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Can anyone please tell me how's the state of NFSU for a Phd in criminal justice? I am a practicing advocate and I am thinking of switching to academia. I have already done my LLM in criminal law and have a NET.

I have been practicing as a criminal lawyer for a decade and due to the shift to academia, I was adviced to go for a PhD asap.

I came across NFSU and it's an interesting prospectus on criminal law specific area of study.

However, I am getting mixed reviews on it. Can anyone give a genuine response? Please do not joke around.

Rest of the world (including India): People in positions of power voluntarily resign when their relationships, connections or even associations with such horrid individuals are discovered (in recognition of the loss of public confidence through perception issues), are forced to suffer legal/regulatory consequences for their relationships with such people (see case of Jes Staley) or, at the very least, try to distance themselves from those who commit acts like these.

Only in the Indian state of West Bengal: An authority figure feels it acceptable to attempt to defend his associations with such persons. This is why, despite saying that I am a Bengali with pride, I am glad that I have lived outside WB for the vast majority of my life, and never plan to return.

Vice-principal of the college Nayna Chatterji said, “Mishra was recruited purely on a contractual basis around 45 days ago, on the directions of the governing body of the college. TMC legislator Ashok Kumar Deb is the president of the governing body.”

Deb responded, saying, “I am the president of the college’s governing body, but I never recommended Mishra’s name. It was the governing body’s decision. As far as his photo with me is concerned, many people come and take photos with me. I am a public representative. How can I know what they are doing in their private lives?”

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kolkata-law-college-gang-rape-accused-had-demanded-death-penalty-in-rg-kar-case-101751109190308.html

Incidentally, Ashok Kumar Deb is also a member of the NUJS governing body and wields huge influence at NUJS….IYKYK.

Mods, one of your moderation rules says that you should be publishing content that gets lawyers to think. As regards this specific piece of content, you have successfully applied this rule on this occasion. You must, therefore, deserve congratulations.

At the same time, however, one must ask why posts like these aren't the norm, whereas posts about "sports stars of law firms" are more representative of the kind of stuff you get to read and comment on here?

KBJ: It is not difficult to predict how this all ends. Eventually, executive power will become completely uncontainable, and our beloved constitutional Republic will be no more.”

ACB: “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. We observe only this: Justice Jackson decries an imperial Executive while embracing an imperial Judiciary.”

https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/06/amy-coney-barrett-v-ketanji-brown-jackson/

Those always complaining and posting negative comments on LI --- this girl should be your role model. Stay away from Instagram and from useless trends, celeb gossip, Palestine protests etc. Stop moaning about faculty and admin. Just focus on your studies and try to crack UPSC, CAT, GMAT or even your basic college exams.

https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/viral-story-indias-youngest-ias-officer-neha-byadwal-ditched-phone-for-3-years-to-ace-upsc-exam

I am also stuck in a similar situation. However, I am a fresher with interest in criminal Litigation.

I have two offers -

1. Only trial work

2. Matters before HC, SC

I belong to middle income household and wish to earn to cater to my responsibilities. Which one should I choose for a decent switch to fulfill my goals.

And what would that switch be?

Don't be prejudiced against jurisprudence, which is a course which might be partially (or fully) taught in the final year. Many people think, "Oh! Philosophy... such shit". But jurisprudence is genuinely fun! If you make the most of every learning opportunity provided through that, you might find that you actually like it very much! Especially if you are gonna go into the career of a high-class commercial lawyer, this is one of the last chances you'll get to take a step back and think about areas of law from an academic perspective. Enjoy!

I graduated last year, and now I am too much burnt out that I don't want to remember and feel sad about how my life was in the final year.

The best phase of one's life, if you want to go classes, go; else, just party all night (make sure you are allowed to give exams without attendant; otherwise, maintain the bare minimum attendance)

Enjoy your days, these won't ever return. Don't take life that seriously for that one year, life after college is anyway going to be hectic and serious by all means.

Enjoy kid!

Respected seniors,

I'm a second-year student from a T1 NLU. I've always been interested in technology. I've got a couple publications under my belt, a decent batch rank, moot court achievements, you get the picture. However, so far, I've been unsuccessful in convincing any of the law firms I've come across to offer me an internship in the field of TMT Law, despite applying for them several months in advance. I do not blame them, perhaps being a second-year student is too young to be working in a firm set-up TMT practice, and they're not willing to bet on me. Which is why I'm looking for Advocates or Senior Advocates who are seasoned in the field and would likely be receptive to an internship request. I can research, I can draft, I can work upon whatever is required, I just need an opportunity. I would be grateful for any leads or advice on the same. (I'm a first-generation law student from a modest family. I have no connections or network that I can leverage for this.)

A0, who has family in tax but wish to leave. Working at one of the top law firms for tax. How to make a switch? Interest lies in Disputes/ Arbitration mostly.

Considering options;

1. MBA post 2 years of PQE

2. Starting disputes as trainee at another firm.

How to get started with option 2? Where should I reach out?

As someone practicing in Tier-2 city, I would say life as a practicing lawyer is equally dull, filled with clerical work and no intellectual triggering. Courtrooms are not at all those places where deliberations happen or justice is delivered. Everything is ridden with corruption and people are good at fakery.

Okay. My honest advice would be this:

1) Adopt every mechanism to reach out to professionals in the area of work you are interested. I got my first stint by looking at the court orders through web search and finding the practitioners in my city that specialised in the area that I wanted to work. I then just cold-emailed them, and it worked.

2) Take the help of seniors from the University, especially the ones who are into the same area of work. Will be superbly helpful, if in the same city. And don't be shy about this. It is a genuine thing to do in the circumstance and it is totally appreciated. Even if it doesn't work out, you may have a network to consult for some other advice in the future.

3) Be open to working in different setups for some time. I know everyone of us have preferences for the people and organisations where we would align ourselves to work. But honestly, you may have to compromise on your preferences for some time. So, blur your preferences for Chamber or law firm setup for some time. Maybe for a year. This of course has a rider, that you must end the work relationship if it is hitting you a lot ethically, financially and mentally together.

Don't go stressing about not finding job right away after graduation. It happens to the most of us. If you can do one thing, it is to make sure, that you don't have a skill gap. Try learning things, if you may, even through internships till the time you find for yourselves the preferable working space.

I think we need a fact check here, Let's compare DAY Zero - Hnlu only has AZB (T1) coming for campus hire- takes only 2-3(previous 3 years). So when you talk about T1 placements- you probably want to get your facts right. Let's talk about PPOs- HNLU 2025 batch saw- 1 AZB, 1 CAM, 1 Trilegal PPO. So, if you want to only talk about T1 placements- HNLU stood at around 6-7 in 2025 batch. You dont even have 10 T1 jobs (as you claimed for NLUO)

And if you want to argue the aggregate number of job offers- NLUO is far ahead. Pick up placements for 2024 and 2025 batch - NLUO numbers are huge. Even 2025 batch saw 50 placements when HNLU is barely crossing 25-30 mark with every job offer.
Compare head to head 2024 and 2025 placements- NLUO leads the numbers by huge margin. Ofcourse, if one sees the facts.

Clearly, you dont get the sense here. You are engaged in mooting and assignments all throughout the semester that you cant pursue internships in ongoing sem (say oct, march). Plus, this system is freshly in place for batch 2029, 20230- so you cant say whether it'll be manageable- outrightly, it isn't.
And open the placements records of HNLU, major PPOs come out of internships in Jan, March (the 8th sem of the law school). Not to mention even semester is a short semester - plus moots, assigments- internship wont be manageable. Do some homework buddy!

I too got a cam internship through a partner (cold email) a year back. And last week, after doing mu call back, I gave my ppo interview. I talked to a lot of people who have given CAM interview- both who have been accepted and rejected. It seems like they do give marks and grades priority over most othet things. I have an average batch rank but great feedback from

both teams. I haven’t heard back yet but ik my chances are slim to none. Point being, cam was my ride or die and i regret it now. Just make sure you have other options open and you’ll be fine. Look at CAM as a way to get experience, which will allow you yo do better at other internships + great place to make contacts and maybe ask for references etc. All the best! I’ll lyk if i get hired lmao