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If, by chance, a Partner you've worked under pushes for your interview, there’s a possibility it might take place. However, even in such cases, the outcome is almost predetermined, and rejection is highly likely.
Essentially, the chances are slim to none.
1. You aren't disearning - your ability to spot scams demonstrates this. Links lawyers need to be disearning.
2. You are lacking in attention to detail: Linklaters is spelled with an 's', not a 'z'.
None of the above has gotten anything to do specifically with CNLU Patna.
Avoid rgnul unless you want to do judiciary.
Go to jindal definitely if you have scholarship or a lot of money. Otherwise nluo
- While NLUJ was established earlier, the larger batch size of GNLU over the years has made its alumni network equally vast.
- If CLAT ranking is the only criteria, then no doubt NLUJ tends to have slightly better-ranked students. However, I can't think of any other criteria to substantiate the claim that NLUJ has "better quality" students.
- I don't think securing internships is a differentiating factor. GNLU students, despite the significantly larger batch size, are able to get internships with ease, including those with top-tier firms.
- For vacation scheme, NLUJ is undoubtedly ahead of GNLU. However, this is a niche opportunity and affects only a select group of students. As for the claim of "90% placement in T-1 firms," it's simply false (just check the stats for BO 24 and 26). Both the universities are largely at par in terms of placements.
- I haven't observed any "UPSC culture" at GNLU. While a handful of students might prepare for it, there's no established culture around it (unlike, for instance, the way we hear about RML). If it is due to easier academics, shouldn't the same apply to judiciary prep as well?
Adding to what's already been stated:
- It all you are interested in litigation, GNLU offers the GLASS Scholarship, which is something unique (Refer: https://www.gnlu.ac.in/GNLU/GNLU-Litigation-Assistance-and-Support-Scheme-(GLASS)).
- Only a few faculty members at GNLU are good, while the rest are fairly average (don't know about Jodhpur). However, I don't think this makes much of a difference unless you are planning a career in academia.
- GNLU has a mess that serves meals four times a day, and the food is mostly decent. Afaik, NLUJ doesn't have permanent mess. Instead, there are a couple of vendors who provide meals through a coupon system, which makes Jodhpur a bit more expensive.
- With a functional metro station right outside the campus, GNLU has better connectivity to both Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad.
All the best!
Pros - better placements, city advantage, slightly better alumni base then NLUJ
Cons - very small and bad campus, corrupted and controversial admin, sports facilities bad, fests absolutely poor
Also, what should be the minimum duration of any legal internship? 21 days or 28 days?
Erudite folks of Legally India, kindly enlighten an ignorant individual here. This thing really has been worrying me and I don't have a lot of time.
Ofcourse it didn’t make any sense to me. I didn’t understand what went wrong. I fell sick out of stress. Wasted 14 months there, have now dropped the offices name. I just say I was unemployed for such a long duration
I'm considering doing an MBA to switch careers but am unsure about realistic post-MBA options for law graduates. Though math has always been hard for me, I'm not keen on finance roles as the work-life balance seems worse than corporate law. Consulting is an option, but people I've met have told me that the workload is more or less the same, but with the positive that the weekends are generally off. And also honestly it seems like the only role where I can make my work experience with various markets count.
I know sticking with law is probably the safest option, but I feel like the anxiety and stress will remain the same even if i become partner. Further the area of law I work in doesn't even have much inhouse options to switch (all such inhouse roles are in large MNCs who usually hire teams like ours). On the other hand, options like consulting does present further exit opportunities as well.
I'm curious about other MBA paths that offer better WLB and decent pay. What are realistic career paths post-MBA for someone with a legal background? Any advice from those who've made similar transitions?
Good option if you like learning new things and don't want to look at DDs
Also any particular reason why IPR has been such low paying for so long?
Due to the protectionist stance of the Indian govt, I doubt brick and mortar foreign firm offices are likely to happen anytime soon. That is a shame - our Indian firms do some excellent work - but much can be said about how foreign firms leverage their internal resources, use legal project managers, and have a generally less hierarchical culture.
There needs to be some middle ground found between protecting the firms (because, yes, associate / partner poaching would be easier with the higher salaries that can be offered), and allowing a higher degree of competition in the Indian market which forces Indian firms to improve on the aspects set out above.
I would love to be able to work from a theoretical Indian office of my firm, but that will likely take eons to happen.
Malicious use of the law meant to protect the vulnerable is not just 498A. Women have even learnt how to wield PoSH or just the threat of it really well.
Everyone knows PoSH claims to be gender-neutral, but what fun it is to ruin a reputation when you're pissed off in the workplace.
Have you ever heard of a man making a PoSH complaint? Can you imagine him taking it to the HR and explaining it?
Do you know how many PoSH consultancies have had to repeatedly remind that PoSH is not meant to tackle other workplace issues?
What are "due process", "internal committees", and "harsh punishments for false complaints" when just informal claims can ruin someone's life and mess up careers?
It is systemic and deliberate, and the same vacuous women's solidarity groups provide the necessary echo chamber for its wanton misuse.
Some men are prone to violence, destruction and isolation in despair - sure; some women are prone to manipulation, convenient truths and malicious schemes.
Eventually, we reach unwelcome places like this - a dead man and a whole lot of "whom do we believe"? Meanwhile, his dying declarations barely budge state machinery.
I've seen countless women talk about men and their general boorishness. All the time. When it comes to sympathising with men and their problems, it's usually goddamn "crickets".
Heck - when it came to accused men - they almost necessarily have to prove their innocence in public nearly always; for women - a false complaint is just a misunderstanding.
Some women recognise the double standards—they usually have a brother or have seen it happen to someone they know. Or, after all the MeToo, they watched the Amber Heard trial.
I guess it will get a lot worse before it gets better.
Once you are in you will be trapped in a culture really good at gaslighting you, pushing your mental sanity to the edge, ruining your mental health and dumping you with insane work load with extremely unreasonable deadline which is highly downplayed while assigning work. I am not saying anything about your personal life going for toss and insane working hour (assuming that this culture is a T1 thing).
Adding on off late this place has become even worse in absence of and with the advent and promotion of some people. Each of the above statement is honest statement which you can verify with anyone who has left or if they are working there (if they speak which I highly doubt).
Don't come to rgnul unless you want to do judiciary only