The only thing that law students should take out of this PR statement is that it is not a law university, does not really have any good law faculty to speak of, has not done any legal research of repute, and does not consider teaching as its focus, as well as a distinct lack of mention of placements and internship even in a PR statement. So for people willing to study forensic sciences, it may be a good option, but not for law students, at least at present. Maybe it will eventually focus on hiring good law faculty, building industry connect and placement and then students may consider it as a serious option, not before. There is no hate involved here, just facts.

I have been interning at ramanathan and vahanvati for the last month and it has by far the most positive work environment i have ever seen in any law firm, the place is amazing by even boutique law firm standards, they take only one intern per month but dont have a lot of work for interns(maybe the same changes according to seasons), albiet, the little work that i have done as an intern made me learn quite a lot, they have this amazing culture where every friday lunch is on the office and we all have lunch together as a team (including interns) i wish more firms did such things to make people feel more included and positive at their workplaces

When I used to work here … this team was celebrated as the ideal team to work. However, seeing insane exits of great talents & hearing their feedbacks … it appears that few individuals (who ironically are below average and go-scot free) have eroded the greatness and tarnished the reputation … internal politics, gaslighting, sycophantic behaviour, unreasonable behaviours, etc were never a part of the culture…high time for the team leads to identify and keep such people in check.

This post is only for venting, I'm not adding anything constructive to the discourse. The post may easily be ignored without any harm whatsoever.

I am at a chamber where there is nobody else besides me. No other juniors. Yep, that's great. No peons, no stenos, no one to run around, either. Okay, fine. The individual engages independent filing clerks.

What I do at these Chambers?

Draft end to end; including any supporting applications. Great.

Take dictation if any, and type it out. Fine.

Get matters adjourned.

Seek circulation ONLY when praecipe is to be dropped. The Hon'ble Court mandates actual mentioning? I am NOT to be seen anywhere in the Court well. In all seriousness.

Run around, not enjoyable- but hey, part of the game.

Get objections removed. Again, a headache, but has to be done.

And seek adjournments.

And sit OUT of client meetings. Why? Because "clients", whose matters I'd be drafting eventually, desire "privacy" and "confidentiality". News flash: they don't care.

Did I mention I take adjournments? Even in matters I have drafted, because cLiEnT iS nOt oKaY wItH iT. Again, the clients legit don't care.

I am not to file my VP. Not even joint. Chuck, I am not even to be in the court-well when the matter is going to be worked out. Even when I have contributed to preparation of the brief. Naturally, joint appearances in orders are out of question.

I am NOT to touch the briefs once the matter is filed. EVER.

I get matters adjourned. So much so, that now I have earned a 'face value'. The Courts no longer have to wait to pass adjournment orders. Such is my aura, that once I'm seen anywhere close to the Court-well, the Hon’ble Judge(s) concerned, pass a stand over order without even waiting for me to utter a word.

Yay! I developed a niche so early! Woo-hoo!

I this business - sorry- 'profession' is utter bollocks.

I'm sucking it up right now , till I am able to crack an MBA entrance, and get into a good college.

I do read all cases cover to cover but not providing OCR-enabled reports affects people like me as well. Trying to draw straight horizontal highlights in Adobe is an absolute pain in the ass and this is one of the reasons behind why I chose to post under this particular pseudonym. A person realises how much they take the ability to select and highlight text for granted after having to go through even one SCC report.

Interned at both places, about 2 years back though. ICUL has a good team, great for learning, moderate chances of converting it if you’re good. Interned at Indus while it was still ASLF, they’re mostly known for real estate if I’m not wrong and they pay a stipend as well. If you’re interested in PE/VC, ICUL is easily the better option. Not sure about the disputes team at Indus.

I am not financially sound to afford coaching, and will primarily rely on free online sources. My law will be completed by July this year and consecutively I'll start giving competitive exams. (t3 law school)

What are the Biggest Mistakes Students make while preparing for the Judiciary that I should look out for?

BNS or IPC? How to navigate between new and old laws?

Alternate Exams to keep an eye on?

How to prepare for Mains. how to improve in answer writing?

Any Personal learnings that you would like to share with a younger brother?

Thanks and Regards.

Where do you plan to live for the rest of your life? Mumbai? Delhi? Do you want to travel a lot? Within India or outside India? Do you want your child or children to have a foreign education? Do you like to eat out? How often? How expensive is your typical meal? What type of restaurants? Do you like/need fancy cars watches etc or are you okay to have a simple car that is for transport and not flashing wealth? Do you own your home? Do you have medical/health insurance? How much?

Hi everyone.

I'm a first year student who has not had the most ideal law school experience and now I've messed it up even more. Recently, a few seniors interviewed me after I volunteered for a certain role and it was a disaster. I wasn't selected even though I was literally the best fit for it.

I thought about it and realized that I hate speaking about myself or my achievements - I am too humble for my own good. I've always believed that it's not you but your work that should speak for itself. But here's the problem, if people haven't seen your work, they'll only know about you if you market yourself.

My batchmates know that I'm brilliant and excel at whatever I do but my seniors probably now think that I'm an incompetent, bumbling fool who doesn't know how to mark citations lol. People clearly less competent than me have been selected for the role, simply because they have the gift of the tongue and know how to market themselves! I realize that this will be a bigger issue in the future if I don't correct it now; I'll mess up interviews for internships and jobs.

Closeout: How do I overcome this? I will be extremely grateful if you could take a few minutes of your time and give some tips, based on your experiences. Also, how do I do damage control on my reputation among seniors and improve on my conversational skills! I suck at conversations and coming up with banger sentences.

Currently at Trilegal. Have worked at JSA before. Been a while since I've moved. I miss my 8% more than anything. Not kidding - JSA pays more than any other shop as long as you're in a team that has work. And if you're not in a team that has work, you probably get to go home at a reasonable time. Win-win.

1. The best bet is to do MBA and if you get 85ish percentile also, it will fetch you college where you will be placed at around 10LPA. This is also going to be a fresh start so you can be cautious from the beginning itself.

2. Second, start teaching law in coaching centres and or schools - subject like legal aptitude and or constitutional law, political science, static gk should be a cakewalk for you these levels. UPSC coaching another option if you are real good at any subject and have good teaching abilities, remember you don't need so much teaching abilities for being a school/clat coaching teacher.

3. Do not go for judiciary or any other Govt exam, it's kinda unpredictable.

4. Start practising at your hometown's court, build connections. learn for a few months, find good mentors, take help.

5. Startup - small startups.

6. Tier 3/4 law firms/offices.

7. Read point 3 again, reconsider if you can study and write such exams simultaneously with aforementioned jobs.

Thanks. There is always a hope, keep grinding bro :)

That’s because seniors have ten other things to prioritise. One realises this when reaching at that point. Every law firm has a lot of work pressure. It’s very easy to say that a senior checks it months later but imagine the condition of that senior with so many things to deliver

Less than tier 1. At tier 1, at around 10 pqe you become partner with approx 85 lacs comp. The time taken to be partner at big 4 is approx 12 years for good performers and many first become AP, which pays less than first year T1 partner. The partners typically get 1.2 to 1.5 cr pa in initial years but by that time, T1 partners also earn higher. So all in all, T1 partners are about 2-3 years ahead of big 4. This is general trend and not for outliers or very heavy hitters like Ashwath, Nisha, Iqbal etc.