https://www.barandbench.com/apprentice-lawyer/recruitment-tracker/rectracker-117-students-of-gnlu-2024-batch-get-placed-highest-salary-almost-20-lakh

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Worth really depends it’s super subjective, given there is great money but you also have to see at what cost? I work at one of tier 1’s in Bombay and look to quit for health reasons. I workout 4 times a week and had become pre diabetic and also had fatty liver luckily don’t have those problems anymore but had to work super hard on my health which also came to saying no at times to work and drawing a boundary between work and Health. This came with its own consequences of partner and pa being mad at me for not being available after reasonable hours. But for me my health is more important than a tier 1 job. I regret doing law it gave me only stress and hair loss. Planning to pivot doing an mba. 5 years is a lot of time for a law degree be very sure if you want to commit. Cheers!

Id rather work 12 hours and get paid 20LPA than work 12 hours for 10LPA. T1 is the place to be at. It is a myth that lower tier lower pay = better life and wlb. You can do that only if you're senior enough and have the control to take up less projects; in a avg t2-t3 firm you're probably gonna work the same hours for half the pay

I agree with what this person said.

I am a T-1 associate. I have no clue about hardships faced by our fellows in chambers or low paying jobs. I can only imagine from the stories I've heard - it's gruesome.

T-1 tends to follow professionalism. Ofc, there will be exceptions like azb episode and CAM episode.

I advise everyone to at least work in one T-1 firm for 6 months, if you can. T-1 gives sense of peace that you can easily switch if things don't work out, decent money, facetime with talented and hardworking people, and indepency to afford things / foreign trips and whatnot. If you feel you're getting too much work or the extent of work / toxicity which is not worth the benefits, then leave and do something else.

No one should discount the fact that job at T-1 firms come with such benefits that the alternatives (litigation, llm, mba, chambers, etc.) are rarely able to catch up.

A tier 1 job is still the best place to be in the legal profession. A lot of the negativity on LI is deliberately manufactured to discourage competition. Plus, most of these people have never worked in a boutique or a chamber so they don't know just how bad it is in the lower rungs of the profession. The toxicity is far worse in boutiques and chambers with just a fraction of the pay.

First-gen practitioners who have set up their own firm or legal tech startups, care to share your journey? Don't mean to shit on us law firm loyalists, but hearing your story would be a refreshing change, and may even be inspiring for some of us.

What were your initial roadblocks? Aspects of your life/ practice that turned out to be net positive or negative (compared to law firm life)? Any specific challenges that you are yet to overcome? Any tips for people considering this path?

Wishing you the best!

The guy speaks well WHEN he is talking sense....otherwise most times he just spews his own twisted version of a larger right wing agenda that range from the idiotic to the downright assine (at times). He can scream and shout all he wants but he can NEVER match the genius of RFN.

LLMs are money making courses in the USA for every university. They charge a lot, and open as many seats as possible. They have no restrictions on intake. They can always hire a few more adjuncts if they take too many people. It's not difficult to get into even Harvard LLM if you are paying for it. Getting scholarship is a different thing.

Yale might be an exception as of now. Maybe not for long.

Even if they did, they shouldn't have. Marking standards in most Indian law schools - and yes, includes NLUs - with the remarkable, prominent and obvious exception of NLSIU, are crap as it is. What do you want: law firms to take the crap of the crap rather than the best of the crap?

It seems you are ignorant of reality that's why you are asking this question. Law firm job requires more than just mugging up and vomit in the exam. Real world lawyers require argumentative skill, research skill and communication. Many law schools don't test these skills through their examination. It matters for the hiring of A0, but doesn't completely close your doors in case you are a fresher. You can try through PPO route and emphasise upon learning all the above mentioned skill. Then your prospect will be increased multiple times. You can check many previous theads on the same.

hi, I am from a T1 school but got a PPO recently from a top paying firm. FYI my batch rank is almost 130/147. Got the internship through sheer following up and highlighting my internship experience in the specific practice area I was interested in. Also cc'd the concerned partner to the application mail. Worked my ass off, got a callback and converted it. i was exactly in your place a few months back as my batchmates were interning with T1 firms and getting PPOs. Feel free to drop a reply, willing to help you through this, I wish I had someone.

We need donkeys to work 20 hours everyday in our sweatshop. I assure you we’re not going to look at grades (post 1 PQE). Grades are just a justification created so that we can reject freshers with bad grades and choose them over the rankers. We don’t give a F bout your grades in Company Law and Investment law. We need majdoors. Hardcore ones who love sweating out

Don't take away the slow mornings, try to get up by 6am and make yourself a good cup of chai/coffee then start your day.

I'm into running so I go for a run around 10pm after office and sometimes when I'm not just feeling it I skip the runs. My goal is to run 50 km per month (which burns around 7000 cal per month which is equivalent to losing a little less than 1kg without following a diet plan). You can also try this

In the same boat buddy, 3rd Year but Mid tier NLU.

What I've observed is that :

1. The worthiness depends on what you want in life. I know you must be confused between corporate law, litigation, and judiciary, as all of them are entirely different in terms of lifestyle. You need to decide what you truly want at the end of the day.

If you want to settle in big cities and are attracted to the money (which, after deductions, isn’t as significant as it seems), or if you want to contribute to society, it all depends on your aspirations and the background you come from.

2. Yes, it is somewhat difficult to reach the High Court this way, as far as my knowledge is concerned. If you join at the age of 23–24, the chances are that you may end up at the High Court. But becoming a District Judge is almost certain.

3. I’ve just started my preparation. It depends on whether you opt for coaching or self-study. Coaching helps streamline things to some extent, but either way, it usually takes at least a year to prepare thoroughly.

Just a tip:

Don’t base your decision solely on LI posts. Think deeply about what you want in life. Many graduates from Tier-1 NLUs also join the judicial services. For instance, in 2024, a NALSAR alumnus was selected as a Judicial Officer in Haryana. I also know someone from NALSAR who is now a CJM in Haryana. Also there are many toppers from NLUJ in RJS, from NLIU in MPCJ & DJS.

Don’t let your batchmates’ decisions influence you. Instead, focus on your background and what you genuinely want in life.

(This is what I've learned, and my observations from it.)

I'm a 4th year average law student and one of my senior who is in his 5th year. I noticed he got PPO in his 5th year as an inhouse counsel. I don't want to sound like needy, I just need some tips and advises as I'm also interested for the same. I have talked with him earlier few times but it was very short and casual. I can not meet him personally as his last semester is completely online. How should I cold message him?

Very true. Take England, for example, where the law firms take in a good mix of people in terms of academic talent, but in the good law schools (Oxbridge and some of the London ones) there is a definite trend for the academically superior students to consider other options such as further study (academic), career as a barrister or career in academia.

The fact that you believe that generational wealth and privileges only mean being born in the family of multi-millionaires goes to show your ignorance of the social realities. The son of even middle class UC parents in this country gets to enjoy multiple advantages when it comes to education and career compared to the children of Dalit families. That's just one example.

I left a T1 Lalaji firm in Mumbai and relocated to my hometown Chennai to do advisory work online for a foreign company. I get paid in foreign currency, converted to INR. Overall, my pay is 25% less, but work hours are as much as 70-80% less with lots of flexibility and free time. Plus zero rent as it’s my own home and the costs of living in Chennai generally are less . And one of the things I like is that the company boss and colleagues are very kind and understanding.

How was it in my law firm? Better not to say, LOL.

What's your batch rank looking like homie? I'm one of the people who cracked it without prep. I've a pretty good rank in everything - exams, intras, you name it. Is your superiority limited to the entrance exam? Or are you actually doing anything significant otherwise? Maybe you're the one who needs humbling.

The fact that you gave it ages ago speaks volumes on your perception of the exam.Check our the recent papers, the papers are not at all anything to filter anyone out. The paper level has gone down so hard that any tom dick hardy with zero preparation can score good enough in that exam. My point isn't about cribbing that someone was able to score as much as me with less preparation and less hardwork, my point is that the paper has become so easy now there are a lot more people in the same percentile, leaving no reflection upon who can be actually filtered out. The CLAT 2025 paper is being called 5th grade english, you can understand how many people can do that much and what will be quality of the new batches.

Also,you gave CLAT ages ago when what?1000 people gave clat ? Multiply it by almost 100 and that's the no. of people giving clat now. In the same 0.25 marks stands atleast 50 people. And moreover making the paper so easy that anyone with elementary level of English can do it like a breeze,that is adding up to the misery.

You gave CLAT ages ago and things have changed by a huge margin now.The same way I don't have an opinion on the changed syllabus of my nephew's 3rd grade exams,you should also keep it down. The hubris portrayed here is formidable.

At the end of the day it's your calibre that sets your career, not the institution. If you slacked off in your 5 years there, it's your fault. The institution can only give you a tag, the rest is upto you. This is not IIT where placements are the norm. The legal field was never about this placement stuff. So, if you think it's committing career suicide then it's on you, that you failed to utilise your efforts and time. Btw many non-nlus are eminent lawyers and judges. Didn't see them complain about their career suicide due to institution.

The Calcutta High Court has cleared Prof. (Dr.) Nirmal Kanti Chakraborti, the Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata, of sexual harassment allegations. The court found no credible evidence to support the claims and upheld the Local Complaint Committee’s (LCC) decision to dismiss the complaint, citing the time limitations outlined in the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013. The complaint was filed on December 26, 2023 by a faculty member, who accused Prof. Chakrabarti of making inappropriate advances between 2019 and April 2023, allegedly linking professional benefits to personal interactions. The complaint was filed only after the enquiry was initiated by the Executive Council into her on December 21,2023. Under the POSH Act, complaints must be filed within three months of the last alleged incident, with a possible three-month extension in exceptional cases. The complainant, however, failed to justify the substantial delay in bringing forward the case.

The court highlighted that the sexual harassment complaint was filed much later than the statutory deadline. The delay, coupled with the absence of credible evidence, led the LCC to dismiss the case. Further, the complainant’s own communications with the university’s Chancellor did not mention any claims of sexual harassment, casting doubt on the veracity of the allegations. The complainant also failed to present convincing evidence to substantiate the claims. Furthermore, prior to the harassment allegations, the complainant had faced administrative scrutiny for professional lapses, including failure to complete a university project with NFCG and not submitting necessary financial documentation. Additionally, the complainant had undisclosed business ties, being a partner in Effulgent Educators LLP, which raised concerns over a potential conflict of interest when managing a university course. The court also pointed out that key decisions, like withholding promotions, were made by the university’s Executive Council—a panel of respected academics and jurists—not by Prof. Chakrabarti acting alone. This weakened the claim of the Complainant that the Vice-Chancellor had exerted undue influence over administrative matters.

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=bzPoyUlszYLCUcCpirIpqIaDhQxb1%2B6E%2BBOO8QdbgnuSjKc8Psozi%2FUgYgQA74Uo&caseno=FMA/873/2024&cCode=3&appFlag=&cino=WBCHCA0325622024&state_code=16

Yes, true. Britannica was founded in 1768, so it comes with all the right-wing, toxic biases of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. It’s really in the 21st century that the world has become more civilised and enlightened, with the hegemony of the right being challenged. This makes Wikipedia a better encyclopaedia, because most of the editors were born in the 21st century, like us. Our generation is mostly free from the racist, colonial and patriarchal biases that were present in 20th century people.