I think we've talked about this plenty of times here. NLUs are state universities. Nothing more and nothing less. In the larger scheme of things, they are on the same level as other state universities. And unfortunately, that means the state politics decide the outcomes. NLUs are hyped only by corporate firms,.and that too cause of alumni that need scapegoats. Litigation and judiciary still prefer old TLCs. DU, BHU, GLC have a larger hold than NLUs in their respective states. The only advantage that NLUs have is that they're cheaper than private universities like Symbi or Jindal. Moreover if you're looking for a corporate job, they are the best for entry. Otherwise for judiciary, litigation and academia, TLCs are better. People getting into these fields are paying less than half of you're spending on NLUs. Unless, NLUs centralise like IITs and IIMs,.they are nothing more than corporate slave production houses. That's the fact.

I expect any free thinking strong intellectual to sometimes differ from their party line. Gorsuch with Bostock for example, or even Kagan with some of the questions she has been asking in the court recently. Ketanji Brown Jackson does not ever differ from her political tribe no matter what the issue. Unless you have some religious explanation for how one side of the political spectrum in that country is always right- that has to be alarming to you. I also find her fangirling over celebrities and performing on broadway to be- eh inappropriate. Youre a supreme court justice. You're not an influencer.

Genius? Brilliant? The next RBG? Or a mediocre hire to further the left's identity politics?

FYI quoting from a recent NYT article:

Her opinions, sometimes joined by no other justice, have been the subject of scornful criticism from the right and have raised questions about her relationships with her fellow justices, including the other two members of its liberal wing.

“She’s breaking the fourth wall, speaking beyond the court,” said Melissa Murray, a law professor at New York University. “She is alarmed at what the court is doing and is sounding that in a different register, one that is less concerned with the appearance of collegiality and more concerned with how the court appears to the public.”

Her slashing critiques sometimes seemed to test her colleagues’ patience, culminating in an uncharacteristic rebuke from Justice Amy Coney Barrett in the case arising from Mr. Trump’s effort to ban birthright citizenship. In that case, the majority sharply limited the power of district court judges to block presidential orders, even if they are patently unconstitutional.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the principal dissent for the court’s three-member liberal wing, including Justices Jackson and Elena Kagan.

Justice Jackson added her own dissent, speaking only for herself. She said the majority imperiled the rule of law, creating “a zone of lawlessness within which the executive has the prerogative to take or leave the law as it wishes.”

That prompted an extended response from Justice Barrett, the next most junior justice and the author of the majority opinion. It did not stint on condescension.

“We will not dwell on Justice Jackson’s argument, which is at odds with more than two centuries’ worth of precedent, not to mention the Constitution itself,” Justice Barrett wrote, in an opinion signed by all five of the other Republican appointees.

“The principal dissent focuses on conventional legal terrain,” Justice Barrett went on, referring to Justice Sotomayor’s opinion. “Justice Jackson, however, chooses a startling line of attack that is tethered neither to these sources nor, frankly, to any doctrine whatsoever.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/us/supreme-court-ketanji-brown-jackson.html

Hi pls do submit a detailed complaint to the State Disciplinary Bar Council with all the records and emails. File the complaint against the Partner, praying for monetary compensation and revocation of his bar council license. Once he gets a notice from the Bar Council, some sense should come to him

HI this is OP,

Yes they did offer a PPO IN WRITING IN MAIL yes, not just to not intern elsewhere, but a PPO, a Pre Placement Offer in clear terms of an offer to be made of me joining in XYZ date at this team when i submit the document and shouldnt intern elsewhere and have been selected. But in the same mail was asked to intern year long, but now they arent willing to confirm I have an internship or assigning work. Please let me know if I could be more clearer? I do not intend to mislead anyone with any sort of inference or conclusion to be made from my circumstance, I am willing to help anyone navigate a PPO process. But i am asking seniors to help me in mine>>

HI This is OP.

I sure hoped I knew this was the case when I first interned with them!. They are being so wierd right now with the placements about to commence and me missing out leaving me in a loop? If they want to retract the offer they should inform atleast no so I could apply elsewhere?

Hi This is OP.

I am sorry if the person above felt scared because of me! This is probably something that firms dont do for bad PR and if it happened a lot I wouldnt have to create a thread as well. Wishing you the best at JSA! Do let me know if I could be of any help for the processes and interview system as it can be scary as well.

Hi this is OP.

I CALLED them persistently and they always say the partner haven't informed anything and don't say anything further. Do you want me to just enter the mumbai office without any ground or permission? How do I go about that.

Thanks for following through btw really helps someone is concerned

So, basically, very few will be able to become PA. Out of that, extremely less PAs shall become Salaried Partners. And even lesser will become Equity Partners. In that case, what are the Exits available to SAs or PAs or even Salaried Partners of they are fed up with the life and unable to sustain it anymore? What are the job prospects for such senior corporate lawyers? Is independent corporate practice possible? Should Associates state working with goal to become independent instead of aiming to become partners? Gimme Some Truth.

Salaries were great when there was only one NLU in Bengaluru dishing out 80 students a year. Now, thanks to the mushrooming of NLUs and private law schools, plus huge batch sizes, the market is weighed against law grads. Salaries haven't changed in 20 years, in some cases.

Kids, focus on an MBA.

Agreed with most of OPs points. To add some more factors - you are most likely to build a career if you can get expertise in a certain field and "corporate law" within most firms tends to be an umbrella...public M&A, private M&A, commercial transactions and advisory work, private equity, venture capital. It's simple, to make revenue a corporate partner will do any kind of corporate work once they have built that relationship with the client. They can look for associates who have particular expertise in that kind of matter but frankly staffing happens on availability.

As a student you are: (1) unlikely to understand what the day to day in each sub-set looks like; (2) unlikely to have a choice when you start out. When I started, we were fortunate if we were assigned to our city and practice area of choice.

I think corporate still presents the most opportunities and there is a lot of scope for growth, and for the smart ones who want to make partner, find a niche and become an expert over time by investing in your career and networking with industry professionals once you are PA level (which few people do) or become a service partner executing the endless deals of your firm's big clients. But law firms are inherently a pyramid scheme (max number of junior associates, smallest number of partners) so if you're 10 years into your career and not on partner-track, it's tough. In other fields, you're rising to upper management or decision making positions because you're an expert.

its going to take away all drafting and compliance based jobs in the UK in the next two to three years, already, hiring is down and the projections of future hiring are scary. I have used it and its latest version is better than PQE10+ solicitors. There are obvious checks by pods on accuracy but the hallucinations are almost gone and only minimal edits are required. It feels like I am training my own replacement.

only advocacy (where there is direct human to human contact, say for example a bail hearing) and arbitration (or similar private legal negotiation) will be left. Even niche things like s/h agreements are better drafted by algos. Try out the lexis one its less powerful but equally scary.

What if the NLUs agree to this and reduce the available infra and facilities in a commensurate manner? Like those super expensive library databases? The students know very well that CLAT fees are needed because the states do not provide adequate funding. Even then, it is barely a crore per NLU. That won't even be enough to fund the salaries of four senior faculty members.

Can the esteemed folks at Legally India shed some light on the following:

1. How is the disputes work at Solaris Legal (breakaway from Phoenix)?

2. How much do they pay their associates from A0-SA1?

Any other helpful information about the disputes team at Solaris.

Already a deadline of 36 months or 3 years possibly set or mutual recognition of qualifications in professions like architecture, nursing etc. Law could have gotten this. Screw SILF

https://m.economictimes.com/nri/work/mutual-recognition-pacts-between-india-uk-may-be-ready-in-36-months/articleshow/122912089.cms

Has anyone been rejected from a PPO interview, Please dont give generic answers only reply if you know someone who has been rejected and it isnt wild hearsay you read on this platform.

Further is getting a call saying you are shortlisted and saying if the partner likes ur cv we will schedule an interview mean an interview will be scheduled.

There is so much wrong with these linkedin randos that one has to wonder where to begin! FLinkedin visibility is not equal to professional credibility. He projects himself as a thought leader, which he is not by any stretch of imagination**. His posts use a tone and style implying authority that he hasn't earned.** He is a LinkedIn personality with a motivational angle, largely self-promoted and not backed by deep legal, academic, or leadership credentials. When you position yourself as a though leader and describe yourself as a "legal luminary with a charming personality", you should have some credentials to back it up or risk being a laughing stock. Being an SA for a year (in a firm that has a PA and now even a "Director" position below a junior partner) does not demonstrate any sort of leadership experience. His audience is largely aspiring or junior law students, mostly from Tier-2 or Tier-3 colleges looking for direction. His online persona and self created misleading image risks misleading the impressionable.