Hello my fellow lawyer friends…I would like to introduce myself as a corporate lawyer from Mumbai. For the time being I am Mr. “X” and my law firm is “Y” ( By the way I must admit that corporate lawyers are like dentists who proudly call themselves as doctors…now common… if I have dysentery will I g...

Interns Wanted I am my partner’s favorite ass to be whipped. (As though I am being punished for hitting on a lady in red). I was recently given the additional burden of “ Talent Induction ”. Talent Induction is a fancy name for sifting through hundreds of internship applications and offering interns...

I consider myself lucky to have chosen law as a career, the sheer quality and quantity women who surround you is overwhelming. In fact as a student, the prospect of being around women was the single biggest reason to go to law school. Today, as a mid level associate at BigLaw, I again have a wide ch...

Mine was an arranged marriage. My marriage to the law firm, i am currently working at in Delhi, was arranged by the ubiquitous marriage broker- the placement cell of my college. When my marriage was decided upon after a telephonic interview and a subsequent ‘muh-dikhai’ by way of an internship, i wa...

As most lawyers would agree especially females that law profession is predominantly successful for top notch lawyers kids or influential males…the irony of faith as i say is that lawyers who protects everyones rights is himself/herself victim of so many unjust acts. As an associate in indian law fir...

Ever since I quit my job at Colby, Hewitt & Richards LLP last year to take up employment at the London office of the US firm Bradbury & Laithrose, it has become increasingly clear to me that things are looking up. The world economy is recovering and the bank manager is a friend again (even...