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1. PA takes it along with the HR. HR usually doesn't ask much, but may chime in at times- why law? why commercial law and the likes, depends on the HR.
2. Know your CV from top to bottom, no point studying anything and everything, but what you've written you should know. For instance, if you have listed "drafted NDAs" in your CV, you will have to know stuff about liquidated damages, receiving party-centric clauses, what are the usual exceptions in NDAs etc. If you have written about copyright and assignment agreements, what section of the Copyright Act, 1957 allows you to assign your copyright. All of that honestly, nothing too deep so don't worry.
3. Know why you want to do the practice area you have chosen. For instance, I said I liked M&A, and they asked me why M&A and I said it sounded cool and corporate-y, it made them laugh so brownie points for that!
P.S. the mods should take note of this and avoid moderating/publishing such one word answers which don't solve the query or further the purpose of this forum
How's IITD for PhD btw? A colleague did Socio PhD from IITB and I found the overall system better than NLUs.
What happened?
We have locked eyes multiple times, I really want to talk to her and ask her out, but due to all this professional set up I have never approached her.
Can someone please share this with her.
SJA can feign surprise etc. And once the announcement is made, SJA will stage some pre-scripted opposition as well.
For salaried partners without their own books, the retainership can go up to 1.5 crores in Trilegal and KCO. The number for Senior Partners in teams with high deal volumes can at the minimum earn 5-6 crores per annum.
Argus Delhi A2?
tldr; you learn a lot, you work a lot, good work life balance
- An expanded mental health department is obviously something which should have happened a while ago. If anything, they haven't gone far enough. Only two extra counsellors? The risk of waiting lists isn't taken away!
- This no year loss policy is just setting people up for failure! If you have failed courses, you clearly have to resit the appropriate assessment(s) in order to pass. You just aren't ready to cope with more difficult work, so allowing somebody in that position to progress like that to the next developmental year of study is just out of order! Alright, if it's one course in one year, no need to prevent progression from one developmental year to another. Just make them take the exams at the next available assessment opportunity. But permitting accumulation of failure just gives false hope and devalues the degree. This is not how the world's best universities operate; NLUD wasn't operating in wellbeing terms in any way like the world's best universities, and they aren't now either.
I’ve been hearing very diverging opinions about career prospects in law. On one hand, I came across an alum from my law faculty working at Trilegal, which is quite encouraging. On the other hand, I’ve also seen someone who is struggling to secure a job at a law firm and is now considering leaving the legal profession altogether. To add to my confusion, I saw a Tier 1 NLU grad advising against pursuing law unless you come from a well-connected family, while a Tier 2 NLU student mentioned sitting at home due to lack of opportunities.
My concern is that I can’t afford to be jobless after 3 years. My family is already pushing me toward a government job, but I’m still interested in law. I’m also considering pursuing the Company Secretary (CS) course along with my LLB.
So, my main questions are:
1. Should I go ahead with pursuing my LLB from DU if job security is a priority?
2. Will adding a CS qualification help me secure a job at a law firm or improve my prospects?
I’d really appreciate any advice or insights. Thank you!
Further, I’d think boutiques with relatively good practices would certainly require these loans and other financial services such as corporate banking etc. Are you aware of any such boutiques and the services they use?
Also wondering the same because to many, interest payments/fees on these services will be a turn off. But like with any business, you need credit to grow and expand - would the same logic apply to independent practices and boutiques+T1s+T2s?
All I see on LI is law school students ready to ridicule anything and anyone. And I get it - a 19 year old kid is the cockiest in the room. Life REALLY HUMBLES you down a couple of years in the profession.
I just feel that associates A2 onwards have stopped considering this platform as even remotely a safe space. Trolling kar kar ke you kids will also miss out on genuine advice we can give.