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Are in-house at funds a bad idea - is it same as the law firm, or slightly better.
Guessing companies don't really have dedicated paying M&A teams or need one, when anyway we do all the work.
Is the firm gen corp experience too niche, for in-house legal team work, where I'll look like a doofus for the kind of work that comes in the way of in-house counsels who get paid at my level.
Am I stuck, or is it not too early to bounce?
(2) No, the world doesn't deserve anything of the sort, especially if said teachers would be embarrassed at having their names revealed on a public forum to which they don't have access or which they don't visit/know of. This is because they have no chance to see what is said about them, or respond in any way. What those fabulous teachers specifically in my case, and extraordinary teachers generally, deserve is to have tributes paid to them non-anonymously (as I have done, by means of email correspondence in my case) and anonymously (as I and several others have done on here). I hope you are not so jaded as to believe that students don't respect teachers' wishes and feelings anymore; if you are, please modify this attitude of mind. This is why I don't understand the level of disbelief communicated. The cynicism demonstrated here is disappointing and disheartening. It's not your fault, working conditions in academia the world over are problematic, but you have allowed the problems to get to you - and that's something you may have to consider working on.
PS: As a sign of consistency and good faith, to show that I wasn't just bullshitting about the life-changing teachers. John Tasioulas, the Professor of Ethics and Legal Philosophy in Oxford, recently tweeted about how in the academia contexts he is familiar with, research is valued far too much at the expense of teaching. As an attempt to cure this wrong thought-process, he asked his followers (which includes me) to tell him about inspiring undergraduate teachers they had had in law and/or philosophy; he kicked off the conversation by listing a couple of Australian academics, including some big names in Australian legal academia. Though I follow Tasioulas on Twitter and engage with his content whenever I can, and though I loved his thought and his prompt to talk about undergraduate teachers, I didn't respond to his prompt, not because I am scared of things being revealed about me (my life-story is emblazened like a banner on my Twitter profile), but because the specific individuals who came to mind upon seeing his prompt (the very same ones who came to mind when seeing this thread) no longer use Twitter, and therefore would have no opportunity to respond; as far as Legally India goes, I doubt they have heard of it (or would want to remember it, if they had).
Suddenly the videos have disappeared.
There's already another thread on this with the links to eligibility criteria. See that.
Good query
Is ikigai a good place to join instead for TMT work then?
Far from the mediative focus that traditional racquet sports offers and demand, Pickleball takes it to eleven by providing you enough time between returns and smashes to scan for your prospective muse, both personal and professional, for a financial year.
It is the Black Eyed Peas of racquet sports. In the unforgettable words of Robert California “it’s rock and roll for people who don’t like rock and roll; it’s rap for people who don’t like rap…”
As for IP law, the situation is slightly better, but many firms like KCO pay nearly half to the IP team, when seen in comparison to other corporate areas, which have at least a hundred teams across leading law firms.
So if you're planning to start your career and don't have clientele or industry connections, my brutally honest advice is to not target data privacy or even IP.
what we need at the moment is a third language in Hindi speaking states where it is some other official language (and no, not sanskrit)
UGC Regulations, 2022 replaced the old 2016 regulations adding a new category to allow direct PhD after 4 year UG Course.
But most of the universities still are following 2016 regulations and have not updated the same,
I do not want to do an LLM. I rightly qualify according to the rules, and I should be allowed to enroll in PhD. I want the universities to follows the Rules.
What to do in such a situation?
At this point, I’ve come to the difficult realization that I may not be cut out for the legal profession. By biggest flaw was my sub par research skills. I had an incredibly torrid time finding relevant case laws during internships and my academic writing work wasn't great as all my draft manuscripts at decent journals got rejected multiple times. Strangely I was decent in academics -with a 9/9/7 profile. I had an inkling during college that this career won't work out but never thought I'd go jobless for a year.
Now I'm 25 and realize I don't have many options or lots of time. I’ve been researching possible careers but still feel lost. Risk management seems like an interesting option, particularly in compliance, AML, and regulatory risk, but I have no finance or compliance background. I’m unsure if I should pursue certifications like FRM or CAMS or just look for entry-level roles. Legal tech and AI-related roles also seem promising, especially in compliance automation and contract analysis, but I don’t know the road map to land a job in this field. I’ve also considered preparing for regulatory body legal officer exams (SEBI, RBI, etc.), but given my career gap and lack of work experience, I don’t know if it’s realistic, especially since I wouldn’t be preparing full-time.
At this point, I just want a stable career that pays atleast 35k monthly, and I’m willing to start from scratch. Any advice would be appreciated. I even had to unmatch people on dating apps whom I was having a decent conversation with because I felt too insecure about my future and not being able to afford dates and remaining jobless😅
Any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks in advance !