I do not know when this rumour started but this is untrue. NLS students also get PPOs with fewer internships than NALSAR NUJS people many of whom do 6-7 corp internships. Even if you look at the percentage of T1 placements. The only place where NALSAR does better is vacation schemes - they usually get around 4-5 while NLS has been getting around 2-3.

Dear positive person, please show me real examples of single women in India who are lawyers, have no partner but have a child with no father (past or present)!! Also show me such examples of single men too in this industry! If you cannot then you should know how delusional you are. Or may be you can be the first such person and set an example for this industry.

Here’s the truth: judgemental and snarky remarks are only made against middle class people, not the rich and powerful. Rahul Gandhi and Modi are lifelong bachelors, but have millions of admirers and chelas. Mahua Moitra is childless with many exes, but is hailed as a style icon and feminist. if any middle class guy or girl had such a lifestyle, the aunties of the neighbourhood would gang up and drive them away.

I find your claim that artificial insemination is very common in India hard to believe. We are a very conservative and patriarchal society. It’s more acceptable for girls to be single and childless, than single and with a child conceived through a sperm donor. I’m not even sure of the legality of it. Didn't the Modi government enact some regressive laws about artificial insemination?

Hello,

At the outset, I request you to please be kind to me here. I am not an LI user and this is my first time asking for help. I grew up in a modest home, with my dad on government payroll that got divided between my fees, ration, EMI and sending half of it back to his home town to ailing parents - so I always grew up with slightly less than what I needed and not what I wanted.

Worked my way up to a t2 law school and got placed in a firm offering a t1 salary. I will be moving to Bangalore next month to start.

I want to understand how to manage my finances. What are my best investment options - my brother is big on stock market and I am not but since he understands the risks and everything, I am planning to send 10% of my salary to him to invest in the market. 20% I am planning to put in SIPs. 5% in digital gold. Should I consider mutual funds? I don't have a lot of knowledge here on. Trying to do my research, but someone having gone along the similar lines can help please?

I want to keep some money vacant for myself. Buy some good quality formal clothes and not rely on street thrifting for once, buy a good laptop/ ipad, reserve money for takeouts and get online OTT subscriptions to help destress. Would it be a bad idea to save up for myself?

As I am writing this, I understand the best person to ask would be my dad - as I am here because of his impeccable financial management, but he also never kept anything to himself, and I am not sure if that's how I want to live.

A little help, or even some direction towards useful resources will help. Thanks!

Simple answer. The MINIMUM expense of a SINGLE person, if you want a good quality of life in a metro city, is between 1.5 to 2.5 lakhs a month. Which end of the band you fall in depends on:

- which city it is (eg tier 1 metro like Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru vs tier 2 metro like Chennai or Pune or Ahmedabad or Kolkata or Hyderabad)

- the rent you pay

- the car you drive

- your fuel costs

- Uber usage

- your vacation expenses

- your dining expenses

- your wardrobe expenses

- whether you have a maid and driver

- gym membership

- golf/tennis/padel/pickleball club memberships

- Internet and OTT subscriptions

Can you live below 1.5 lakhs a month as expenses? Sure, even in Mumbai. But your quality of life will be basic middle class.

My expenses in a tier 2 metro are around 1.8 lakhs a month. I pay no rent and drive the cheapest car for a short distance to office. My quality of life is pretty good, because this leaves me with more to spend on other heads.

I'm in my early 30s, in academia and earning below the tax slab (as per the last budget). I've been frugal most of my life and that has helped. It helps that the college is far from the city and I don't have avenues to spend money. Between savings and sending 30-40k home every month, I'm barely left with anything for leisure.

Which city?
In Bangalore, Poovayya & Co, Chambers of C K Nandakumar, Thiru and Thiru, Chambers of Aditya Vikram Bhat (ex AZB senior partner), Crest Law - Dhyan Chinappa and G Krishnamurthy are some names that are on top of my head who have good commercial litigation and arbitration practice.

First, I tried speaking to this person. Making sure I am not assuming things. Took him to a conference room and genuinely told him how he is making me feel. Things got better for a week and then back to same old.

Second, I escalated to the partner. Gave supporting evidence. Including twitter thread from someone who had quit and basically mentions everything this person has done. Partner "tried" mediating. I mention "tried" in quotes because it felt more like a you have misunderstood him, the practice is demanding etc etc. My take-away was he would rather lose an SA who has joined the team and has been working for 3 months, than a PA who has been in the team for 1 year and caused 3 attritions within that year (all people directly reporting onto him).

Once second was clear, I knew I would quit. So I did and moved out. I did mention and flag this guy in my exit interview. I am told he never got a promotion later because of that and had to quit and get partnership in another firm. Long story shirt, he is an equity partner today in a T2 firm and people continue to quit under him.

The morale of the story is, control what you can control. If the atmosphere is not sustainable, quit.

IBS, Obesity, Back pain, sciatica, spondylition, Erectile dysfunction, PCOD, UTI, heartburn, flatulence, indigestion, insulin resistance.

Divorce, adultery, alcohol dependence, smoking addiction, vaping, substance abuse, psychiatric and mental disorders and constant medication.

Missing vacations, missing family and friends, missing weddings and celebrations and funerals.

Missed doctor appointments, delayed appointments etc.

I'm about to start my third year from a pretty badly reputed t2 nlu and would appreciate advice on how to talk to professionals in general since I keep failing deliberate opportunities like talking to partners at paper presentations or making connections with associates at internships. During one of my internships I met a partner of T1 firm who judged my presentation and I literally ran into a wall while talking to them. Would appreciate advice from people working in the industry who deal with similar issues. (P.S additional question but is it okay to send said partner mails even though there's been no response regarding my last 2 attempts)

Strongly disagree - in a way you are promoting the said behaviour of your ex-employer. In my humble opinion, it is what it is and it should be out there, transparent, like water flowing in the Himalayan Valleys. Honesty vs Lying - If I were interviewing someone I would appreciate that they come clean.

Hi - I am looking for opportunities at the captioned law firm. Can someone (preferably working there currently or have recently left) shed some light on the culture, pay, WLB, kind of work! Also, I would really appreciate if any name of the Partner can be highlighted who is the best amongst the lot.

Hi. I am currently in my 4th year and recently interned with CAM. I had a very good experience and the team also liked my work. I got the internship by cold emailing. I have a decentish CV with good internships and publications (one international publication). However, I have an average batch rank. I have heard that CAM only considers toppers for PPOs and rejects a candidate even if they have excellent feedback from the team they interned with. Thus, I am confused regarding whether to ask the HR for a callback or utilise my internship slot elsewhere.

Relax. As of now what is certain is several seniors and mid seniors are joining the transactions team. This in any event is a small portion of their practice as the others in which they have monopolies like funds, asset management, they are only strengthening their teams further. Same with their b&f and real estate where they have grown multifold in quick succession. So time is already telling where they are heading in future.

Mac beats windows anyday. And given how most of your academia revolves around using an electronic device (doing your readings, taking notes, completing and submitting your assignments, writing long mails), i would advice going for an M3. With student discounts and all other combined, it'll come around 80k and lasts around 8-9 years (the older 2015 mac airs are still pretty much functional btw). On the other hand, a windows laptop typically lasts around 4 (less in many scenarios) and you'll have to spend money again on another device. Not to mention how unreliable they are. So if you have the capital, go for an M3 (M2 is also fine). It'll be a good investment. It's really not about appearance but ease of working and convenience.