From an employability perspective, what should I decide? I am currently in my 4th year, and there are no on-campus recruitment opportunities at my university.

This boutique law firm is headed by a Partner who has experience as a partner at multiple tier-1 law firms.(khaitan ,sam, cam etc)

Please guide.

I am sure you family and acquaintances may perhaps not say know the names of XLRI or FMS or NID or IIFT etc too which means. In the industrial, corporate, financial and banking world in the Indian context both these firms are big names and is a strong brands with almost a century of experience. They have some of the best and finest lawyers and are way ahead then most India firms. Hope this helps

Have been applying for a while and getting instant HR rejections. Even if you send a query regarding available slots as an email you'll get the reply that "

Thank you for your email / your resume, which we perused with much interest.

However, we regret to inform you that at present we are not in a position to accommodate your request for an internship , whilst we receive a large number of applications, we have limited slots available for internship.

Thank you for your interest in our Firm. We wish you all the very best for your future endeavors."

Is there any hack to get an internship there or is it just mere contacts?

LMAO… are you getting your news from Whatsapp University or Russia Today? The cardboard beds are there because they are recyclable. Another reason is to discourage athletes from having sex. It’s well known that there is a crazy amount of sex and one-night stands that happen during the Olympics, but this also disturbs athletes who are abstaining. This year, 200,000 make condoms and 20,000 female condone have been given to the athletes.

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/25/nx-s1-5050830/cardboard-beds-returned-olympics-what-do-they-do

https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/16/will-paris-2024-be-the-sexiest-olympics-ever

I think before we bid for Olympics (or even Commonwealth Games etc.), we should first see how are we using the infrastructure which was created for 2010 Commonwealth Games. As a country, we should definitely support sports and sportsmen but that can be done without hosting the games. These games help in soft power which India is already enjoying due to various factors. Rather, the money should be spent on sports and sportsmen, which includes looking after existing sporting facilities, coaching, food, nutrition of our existing players.

We are world's most populous country, we should be using it for our advantage by producing world calls players. Imagine the soft power that the country will earn when the players do well!

This post is so misguided. Please see the news or even social media.

Paris Olympics is an epic fail. They have given the athletes beds made of cardboard to sleep in. uncooked food and generally extremely poor resources.

Even otherwise, the electricity outages, announcing South Korea as North Korea, and numerous other things have led to #boycottOlympics trending. Please read.

Stop being an India hater just for the sake of it.

No shade, but rocking an Omega De Ville, Seamaster, or Constellation? It’s giving “new money” vibes. And those entry-level Rolex Oyster Perpetuals or Datejusts? Yeah, same boat. Look, it’s not just about slapping on something pricey; it’s about choosing a piece that screams “you”! Do yourself a favor and dive into the Swiss watch world—there’s so much more than just the usual suspects. Save up for a timepiece that’s as unique and stunning as you are!

You deserve it!

I'm in my final year now from a not so great uni. I've built quite a cv in the competition space, but with limited firms practicing, especially in Tier 1, I don't see myself getting into a Tier 1 competition team. It's giving me a lot of stress, and I don't know whether I should pivot exclusively to GC or M&A internships to increase my likelihood of a good job, or continue to grind it in competition law, hoping that I'll be placed at some point.

I'd also be grateful for any tips about possible openings in places, considering all the shifts that have recently happened. Please help out a poor chap

BCI hasn't made any significant effort to better the legal education but by imposing stringent rules and regulations especially which makes it hard for a law student to intern and gain practical exposure is holding the legal education back. Its high time that a separate body which focuses on more practical approach is set up for the betterment of legal education in general.

Bro at this point its is not even breaking anymore. All law firms are running a factory of underpaid and overworked poor fellows with the top names paying no need to the well being of their Associated. SAM AZB Trilegal Khaitan CAM JSA (forgive me if I left out a firm) are equal in terms of brand name and over exploitation. You might switch firms easily but will always be confined by this small profession of 1000s of lawyers

It will be interesting to learn when this discussion started. Was it after the recent exit of cap marks partners from CAM (if so, then this move by ML's team is really fast) or was it because ML was joining with his team and existing CAM cap marks partners felt that they will have limited space in CAM.

Indus had a such a great work culture. CAM will definitely ruin this for them plus CAM with their low salaries to associates esp A0s (since CAM believes in concentrating their profits at the top) is bound to spark some ire. Manan should have joined a better firm not a firm still running a so called name. Trilegal would have been a great choice. Khaitan and AZB SAM are self sufficient on their own.

[Exclusive] Capital Markets Shake up: IndusLaw Partner Manan Lahoty and team of 50+ lawyers to join Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas | https://www.barandbench.com/news/corporate/induslaw-partner-manan-lahoty-and-team-to-join-cyril-amarchand-mangaldas

Hey. Was in your position a few years back, I had landed a job at Trilegal by converting a callback to a PPO.

First and foremost, make it very clearly known, right from day 1, that you’re looking to get placed in that team. Make your intentions clear, and what you’re expecting.

Second, be smart with who you work with, deliverables wise. Obviously, you need to be very pro-active and expressly ask for work, but also ensure you’re doing work for the partner, principal associates and counsels. Basically, those who call the shots. It’s very easy to get work and impress A0-3s, but you need to aim higher.

Lastly, Trilegal follows a 3 step process. After the callback, you’ll have to schedule an interview. Assuming there’s no snags from HR’s end (believe me, I’ve seen extremely prospective interns lose their chance at a PPO solely because of HR incompetence. Make sure you follow up repeatedly, and keep them in your good books) and your partner finds the time to, you’ll have your first round of interviews. Clearing that, you’ll either have a written test or have the second interview with a neutral partner.

Only once you’ve completed all these steps, is when you bag a PPO at Trilegal.

All the best, hope this helps. Be confident, and ask for what you want.

Of course it is! People make come backs all the time, people change streams and industries and sectors all the time and they do it at 30, and 35 and 40!

Look at smaller firms and don’t worry about PQE. Do a little research into areas of law you are interested in and find smaller firms that work in these areas. Work hard for lower pay (relative to your batch mates) for a year or two, and you’ll be on track to move to a Tier 2/3 within a few years.

Option 2 - Leave the law firm life behind and look at your options outside legal practice. Look up the kinds of jobs you want to do. Find people with the jobs you want, and start upskilling to match their skills and experience. Could be management, data analysis, or even BD/marketing. Start volunteering for teaching opportunities if that interests you, or pick up an online course that aligns with the kind of jobs you want to do.

You’re young, you’ve got years ahead of you - bottom line is, there’s always time for a comeback. Best of luck!!

No. Sadly, it's over for you. If you were not able to find any law related job in the 2-3 years after graduation, there is literally no chance unless you have solid contacts which ofc you don't seem to have. It may sound harsh but it's the truth. If I were you I would look for other careers. Keep the BPO job and prepare for CAT on the side.

1. If you were in the know or a viable candidate for any of these firms yourself, you'll know there have been multiple single internship PPOs from CAM this year on the basis of performance. Not everyone has to use your methods lmao.

2, 3 and 4) The fact is the LLB program is doing well bro. Your entire batches of hundreds aren't filled with Einsteins either. For a program that didn't even exist when y'all were probably hustling to make your copycat CVs from first year, they're doing just fine is the point.

Hello everyone, I'm a T2 NLU (27 yrs) grad having 3-4 PQE working mainly in criminal (white-collar, body crime, trials) and a few civil matters (Arbitration, Injunctions etc) both at trial and appellate levels, only litigation experience

Have worked previously in Delhi for 1.5 years, now in Mumbai since last 2 yrs. Making decent money not at par with law firm but enough to sustain and lead a decent life. However, since its been almost 4 years need/want some insight on future prospects

Have been working hard since day 1 and have learnt a lot even argued before HC's , Sessions , etc getting favourable orders. The prospect of litigation though exciting and respectable but doesn't seem practical considering my situation esp. in places like delhi bombay etc. I dont belong from either places; I feel apart from merit and hard work there is a lot of other factors which outweigh merit, in shaping up your counsel career.

Need help and advise on how to navigate further and what progressions shall i include/indulge in to have a better idea? Not fixated on being a senior adv / judge , merely want to expand my skill set and industry knowledge as being 27-28 still might have ability to switch/explore? or I'm just being paranoid and too scared to find out?

I think this may possibly be taking it a bit too far! A Magic Circle or Amlaw20 firm TC, while maybe not getting you the level of name recognition that a Rhodes would, is still an opportunity to make money; keep in mind that the transfer for Foreign law graduates to qualify in England and Wales anyway requires Indian law graduates to undertake about two years of study after their Indian LLB graduation before they can even start a TC. If you were to take up Rhodes, that two-year period would become four years (Rhodes requires two years' study in Oxford, plus two years pre-TC study). Frankly, if I were a student from a working class background confronted with this choice (quite an enviable choice to be confronted with!), I would go for the TC; you also have to remember that while Rhodes has huge meaning in India, it means hash in England (outside of very specific Oxford/academic circles). That would mean that if you postponed your TC until you finished Rhodes, many UK lawyers might (not necessarily saying would, but just might) consider you to be someone with fancy graduate degrees (caveat: but you would, as a Rhodes Scholar, likely have done the BCL, which everyone looks up to). In addition to the above, keep in mind that even if you did your graduate studies in Oxford, you'd never be able to call yourself an 'Oxford graduate' in England, something which that culture reserves only for those who did their undergraduate degrees in Oxford (just as Lallums (rightly) can't call themselves NLSIU alumni). Case in point: Sir Keir Starmer, the current PM, read for his LLB at Leads and the BCL at Oxford, but the sort of people for whom these things matter declaimed from the rooftops (upon his election victory) about the downfall of the Oxford-educated elite and the 'poshboys'.

Regarding T1 PPO in India, no dispute, nobody (the public, potential clients, the firm) gives tuppence if you give it up to go for the Rhodes; you would, in fact, be considered an idiot by many if you chose to do anything else!

“We will list the matter, but we will not grant any stay (on the HC verdict),” the CJI-led bench said.

In its June 20 verdict, the high court had ruled that the amendments, passed unanimously by the state’s bicameral legislature in November last year, were “ultra vires” of the Constitution, “bad in law” and “violative of the equality clause”.

The high court had made it clear that it saw “no extenuating circumstance enabling the state to breach” the 50% cap on reservations laid down by the Supreme Court in the Indra Sawhney case.

https://www.news18.com/india/sc-refuses-to-stay-patna-hc-order-striking-down-65-reservation-in-bihar-8982373.html

With the rigorous class timings ranging from 8 AM - 4PM which actually yields no return plus making it hard for anyone to pursue running internships/Moots NUALS Kochi is making it difficult for the current pool to standout.

Adding to that the internship break which barely has 40 days or lesser per semester makes it even harder to land a good internship as it falls in dec/june which is the peak season.

And nevertheless the marks for attendance which indeed is a drawback hasn't moved the student's here much as they prefer sitting in these almost useless lectures just for the 5 marks.

Its time to revamp this 20th century system and make it easier for the upcoming kids.

Boss, don't create these artificial divide between faculty. One programme asked for testimonials from some faculty, they got it. One programme asked for help from a faculty, they got it. I would be surprised if faculty think of it as some great battle between the programmes where everyone is choosing sides, and backing one programme over the other. The same faculty teach us and them.

Ex-employee here. KLaw is not what it used to be, there is a steady decline quality of work and clients. Mumbai corporate team lack serious leadership with high attrition rate among associates.

They pay extremely poorly given that you will be spending more than 11-12 hours a day in office.

Basically, don’t join. There are other T2/T3 law firms with better work culture and ethics.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/2015-dui-deaths-police-to-invoke-murder-charge-against-janhavi/articleshow/111793071.cms

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1. Because he wants to get into a standing committee. He was heading the standing committee on commerce last time. Standing committees can propose/oppose actions that have huge consequences for industry.

2. Because even a rich man wouldn’t mind some extra income and perks like a Lutyens bungalow and free business class air travel. Especially if the job involves no real work!

3. Because Delhi-lites love power and lal battis.