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Also as another question I don't understand the laws regarding OCIs very well as some comment I read earlier said that I can't be an advocate but other say I can work in a firm as a partner so I just wanted some more clarification on that. Thank you very much.
In my 6th month as corporate lawyer, as fully grown 23 year old male child, I cried to my PA saying that this job is not meant for me. I also did that with a friend, she comforted me (bless her) saying that she had also gone through the exact same (crying in the bathroom, hating the work) thing but came out of the other side in flying colours (which is true, given the jobs she has been at and trajectory).
Iβm now in the 5-6 bracket and I couldnβt have been more wrong.
There are many things I donβt like - hours, politics, bad faith, externalities - but at the core, I really like the work that I do. Around the 6-8th month, I also thought that LLM was the logical explanation, and I applied but chose not to go to as I was able to find some method to the madness of the work I was doing, and then on doors opened on a regular basis to work on more interesting things or take more responsibility.
There is no quick fix to this. A lot of what youβre complaining about are factually true, or a product of extreme externalities that you donβt control (for example, you donβt control who your SA, PA and Partners will be nor how pushy your clients will be) and worse still, you also donβt control your training. Unlike University, you donβt know that Tax Law will arrive in Year X, Semester Y. You could be drafting the first cut of the SPA in your first year or your fourth year, depending on circumstances. Thatβs exciting but also a lot of pressure. The idea is to convert it from pressure to some sort of excitement, and most importantly, it is important for you to be in control of your time, something I enjoyed at my first and second (current) job.
Iβm very impatient as a lawyer, and I would trade growth for money at this stage of my career (Iβm privileged enough to say that) but Iβve to remind myself that you canβt really trade off time.
I know none of this might sound actionable to you - and Iβm sorry I canβt be of more help. If I can help you, please let me know and have a conversation - if that means going through some concepts your seniors did not explain, or some work you donβt know how to approach (which costs a lot of time youβre losing) - Iβd like to help. I donβt know how to leave behind a contact without exposing my identity - but if you have a better suggestion, Iβm happy to help! :)
Surely you can see the difference?
Arghya isn't equal to anyone on the list except maybe Menaka.
I am a final-year law student set to intern with the TMT team at Indus, Mumbai in Januaryβ25. Does anyone know if Indus Mumbai has stopped hiring for their TMT team or if there are any available vacancies?
Would appreciate any information as it could help me make an informed choice.
Thanks in advance.
N Venkatraman
Arvind Datar
Rupesh KumarBalbir Singh
SK Bagaria
S. Ganesh
1. RCC + Batch rank- Law firms liase with certain select colleges and shortlist top rankers. These form the majority vacancies available for the month.
2. Reference - HR's permit certain vacancies for contact based internships- from Partners or Clients. Such interns are usually not provided stipends and have different procedures in place like not being tested for presentations. You can obtain references from networking effectively, Linkedin or in person.
3. Assignments - Firms like Trilegal, JSA and Bharucha & Partners have assessment processes for internship selections, before an interview or GD. They are easier to navigate and reduce ambiguity.
4. Vacancies - Months like May - July and October - December are crowded and filled by the above. Applying well in advance and in other months especially in offline interns through HR SPOC mail IDs also helps. You have to follow up too. Do understand that the HR will still prioritise objective things like Batch Rank and college, as they recieve like 100 CVs a day.
Fields that currently interest me as of now - Aviation law, international trade law, ADR, sustainable practices and environment law. Are any of these fields worth pursuing? How can I transition into one of them as a fresher with just one year of experience in a different area? Are there any other fields that I can transition better into? (Please also recommend firms for the respective field)
Background: non -nlu, non-elite private college
is it bearable???