so im confused what to take for UG nmims mumbai or symbiosis pune.

Since i stay in mumabi nmims iswhat my parents want me to choose but i want to get out of my comfort zone, try something harder so i want to take symbiosis, if there are any nmims or symbi ppl here which college is better and why?

Hi.

I am a batch of 2025 graduate from a low tier NLU. I have done one long term internship in a T1 firm and one assessment internship in a T1 firm. Both of which didnot land in job. The response of partners (in both firms) was, that they are not looking for fresher hiring. This frustrates me, and made me helpless. Could anyone suggest how should I land a job from this point.

My parents have recently faced salary deduction for this year, and since they are approaching 60's they are suffering from lot of health issues.

I am an A1 in a T2 Tax firm. I absolutely hate tax and need to switch to another vertical. Please suggest verticals were I have more changes of getting in and not being dismissed with the reason that I will be starting from scratch and hence will be considered a fresher. Please Please help, I am from an Indian middle class family and need money so I cannot afford not having a job but this is getting suffocating.

Someone, anyone, please advise.

Can confirm dreadful senior bulling culture back in 2022, particularly lousy bullying and physical intimidation - everything from being harassed when trying to go to the gym, to being called and given threats for calling the harasser out when he stood for presidentship, being ragged in small groups after being called to seniors' rooms through humiliating acts and forcefully asked to crush marijuana, forced (through verbal and physical intimidation) to not attend classes when protests were called unilaterally by seniors. There was a LOT of this! A persistent attempt was made by senior batches to subjugate juniors and make them a part of their druggie circles, which I am sad to say, a LOT of batchmates fell easily into. These were all considerations for reattempting CLAT 2023 in Dec 2022.

Nevertheless, I could not do justice if I did not make fair mention of the handful of gems we had in seniors, whether through the nurturing guidance they provided, their sheer academic brilliance, or their help in addressing other seniors' ragging. Also, some very fair-minded professors who took action when such behavior was brought to their notice, and a few genuinely wholesome batchmates who felt a lot like comrades and some exceptional batchmates who were remarkably brilliant and intelligent. I have no doubt that for those who remained there, HNLU has at least a few good people, and can get you a job if you are serious about it.

Unfortunately, it also had a lot of traps - at the time at least, a very serious drug problem that put many, many batchmates in very bad places - some of whom are still in bad places, and a general feeling of hopelessness due to the very low quality of professors who end up teaching most of the time. Only a small minority of batchmates felt like they were actually there to study or learn anything. All in all, a truly concerningly high number of first years rewrote the CLAT 5 months (just 1 sem) into it, and everyone who could go to a better place (whether through vacancy in upper NLUs or CLAT 2023) took it and ran.

The point I am attempting to make is that the senior culture in 2022 left a lot to be desired, and I hope it has gotten better in recent times, but I do not know. Culture really is what makes a university, and the senior culture is astronomically better at NLS which creates an environment that is miles better in ways that are hard to describe in text but can be felt every second. If you get HNLU - take it, and be serious there about your future and you should be fine. But do not think twice about reattempting the CLAT and getting out while you can.

It is worth highlighting that the BO'27 has demonstrated commendable dedication, securing 15 internships at Trilegal, 7 at AZB & Partners, 2 at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, 7 at Khaitan & Co., 2 at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, 1 at Saraf & Partners, along with additional slots from JSA Chennai and Wadia Ghandy. Moreover, people of the batch have published articles on reputed platforms such as NLS Business Law Review and IndiaCorpLaw.

Anand A0- 40-50k
Sai Krishna A0- 40-50k
United and United A0- 45k

Mason A0- 30-35k
Lalji- 30-35k

Sai Krishna has a good working environment. Clientele is fine. Work environment is peaceful.
Anand is top tier but pay doesn't match the name. Work culture is fine.
United is a Lala firm, pay and clients are good but work culture is ridiculous.
Mason mostly does intermediary work. Work culture is okay, the partner is a bit weird and whimsical but you can still work there. Not as heavy litigation as Anand, Sai or United.

Lalji also has a big team. They have a good prosecution practice. Pay is not that great but it is a decent place to start at.

Harshita is leaving soon, rumours are that there will be a major team movement with her. Nish and new S&R Partner are staying with corporate team with a young bunch of lawyers. I heard total corporate team is now in single digit. But have worked against few people from the current corporate team of Nish and they seem to be doing good (plus they have a good enough legacy corp client base for sustaining for another few years before work dries up- credit where credit is due)

I’m an A0 (almost A1) in the transactional practice of a T2.

Through my treatment by my seniors and sometimes the way they talk to me, I have totally lost all confidence in myself and constantly feel I’m sub-par and not made for this.

Anyone else going through this?

Pls dont consider PSU as an option. While it will offer you a stable job with pretty decent pay and perks, there's hardly any learning there. Unless you want to review template agreements on a daily basis, I would not recommend entering the shitty setup surrounded by mindless uncles/aunties who have been with the company for 30+ years and developed the skills of passing the task to someone else coz "they dont handle this BU". I was (un)fortunate to have experienced this shit for 2 years, before i decided to part ways and join back a T1. On the other hand, if you dont mind a lifeless 8-8.5h job on a 5day basis and weekends strictly to yourself, PSU is the place to go. The only thing you will be good at will be advising people on the applicable clauses of the manual, which you are supposed to live by day in and day out. Personally, PSUs are a big NO for freshers or mid-level legal professionals. All the best!

1. What is the procedure of getting hired at a tier-1 or tier-2 law firm within insolvency law domain and within corporate law domain? What topics we should prepare for interview for both domains if applying for junior associate role with 0 previous year experience and only 1 internship done in the insolvency domain? Most importantly, when the candidate is non-NLU graduate.

2. Process for being inhouse counsel at any good firm and what subjects should be prepared for the same? How the interview process goes on?

Hi all,
Has anyone interned at Dhir & Dhir Associates, specifically in their ESG department?

I’m curious about:

- 1. The kind of work and exposure they offer (research vs. real client work)
- 2. Whether interns get to assist with ESG compliance, BRSR, sustainability due diligence, etc.
- 3. How approachable and helpful the seniors are
- 4. Overall experience & learning value
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Any insights on their reputation as a firm or recent intern experiences would be super helpful. TIA!