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Fair warning, you need to start slow, and also pair it with going to gym 3 times a week.
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.
Regardless, what are some firms (Tier 1/2) which do respond and I might luck out with them solely on basis of mailing HR or cold mailing partners?
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.
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Willing to fo your wlb.
can someone please clarify?
Nothing of that sort, it's you only
I drafted a writ petition challenging a statutory provision of the law before the HC
I’d expect a lawyer to show some sort of logical reasoning🤭
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.
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
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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.
I've been using it.
Better pursue LLM
On the contrary, there are a few of my colleagues who are originally from the tier 1 city and some also come from very well off families. They don’t have to struggle as much to settle down in this city. They already have something what I achieved post many years of struggle. They may or may not opt for partnership because they don’t see the value since it won’t change their current lifestyle much. They are also good lawyers. I understand their perspective.
There are a few colleagues who are very well off and want to become or have already become partners because that’s what they want. There are also some people like me who don’t come from money but want peace and chose to be content and to go in house. This is also fine I feel.
Everyone’s background and back story is different and one must not judge anyone for their respective choices. Partnership is good but may not be deemed necessary by some. To each their own.
Do what you need to do on the basis of your own family and circumstances and personal preferences. Dont follow the herd. Give it your best shot in whatever you choose to do.