Have you ever thought that:

1. We grew up in a once-in-a-generation crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, which, in turn, led to a second (ongoing) crisis in peoples' mental health? Why don't you do something about that?

2. We might just not want our lives constantly at the mersy of our clients and seniors? Might we just be better at boundaries. Look at how Legal Cheak in Britain rates law firms. Firms in the west which have your mentality end up paying for it. Kirkland & Ellis, for example, has one of the worst ratings of all in Work-Life Balance (WLB) category. Do you think we may, for various reasons, developed our own minds at an earlier age, and no longer want to work for organisations who are willing to have good values around social mobility, WLB etc?

Agree with OP. But this is indicative of a larger trend. The other day there was an article in TOI where it said that Gen Z medical students are choosing dermatology and cosmetology over hardcore medicine, as they want to work fewer hours and because dermatologists and cosmetologists are popular on Instagram and have celeb followers. 🤦‍♂️ Just imagine!!!

TikTok and wokeness has ruined this generation and addled their brains. Props to Australia for at least trying to protect Gen Alpha by banning social media for teens.

Um Dear SA1,

Why are you even hiring or considering candidates who are like this? I can assure you, people like me and several others are wiling to pull all nighters even in unpaid internships, and you go ahead and shortlist the rankers. Have you ever thought about helping people with such qualities secure jobs in your team? Maybe you would have different outcomes.

Par hume to internship hi nhi milte, PPO chodo. Sirf top 15 rankers ko lete hai, god forbid you had a medical issue and lost out on 10 marks in an exam.

I hope, that rather than ranting nonsense like girls do about their red flag exes on Instagram, you could be more rational and look for skills you actually want in new candidates. And dont say only the partner has the whims, no, you do too, you can push for people, you just choose not to.

Pay is attrocius, recent PGCL notification puts it at 65 fixed for all teams bonus varies between 1.2 Lakh and 1.8 lakh ( B&F team only ) and the work hours are just as bad as any tier 1.

If you have no better offers however it’s an option you can consider because Wadia does help you learn but if you have the option to avoid and aim for better pay scales or if you can get into Wadia B&F as their B&F pay is much higher than other teams at senior stages and is a prime ground for picking candidates for B&F teams at at T1’s.

My initial motivation for this post was the designation of a certain lawyer as a Senior Advocate. Someone who became well-known entirely on the back of social media and self-promotion. But why shouldn't this apply to ALL lawyers? After all, clients are lay people. They get to know you through X Insta, LinkedIn, YouTube etc. In today's world, if you shun social media, you may not grow in your career.

No partner can pay 100 crores for an apartment or any asset to begin with. The maximum a partner can spend on real estate, given he has aggressively saved initially in his years and maxed out his loans is approximately 20-25 crores, which is quite decent in a city like Delhi given at 20 crores you can get a nice house in South Delhi.

IndiGo Airlines has gone full throttle into absurdity, suing Mahindra Electric for using “6E” in their electric vehicle branding BE 6e. That’s right—indigo now thinks it owns the rights to two characters, no matter where they show up.

Let’s be real: This case is the legal equivalent of trying to trademark the moon because you looked at it first. Here’s why IndiGo’s lawyers should’ve hit the brakes before filing this circus act:

1. Planes ≠ Cars: IndiGo flies people through the air. Mahindra makes electric vehicles. These are not remotely similar industries. No one is going to look at a Mahindra BE 6e and think, “Oh, is this what they’re replacing the Airbus with?”

2. Trademark ≠ Dictatorship: Yes, IndiGo has “6E” as a registered trademark for aviation. But trademarks are meant to prevent confusion in the same market—not grant companies a god complex over letters and numbers. The law doesn’t let you throw a tantrum every time someone dares to use the same characters.

3. Zero Confusion: Mahindra’s “BE 6e” is part of their “Born Electric” EV series. IndiGo’s “6E” is a flight call sign. The only way someone could mix them up is if they tried to board a Mahindra at the airport.

4. This Is Legal Overreach 101: If IndiGo wins this, where does it stop? Suing math teachers for putting “6” next to “E” in a textbook? Sending cease-and-desist letters to personalized license plates? Filing injunctions against people’s Wi-Fi passwords?

A Word of Caution to IndiGo’s Legal Eagles in Court:

This lawsuit doesn’t just defy logic—it makes you look ridiculous. By signing up to argue that “6E” is somehow sacred across all industries, you’re putting your professional credibility on a very public chopping block. Do you really want your career highlight to be the case where an airline tried to trademark two random characters in every context imaginable?

Every argument you make here is a double-edged sword, and it’s your credibility on the line. A trademark dispute is supposed to be grounded in substance, not in an overzealous corporate agenda. By asking the court to buy into this wild claim, you risk becoming the cautionary tale at every trademark seminar for years to come.

Do you really want your legacy to be “the lawyers who argued planes and cars are the same thing”? Because no matter the outcome, this case is already a punchline.

P.S.: If you’re this desperate for recognition, maybe sue Mahindra for their seating arrangement—it’s probably more spacious than indigo’s economy class.

I am a fourth year law student at a tier 2 NLU. I'm torn between pursuing DJS or a disputes job at a law firm. My CV is full of disputes internships but I sometimes feel law firm job may be too stressful for me or may not give me enough personal time. I don't wanna settle for less nor do I want to ruin my personal life. Please help. Any other career options are also welcome.

He does teach. Granted, he doesn't publish much. But what he has published is of significant quality. His first book was published by OUP, and I think a second was published by Cambridge UP. That is a lot more than anything you, a person who has clearly failed law school third year at least once, have ever achieved. So please shut up, achieve the 'best graduating student' title from NLSIU, achieve the Rhodes, do the BCL at Oxford and get a distinction in it, do the MPhil in Oxford and get a distinction in that too, then do either the Oxford DPhil or the Cambridge/LSE PhD, publish books with OUP and CUP yourself (or if not with them, then with Harvard UP, MIT Press, Bristol Uni Press etc.) and then come back and lecture us about peoples' publication records. Oh yes, you won't be able to do any of this, because you have already failed at least two subjects, so nothing for any of us who have common sense in the world to worry about!

How did you get into NLS when the result hasn’t even been declared? And if you got into NLS in CLAT 2024, then you would have already joined NLS.

How are you just in 1st year at LSR when you are already 21 years old. 21yr olds are typically in their 3rd year in colleges.

Fishy smelly

How did you get admission when no CLAT results?

If you get NLS 2025-30 batch, you must join because even if you complete LSR 2024-27 and pursue 3 year LLB, you will get your law degree in 2030.

So if committed to law and getting NLSIU, go for it.

No LSR or Stephen will match NLS education.

How? CLAT 24 had the GNLU as its conveyor. And MNLU is CLAT 25’s conveyor. NLS is left with only holding the keys to the consortium’s tijori. Why has NLS abdicated its lead role? Like OP says - time for NLS to chart its own path quickly before all its batches get washed out in mediocrity. The other NLUs can bake their own cakes.

When CLAT starts asking general Dyer’s full name instead of framing intelligent questions on current affairs from the hundred thousand world events that have transpired over the year, then you know the paper has lost its way. USA LSAT, UK LNAT are engaged in research on what exactly they want to test and scientifically design, redesign their papers continuously. LSAT for example has dropped analytical questions and added more RC- with accompanying justifiable research that is in full public domain. CLAT had found its mojo back in their 2021-23 papers. Then they came crashing down last year with that horrid paper! And the saga continues this year.

So yes, top class students deserve top class papers that separates the wheat from the chaff intelligently and with an underlying methodology. Mediocre / poor quality random papers ( which reflect the quality of the setters and the setter leadership), on the other hand, do nothing to separate Arabian horses from the Indian wild asses.

What’s the point of an ntellectual, scholarly VC of NLS if they can’t lead the pack. Where is the research that says what a CLAT paper should and shouldn’t have. Where is the research that evaluates quality of CLAT papers over the years. Where is the research that correlates student outcomes with what is being tested in the disastrous papers. Where is the research that evaluates if reduction in number of questions and increase in time allotted in these papers have led to better selection outcomes. Zero. Why is there no attempt from NLS to research these? On the contrary, it’s just getting worse. NLS 29 quality is there for all to see. When they hit the market in 2029, much institutional damage will have been done.

Not sure if an appropriate platform, but the anonymity helps.

Am in my earlier 30s, gay, closeted and single. Just choked on me being myself. Have been in academia for 6 years but shit runs professionaly and personally.

I have been keen in applying abroad so as to ensure i have avenues of settling there and find companionship. Have been unlucky with love. Is love overrated?

Any assistance for abroad applications and connecting with similar situation would help me survive.

It is honestly crazy because colleges like NLS who often brag about extreme academic rigor and cut-throat competition, I doubt they'll retain the same quality of rigor from the students which are being admitted through those exams, especially last year and '25. Soon than later, I reckon they'll see a decline in academic performance by the time these students reach their 2nd or 3rd year of law school and maybe only then they'll start introspecting where things went wrong.

Dear People,

I just completed my internship with the B&F team at SAM and was disheartened to hear that I was not even given a callback. As I approach my final year, I would like some guidance from seniors on teams in B&F hiring freshers. Will strategise internships then.

Willing to pay for specialised advice. I have huge student loans and my parents are ailing. I have no-one in my life. Please help me.