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Surely one of the biggest ever endowments received by an Indian university!

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jindalglobaluni_mjias-activity-7342775325287751681-fXRo

https://jgu.edu.in/mjias/

Recent law graduate (2025) from a reputed law school, seeking an Associate role (0–1 PQE) in Corporate Governance, M&A, Transactions, or Startup Advisory. Interned at Tier 1 and boutique firms, with hands-on experience in due diligence, drafting, and client communication. Open to opportunities in Bengaluru, Delhi, or Mumbai. Grateful for any leads on firms that are currently hiring or if there are any openings. Thanks guys!

Just want to ask this one thing- is person life that bad for women in law? I've been a little depressed after getting my PPO and things like these leave me gloomier. Can most of us not make families? Coz law is the only degree I've done, and I'm in no mood to pursue any other career. Can anyone really and genuinely elaborate and tell me how do women manage?

Honestly, this post says a lot, just not in the way you think.

There’s something quietly alarming about how you’ve framed this: a whole group of accomplished women in law are being reduced to a kind of curiosity because they haven’t “settled down” by their late 30s or 40s. Why is that even the lens? Do we pause to dissect the life paths of single men in litigation? Do we ask whether they’ll adopt or become “dog dads”? No, we just assume they’re focused, driven, or haven’t met the right person yet. The same grace doesn’t seem to apply here.

And the list of “reasons” you rattle off like demanding hours, intimidating men, high expectations, physical appearance, really just blames women for their own singleness in a hundred passive-aggressive ways. It completely ignores the structural and cultural double standards that exist in law (and society). Maybe some of these women didn’t want to get married? Maybe they had partners but didn’t see marriage as essential? Maybe they did want it and life just worked out differently? Or maybe they’re tired of being told their life is incomplete unless it follows a specific, socially approved script.

Also, the idea that these women now need to pick between IVF, adoption, being a “cat mother,” or throwing themselves into social service... it’s honestly quite patronising. Their lives aren’t some backup plan in motion. They’re already full and complex. Fulfilment doesn’t hinge on marriage or children for everyone, and it certainly shouldn’t be the only frame through which we assess women’s choices. If you're genuinely curious about gender patterns in the legal profession, there’s a meaningful way to have that conversation. But this post? It’s steeped in subtle (and not-so-subtle) sexism. Might be worth sitting with that discomfort a bit.

Can I be brutally honest? Many of these women are single because they set unrealistic standards for men --- they expected to marry either a billionaire like Jeff Bezos, or a hunk like Brad Pitt, or a prince like Prince Harry. Such fantasies exist only in the movies.

Settle for less, or regret forever.

Hi, has anyone worked with ELP's Cap Marks team at Noida? I know it's just one partner and a small team of six, but the partner seem to be a sweet person. Also, since there are rumors about ELP expanding in Cap Marks, any idea on hirings? Do they hire freshers/ roll out PPOs? What are the work hours and quality of work like? Would also be grateful for any other insights on the Noida office and the work culture there. TIA!

i feel like this is an elite skill if you are super young. when i entered college, i had a 2 month gap between results and college joining - i asked a senior what do i invest this time in, they said “typing”. i didn’t understand the amplitude of this message until i actually was in college

a week down, there was a selection for HSF organising committee and i think one prime selection criterion in a team was typing 🙏 i may be beat the bests today in that but it was certainly not the case then, because i had no conditioning of laptops. at the end, you’ll learn if you use laptops regularly?

Bruh!? Typing class? Are you in the 1990s???

I type extremely fast. Both on laptop and on the keyboard. I recommend you learn full hand typing, extremely useful.

Use www. monkeytype (dot)com to practice.

I always recommend using an external keyboard, preferably a mechanical keyboard with brown switches for an excellent tactile typing experience. Fewer errors, faster typing and fingers feel like they have had sex. I recommend Keychron Keyboards and Ducky Keyboards, beware, they are an expensive rabbit hole though. Cheers, all the best!!!

You can learn typing with all fingers online. It is more a question of practice. But also try dictation tools if that is a possibility for you. The one inbuilt in word is not bad.

What really slows down the typing is distraction and breaks. So see if you can jot down the broad points of what you want to type before you type.

Not everyone puts honesty as primary attribute like you will do. Society doesn't work like that. On paper this is a good thing. But in reality if job and money are something that builds your life or you are responsible for others wellbeing, being honest 'This' much will only cause more problem than you thought to remove.

Legal fraternity is a small world, very closely knitted. Things spiral out like a wildfire. Being aware of it, and bypassing the trouble is the best way out.

Reality is that the brand value of legal colleges is not at the same level. Is this a sole NLU issue? No, are they a central party to the issue given that they are supposed to be the top institutes? Yes. Personally believe this is a professional issue as well given that legal academia has simply not progressed as much as the offered comparisons and while NLUs are supposed to make sure the trend is upward, somewhere they have become a placeholder, and yet they continue to be the top institute, not because of the brand names as much as it is the fact that they are in a place where people care about both the profession and the competition with peers.

Ofc doesn't apply to everyone but on a general scale even if 30% of the batch strives for excellence (whatever you consider that to be) there is a intrensic requirement for atleast 40% to do something, hence even if the rest don't do anything, the minimum standard is maintained.

Not the best model for sure but it's what we have at the moment, i believe.

▮▮▮. In comparison, kids from GLC, Symbi, JGLS, CLC are much more hardworking because they seem to understand that becoming a lawyer is the easiest thing to do in India, and practicing law the most difficult. On top if it, they seem to take pride in favouring people from their own college, like 'Oh he is from the same NLU as me - he must be as bleeding brilliant as I am, I think he deserves a PPO after doing fuck-all during this internship'.

Most of my batchmates who are practicing law in tier 2 cities and even tier 3 cities are comfortable financially and are living normal upper middle class lives. With work life balance to the extent possible in litigation, and other fields. Living in a tier 1 city in India and working in a tier 1 firm is just subjecting yourself to exploitation.

You need to understand the salary one gets paid in a tier 1 firm, is a fraction of the billings you generate for the firm, sometimes in a single month you may generate 4-5x your yearly payout to the firm.

The 2025 report highlights issues such as Indian police being heavily in favour of custodial torture and bypassing procedural and legal safeguards and admitting to it.

https://www.commoncause.in/wotadmin/upload/SPIR_2025.pdf

How accurate is this study ? And can such studies be used as arguments in writs against issues such as this

I bought a small standing pull-up bar with a dip-stand (total one time cost of 15K). This setup allows me to do the basic push and pull movements and target my my chest and my back respectively. 2/3 done. The remaining compound movement is for legs - squats and calf raises. For this, I started with bodyweight, then bought 40kgs total of kettlebells (total cost 3.2k). Use them for squats and calf raises.

This is my plan, for each workout, which I do 4 days a week: 15 mins of warmup, 15 mins of back workout, 15 mins of chest workout, 15 mins of leg workout. Be creative, search online for routines which are manageable. Have been doing this consistently for the past 1.5 year with medium success (which I am satisfied with). Saturday and Sunday workouts I never miss. That is 50% of the weekly target achieved. I get creative and squeeze in my workouts the remaining two days in a week. Always follow up my workouts with a protein shake. I don't be a bitch about spending on money on a good whey protein. I spend 10k a month on my protein, including eggs, chicken breast etc.

I am proud of my arms, and shoulders, and my legs which are no longer chicken legs. And I do 10 mins of lower body stretching before bed every night, which has allowed me to completely defeat my sciatica and alleviate 100% of the pain from my herniated disk.

But what all of the above means is, that I rarely drink alcohol (it is impossible for me to workout the next day after working out), prioritize my workout over social engagements, and generally never eat crap like chips and all the random packaged stuff.

Not having time after a law firm job to go anywhere outside for my workout, and also being told my doctor to either quit the profession or get fit, forced me to re-think my priorities in life and buy the above said mini-stand. Best investment of my life so far.

It is possible to be fit and also a law firm lawyer. You just need to prioritize. Indians never prioritize their mental and physical health over other aspects of their lives.

I'm scheduled for internship at Saikrishna & associates, Noida. I would be finishing 7th semester by then and would be entering 8th sem by that time. Can anyone give me reviews on the quality of work and most importantly the chances of getting internship converted into a job.

If it's what I think it is, it's extremely disrespectful in nature. After such a shameful, disgusting incident, the right course of action in any university should be investigation and redressal, and not a garlanding ceremony of the main alleged culprit by elevating them to higher positions of power, when they have been named and identified in numerous mails, confessions, and dropbox submissions despite active effort by ▮▮▮ friends and the SJA to divert the attention from the issue and dilute the integrity of the mechanisms used to identify.

Wondering how do moms/dads even work at law firms (with usual crazy hours even for folks who're single). There's so much to be done - feeding, playing with the kid and everything cannot be outsourced. How do they work 12+ hours, and even some weekends, like when do they see their kids? No shame or judgment for these women/men, but how are they able to leave their little babies alone for so long? It's not all about the money, honestly after a ceiling, money's marginal utility decreases.

Not sure where you worked, but to whoever is reading - it is not this fucked up everywhere. I will not say I have great work-life balance, but I do find time for what I love (family, friends, working out, travel) and I do not suffer from any major disease (except maybe lower back pain but that is the result of my own mistakes in the days of youth before law firms).

I see a bright future for young corporate lawyers, who are bright enough to peek into the future and word hard. Law firms are not the easiest places to be, but you can find your place if you look in the right places. The economy is booming, more foreign investors are coming in, and more and more independent corporate lawyers are finding it easier to set up their own shop. You are on the right track - in terms of realising the importance of being a specialised lawyer and having the skillset to go independent. Keep at it, keep ahead of the curve, and create your own niche. In any area of business, specialised products and services find it easiest to sustain and have lesser existential threats from bigger players.

My CAM callback may be scheduled after august, in my final year. What are the chances of it converting to a PPO, given that they're mostly done hiring in/around August when their placement drive concludes. Has anyone been in this situation before and gotten a PPO?

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