Which law school is this?! Strange that it only allows one. Personally parliamentary debating has given me so much. I have been able to make friends. Learn communication and critical thinking and more about the world.

It’s truly an enriching activity

But mooting is more beneficial for cv and other legal skills

It’s a difficult choice for me

But I’m sure you can find ways to do debating without needing college permission

Like are they going to stop you from participating?

You can learn a lot of debating online - lectures better than what your debsoc can teach (let me know if you need links for those)

And join online spars/ mocks

A lot of us do those on country wide groups

i am a first year law student pursuing b.b.a.ll.b at NFSU-Delhi. i personally feel i am lacking the clarity and focus one should have we are having 2 months internship break from dec so what kind of internship to do and i am confused between whether to prepare for CS or write a research paper?

Exactly, spot on. Every state NLU is grappling with its own problems. The overall stature of NLUs has come down drastically, and so have their student bodies. Why will a state university in Telangana worry about a state university in Punjab? They are different entities in different states. Every NLU is competing with every other NLU. Imagine amid the NLUD and RGNUL crises, students in GNLU are celebrating their placements (with a post on this platform). This is an example of the insensitiveness that exists among NLUs and GNLU is not alone. This is an existential crisis for NLUs, and obsession with placements does not make the problems go away.

Brother, I understand you are not an advocate. That's why you feel so bitter about us. We advocates have to work way too hard to not just perform inside a court but also to get briefs. Salaried employees like you will never understand what it takes to be an advocate in India. Also, getting a corporate job is not the hallmark of merit, especially when NLUs have different quotas based on caste, domicile, and NRI status. That's far from meritocracy, bro. We struggle at courts daily and argue on merits. We do a lot of good for society. Meanwhile you guys only help cronies.

Unless your parent is a senior designate, being a second generation lawyer provides no advantage. The only benefit I received from my mom was access to a Senior Advocate's chambers. I know various people who joined my chamber but were pathetic and later quit practise. Because of my merit alone, i could thrive. Once I became independent, my mom only provided me with a few cases, not many. I've faced just as many challenges as a first-generation lawyer. I pity those subservient corporate babus. They would never understand what exactly it feels like to practise law.

I am an A2 at a boutique law firm started out at a tier 1 firm. I quit within 4 months of joining T1 but have been working here for 2 years. I learn and feel better here although the pay is lower. Trust me the peace and joy I feel here is much better than the anxiety I faced everyday at T1

The original Rishabh's team's PAs/Counsels have all set up different teams - Sai (Saraf) Mayuri (Anagram) Kartikey (Khaitan). The team that remained (which is easily 8-9 solid individuals) has stayed in SAM for a very long time and is testament to the fact that there's loyalty and the people genuinely enjoy the work and there's good camraderie.

Generally scam. In fact, I see publishing by charging some amount as a good business model as it directly connects with the insecurity of the law students and some professors at relatively unknown universities. For instance, a book carrying forward of Justice Dipak Mishra and containing hundreds of articles or some by-monthly journals where the editorial process takes 2-3 days.

Having done a virtual internship (when they were only Link Legal), for a practice area they are best known for, I wouldn't recommend it. Particularly, a virtual one, if you are in final years.

The associate their in the practice, would not bother giving any work before 7pm-8pm, and once they gave a work, it would be a mess. The partner also never bothered about the internship, I had zero interaction with them during the four weeks I worked.

This may differ obviously from practice area to practice area, but doing a physical intership will be a much better experience, if you are going to be interning at the firm.

I interviewed for them when I was a fresher a few years ago, for the competition vertical (didn't even know they did anything else). They asked me my expected salary and I said 40K, to which their reaction made it seem like it might be something they could work with. So not a definitive answer, but, well, in case it helps you

Apply to other firms, it is simple as that.

But you cannot say you want to switch because of the hours - that won't fly during the interview, once you spend a little time in the new firm, you can be honest about it. You will have to say that you think PE / VC and M&A work is more interesting since it is a bespoke, it has more exit opportunities, you will more opportunities to directly interact with the end clients, etc. etc.

I hope he is arrested and the names of all the nepo kids from whom BMS reserved tickets illegally come out. Plus the nexus with Viagogo.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/coldplay-concert-row-bookmyshow-ceo-skips-first-summons-second-notice-issued-101727671203613-amp.html

Get into a long term internship at LegaLogic, very near to ILS. Avoid the other crowd, you'll yourself figure out the divide and understand which one I'm talking about. Don't go behind number of internships, the placement scene is getting better since 2022, henceforth, focus on getting quality internships. Avoid in-house internships and go for law firms/practicing advocates if looking to get into disputes, Rishabh Gandhi Advocates is a good place to intern near ILS. Avoid SRB Ojas at all cost. Regarding SPPU Exams, seriously don't take much load about it and start preparing in your PLs only. Attend lecture only for the sake of attendance, sleep if you want, or just pay attention, doesn't really matter. Make sure you publish 4-5 articles in your preferred area of interest. TAC/Nego/Mediation, do it for the sake of fun only, nothing serious as such, don't pity if you do not excel in these competitions. Take Phadnis seriously and at least do a National Moot, try to go for NLUO Maritime Moot, ILS has good record in that. GoodLuck! P.S. Enjoy the green lush campus, don't overthink should've went to GLC instead. If not at par with top 6-7 NLUs, you're still in a great college with good alumni network, plus take advantage of your city.

I'm in a similar boat as you, just from ILS. Commenting for activity, and to wish you luck.

What I'm currently trying - looking from alumni from my institute who have internships which I want, and then looking at the path they took before that. Send a few of them a connect request, and ask politely for guidance

First years are usually suggested to intern under district court lawyers or good ngos. I think that’s a good start. Don’t run behind big brand names and hot shot lawyers.

Ask around your college seniors about such lawyers who are good to work under. As in, seniors who are helpful in mentoring you about law. Ofcourse your work will be more clerical but some seniors will have occasional conversations with you, sometimes give you research work, mentor you, etc.

Use your first years time to get a good understanding of constitution law, figuring out how to read bare acts and books, etc.

join debating, mooting and other clubs. These have helped me in becoming a better critical thinker, in a way no other thing I have done has.

If finances are not an issue you get online courses on researching case laws, etc which you can do to learn more practical skills.

To fill up your cv maybe you can add links to some blogs that you write on LinkedIn if you can’t publish it in journals

It is essential that 5 year integrated law introduces an exit option with a graduate degree minus the law degree such as BA or BCOM or whatever might be the base study of the selected 5 year course. This will ensure that students who feel out of place in the law program are not forced to be stuck to it for 5 years which is a long time and they will not exit inspite of feeling out of place with the thought of wasting their 2 or 3 years without any degree in hand. It is extremely important that concerned authorities of 5 year integrated program look into this asap.

So asking this as yesterday was World Heart Day and saw lots of posts on my TL about the risks to of over-exercising if you are in a high-stress job (and all of us are). So if you can share:

- your age

- how many days a week you use the treadmill

- how many minutes per session

- what percentage is walking/jogging/running

- min speed, max speed, Avg speed

Thanks!

Take a few days leave. Go back to your home town or a place where you feel safer than your current environment. Then write an email to the Chief Justice at Delhi with all the requisite details and CC the High Court Gender Sensitisation Committee if there is one. It should trigger a process and you will be at a safe distance away.

How do you want the page to help you exactly? As in it is not going to name the alleged perpetrator so long as you post anonymously. That's not legally allowed. If you want to get in touch with lawyers who can help, then enough has been published for others to suggest such names. If you publish a social media post and then link it here, then the mods will probably allow that. Otherwise, it is difficult to see how else one may help you if you choose not to go public.

Okay but the BCI circular does not say they're suspending anyone for anything. Did you read it? They're simply saying universities should do a criminal background check and report any cases where there are convictions or pending cases so the BCI can make a call. That is not overbroad. That is a far more efficient way for them to ensure that people who have committed offences of moral turpitude do not enter the profession. It is difficult to regulate when people are expected to disclose their crimes, no one wants to. And it is stupid to expect someone to file a complaint seeking to disbar a fellow advocate when they know about criminal antecedents, you don't survive in the profession that way. It is much more reasonable to expect that law schools will do this. When you apply to LLM programmes abroad you check a box that gives the university permission to do a background check on you and you are required to disclose any pending cases or convictions. Why should Indian universities not have the same rules? No one is saying people can't get educated or get a degree if they've committed a crime- that's not what the circular says. the BCI seems to be saying you have to disclose and the BCI will review. That seems reasonable no?

They would only withhold your certificate if you failed to disclose. If you disclose they will review your file and figure out if there's reason to deny you bar registration- that's a nuance you're missing.

I don't think theres a legitimate expectation of privacy within classrooms. By nature, they're public spaces. Your housing association may put cameras in the elevator for safety- that would not be breaking the law because a) the authority to put them in comes from housing association which people in the society sign up to, and b) there is no expectation of privacy in public spaces. Similarly here: universities are being asked to do this by their regulator the authority stems from the university, and the classroom is not a private space, in fact, the classroom might be government property. Schools already do put CCTV cameras in classrooms and examination centres. It is done not just to check fraud but also to prevent and prosecute violence in classrooms.

It seems to me if its the BCI's job to ensure legal education in this country doesnt involve high levels of fraud- they might reasonably do so by mandating that people disclose criminal background and that universities record keep in a verifiable manner.

You give your biometric id to write UGC exams nowadays, even the clerkship exam I think. You're required to give your fingerprints and your aadhar for nearly everything, everyone working at the university has already handed over their aadhar to their employer. and I dont think theres been a case where that stuff has been used to politically persecute people? so what are we really saying is the harm.

The only one that I can foresee and that is reasonable to me is that universities might not have great security systems to maintain biometric information of all their students and it might lead to leaks. Thats all hypothetical- but in any case I would think an ID card scanning system is better than fingerprint id for attendance and stuff anyway.