inexpensive and inclusive. But in India, certain people are trying to make it the new golf.
better take a year and aim to earn enough to support yourself, or if you have any high worth skill develop that.
This place will eat you if you go in without a rough goal in mind. if parents are middle class, figure out how to use their money well, or to not use it at all in one year
Considering that I don't do much advisory work, will this affect my ability to transition to a higher-tiered TMT law firm? Because, given my understanding, higher-tiered TMT law firms primarily engage in advisory work and only a little bit of contracts – opposite of what I do.
Please suggest alternatives as per my profile.
His best quality is his availability and patience with his team. No matter where on earth he is, he is always available to resolve doubts and give instructions on his matters. He is yet to admonish anybody for asking silly questions, which seems to be something rare among most seniors I have worked with.
1. Oxford.
2. Cambridge.
3. The UoL unis (LSE, UCL, King's, QM and SOAS, in particular).
4. Other UK unis: Bristol, Warwick, Edinborough, Glasgow, Cardiff, Queen's Belfast, etc.
5. Toronto.
6. McGil.
7. Harvard.
8. Yale.
9. Columbia.
10. Brown.
11. NUS.
12. HKU.
13. And every other great university in the world.
Students don't want to go for litigation not because no-one is taking them, but because they've paid so much fees and don't want to graind for half a decade establishing the practice.
"Savitribai Intersectional Study Circle at NALSAR (SISC), NALSAR Student Bar Council, NLS Savitri Phule Ambedkar Caravan (SPAC), NLS Student Bar Association, DSNLU Student Council, DNLU Student Bar Association, and NLIU Bhopal Savitri Phule Ambedkar Caravan (SPAC)."
Now let me give you a counter from the NLUX Friedman-Hayek Libertarian Student Caravan:
- You are fundamentally wrong to compare NLUs with IIT and IIM, because the latter received generous central government funding. Very curious how you leave out the central issue of NLU nationalisation, because that does not suit your political worldview.
- Paying ₹4,000 as exam fee is quite a reasonable ask. Also, reserved category students further receive a ₹500 discount in the counselling fee, as you note. Money does not grow on trees. Who is going to pay the shortfall if you further reduce the amount?
Please stop with the cringe virtue signalling.
I graduated from a private law college in 2024 and have been working in litigation since then. Over the past year, I've developed a solid foundation in Litigation, and I’m now looking to transition into corporate law or just join a law firm.
I understand it's difficult for a student from a private college, but I dream of being in a Tier-1/2 firm.
I’m open to relocating to Bangalore and would be really grateful for any advice, leads, or suggestions on how to make this shift, whether it's firms open to lateral hires, people to reach out to, or ways to build relevant experience.
Thanks in advance for your help!
India is a country suitable only for the corrupt rich, plus votebank beneficiaries leeching off your taxes.
So, the world is changing. A lot of jobs are going to be obsolete in future. Courses should include AI developments into traditional laws as well.