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Secondly, the nearby home posting is temporary and one has to work in every nook and corners of the state. Why do you think people prefer DJS. This is the only benefit in DJS now after 2nd NJPC
Firstly calm down. Unemployment is bad, yes, but not the end of anything. Id suggest the following
1. Get off the internet and completely focus on academics. Just ace your future exams even if theres one year or whatever. You should score 90s if you start now.
2. Start mailing T2 and T3 firms, especially local ones. Mail partners but please use formal email etiquette. Start applying to chambers as well for long term internships you can pursue alongside studies.
3. Do not waste your time with publications. A paper written by a law student with no bar license is of no consequence and will only take away focus from your academics. Ofcourse, if you publish in Cambridge and the likes, its different. i hope you catch my drift.
4. Please practice meditation and exercise your body well in your free time. Please look out for loved ones.
5. Start making connections, learn conversational skills. Speak to seniors, get contacts of their seniors. These people are your final option at a reference before hiring concludes.
6. Prepare for government exams. I dont mean UPSC. There are several, many limited to law grads. Not gonna name drop and spoon feed for you.
7. Practice soft skills. Cooking/ driving etc. They are decent paying jobs in there.
8. Dont listen to people saying loosers should not choose. Please keep options ready.
9. Dont waste time on LLMs/ PHDs unless academia is your passion.
10. Dont lie. Ever.
1. Institute of Patent Attorneys India (IPAI),
2. Institute Academy of Law and Management (IALM),
3. IIPTA (Indian Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys)
are a few that I have heard of. Are these good?
All suggestions are welcome.
I am a final year student from a shit college in Mumbai, a few months ago I somehow got into a T1 firm and had a really amazing experience. I built a great rapport with the team and the partner there but due to my shit luck, the partner told me he finished hiring for my year and asked if I’m interested in any other firm and I said yes. He now spoke to a parter at another firm and recommended me there. Now, this firm is infamous for its toxicity and attrition and I am not really sure if I will have a great experience or if I can do my best there, Do y’all think this will affect my rapport with the previous partner? How do I go about this, please guide.
Ill give you a clear picture.
yes, super Senior advocates (designated) (in their 70s), at some high courts, and these people are less than 50 per HC, make 20 crores an year.
The most senior equity partners in India at T1 law firms make 10-12 crores an year. Managing partners make 25-30. All this is before tax, and tax is a LOT here.
26 crores is not a "small change", not even a manageable charge. Maybe manageable for Harish Salve and 3-4 other SAs. Not a small charge even for them. Maybe it is for the promoters of top indian companies and superstar actors and top cricketers. But 26 crores is not a small charge for any human being, its a huge deal. Maybe just in your mind, dont worry you would never get there. Keep dreaming.
What you have written is a story of more admin positions in the govt. Judges/ civil servants/ armed forces/ secretariat. Did you not know that you cant expect a easy lifestyle at such positions? Its equally demanding as corporate. Not as much as T1 firms and not as boring though.
What sort of "political interferance" is a 5 yr civil judge facing?
Exceptions- CAM, TT&A, Saraf and SAM are pedantic about grades at all fresher interactions. Even S&R but its wierd. Even with good feedback, they largely care a hell lot about grades, in the order of firms mentioned. However, you quickly realise once you join these firms, how that attitude affects work life and pay, how they are ruthless and not in a good interesting challenging way, but heart attack risky way.
I may be wrong and correct me on this, but Trilegal and Khaitan arent so anal about batch ranks. However, their interviews are significantly gruelling. The firms mentioned before have relatively simpler rounds. Or round.
JSA and the others are as arbitrary as you can get on fresher recruitments, so I would like insiders to give comments.
AFAIK ICUL is also particular about grades, but noone ends up choosing them. AZB largely does not care as much in comparison but is exceptionally toxic nevertheless.
Please be content that this is limited to fresher recruitment. If you have even 6 months of experience in a corporate practice areas, just see how doors open up. HRs literally cold mail and irritate people at A3-4 levels, SA levels. PA+ levels always have vacancies everywhere honestly. i know people with three digit ranks, who flunked years, worked up their way through T3 firms and are equity partners at T1 firms like CAM and SAM, literally employing others under them and making insane money. I suggest you politely mail such people, and I cannot stress politely enough, for help. But they can only open internship ops/ assessment ops for you, you still have to work hard enough than others with better ranks, and work your ass off better than any associate. Dress well, speak well, communicate with seniors and make a really good impression, and no batch rank or college will stop you.
https://www.barandbench.com/news/llm-student-sues-jindal-global-law-school-failing-him-ai-generated-exam-submission
unlike most nlus which are all pretty much new buildings of the last 10-30 years, the mayurbhanj complex is atleast a century old, if not older. it also use to house, iim shillong and the north eastern hill university (nehu).
it'll be disappointing when the nlu shifts to its new greenfield township in shilong, situated in 65 acre campus in the next few years, where all infra development lately such as the iim, have all been none but fabricated glass and steel facade.
I heard kiits pays but over works.
Can't say about Nirma.
https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/cricket/story/bcci-secretary-jay-shah-replacement-rohan-jaitley-vs-anil-patel-2627714-2024-11-04
How's the switch works, anyone who's done this before, please guide.
2. However, I would say that there is a difference between trying lots of things and drifting. Don't just do things aimlessly for the sake of doing them. Do them with a view to learning something and asking if you think it's likely to give more life satisfaction.
3. Gradually, understand what you want to specialise in. By the time you are done with your degree, you should have a reasonably clear idea what area(s) of law are of your interests and which aren't.
4. If academia is what you are going for, use the last year or so of your UG law degree to build on your area of interest. Especially if you are looking at any kind of further study in the UK and some other countries, they will want evidence of a clear understanding of what your interests are and that you have followed-up on those.
5. Then use up your LLM to deeply specialise in your area(s) of interest - especially in academia, having just one area of interest can be a bit boring for your entire life.
6. Your PhD is to be used to hyperspecialise in one thing.
- For hiring managers and recruiters: What specific skills and traits do you look for in disputes candidates? Are there particular qualities or experiences that make someone stand out at a Tier-1 level? Share any insights about navigating the high expectations that come with finding top-tier legal talent.
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Can any senior please help to secure internship or job. I am a law graduate from good law school but non- nlu. If anyone can provide any help : please connect at helpnk9@ gmail.com. I humbly request to please connect.
HRs: I get it that you don't want to vet CVs; ensure policies are enforced; deal with toxicity etc etc. But atleast do this. DO SOMETHING YOURE GETTING PAID. The amount of kids who forge certificates and do shit like this and get away because HRs here are just email managers who forward emails here and there.
But when you compare you need to take the sheer number of jobs available. Hardly 20-25 people per t1 across the entire country are selected and get 16-20LPA whereas engineering firms take 100-120 people offering all of them 15LPA. In top IITs the average is 15LPA not the highest.