honestly, finding a t-1 law firm or corp job at Symbi would require you to be at the top of your batch, probably amongst top 10. That means consisent efforts through 5 years of law school without any room for slack. If you have the confidence to pull that through, go ahead. But if not, remember there's no brand value or backup you can rely on from college. Also, once you move, it would be difficult to prep for CLAT because a totally different environment in a diff city would take some time for you to settle in, and once you do start living with new people, preparing for a competitive exam would be difficult. And preparing for CLAT means you are compromising on academics which might take a dip in the first sem. Risky situation, very difficult to pull through CLAT prep there.

Now, if you are actually serious about CLAT and want to give it a shot, you could join a local college in Cal like CU or Xavier's. There are CU alums who are working in law firms, so their perception isn't all that bad. And the attendance requirement is pretty low+ you would be at home which gives you quite a bit of time to prep for CLAT. Fees would be negligible, so won't matter either. And honestly, if you do prep sincerely for a few months, you would easily end up with a decent rank. Ultimately, you would at least be somewhere like NLUO or RMLNLU at worst and a t-1 like NLS or NUJS. I think the second option makes more sense, but again, if you are not quite "take a drop" type and want to go live the Symbi life, you could give that a shot as well.

B) is a good option, have personally done it and work at a Tier 1 now. However, the race for joining a T-1 from SLSN is too tight and filled with uncertainties. It is not recommended if you have to take a major loan for it. You'll do better joining a local college and preparing again for CLAT. However do keep in mind that it is better to drop than try and prepare while having exams assignment etc. because the course work in first year will feel overwhelming.

At least uptil 6 floor, try to take stairs, try to gradually increase your steps to the 10000-12000 range. Try to control your portion, make it balanced with more protein, fibre instead of just carbs and fats. Try to eat smaller but frequent meals. Don't sleep for at least 3 hours after any meal. If you are open to taking protein supplements, you may try casein protein, less calories, and keeps you full for longer.

Running helps. The key benefit is that: (a) you burn a lot of calories in a relatively short period, (b) you can do it anywhere, and (c) it also helps you feed your inheretn consumerist behaviour by letting you buy more and more expensive shoes.

Fair warning, you need to start slow, and also pair it with going to gym 3 times a week.

Consistent diet and walking whenever I can has helped me a lot. It helped me shed atleast the first 10 kgs and post which I was able to shift to more intense workouts. But diet still continues and diet is non negotiable. I have gone from very very fat to lean to very fat again and then lean again and now I know consistency with the diet is the key. Due to work pressures staying consistent with workouts is not possible.

Why do you say that pets cannot be an alternative to children? I remember watching an interview of Mahua Moitra where she was saying that she was no children, so Henry the dog is her child and she calls him “my child”. A lot of pet owners feel like that. I think even Ratan Tata left something in his will for his dog.

It sounds like you mean well but this feeds into amplifying all the negative things about being single. Here are the positives. Once you are financially independent, no one can tell you what to do, not even your family. The number of single women opting to give birth using artificial insemination is on the rise. I personally know three. Yes, maybe you have to be firm with your family about your right to live your own life but if they love you, they accept it. You also have to be very smart about financial planning to keep your independence, hire help and generally make sure you are not under too much pressure.

Single women with or without children are way happier than people who got married for the sake of it and were then pressured into parenting their husbands who they don't even love that much. It is much easier to have a few difficult conversations and protect your independence than to add a new person who will take over your life. Unless you want the new person of course.

Sperm donor and IVF are definitely on the table OP if you cannot find a man who is mature enough to be a partner to a woman who is in charge of her own life. And trust me, it is so much more fun being friends with the kind of people who don't judge single mothers. This includes some married people also. It will be uncomfortable initially but after that comes joy and freedom.

Fact is it isnt a profession designed for other side duties. Once you're a lawyer you're in it full time. And while kudos to those partners who are mothers, the incentive to marry and/or have kids decreases once you print close to a crore every year. That said a lot of women leave law firms within 3-4 years and you can check this for the number of partners women make compared to the number of freshers they come in.

Gen X/Gen Y students at NLUs were mostly from affluent backgrounds in big cities.

As CLAT got more popular, a lot of students from modest backgrounds and small towns started giving the exam and this demographic now dominates the student body. So the profile of the Gen Z student body is very different. The students from elite backgrounds now head to Jindal.

I wonder if this has negatively affected placements? ie if recruiters prefer those from elite backgrounds , because they tend to have better communication skills and social skills? Perhaps good contacts too? This might explain Jindal getting a chunk of tier 1 jobs?

Thank you so much!! I have two queries, a) how is the first rotation decided? (Do you think I can mail a partner or my preference and request them to recommend my name?) and, b) is it possible to switch location as well while rotating? (I have heard it’s hard but it does happen?)

They may be terrible but there’s no doubt that the top 5-6 NLUs are far superior to every other law school in India, and that includes your money minting private universities like JGLS and Symbi. The fact that NLU kids compete with your great engineers in the civil service exam/CAT, etc and come out on top certifies that much.

MNLU Nagpur doing great with placements??!! Someone has really given you hyperbolic impression notion of the numbers. Leave alone the latest figures of 2025 batch, MNLU Nagpur placement committee shall not have a record of even placing more than 10 students per year. It is like many other Tier-2 and Tier-3 NLUs, where students work really hard to get PPOs. The fact remains, that if looked from employment perspective, the top 5-6 ranked NLUs remain the only guarantee.

PQE 2 here - do not share personal details with your boss or colleagues. these details will be used against you. be it in form of taunts or personal attacks or even bullying. stick to being completely professional. do your work, grind, hustle. go home. your office staff is not your family. they wont care about you. there are exceptions but more often than not they derive utter joy in gossiping and bullying. Also 25k is not bad at all. Enjoy it, people with more experience in litgation are getting paid less or earning less.

LI really needs to stop being moral police and start publishing comments! Clearly is someone has responded to a comment - it was published. How has this been then taken down

Mods - have some guts - i understand censorship when required. But not when someone has posted facts. You've sold out to law firms and have decided not to pay anything bad about them.

hi! im a 4th year student at a t3 NLU with a very mediocre placement scene as of now. Im in top 10 of my batch, have good moot/adr participations, great internships so far with 2 tier-1 firm internships lined up for july aug and sept . I was unable to get a callback from my last internship at saraf and partners. Is there any hope for me to try and convert any of the coming 2 internships into anything? I want a very realistic picture - taking into account that day zero would be done by then, im from a college that gets no preference in any way due to our weak alumni base in these firms etc etc. What should be my approach for my final year and what are some options that can be viable for me?

timings at office are from 5:30 till 8:30-9 or even 1 am, depending on how eager you are to work and stay. They would ask you to go to courts as well but nobody pays much heed so again, you may just turn up to the court once or twice a week

environment is chill, some associates are nasty but some are quite sweet. Rajiv Sir himself is sweet to interns, try to sit in meetings with him to know how he goes about with cases

you mostly get research work, with a bit of drafting at times. All criminal law research btw

no stipend, unfortunately

Hi,
My take on this place? It’s trying to cram a decade of innovation into a month, with little regard for coherence or sustainability. Sure, timelines are brutal across the board in any ambitious law firm, including Tier 1s, but what grates is the performative liberalism. The whole “progressive, balanced workplace” act falls apart when the reality is just another high-pressure grind dressed up in startup lingo.

I’ll give credit where it’s due; there are efforts to innovate. But here’s a thought: how about starting with competitive bonuses (basic litigation chambers are handing out more than a month's salary, by the way), investing in actual productivity tools like an in-house AI partner, and focusing less on fluff and more on deep, substantive legal work?

Join this place if you need a stepping stone. But if you're expecting a revolutionary, career-defining experience, you're not just optimistic; you're delusional.