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I wish I knew about CLAT back when I was in 12th. My teachers say that the placement cell is trying their best and will improve, but I see nothing getting better.
At least you’ve got one of the Symbiosis campuses if not Pune. I understand that it doesn’t help as much as a NLU tag, but it definitely is a LOT better than where I am.
I wish I had someone to guide me with this. I understand what you’re going through.
1. Yes they do, infact much higher, although would take not 10, but 15 years plus, unless you're nepo.
2. Yes, Partners in T1 easily take home such amounts. If you're asking about billable amounts, that'll be 7-8 crore, which is common for any T1 engaging with Top MNCs/Conglomerates. They're the top spenders.
3. Similar time frame, if you switch laterally early on in your career.
4. If you'll be making the amount you mentioned in Corp, you'll need to lose your values and ideals lol. (A batchmate of mine who thinks Adani is evil, had to work for Adani xD) Of course the corruption in Judiciary is more raw. (Lots of local politics, and then dealing with other corrupt judges). Although of you don't mind small towns, you can spend your life with slower promotions in some T3 towns. (Experience of seniors)
5. Depends on how you do it. There are multiple ways to make money. In Law firms of you're smart you'll save up decent amount. But don't expect much savings. A lot of expense of living in Mumbai, Delhi. Although with pay increase you would save a lot. All in all a luxurious lifestyle. Although your personal life is going to be fucked. Long Hours, amongst pressure from seniors, not all of us can handle it. 3 people from our batch, including me have left our jobs at law firms due to pressure amongst other things (although for me money was an issue was getting 8lpa, not for other two). That issue might not persist in Judiciary. Its a typical sarkari naukri, and you'll have options, either to slack or work hard. Your choice. The only choice you wouldn't have there would be to be honest.
TLDR - Both are decent choice, and results would depend on person to person.
Just received a callback at SAMs Blr office under the main GC team. Has anyone else received a callback/ppo from this team? How do I convert this? Anyone with a callback in hand at the same office pls lmk I would like to connect.
Specializing in Criminal and Arbitration matters? Pls help. Suggest.
What exceptions do you have from Vishwaguru and Popcorn Madam?
can somebody tell me what the fees charged by Mr. abhishek Anand?
a rough idea will also work. (How much he charges for court appearenses and conf. )
Keep this in mind whatever you decide.
I am a first-generation lawyer about 1 year into practice and I am beginning to see the multiple advantages/disadvantages of being part of a chamber. My main worry is that I am uncertain about securing clients in the future and establishing a base and fear that I will eventually have to resort to joining a firm purely for financial reasons to sustain myself once I turn 30. I am currently weighing up my options about joining a tier 1/tier 2 firm for dispute resolution or continuing in a chamber. The reason behind this is that I see no difference in the amount of work being done in a chamber and would rather do the same amount of work in a firm while also getting a larger sum of money.
I would really appreciate it if someone would tell me the advantages or disadvantages of joining a firm based on the following lines:1) What Kind of work do disputes teams do and are junior associates allowed to argue/make submissions or is it only clerical work/briefings?
2)Should I continue in a chamber and join a tier 1/2 firm after a few years and would this put me at an advantage in terms of knowing litigation in a better and more ?
I need an honest opinion on what kind of work really happens in dispute teams at firms without any of the preconceived stigma associated with working at a big firm.
Thank you in advance!
a) I wish to shift my career from litigation to non litigation. How can I do it?b) I dont like Litigation. I am much more interested in Tech Law, Cybersecurity, etc.
Also I want a job in Corporate World. How can I secure it? What courses should I take up to leverage my skills to get into Corporate World?
c) Or else I wish to take up LLM from UK or any other course from UK and secure a 9 to 5 job in UK.
Please guide my these queries.