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What exactly is jurisphere doing better I don't get it
We get cheap food in the name of evening snacks. Entire floor share one WC.
We are expecting an appraisal of 80k i.e., 6k per month.
Working on weekends, hate going to suffocating building, not getting paid enough - fixed component is less than any T1 firm out there. I do not understand how can they behave this way. I do not intend to switch but have no reason to stay.
KCO & Trilegal are better in every respect, at what stage should I consider switching? SA Level?
A1 - 14.2(fixed) + 4.8(bonus) + 3(bill share)
Please note that the bill share is very dynamic, it can be as low as 3 lakhs per year or as high as 5-6 lakhs per year.
Any Associate would easily bill 50-60 lakhs so you are getting 4 lakhs easy in good cap marks conditions
If you want to live with your boyfriend - maybe just take a house on campus instead of throwing all the other women under the bus.
Sex is not a basic human right or a need. No one died because they didn’t have sex. You cannot enforce a “right to sex” by forcing someone else to have sex with you. At best sex is a want. Adults can want and do whatever they like with other consenting adults. But adults also know that there is a time and place for things. No one is demanding that their workplaces have rooms for sex now are they ? That’s what a university is - it’s just the place you learn. It’s an unreasonable burden on the university to demand they create separate rooms for you to have sex in. And even if they did - how would they know who to let in ? Would they be liable if something were to go wrong ? There are 17 year olds on most campuses- what to do about them ? Do they give parties a form to denote consent ? Do you remember the Jgls sexual harassment/rape case from a few years back where the young girl was being blackmailed ? What happens when someone catches a disease in the room?
Why should the university assume any liability for all of this when they’re not the ones engaging in the behaviour?
Bottom line : if you’re old enough and mature enough to have sex- you should talk to your parents and figure out how to do it safely. If you don’t even have the courage to do that- you’re being ridiculous demanding it as a basic human right. Maybe if you actually studied law instead of thinking about sex all the time you would see how ridiculous this is.
Just shows that women can be the worst enemy of women and propagate misogyny and slut-shaming.
First of all, we need to revisit the rule about single-sex hostels. All the top universities in the world abroad have mixed gender hostels and so should India. At least the elite universities. We can’t be like Saudi Arabia or Pakistan.
Secondly, if we’re to insist on this archaic rule, we need spaces for sexual privacy. It is absolutely ridiculous to deny students sexual freedom and autonomy. Sex is a basic human need and human right. It’s ridiculous what lengths the JGLS couple went to, just to get some sexual privacy. The girl could have been badly hurt.
Government exams (UPSC, SSC etc.): UPSC is too chancy but SSC should easily land you a comfortable job provided you prepare diligently. There should be plenty others as well
Secondly, please be open to litigation as this is the best way of acquiring the "real legal skills". Plus, this is also the best way for you to kickstart your legal career.
Finally, though this might be easier said than done, regardless of what you choose to do please do not fuss too much about the salaries especially in the early stages of your career as you are still young and have several decades of your career ahead of you. So compromising on the pay in the initial few years isn’t going to drag you behind in life. But anyways this is your decision to make as it’s only you who knows your situation well.
Good luck mate.
However, if you genuinely like teaching and if you have good research ideas, then maybe you can go into legal academia later in life. I know a law professor at a British university who graduated with the LLB in New Zealand, worked for the New Zealand government justice ministry for a few years, and then did two LLM degrees (one from the UK and one from the United States) and one PhD (from the UK), before having a distinguished academic career both in Britain and New Zealand. Even if you don't go hopping 'round the world like that and confine yourself to India (or even one particular uni), the principle remains the same - you, like this UK-based academic, can bring a host of valuable skills and perspectives to the teaching and research of law.
I need career advice regarding a person (myself) who has not done any internships throughout the five years of a BALLB course (2020–2025) at a non-NLU (Tier-3, Rank 53) college. Here's a breakdown of the background and reasons:
1st Year: Classes were online due to the pandemic; I didn’t gain anything substantial from them.
2nd Year: The first semester remained online, and although the second was offline, classes were irregular and ineffective.
3rd Year: I began preparing for the judiciary exam and didn't consider internships seriously.
4th Year: I went through a major depressive episode. Watching my peers actively pursue internships triggered intense FOMO. I reluctantly did a 15-day litigation internship but didn't gain much from it.
5th Year: I spent the year searching for internships, but none materialized.
Currently, I’ve appeared for CLAT PG and CUET PG. Based on my scores, I can potentially secure admission to MNLU Mumbai or DU. But is pursuing an LL.M. the right decision in my situation? Are professor salaries in legal academia sustainable?
Judiciary is no longer a viable option if the 3-year practice rule is enforced.
My question is:
What are my options for acquiring real legal skills alongside earning a decent income?
Please do not suggest litigation.
One advocate offered me Rs. 5000 for six months of work.
Another wanted me to work for free just to "evaluate" me.
A third advocate behaved inappropriately.
I’d deeply appreciate alternative career paths or solutions to overcome this situation. Any practical suggestions would mean a lot.
Plus there is no official split in Bombay and Delhi associates - they work across partners in mixed teams, on different matters.
Does sagus legal provide paid internship
For anyone with specific questions, you can email dugganlaw2004@gmail.com
I will be checking that email on occasion, so it may be the case that some time might pass before you receive a response.
PS:
The name Alexander Duggan isn't my own (obviously). The email (supposedly) of a person with that name is a purely throwaway email. Therefore, whether or not you choose to remember the name of Duggan is purely up to you, but I can assure you that it is unlikely to be of help; I am just a huge Frederick Forsyth fan.