I'm an RGNUL student and this will get buried in downvotes, but who cares. The girls hostel is mostly normal except for a very tight group of girls in the senior batches who've set up a den of vice and force freshers to imbibe at a high cost, failing which they risk ostracization and collective shaming. Do I endorse male authorities visiting without due protocol? No. Should the VC resign for following up on repeated complaints from other female students? Also no.

One person ? Care to look into the last year of things across all NLUs. Forgot Gujarat HC ? Or Delhi depression ? Or Bangalore protests ? Or Kolkata politics ? These are few to name, but all top ones. Let's face it, every NLU has faced to live upto it's anti-ragging, bullying & SA name. They can't practice what they preach to the society. Need to stop giving these entitled state universities importance.

i don't really understand the issues here quite frankly.
if VC would have gone to boys hostel without the notice would it be that problematic as this one?
so, are you saying women are lower then men and cant be put on equal footing as that of men?
do you think women are not independent and strong enough to handle that? why the special cater?
also, just wondering if the same uproar would have been caused if a women VC would have entered boys hostel.

women need to chill out

To all the litigants at the Bom HC out there. Would love to hear thoughts on the proposed new complex at BKC. I am genuinely curious how this entire ecosystem of offices, chambers, stationery shops, etc. is going to shift from Kala Ghoda to BKC. Not to mention that BKC is anyways supremely congested - imagine adding all of this to the existing chaos

Lack of listening skills
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Leadership is about listening to your people. If someone vying for a leadership position is only interested in their own ideas, I think it’s safe to say they’re not ready to take charge. So much about being a good leader, I think, involves humility: Do you actively listen to your team? Do you actually let them talk instead of interrupting them? Do you take their ideas and feedback seriously? Do you hire people who are good at what they do and then trust them to do the job (ideally, better than you could)? There is no place for ego at the top—it’s lonely enough up there already.

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Rejecting feedback
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If someone is unwilling to solicit and embrace constructive feedback, then that person is not ready to lead others. One of the most important jobs of a leader is to enable the team to deliver the best possible outcomes by creating a culture of trust and collaboration. Many people attribute the success of NASA’s first landing on the moon to a mission-first attitude—teams that feel safe to openly discuss issues, regardless of organizational politics or roles, are better able to identify and fix minor problems before they become major ones. It takes humility to admit that you don’t have all the answers but that dedication to outcomes over ego is essential to complex problem-solving. It’s incredibly difficult to innovate or lead successfully without it.

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Know-it-all
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Early in my career at the Brooklyn DA’s office, I heard from the head of homicide, a figure I deeply admired. This was my dream job, the type of case I aspired to prosecute. However, as I listened to this individual speak, I realized they were a “know-it-all.” They exuded an air of absolute authority, convinced they knew everything about everything.

At that moment, I understood this wasn’t true expertise but a facade. No one knows everything. This type of inflated ego, believing in one’s infallibility, doesn’t belong in leadership. It stifles growth, prevents collaboration, and ultimately hinders the leader’s and team’s success.

A “know-it-all” leader, blinded by their perceived omniscience, fails to recognize their limitations. This lack of self-awareness is detrimental to both the leader and their team. A leader who believes they possess all the answers stifles growth and innovation. They are unwilling to seek input from others, missing out on valuable perspectives and expertise.

Effective leadership requires a willingness to learn and adapt. A humble leader understands that they don’t have all the answers and surrounds themselves with a capable team. They foster an environment where diverse viewpoints are welcomed and collaboration is encouraged. This approach allows the team to leverage each member’s strengths, leading to greater success than any individual could achieve alone.

By recognizing and embracing their own limitations, leaders open the door to personal and collective growth. They create a culture of learning where everyone feels empowered to contribute their unique skills and knowledge.

Not just the college administration, but even the student body there is equally to blame for creating the most toxic and cliquey environment on campus- things like selective activism and cancelling only as long as it doesn’t involve their own friends (in which case the narrative is instantly reversed), and an absolute lack of academic as well as non-academic/social support for anyone who needs it.

The recent news of suicide in different universities and offices all over the country shows more about the immense amount of stress the country as a whole has put on competition and excellence. 100 out of 100 in cbse is where it starts.

Then litigation is stressful and Law firms create unnecessary pressure on young students to perform like robots and they themselves lack any work-life balance.

I really dont think it is the university atmosphere alone. It is WE as a legal fraternity that is responsible.

It is important for all of us to create safe spaces within our student groups and interact with faculty who are approachable and willing.

Law in itself is a serious study and one normal case can have different impact on different people.

Another observation is that Emotional intelligence and Academic intelligence both need an emphasis now.

Bar Council of India and UGC should

1. Make attendance flexible.

2. Not impose terrible credit requirements and hours of teaching making universities struggle to keep up the number of hours and subjects.

3. Soon faculty members will also fall to stress. Cuttack incident is a call that faculty needs support too.

I am already thinking of the plight of faculty at NLU delhi who would be consoling students while themselves struggling to cope up with loss. Noone i say noone wants to harm and see their children, students or friends take this step.

Job, marks and competiton seems to be making people forget that we work to live and not live to work. Please take care of each other and I for one feel that harsh comments on nlud would now again put pressure on students who would feel more stressed as to the image of the place they have joined.

NluD and other law school students bashing each other on this forum itself shows we all as a community are only trying to win arguments than making all law schools a better community as a whole. Please take this as a wake up call.

Administration alone can do nothing. Students, teachers and parents have to together try to build a healthy future.

Not sure how far this is true, but I heard that apparently KCo has changed its policy? Looks like they’ll be handing out PPO interviews on a relative basis around February after considering all the interns of the year. Not sure if this already existed, but I’d heard previously that you’d get an interview based solely on your performance and not in comparison to any other intern.

Academic standards were diluted along with campus discipline when he was here at NALSAR. Soon, you will see students passing with close to zero attendance percentage (the same happened at NALSAR). He calls this the freedom model. NALSAR remained unaffected because of alumni. But I dont't know about CNLU.

Though things stated are precisely what is the case but in addition to administrative failure, the level of students and academic spirit has also hit an all time low. Every subsequent batch is worse than its predecessor. There are things, increasingly happening around me, which often makes me cringe out but I don't see a point of feeling regret. I just swiftly have dragged myself out of most of the politics, committees and events all which I find pointless at this point. The main issue, at the core, is that there are people who've been given weightage, who ideally shouldn't have been. When you let people whose brains are half eaten by zombies get into collective decision making, you get what exactly is happening in CNLU right now.

I am shocked to see not a single junior showing me quality at what is supposed to be their main job. I don't see anyone being able to sit on their laptops for hours even if the deadline's literally the next day. Things are might appear stale on the outside, but inside its now rotten to the core.

Hi, I am shifting to a new firm, and spent merely 7 months at my older firm. I have an interview lined up soon, I just want to understand as to how to negotiate a better or comparable salary.

At the place I am currently, I am paid well but the environment is not sustainable in the long term. However, the new place pays around 40K less than the current place. How do i ask them to match up? Please advise (I am afraid they won’t consider me if I put it outrightly)

20K for rent is really expensive. Avoid South Delhi as an intern (except when finances aren't an issue). Put up in areas like Laxmi Nagar, Nirman Vihar, Noida, etc. where the accommodation is much cheaper. Most PGs in Delhi, unlike Mumbai, include food. You can consider packing your lunch everyday to the Court. All in all, you can manage to bring down the overall expenditure to around 25K (PG + everyday commute + miscellaneous expenses) excluding the flight tickets.

I recently joined a chamber here at Lucknow. My senior has a great practise on the original side here at Allahabad HC. Neither my senior doesn't pay me nor he files my vakalatnama even in those cases in which I assist. He has a son who's also in practise and it feels like the entire chamber revolves around him. He gets to do all the work, and he gets all the opportunities to argue the matter. It's really frustrating. I'm a first generation female lawyer. I feel like quitting.

Depends on the city my friend. Understand Mumbai can get quite lonely for students coming from outside to intern. Would suggest visiting places where you can see a lot of people around that’s good stimulus. Can go to a Starbucks, they have WiFi and charging station and they don’t bother even if you don’t place an order. You can visit marine drive as well, solitude helps. And if you really have a lot of free time and energy try one of the dating apps that should keep you busy!

As a law student interested in Tax law, would it be better for me to intern under CA's to gain a good understanding of tax laws? From what I understand, lawyers aren't as knowledgeable in the field of Tax as compared to CA's and hence would streamlining my internships in this direction be a wise choice?

The exact mentality which will continue to ensure for years, decades, centuries to come, unless great care is taken by NLU admins not to imbibe it (something which only Sudhir of NLS is doing), that India's best law schools will not become hubs for research.

The kind of law school whose name, when uttered, makes us sit up and take notice is willing to put a shit tonne of money into research in the type of areas you so glibly look down upon. You don't even need to do GBP-INR converting on oanda.com or using the UK foreign ministry (FCDO) exchange rate, the CER, to know how much money is being put into this. Tell me, would a law school of world-wide repute be willing to put the amounts you are proposing if this learning was so useless? And note, this is a law school well known for commercial law, not legal philosophy.

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/funding/yeoh-tiong-lay-centre-for-politics-philosophy-and-law-phd-studentship#maincontent

The details of India’s investigation were included in a July 20 email, reviewed by Reuters, which was written by a home ministry official to Netflix’s former director of business and legal affairs for India, Nandini Mehta, who left the company in 2020.

“This is regarding visa and tax violations concerns regarding the business practices of Netflix in India,” wrote Indian official Deepak Yadav from the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) of the home ministry in New Delhi.

“We have received certain details in this regard w.r.t (with respect to) the stated company’s conduct, visa violation, illegal structures, tax evasion and other malpractices including incidents of racial discrimination that company has been engaged in while conducting its business in India,” he added.

In an emailed statement, Mehta said she is pursuing a lawsuit in US against Netflix for alleged wrongful termination as well as racial and gender discrimination – charges the company denies.

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In 2021, Mehta sued Netflix in Los Angeles County Superior Court in California for alleged wrongful termination and racial and gender discrimination, among other things, U.S. court filings show.

Netflix has in U.S. court denied “each and every allegation” and said in its statement that Mehta was fired for repeatedly using her corporate credit card for tens of thousands of dollars in personal expenses.

Mehta said she will “continue to fight for justice.” Her case is set for a status hearing on Monday in Los Angeles.

https://indianexpress.com/article/business/india-probing-netflix-for-visa-violations-racial-discrimination-email-shows-9583610/lite/

Hello everyone. I am from a Non NLU which is not much famous outside my home state. I have been a much risk-averse person throughout my life and have lot much opportunities because of that.

After 3 years of my college life I have realised that from a corporate law POV I have acheived nothing except one Tier 2 Corp internship. Not a single moot or research paper. And regarding grades, marks are in 50-60 range for most exams, with around 3 supplementary papers (1 of them is a law subject) in total.Partly it's because atmosphere was not at all competitive and college itself does not emphasize stress on studies, but mostly its because of my laziness.

I seek redemption ! I have already registered for a couple of legal events but deep down I highly doubt whether I could get a good corporate law job.

Do you suggest that I give CLAT once again at this stage of my life? Or should I give NLSAT after completing this course in 2026 ? Or are there any other solutions?

Please advice me on this. Legal proffesionals, academics and students alike are welcome to provide your valuable opinions.

Hi, I have an offer for internship from Gravitas in their Banking and Finance team. Could anybody who has interned/worked there provide some insights on the quality of work, work culture and stipend, if any. I already have another confirmed internship so I'm not sure if I should leave that for this. Any details would be helpful. Thanks!

How can a Non-NLU student work in a foreign law firm? P.S please don't recommend me to retake CLAT, because by the time admissions to NLUs start I would be in my 4th year.

Any other methods would be appreciated including the foreign LLM or BCL way. I need a roadmap if someone is knowledgeable enough

My friend from Kolkata got 8 tickets. He was logged on to 12 devices belonging to his family and friends. One of the devices beat the queue by pure luck. He kept 4 tickets for himself and sold the other 4 tickets for 2.5 lakhs each to a Trinamul Congress MLA’s son, who paid the entire amount in cash. So he made a profit of 10 lakhs in one day and he doesn’t even have to declare it to tax authorities as it’s in pure cash.

That’s how you gotta hustle in India and why simple people like us lose out 😭

This reminds me of an excerpt from Roald Dahl's autobiography that always fascinated me.

Extract from Boy – Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl:

The next day, we were allowed to inspect the appendix itself in a glass bottle. It was a

longish black wormy-looking thing, and I said, “Do I have one of those inside me, Nanny?”

“Everyone has one,” Nanny answered.

“What’s it for?” I asked her.

“God works in mysterious ways,” she said, which was her stock reply whenever she

didn’t know the answer.

“What makes it go bad?” I asked her.

“Toothbrush bristles,” she answered, this time with no hesitation at all.

“Toothbrush bristles?” I cried. “How can toothbrush bristles make your appendix go

bad?” Nanny, who in my eyes was filled with more wisdom than Solomon, replied, “Whenever

a bristle comes out of your toothbrush and you swallow it, it sticks in your appendix and turns

rotten. In the war,” she went on, “the German spies used to sneak box loads of loose-bristled toothbrushes into our shops and millions of our soldiers got appendicitis.”

“Honestly, Nanny?” I cried. “Is that honestly true?”

“I never lie to you, child,” she answered. “So let that be a lesson to you never to use an

old toothbrush.”

For years after that, I used to get nervous whenever I found a toothbrush bristle on

my tongue.

I worked in Mumbai office of KLA. Nice place to work at. Good PE/VC work, you'll get to work on transaction documents. Very less retention rate. People' don't get promoted. Managing Partner Mr. Khaitan, is rarely in office, probably once a week. But very knowledgeable person nonetheless.

Money is scarce. Expect something between 6-8 LPA. Lit and corporate sits together. HR will sit on your head and micromanager things. Pretty much like an average T3-T4 firm.