I agree to your point that if one has the mettle, law offers avenues. I never say give me a job because of my gender,i won't have tried if I thought that way.I agree, when I say that my performance was comparable I don't base it on my view alone, I refer to being shortlisted to the next stage . Regarding shortlisting. I wasn't shortlisted in places where they were shortlisting and only in which they took everyone in. People below my rank were shortlisted and im not saying they shouldn't have been. I have seen visible discrimination happening and hence said what I did. Also regarding not keeping me in a seperate accommodation, I wasn't asking ideal things, it's legally mandated right of mine to be given a seperate accommodation so I'm not here to say oh the world should be an ideal better space. I'm just saying it was my legal right.

This is a common eyewash. Most of their students do intern in law firms, so it is not accurate to say that they don't want those jobs. Moreover, in the absence of stats, nobody should claim that majority do get placed. The facts say this much, in no batch has more than 20% been placed at all, let alone in tier one firms.

When your parents are multi millionaires, does it really matter what job you have? I know many Jindal students who have worked at CAM etc and even done LLMs abroad, but are now doing light work that pays less: think tanks, human rights litigation, running a home bakery or fashion boutique, trading in shares etc. They have comfortable work hours and a lot of job satisfaction. They play tennis at the Delhi Gymkhana, or go to the multiplex to watch movies, almost every day. They don’t need to be working 24x7 to afford the latest BMW because they anyway can afford it. In fact, I know a Jindal guy who once told me that his tier 1 law, firm salary was less than what he was earning as a director in his dad’s company. This guy travels the whole world and posts pics on Insta.

Middle class India dreams of such a life.

BIG BREAKING: India and UK sign FTA, but legal services liberalisation left out... SILF scores a MASSIVE WIN.... UK Law Society says it's a "missed opportunity" for young lawyers in India

I am now convinced that SILF has direct access to the PMO --- possibly through Adani??? Else it's impossible that every sector is liberalised except legal services.

Below is the statement from the UK Law Society:

“This is a missed opportunity for a significant breakthrough in terms of market access for lawyers in both India and the UK. ...A deal including the legal services sector has the potential to reap massive economic benefits for both countries and would have been highly beneficial for members working with the Indian legal profession. India is one of the last large jurisdictions in the world in which the establishment of foreign lawyers is not possible, meaning a lot of India-related legal work currently takes place outside of India....The presence of UK law firms and UK lawyers would not only facilitate international trade but also provide opportunities for young legal professionals to develop globally competitive skills, without needing to leave India for another international hub."

https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/contact-or-visit-us/press-office/press-releases/uk-india-trade-deal-misses-the-target-on-legal-services-market-access

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/missed-opportunity-india-trade-deal-leaves-out-legal/5123197.article

India and UK have finalised bilateral trade agreement. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/06/uk-and-india-agree-trade-deal-after-three-years-of-negotiations

great news for Indian off shore IT workers, they would not have to pay national insurance in the UK (which is like a national pension contribution, however, only UK citizens get paid out if they have paid in for at least 10 years)

nothing on legal services, SILF wins again, no phoren UK firms coming to India.

You seem to do just fine believing in your inherent superiority for not being one of the apparently brainwashed masses. It's one thing to be an atheist. It's another to be condescending and smarmy about it. The opinions you hold would be laughed out of some rooms too. Wonder what Sky Daddy did to hurt you

As a client, both Abhishek sir and Shahrukh sir are extremely nice and supportive. He can get in your head and will go extra mile to clarify something. Never seen him shouting on any junior (personal account) rather I had a word with a junior who was happy in the team. No point she would lie to me since she is a known to me as well. Baki each to its own, general account changes with situation. As a client usually the timeline is too tight and that TAT also gets pushed on team which sometimes may lead to harsh things being said (not justifying) but I believe things are improving with time. With respect to work, they are the best team. I had worked with SAM (RJ) real estate team as well, this team stands out at everything.

https://www.barandbench.com/news/21-supreme-court-judges-make-their-asset-details-public

WOW. I wasn't expecting them to have hundreds of crores like Senior Advocates, but I expected at least 20-30 cr, earned as lawyers before becoming judges + inherited wealth. Some of them don't even have 5-6 crore. How come??

As I have army background, I will be getting alc pune and ail mohali, alc pune which is new college est 2018,but growing at faster pace, and ail mohali which is already established (2001), but has an small campus and has grown it's batch size to 120 for ba llb and is planning to introduce bcom llb(60 seats) this year, that would be 180 students per year, and also there were no placements this year, and is not sufficient enough right now, to fullfill it's need of its students, were as alc pune offer bba and ba llb, 60 seats in each course, that would be 120,but has bigger campus and trying to provide ample amount of opportunities, to its student and is 40 km away from pune and student are doing good internships and are getting ppo, so coming to the point which one should be preferable alc pune or ail mohali?

Hello, I have been offered an internship at Trilegal's Bengaluru office and was informed that it would be in a hybrid mode. What exactly does this mean/entail? Would I be required to go to the office more than once or twice a week? I ask because a friend of mine interned at the Mumbai office some time ago and was asked to come to the office only once a week! How does this model affect my chances for a callback and possibly, a PPO?

I don’t know how to even begin, sometimes it feels like I’ve been cursed.

I graduated from a private college in a metro city. Everything seemed fine until life started falling apart. In my fourth year during COVID, my health deteriorated drastically and I had to undergo a major surgery. It shattered not just my body, but my momentum too. My grades took a hit, and I couldn’t intern as much as I wanted to.

In my final year, just when I was trying to gather strength, my mother broke down after I lost my grandmother. She fell into deep depression. I took care of her the best I could. I started working at an Advocate's chamber and started preparing for SEBI exam, hoping to make something meaningful as I was always inclined towards corporate law, but I couldn’t clear it.

I didn’t give up. I joined an LL.M. in Corporate Law and tried to regain control. I interned where I could, took online courses, tried every possible way to upskill myself. But as if that wasn’t enough, I fell sick again. As the doctor said, I was likely infected by someone with tuberculosis. I had to undergo a full 6-month treatment.

Now, as my course is about to end, I’m scared. I haven’t been able to get a job. I don’t even have an assessment internship. I feel like I’ve done everything I could, fought through everything life threw at me, but I still feel stuck and exhausted.

I’m reaching out here, with whatever courage I have left. I would be forever grateful if you could help me. I just want a chance. A beginning.

Bro / Sis, I was in the exact same position at 1PQE and wanted to make a move. But here’s something I learnt the hard way: most Tier 1 disputes/arbitration teams are extremely lean, and lateral openings at the 1-year mark are very rare.

Most teams start looking seriously for associates around the 2–4 PQE range, when they need people who can independently handle some parts of the brief. At 1PQE, even with great experience, it’s tough to be slotted in because you're still being trained and Tier 1s prefer to do that with their own first-years.

I personally couldn’t shift at 1PQE either despite trying, but by the time I hit 2PQE, I had offers from 2 T1s. So, if possible, hang in there for another year. I understand financial pressures can’t be ignored, but if there’s even a slight chance you can hold off, it might make your options far better - both in terms of learning and compensation.

All the best!