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

They're more interested in their own internal issues, as they should be. Not only has the quality of every NLU gone down but so has their SBCs. Moreover SBCs hardly have power to address their own issues that they'd do something for someone else. Ever since it's become a den of drugs, weed & money, SBCs have become useless. It's not better than central university good led Pol parties.

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.

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.

Firstly they can only threaten you. Once you act they would want to hush everything themselves as they don’t want to get into a legal tussle or face public scrutiny. The worst they can do is that the Bar Council will issue a Show Cause. They can’t simply cancel your registration. File a writ against it. Show how the SCN has been illegally issued because you filed a police complaint against another lawyer who sexually assaulted you. Your senior will also have to explain before the Court how she dealt with the issue once you raised it and why a show cause notice was issued after an FIR against another lawyer and why the other lawyer was not show caused but you were. Have the courage to fight it. Others won’t fight it for you. Either you be ready for a long fight or simply abandon the issue and move to another chamber.

woman to woman. Its easy for people to tell you to complain and make things public when their lives are not on the line. You know your circumstances best. If youre able to find rival lawyers who will champion your case- that might be one thing. But if not- I would just look for other jobs and leave and pull myself out of danger.

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.

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.

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.

In the recent sample papers released by the Consortium for CLAT-UG.. There was just a mismatch between the actual pattern of the exam and the SP.. like in the sample paper 1,2 they gave Very short paragraphs in the sections of English and logical reasoning Just like the pattern of LSAT India (they didnt even included the legal and qts part If this is the case why they didnt updated the syllabus on their website which clearly says (450 words per passage).. Anyone from insider can clarify on whats going on with this body or the pattern has been changed or not? Didn`t know what this body will be going to do with this exam.

Trolls stay away please!!

Designer clothes, watches etc. Luxury cars etc. Business class travel etc. Champagne, caviar etc.

These are routine things in the life of a Senior Advocate or law firm owner, but menial labourers like us are also experiencing some of it, as we gradually climb up the ladder. So what are some of the good things you have got a taste of?

hi, you will most likely be part of the ESG group. the first week revolves around you reading articles and listening to podcasts on ESG related matters. you will then be introduced to what the compliance work is. basically each intern will be assigned a Statute (act + rule) and you will have to fill the compliance requirements in an excel sheet. they will send you the required formats and run you through how everything is done. there are daily update calls. in all honestly, the work is very less and they are quite accommodating and give good enough deadlines - so it is quite chill.

Started new job at a T1, don't feel good coming to office, i feel suffocated, should I change my job? I am willing to shift even if the offered package is going to be lower than my present one.

But I am scared if it's the right decision, bottom line is that I am not happy right now, but then I see people jobless and everything. So please suggest, what should be my next step.

Hi, I am an incoming associate at DLL. My interview with the MP is still pending but I am told that I am in for the job and that I will have the salary discussion with him and will be paid at par with my PQE level at the firm. What is the salary structure like for A0/A1/A2/A3/SA and is there pay parity within the firm or is there a non-NLU bias. The info available on LI is variable and old, if some current DLL person can respond, it would be great.

Hi, while this question is perennial and there may never be a comprehensive answer to it, a ground level list of pros and cons may be helpful.

Having 2.5 yr. PQE in Corporate, I'm looking for a career switch. Either really good work or even better pay. Suggestions are welcome.