Bharucha's level of attrition isn't normal or comparable to the usual attrition at law firms. In the last 3.5 years, the Delhi office (and to a certain extent, Bombay office too) has seen a lot of turnover and change not just among associates but at Partner level. There are no experienced Disputes Partners in the Delhi office anymore. Even the transactions practice group at Delhi has just 1-2 people (including the Partner) who have stuck around with everyone else having left. There's no stable team at Delhi - freshers may want to reconsider joining if they're looking for a good learning environment. The Bombay office does have notable transactions work though.

I have tried to stand apart with my publications and wins, which is why that is not my concern at this moment. However, despite the same, the issue was bagging better internships. I have given judicial clerkships a thought too, considering one of my internships under a judge was pretty satisfying intellectually. However, I am not sure if that is a good idea if I were to land a tier-1/2 firm per se.

As for the long-term internship, that does make sense. However, I do not wish to work as an associate at the places I have previously interned, primarily because they would not help me survive financially, considering the extremely low pay scale of the associates in most of them. I do hope to extend my T-1 internship and hopefully have that converted into an assessment internship/PPO.

I do hope that you are currently where you wished to be then (even if that is not the case and you have changed your path, I wish for the best for you, too).

Thank you so much!

The cake had Louis Vuitton bags and law books as decorations. See the pic! 😅

https://www.news18.com/amp/viral/law-books-and-louis-vuitton-a-look-at-mahua-moitra-pinaki-misras-wedding-cake-ws-dkl-9372231.html

Hi!

I am from a mid-tier NLU, about to join a disputes team at a Tier-1 firm that handles a wide range of matters, from arbitration to litigation before courts and tribunals. I’d be incredibly grateful if any seniors working in disputes could share their insights on how to fit in, add value, and excel in such a fast-paced environment. Any advice or tips, big or small, would be deeply appreciated!

TIA

I've heard a lot of good things about these partners. I don't think they will leave their teams behind like this. Once they figure out their joining, I'm sure team members will get an offer too.

What is to be seen is whether they will join any tier 1 firm or will they start their own firm.

Read this, might help: https://jurysoutblog.wordpress.com/2025/05/05/decoding-day-zero-a-step-by-step-unofficial-guide-to-somewhat-surviving-the-worst-day-of-law-school/

There is also an excellent interview with Prof. Tarunabh Khaitan (D.Phil. from Oxford, now a Chair Professor at LSE) where he talks about the writing process with two NALSAR students from the 2016-2021 batch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZohEwXdU74I&t=1735s

Don’t drop from NLUO. Let me tell you a story , a few years ago, a known of mine gave CLAT and he was getting Tier 2 NLUs , but he thought he can get Tier 1 NLUs and didn’t take admission that year. Next year his CLAT Rank got doubled. He again took a drop. 3rd time he got the worst rank of the 3 attempts. So , don’t drop out. I have seen many people taking partial drop and coming to Tier 1 NLUs. Competitive exams depends on that 1 day , and sometimes it might not go with you . So take admission in NLUO .

there are a lot of coaching centres that have online classes and test series also. You might want to check those out too (Especially those run by nlu students eg- clatpult run by nujs students). i wish i had been brave enough to take a bomb. i'm from the bo26 and i regret not taking a drop to give it my all EVERY SINGLE DAY of my life. One year is nothing. It is worth it, if you're able to get into the top6. I too thought of giving clat again while i joined the college i got. BAD DECISION. I got too comfortable. You're on the right path. Just make sure you're focused and you'll do well dw all the best bud!

Yes. I was in the same batch. He has made the course plan publicly available on academia.edu. I am copying the link below for the benefit of students at other law schools:

https://www.academia.edu/126119436/Comparative_Public_Law_And_Governance_November_2024_January_2025_NLSIU_Bengaluru

Hey OP.

I empathize with you. The things you have mentioned are so freaking true. Like you and many others out there, I am a victim of false propaganda which was perpetrated in the name of premier law schools. I am a practicing lawyer with almost 2 years of experience now. My experience with work has been as bad as yours. Neither have I justified the huge investments that my parents made during law school, nor I can explain to people that my work has larger meaning or purpose, because in reality it isn't even close to it. Quite contrary to that, I frequently encountered instances where I had to compromise on my ethical and moral compass. I saw my seniors enjoying the luxuries of attending conferences and planning trips & visiting foreign countries, while I was stuck in the office doing their clerical work and receiving the 'to-do' list on regular basis. You encounter how the practitioners, the established ones, are finesse in handling the court clerks or staff in registry departments of courts/tribunal. They are bribed. To pass necessary information, to get some essential work done, to refer cases and so on. You witness how advocates play a double game with litigants, trying to enrich themselves from both ends of the parties involved. And then the corruption happens in silent mode.

While you may decide at one point of your career to go independent and bring in ethical and merit oriented work ethic yourselves, but in essence you may not be able to do so, even after leaving the law firm/chamber that you were working in. Because the scent of immorality and depravity is all-over. It is ubiquitous. And then it is guaranteed: You cannot survive the ordeal, let alone sail through the professional hurdles, without adopting to their mechanisms and 'code of success.'

Be it corporate workspace or litigation, if you are one with futuristic outlook with reasonable moral standards and believe in hard work & integrity, then you will certainly not survive this profession. You may survive for some days/months/years, but eventually you will be compelled by your inner being to dump all of this, and start over in a different space.

Mostly student fees (which is why it is high for a state government university). Other sources can include - funding from respective state governments (this is neither consistent nor regular, some states fund better and some don't), research and project grants (not regular), and industry grants (again depends on reputation, connections, and is generally unpredictable).

It is not without reason that all NLUs are struggling financially (barring a few exceptions). They can hardly do anything other than run their flagship 5-year law programmes just to keep the lights on.

Hi,

Started an internship this week but got kicked out by my parents who are not refusing to pay the PG rents and any expenses. How do I possibly get an income. This firm pays 6k as stipend and maybe a month late. What do I even do now? Ive asked the owner for a weeks long extension and my parents have blocked my number and everything. Please help me this is so urgent and bad I cant live

Completely right - echoing 100% what this comment says, which is why I am replying to add to this instead, rather than to your original write-up, OP.

University really transforms you. A couple of years there and you won't know yourself, especially if you end up at an (even relatively good) uni.

Plus, as people are becoming more open about such stuff, let's be clear on this: people who find people skills hard are getting into, and being successful in, the law - including people with autism spectrum conditions and other neurodivergent/specific learning difficulty issues. Some of these types work in some of the world's globally finest and most prestigious commercial law firms, raking in not hundreds of thousands of Indian Rupees in as salaries, but hundreds of thousands of British Pounds and U.S. Dollars. Therefore, contrary to what some nepo types may indicate to you, the most fancy careers within the legal field are 1000% open to you. Is it likely to be more difficult? Yes, obviously. Will there be loads of bumps on the road? No-brainer, there will. Will you maybe get disappointed due to being refused access to some professional opportunities your more socially mobile/neurotypical friends seem to be getting with ease? Again, sure to happen sometimes. Is there a chance law may not work out for you? Again, of course. You may be forced to go to a tenth-rate uni (many of those around). Or you may have toxic partners managing you, perhaps toxic professors marking your work/having power over you, who don't recognise your talents, nepo kids who seem to have all the answers, all the privileges, all the get-out-of-prison free cards for being arrogant pieces of muck while still being rewarded for such behaviour. Trouble is, all these (and many more issues) are equally applicable to other fields, too. But if you can pull through, you may just find that being a lawyer is an amazing thing to have done with your life.

Regards,

A blind lawyer living with total sight loss (a condition resulting from premature birth called Retinopathy of Prematurity) who had zero friends at school and built so-called 'people skills' entirely at university.

CNLU is older and superior than NUALS.

Compare the law schools and not cities of Patna and Kochi or Kerala & Bihar.

CNLU has produced more judges, academics and law firm associates and partners than NUALS.

It has far superior VC in Faizan Mustafa and faculty better too.

Maa Kamakhya Insult: Assam Police Blocked by Bengal Cops in Hunt for Wazahat Qadri
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Tensions have intensified between Assam and West Bengal after the Assam Police launched a raid in West Bengal to arrest Wazahat Khan Qadri Rashidi, who is accused of making obscene, offensive, and derogatory remarks about Maa Kamakhya, one of the most sacred Hindu deities in Northeast India.

The raid, conducted at Qadri’s residence, was met with strong resistance from West Bengal Police, who allegedly protected the accused and refused to cooperate with Assam police. Sources claim that the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government pressured local law enforcement to prevent Qadri's arrest and transferto Assam.

The move came after Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma directed the state police to take strict legal action against Qadri in response to massive public outrage. An Assam Police team had camped in West Bengal for two days but reportedly failed to apprehend the accused due to non-cooperation and obstructionby Bengal Police.

https://www.pratidintime.com/national/maa-kamakhya-insult-assam-police-blocked-by-bengal-cops-in-hunt-for-wazahat-qadri-9338853

So clearly, arranging pools which are meant to be totally intra, gets funded and collaborated by a tier-1 tax law firm? You saying there is no impact? Let’s say, you ain’t some anonymous troll and ARE actually a partner in this anonymous website, you legit think there will be no impact?

Thanks a lot for the support guys. Really means a lot.

The thing is that I feel like I'm not getting any meaningful work and instead my junior (been here for 3 months) is getting the work, so makes me wonder if they have formed any opinion that I am not capable of that. All of these things have really shook my confidence.