Mentally draining being a law graduate.
Being a law graduate in India feels like being stuck in a loop sometimes.
I have 3 years of litigation experience. I worked hard, survived the pressure, long hours, court runs, drafting, client handling — all while barely making enough to survive. Due to my financial situation and my family’s condition, I had to quit litigation and look for a corporate legal role because honestly, I need stability now.
But here’s what I don’t understand — every company wants “experienced candidates” for corporate roles, but nobody wants to hire someone trying to enter the field. How exactly are people supposed to gain experience if nobody gives them a chance?
Litigation experience somehow gets treated like it means nothing outside courts, even though the skills are transferable. Legal research, drafting, compliance understanding, handling pressure, communication — do these suddenly become useless because it wasn’t done inside a corporate office?
It’s exhausting applying everywhere, getting ghosted, or hearing “we need corporate experience.” Freshers can’t get jobs because they lack experience, and they lack experience because nobody hires freshers.
The legal profession is glorified a lot from the outside, but the reality for many young lawyers is financial stress, uncertainty, and constantly feeling undervalued.
Just needed to vent because this process is mentally draining.