Did these people also come from a place of privilege? Not discounting their achievements, these are all fantastic, but it seems that in addition to being meritorious one also needs money to fund stay in foreign universities. Ofcourse, scholarships help but one also needs additional money to fund a living abroad. The OP should rehash his original query to ask what NLSIU toppers who came from humble, lower middle class and working class background are doing now? Is there a correlation between coming from a privileged background and doing well academically?

You people are just so disgusting. A law school has students who achieve such star-like things in their lives and all you do is downvote in an anonymous forum someone's response to a genuine question which outlines their history. You are everything that is wrong with this country.

Are you for real? Our country is in dire need of good law professors as the level of legal education is all time low. Yet those people when they got the chance run away and teach whatever odd courses they can instead of teaching here at Indian unis. And you're celebrating that, lmao. Do you alos take pride in indian ceos serving us companies? Lol. Also take a good look at that list most of the toppers are either teaching in foreign unis or working in corporate, not a single one of them became a decent advocate here.

Also do you even know why NLSIU was founded? It wasn't founded so that people will get educated here and go to uk to become a barrister or teach at foreign unis. It was founded so that our society will get great advocates, law professors and other people who'll serve the society. Going by the list, NLSIU has failed terribly. None of those toppers served the Indian society, although all of them were able to fill their pockets though.

Sudhir after implementing unconstitutional 25% domicile quota shouldn't be seen as some legal lengend. He's another stooge afterall. Surely it seems you're not practising advocate either, must be paper pusher at some lala firm.

Relax buddy they are mere professors in foreign universities. They got the chance and went as far away from the country. Real service to society would have been if they would have remained here and practised and served the society or they would have taught in Indian universities. Something for which NLSIU was formed.

While I was in college, I focused on excelling in just one subject area, while other subjects felt like extra responsibilities that I studied only for exams, especially areas allied to my practice area. Now, working in an M&A team, I feel somewhat restricted. One suggestion I’d make is not to avoid studying subjects related to your practice area. You may think a practice area isn't appealing simply because you haven’t studied it and have formed assumptions based on the buzz around you (I did that, and now I feel limited in many ways).

Specialization is valuable, but staying informed about topics connected to your practice area is essential; even a quick read can help. While areas like criminal law and constitutional law may not intersect with my work, allied practice areas do.

Theory can sometimes seem dull, but in practice, it often reveals useful similarities with the area you want to work in, giving you an edge. Once you start working in a law firm, you won’t have much time to study areas you haven’t yet explored, and if your work overlaps with those topics, not knowing them can create issues.

I hope this helps and all the best!

Azb blr- all partners, associates, staff and interns sit for lunch and snacks at the same time. For lunch- everyone gets their own lunch box or orders, and the office gives fresh cut fruits/ vegetables etc. Along with coffee and tea during breaks. Everyone can access this. On birthdays of employees, everyone is given a treat (snacks mostly)

First Internship, then second internship or Directly a long term internship. This long term internship is of four months, where you'll get paid 20k/pm (I think this has increased). This can be done online too, if you're in college. After that they consider you depending upon vacancy. Partners have the final say, so be in some kind of touch with the partners.

Dude, all the Senior Counsels practising at the Bombay HC are well versed with marathi otherwise how would they be able to understand LCR records/FIRs which are in Marathi only? Also fun fact, Navroz Seervai is very well versed in Marathi and Gujarati along with his impeccable command in the English language.

Law firms certainly do care about age. This was explicitly mentioned by one of the partners at a T1 firm when they came to our college (T1 NLU). However if you're in the top of your class, age won't matter. But if you're anywhere between having average to poor grades, you'll definitely be at disadvantage.

Hi All,

I am a 2021 graduate from a private law university in India, currently working as a Research Fellow an at an NLU. I had initially wanted to join academia, which is why I did not sit for campus placements and undertook an LLM (from an NLU in India), with plans of going for a foreign LLM and PhD later on.

I have decent grades, and about two years of experience in research and academia. However, I have grown increasingly disillusioned with academia. Not only is the pay low, but it is full of politics and sycophants, and there is a strange preference for foreign LLMs. Getting into regular teaching positions without a PhD sounds highly unlikely in the foreseeable future, and I do not plan to do a PhD yet, since I have financial issues.

I want to switch to law firm practice, and wanted some practical tips on things to look out for, and how I can get my foot through the door. I come from a family of idealistic government servants, so the corporate world hadn't appealed to me much earlier. Have I spoiled my chances of getting into law firms altogether due to this (planned) detour? What skills can I show to be a good lateral hire?

Thanks in advance, and I would like to her especially from those who have switched to law firms with a significant gap.

Bobde - did took interest in Law School, he started a that course of BALLB(Hons. in Adjudication and Justicing) at NLU Nagpur, I guess.

And It seems to be a successful one. Students there are smart though. The people are getting admissions after qualifying regerious rounds of interviews, conducting by HC Judges.

DY - is the one who did nothing, just passed statements. Thats all he did. He just collect the list of flaws, and spat it out.

Cricket has always been a men's sport, while badminton and shooting have been more women-oriented sports. so nobody can force anyone to watch women cricket. women's hockey is also gaining recognition. the day the Indian women's cricket team wins the the world cup odi/t20, maybe that would interest ppl to watch it. maybe more tickets would be bought n maybe they would be paid more than they r currently. SO MAYBE A WIN COULD CHANGE UR MIND TO WATCH WOMENS CRICKET TOO.

Yes they pay a standard 80k to A0's except for lateral hires.

Source - Been there

Secondly, there exist firms which will teach you without humiliating and ridiculing you. No doubt these guys too will teach you the trade but at what cost, do make note of that and decide accordingly.

The misinformation on this thread is alarming - Samvad Bombay, while toxic, will teach you a lot. Moreover, they pay a standard of 80k pm to A0s.

While the partners tend to scream, I dare you to name a firm where this isnt an issue. On the other hand, BLC is a new firm that has yet to prove its track record. Samvad is a known commodity.