Toxic work environment with very very high levels of churn for such a small firm. Intimidation and threats is accepted in the firm and many former colleagues also left crying and on bad terms. Quality of work is not there because clients are all small indian companies friends with the EP mostly and routine template based work only. Lots of DD work. No mentorship and growth is not possible because the firm is very small

For all legal purposes, I highly recommend using software developed by an Indian company. You should try Systweak PDF Editor, which is a perfect fit for all the legal entries. Reduct information or fill out the form along with the OCR feature, your one tool on the go. You can also try it before purchase with all functionality: https://systweakpdfeditor.com/

Yes, he had created them for our batch since most part of our first and second year was online during the pandemic.

I have repeatedly gone back to them to think through the process of writing a term paper. There were three videos and I am copying the links below for the benefit of incoming law students. This is probably the best resource that you will find in the Indian context.

Session 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIUmcAGc72s

Session 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0gOdWNdyMQ

Session 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgpLOkcIACA

my suggestion is to write around 500 words each day, after reading 2-3 articles in 1 hour, it does not matter how the quality of writing is, after repeating this exercise for two days, edit the 1000 words on the third day. wait for another day and then look at the blurb again, after that just put in on the blogpost. do this for a dozen times you would be proud of your work.

if you're willing to invest the time, there's this really great video by Siddharth Chauhan on Nalsar's youtube channel where he explains everything about how to go about writing academic papers in law. It's a bit long, and I have personally not been able to completely watch both the videos yet, but I am sure it would help.

We all know how some jealous trolls have used notorious campaigns to downvote NLIU as an institution. But the fact remains, that this is easily amongst the top 5 plus at this point. Apart from an amazing mooting/placement record for the past couple of years, NLIU is the first NLU amongst the tier-1 hierarchy to host a highly competitive uni pool and that too with a collaborative partner of this kind. To reiterate, this is not any propaganda to uplift Nliu, it has its fair share of problems. We don't believe in marketing and that's why certain trolls take us for granted. Well, not anymore! It leads rise to some unique discussion as to how a law firm will be supporting the uni pool and promoting moot culture in its truest sense.

I suggest practicing from free CLAT mocks, which are easily available on Toprankers and Career Launcher's websites to practice for the logic and maths sections. They have time limits, and the questions can be tricky if you haven't practiced them in a while. I was definitely rushing to complete the logical section. English was grammar and some passage-based qs, super simple.

Along with that, going through key concepts in contracts, company law, FEMA, labour laws etc, can be helpful for the legal questions. They were mostly GK-style questions, not very application-based. Mostly general concepts were asked, but some niche questions were there.

All the best!

Hi,

A fresh graduate from the 3-Year batch (JGLS) here. I just wanted to mention one thing that seems to have been missed for some reason. You get great faculty at JGLS and crazy exposure through the faculty. As someone who got into NLS, JGLS and DU, i preferred to stay in JGLS precisely for this reason. One clarification: you get great faculty at numerous law schools - no denying that. But, the key lies in how approachable and helpful the faculty is in Jindal. You come across academic stalwarts just casually strolling in campus, always ready for a conversation. Also, as a beneficiary of the kind mentorship of some professors, I can tell you that they go miles out of their comfort zone to help you figure out everything - not just academically, but also professionally. The interaction I've had with other 3-year kids, especially at DU, is drastically different. I also want to caveat this by mentioning that I may just be lucky, or have only spoken to people who had weird experiences in the other alternatives like NLS, GLC or DU.

Secondly, I also want to highlight the scholarships. If you can get 2 simultaneous scholarships - Jindal becomes pretty affordable. If cost is a big factor, try speaking to the admission counsellors about this - they'll give you an idea about what kind of scholarships you might potentially get based on your score - usually a 50% if you've got good scores. If you want more, you can approach the scholarship committee.

Among many, one weakness stands out though: the jindal tag. There's a clear reputation that JGLS has when it comes to employment (which I think is changing now). But yeah, from personal experience, its more a presumption than a tag. If you're the kind who's got a good work ethic, people usually cast doubts on the presumption and treat you as any other NLU grad.

One bonus point: if you're into critical legal studies or some other form of disruptive/transformative legal thought, JGLS is undoubtedly the place for you.

I advise against this. In fact, be frugal. Law Firms today (especially in Bombay) are a large recruiter. It is no longer as much of an alumni networking club, so these markers of (future) success have turned into a farce, so its not doing you any favours. In fact, it will drive you into a trap through lifestyle creep. You can buy your first Rolex in 5-6y, do not rush it. Shifting to mac/iphone (if you don't already have them) can be done in 3-4 months.

-I have been an in house lawyer with banks (Foreign and Private Sector) for last 4 decades and have advised these banks on various aspects of banking related laws and regulations and done vast documentation for various products and offerings.

-Though now in 60s and no longer working with any bank, I have all enthusism to work as Lawyer for personal joy and of course money!

-I am in Mumbai. Have contacts in banking industry but no business generating skills.

-Starting own law firm or independent practice may not be easy at thi stage.

-Which leading law firm may have me as a Partner? What would be their expectation? What could I expect in return?

-What other options aare available for me?

Why is Mumbai so expensive and is it worth it?

https://www.ndtv.com/lifestyle/inside-naman-xana-mumbai-where-pharma-royalty-leena-gandhi-tewari-bought-ultra-luxury-flats-for-rs-703-crore-8574819

Nalsar can be hard because it is geographically isolated but home remedies aren't going to help someone who needs meds and can't call home for emotional support. The best thing is to get a counsellor who understands nalsar and how to help you find support on campus. A good counsellor with relationships with the faculty may be able to get them to help you find paid internships that help you stay away from home over the vacation. They can help you work out how to ask for help and who to ask.

OP, if you find someone who understands how to help you and whose job it is to help you, it will also leave you to form healthy peer relationships with your classmates, since your other needs will be taken care of. The rest - toxic, not toxic - doesn't matter. Teenagers were never going to be the support system you need.

If I had been in your place, I would have attended the virtual court hearing related to the practice area I am interested in and listened to the arguments, especially in matters listed for final arguments. I would also pay attention to the issues being argued. That’s it. I would gain valuable and unique ideas from such arguments.

I'm a b0 25' graduate. Couldn't get into big law firms which I had worked towards for the past 4 years. I see my friends joining t1 firms and I couldn't. I know it's not the end of the world but I feel all my hard work throughout law school has not paid off and I feel like a failure.

However, I have joined a boutique firm, and my partner and the team are very nice, including the work. But I'm able to work somehow. As an intern, I used to give stellar work and was appreciated by the associates and the partners, but here I don't know what is happening, everyone is teaching me things from scratch and I feel like I know nothing and the interns are probably better than I am. I really admire the partner and want to impress him but I feel like he is questioning his decision to hire me. I've lost confidence and don't know what to do.

In other words, one should pick Jindal over second-rung NLUs like NUJS, GNLU, NLUJ and NLIU?

In terms of absolute numbers, not a huge difference in placements. That aside, the infra, faculty and student opportunities (exchange programmes, RA assignments, conferences etc) at Jindal are far superior to these tier 2 NLUs.