Let me count the ways:

1. Following the Jindal model of hiring NLU alumni with foreign degrees as faculty.

2. QS rankings focus.

3. Publications focus (to boost QS rank)

4. Tie ups with foreign universities

5. Crazy expansion in student body to raise money

6. Non-law degree programmes.

You may have all the expectations that you want, but the reality is very different. If anything, NLUD has been historically less transparent than the Consortium, made easier by the fact that one person will call all the shots and there is nothing that can practically be done to challenge his decision.

Devesh Pandey, SAM Delhi.

Exceptionally sharp guy, with a wide practice including public M&A, private equity and regulatory matters (think SEBI, RBI). And very knowledgeable about the actual black letter law. Very sought after by teams across SAM who send matters to him to service independently.

Hi everyone, posting this for insights on career prospects and tips for opportunities.

I am currently doing LLB from a top-ranking university in a common law country (rank in double digits). Post my degree, I can practise in two jurisdictions and plan to enrol in the BCI. I hope to work in the country of my degree for a few years, get my residency, get some savings and move back to India.

What is the general attitude of law firms hiring people from foreign universities?

What are the kind of fields I should pursue now that you think would have good scope in India?

Any overall tips on what I can do passively in the next few years so that I can get a job when I choose to return?

This proposal involves converting NLS into Karnataka Degree College. Such a change has the potential to negatively impact the very structure and foundation of a law school. The inception of the law school was designed with legal studies in mind, providing a holistic educational environment. The goal was to integrate legal studies in an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary manner, focusing on social science subjects within the broader framework of legal education.

Introducing BA programs into an ecosystem originally intended for law teaching is a flawed idea. If this trend is adopted by other law universities, it could be highly damaging and disruptive to the future of law education in this country.

The fact that Indian equality law is fucked isn't something Sudhir can do much about in the short to medium term! Honestly, I'd have kept it at 15 seats, if I could - imagine that! An undergrad programme similar to Yale Law School's LL.M. class (usually about 25 students) in its size! Also, let's keep it real, you cannot artificially keep tuition fees down. For good faculty, good infra, good halls conditions, universities need money. We are supposedly a world economy with good prospects, why not develop (if not for every scam uni in India, at least for the good ones, like NLS) a student loan-style system, like what is there in developed countries?

Enough of the frivolity. Universities around the world are assessed on how they do their outreach to stretch the aspirations of people from working class (or other marginalised) backgrounds, who may have had beliefs drilled into them by teachers/lecturers, seniors/fellow students from non-marginalised backgrounds, university advisors at school, parents, society etc that they aren't worthy of the best intellectual spaces. Why should only Indian unis (or NLS specifically) be exempted from scrutiny on this front/not be doing such work?

NLUJ has almost everything and offers a good campus life:

Sports (Badminton, Tennis, Basketball, Cricket, Volleyball, table tennis, Football, E-sports) Just check out the Instagram pages of Polemos and Yuvardha.

We also have a recently renovated gym, with a good collection of machines.

Big Campus: If you are not a sports person, you can look forward to a large, green, peaceful 55-acre campus. We are also known as National Lawn University ;)

Cultural Events: ASLC and the Cultural Committee conduct various events, such as quizzes, movie nights, etc., throughout the year. NH-65 and Yuvardha are amazing fests; check their Instagram pages for more info.

Feel free to ask more questions.

Depends on several factors honestly

I will list pros and cons of both - you decide which you wanna pick on the basis of that

NLUJ

Pros

- Better alumni base especially in law firms and litigation than GNLU

- historically better quality of students than GNLU

- best in the country for moots and adrs

- top notch corporate placements - more than 90% are placed in tier 1 firms

- best for vacation schemes and job offers by foreign magic circle firms

- great sports culture - probably the best NLU in sports in the country

- Campus life is great - vibrant green campus with lots of parties if that’s what you want

- Has great journals

- Grabs the top notch corporate internships for 3rd/4th year students

- is on the rising trend again since last year after having not so good 2-3 years before that

- great if you wanna end up in litigation as the alumni network for litigation is great

- great for judiciary too

- batch sizes comparatively smaller so easier to build your identity in college (college overall has only 900-1000 students) which means practically everyone knows each other at least on some level

- hosts the best cultural and sports fests in the country respectively (NH-65 and Yuvardha)

Cons

- academic pressure is higher comparatively even though it has been eased recently, it still is comparatively high

- infrastructure wise not that great (above average) - though it is getting better with efforts of the admin

- practically no UPSC culture

- Jodhpur as a city has a disadvantage in terms of opportunities

GNLU

- is on the rising trend, especially with law firms opening up their branches in Gandhinagar

- Campus infrastructure is better than NLUJ

- Sports culture also great - almost at par with NLUJ

- academic pressure is not that high and attendance is also a bit more flexible than NLUJ

- Mooting culture is decent, no ADR culture at all

- campus life is fairly decent- no crazy parties like NLUJ though since Gujarat is dry state

- great UPSC culture

- better LLM culture as well (for students who wanna pursue it after graduating from GNLU)

Cons

- GNLU is a little too much gujarati dominating(great for you if you are gujarati) while NLUJ has students from all corners of india

- the campus is just a concrete jungle with very less greenery

- batch size is too large so you will be just one person in the crowd

- gets fewer vacation scheme and training contract offers from magic circle firms compared to NLUJ

- Indian law firms wise proportionately it is the same, though there is higher proportion of boutique firms instead of tier 1 compared to NLUJ

- fests are average

- Mooting and ADR far less superior than NLUJ

At the end it depends on what is more important to you, if you are a Gujarati, tell GNLU without blink of an eye - if you are from other parts, i would suggest NLUJ

Came across a hiring notification by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Legislative Affairs (https://law.delhi.gov.in/sites/default/files/law/generic_multiple_files/deputy_secretary.pdf) pertaining to filling a vacancy for the post of Deputy Secretary (Litigation). It states that the incumbent would be paid a salary between Rs. 15600-39100. I understand that this is very well the norm when it comes to litigation, but lets address the elephant in the room. They require the incumbent to be someone with a minimum of 5 years of PQE. In a city like New Delhi, where living expenses laugh in the face of such figures, this salary band is barely enough to sustain oneself, let alone any dependents. Yet, they’ll expect you to work with the enthusiasm and vigor of someone pulling in ₹5 lakh a month

And then we have DYC urging young lawyers to pursue litigation. Sure, why not? Who wouldn’t want to dive into a field that offers the thrill of working for peanuts in one of the most expensive cities in the country?

You may or may not become HC judge. Depends on your age at the time of joining and also on your work performance, timely promotions, etc. Even if you become an HC judge, it'll be at the fag-end of your career. You can be a HC judge for approximately 5 years at the most. However, even if you don't become one, life isn't bad at all! You could also be occupying posts other than judicial such as Law Secretary in Delhi Govt., Registrar High Court, Registrar Delhi Lokayukta, Director/Addnl. Director Delhi Judicial Academy, etc.

Quite amazing how people keep suggesting NLS. Buddy, they have a batch size of 310 versus just 120 at NLUD. And while faculty may be better, when there are so many kids to cater to, there is no way you’ll get any proper attention as per your interests. Your opportunities for co-curriculars, and a more diversified pool of career choices will be far better at NLUD today. Not to mention the location is hands down better despite Delhi’s pollution issue.

You are an SA, same thing happened with me in a boutique law firm when I was a fresh grad. I was in the GC team and I used to reach office sharp at 10 (the office usually opened thereafter) and I used to complete all of my work and then assist the litigation team and get everything done by 7 PM. For the first few days, I used to ask the partner and leave. After a few days, he called a meeting and shouted on top of his voice THAT I CANNOT LEAVE AT 7PM regardless of the fact that all of my work was done and there was no pendency. He gaslighted me like anything and told me to stay back and read or even use Instagram for that matter. I am glad I chose to leave in the first 4 months!! It is people like you who make the industry a living hell.

1. Gen Corp (Transactions) - The M&A/PE/VC teams at any law firm are the highest billing teams. Most law firms are surviving because of the transactions teams only.

2. Disputes - Most dispute teams are low billing compared to other teams. However, some arbitration teams such as Tejas Karia's team in SAM have high billing. Equity partners in the disputes team at SAM Delhi are easily drawing in 3-4 crores per annum.

3. Capital Markets - It is a very low-margin practice area but the thing is, the practice is high volume. The frequency and high volume of IPOs, FPOs, QIPs, Rights Issues and secondary issuances make up for the low margin. There is too much work in this space to not generate high earnings.

4. Projects Finance/B&F - Both are similar in terms of billing. B&F might be higher but there is a cross-over between these two practices as in some teams, there is no bifurcation between B&F and PF work as most project financing involves financing-related work.

5. Taxation - For taxation, LKS rules. They have a very good practice with great clientele. The billing is very high in some indirect taxation teams at LKS. If you can stick it out, there is high scope for drawing in 4-5 crores at the higher positions due to the intense specialization of this field and lack of many lawyers.

6. IPR - Lowest paying practice area across all law firms. However, this practice is growing and might become huge in the future.

7. Real Estate - This is a very low-billing practice area. There isn't much work to generate high earnings. Better do traditional real estate litigation than enter in this area through lawfirms.

While some NLU student bodies whine and complain and post on this forum over strict administrative action over low attendance, GLC students file a writ petition in high court and got an interim order permitting their assessments to continue. One of the students who moved had zero attendance. Just shows that rather than living in an echo chamber and pointlessly learning how to vomit out non entities like Dworkin, it is real world intelligence that will propel you to the next level.

Which grade you say 🤔 7th like bruh your plans gonna change 100 times , 2nd there is much more to explore , in reality you dont know what to pursuit its the enviornment near you which is shaping your career priorities as of now a 7th grader would not know a shi. Abt real law .

Enjoy your life think abt it in 9th or later .

All the best 👍

Not to discourage you, but I agree with this sentiment. I think you need to re-frame the question as

Why do I want to enter legal academia in India?

The answer will never be money, prestige or fame - if it is, re-examine if academia can ever get you there. The reason, as indicated in your answer, will likely be your passion for something (which is constitutional law). I would urge you to explore if this passion can be satiated through any other means (something like litigation) before choosing academia. Seeing as the immediate payoff in academia (assuming you will eventually do a PhD as well) is similar to litigation, it may not only make sense in the short run, but also the longer run, will litigation will undoubtedly be more rewarding than academia. You can also eventually guest lecture if you want to as well.

The death of a 34-year-old engineer in Bengaluru has sparked an uproar on social media. Atul Subhash, who recorded a 90-minute video detailing his ordeal and left behind a 24-page suicide note, accused his estranged wife and her family of harassment. He also held Reeta Kaushik, a family court judge in Jaunpur, responsible for driving him to this extreme step. Netizens have rallied online, demanding justice for Subhash and urging Accenture, where his wife is employed, to terminate her employment.

https://www.news18.com/viral/bengaluru-engineer-suicide-internet-demands-accenture-to-fire-atul-subhashs-wife-9152090.html

So I'm a NRI student (have kerala nativity ) and based on my rank (140X) am getting Nuals on merit as well as possibly NLUJ/GNLU....My parents dont mind paying the fees but wanted to ask if it is rly worth shelling out 5x for NRI In A T1 instead of Going to a T2 when comparing to the opportunitys provided.Also Have a pretty decent LNAT score to go Jindal(dont qualify for Scholarship)....Would be really Grateful if yall could guide me

This is not the flex you think it is. I don't think a CLAT rank is a standard of anything. If that was the case, then all 57 of those with the NLSIU-worthy rank would have turned out to be better than the Oxbridge professor you speak about. It just proves that CLAT ranks are essentially meaningless.

The work enviroment is toxic, which hampers the work efficiency. They don't have enough work. They claim that they work on off-days but I have not seen even a single person in the office on holidays except for an office boy. They taut everyone about discipline but they usually reach office late.