I’m in a tier 1 gen corp team and my girlfriend of 4.5 years is in the disputes practice in the same firm. We met during our internship almost 6 years ago (she later chose disputes during the 3 team-rotational policy at the firm). I won’t get into details but, she has decided to resign and is serving her notice currently.

Now I can imagine the toll that a practice like disputes can take on someone. She’s an extremely sensible person and I know this decision is the best for her. But I feel somewhere down the line, I haven’t been the best partner to her in terms of being there for her throughout these years. Don’t get me wrong friends, our relationship is steady and we practically live together (though my gencorp hours are crazy) now I realize I may have done a lot more to take care of her.

she won’t be physically around so much now as she’s from another city. What can I really and practically do to be with her?

She is just a BCom pass. No law degree, no postgrad degree. One-term MP from a regional party that is nearing extinction. Known more for social media and TV presence than any significant political role.

Did she get this appointment because she will add value, or simply because she is Naveen Jindal’s friend? Aren’t there ex-MPs with better academic credentials and better experience?

https://www.bweducation.com/article/priyanka-chaturvedi-joins-jindal-global-law-school-613285

All juniors are bound to eventually leave the nest. Having said that, either one of two scenarios can be correct right now. Your junior either gets so many briefs that he is unable to do the work associated with your personal matters or else your junior is really just playing truant without having any substantial personal work to look after.

If the former is true, then great. Your junior is in a position to start his own independent practice. This is unfortunate for you but still something to be celebrated given how difficult it is to make a living as a litigator. You should just congratulate him and tell him that you will stop paying him the stipend now.

If the latter is true, then you should sit down with him and try to understand the reasons behind his neglect of chamber work. It could very well be that he has some personal issues that he is sorting out due to which he is unable to do the work which you assign him. Depending on the reasons he provides and your own financial condition (which I would assume is quite good), you can take a decision on whether to continue paying him the stipend/continue having him as your junior.

Your hesitation in immediately firing him makes me think that you are at least somewhat compassionate as a chamber senior. Please don't change. God knows this profession needs more people like you!

Have a chamber junior who is paid a monthly stipend which is above the industry standard in my city. He is free to take his own work and even I try to push my juniors and give them direct mandates where they can bill separately or handle the matter where my fees would be high. Now the junior has stopped performing in my chamber work and is barely at the office. How do I deal with such a bloke. Don’t want to fire him yet. Thinking if I should stop paying?

Keeps speaking at JGLS events. Now he's travelling with C Raj Kumar to Japan and meeting with politicians there. 🙄 One can understand if Naveen Jindal was still a Congress MP. But now, even after Naveen switching to the BJP, Tharoor is still backing JGLS.

What's the deal??

https://www.barandbench.com/news/professor-c-raj-kumar-and-dr-shashi-tharoor-address-japanese-lawmakers-as-jgu-deepens-indiajapan-academic-ties

I know the money is great, but I have always felt that it does more good to your family that to you. What I wanted to know, particularly from people who have been in here for 10+ years, does the money looses its charm later on? Do you ever wish to venture out or maybe cut back for a more simpler life? Also, do the pressure and work hours lessen gradually as you get used to the nuances of your work? On a similar note, would you wish for your kids to take up a similar career route to law firms?

1. Ignore majority of the population that celebrates discrimination, condones sexual harassment and resorts to victim blaming.

2. Ignore over 30,000 rapes that happen every year or just say “meh rape bad” without any critical engagement on measures to improve safety.

3. Ignore the well documented and pervasive social evils of dowry and rampant domestic violence.

4. Get rage baited by random engagement farmers or cling to the odd cases (albeit very unfortunate) where the victim is a man to paint an extremely skewed and honestly retarded picture of society and cry about how men are the real victims.

Talk about real problems man. A women perpetrator getting support from stupid content farmers is not news. The millions of women victims who are ignored in popular narratives is news.

He can argue 15 cases a day because he reads no papers and depends entirely on briefing lawyers and client instructions. There is always someone standing behind him to tell what to say. He has the face value and gets favourable judgments.

Whereas lawyers like Siddharth Dave work hard on their briefs and can therefore only do limited no. of cases in a day.

Rohatgi has just been lucky to have a judge as father and friends like Arun Jaitley and Rian Karanjawala. So, instead of mocking others he should just be thankful to God.

Sorry for not answering the exact question.

He actually said that to mock Siddharth Dave in court: "I am used to arguing 15 cases a day, not 2".

But it would be interesting to know if the top lawyers in the UK and US do that?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaXwk3OOlbw/

Hi everyone,

Looking for some practical advice from people who have actually made the move (or regularly recruit in the UAE legal market).

I'm currently a corporate lawyer with around 4 years PQE at a Tier 1 Indian law firm, working primarily on M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital transactions.For personal reasons, I'm seriously considering relocating to Dubai/UAE over the next 12–24 months. My objective is to continue in transactional work rather than pivot into compliance or disputes.

I've searched LinkedIn and spoken to a few recruiters, but I'd really appreciate insights from people who've actually done this. Is the switch easy ?

A practical plan of action and chance of making it it would be extremely helpful. Thanks in advance.

My interview was fucked too and I had a BAD batch rank, but it worked out. They account for nervousness and don't expect you to be perfect. Your feedback matters a lot, and so does your CV. I had a few assessment internships lined up, so that really worked in my favour. Don't worry, i'm sure you'll make it. All the best!

I got into one of the NLUs in the second year of my college. I couldn’t join because I was unable to dropout. I am almost in my 5th year, I dont think it would be that feasible to dropout now atp. The reality of studying in a NLU is not as comforting as it is considered to be.

i think OP is specifically talking about domicile- this is not even constitutional. for example- mnlu mumbai has around 60-70% reservation for students from maharashtra, nls, nalsar and nlud have reservations specific to their states, and all these states have some of the highest per capita income in the country. meanwhile people from states who are actually less privileged than people from metro cities etc. have no domicile reservations or only domicile reservations in T3 NLUs

Hi everyone,

I would appreciate some guidance from those who have been through a similar situation.

How difficult is it to switch to another law firm at a very early stage of one's career, with only 3–4 months of PQE? My concern is that recruiters may question why I'm looking to switch so soon and may assume that I won't stay with their firm for the long term if I've already left my current firm within just a few months.

Has anyone here successfully made a switch with only 3–4 months of PQE? If so, how did you address recruiters' concerns during the interview process?

Also, does having 3–4 months of PQE make it easier to switch to a Tier 1 or other well-paying law firm, or is it generally better to wait until completing a year of experience?

Any insights or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated.

What I know, is that India pays 25lakhs to freshers, but I’ve also heard that NDA associates are employees are not retainer, so what is the in hand salary there of a fresher. Someone told me that their monthly in hand salary is 1.8 lakhs. It seems really unreal to me. If anyone is aware, do let me know about the freshers salary there.

At the outset I should clarify that I do not intend to use the LLM to transition as a lawyer into that country (Think UK and SQE exams), my research shows that path has gone dead for a very long time. Thankfully I find myself far more interested in policy and legal research (not exactly academia).

My current interest is in Data privacy, AI and governance (and adjacent research areas) therefore I'm thinking of pursuing an LLM from Europe, as a fourth year law student the earliest run rate to executing my plan is 5 years and I will need this much time to get my language skills up to wherever I go (currently thinking Brussels), as is I am aware that competition between Non EU and EU grads is a whole minefield so wherever I can give myself an advantage I will take it.

I can completely fund this pursuit abroad without incurring any debt of any kind for the whole duration (tuition +living expense) therefore I'm not extensively deterred from this plan based on financial feasibility.

Nonetheless, I am aware of the bloodbath that the european market is right now, I suppose I still want to do this because I find life here abysmal by any meaningful metric (short of the fact that I have my parents here). If I have to come back I will paid more for my foreign qualification so there is some win there.

I suppose I am looking for others who may be pursuing something similar their thoughts ?, others who may know better than me regarding my plans ? or in a general sense any guidance you would give to someone who came up to you with this plan.

A little different from the constant corporate craze but I hope people engage.

Right now, CAM is close to the BJP while SAM is close to the opposition (ref Darshan Hiranandani’s letter in the Mahua Moitra case).

Thus, the regulatory work handled by SAM (and the contacts you will make) will be concentrated in states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. All fine states, but two of them may flip to the BJP if past trends hold true.

Hence, I wouldn’t advise it as a long term option.

Try out on firms like:-

KSK

Samwad

MV Kini

Anb Legal

Sai Krishna

Sarvada Legal

HSA Advocates

Zeus IP

Royzz & Co.

Solomon & Co.

Hammurabi & Solomon.

Any addition would be appreciated.

Hello,

This is my first post on LI. I am a graduate from a private law school (batch of 2021). I have interned at KCO, shardul, trilegal, chandhiok, dua, regulatory authorities like CCI and IBBI, as well as courts and other small to mid tier firms. (Yes Sir, I am a Nepo Kid)

Over my 5 years of law school (joined law due to no guidance and during covid, huge health issues and several deaths in family so needed to pick something), and interacting with associates, partners and lawyers, I am not built for the law firm life.

I am thinking about joining in house. I know it’s not a cakewalk or a PSU job but still much better than law firms. I have had a difficult time throughout school and college due to BPD of family members, and cannot take much more.

Would I be better off with banks like ICICI and HDFC or should I pursue some other in house roles?

Any other insight would be much appreciated.