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There is this partner who doesn’t have her/his own clientele but is essentially vulturing over the work given by people in higher management (there is no real management, just one dude controlling everything).
Basically, they put these kinds of partners on a PIP. I was also surprised because I always thought these law firms were experts at removing/firing associates lower down the professional chain who were unable to deliver work on time or whose work or behaviour did not align with the firm.
But yes, PIP. They give partners who are not meeting their targets some time to improve and also try to train them, basically. (Rather, they should give this training and development to associates instead of someone who doesn’t know anything and has somehow become a partner.)
Can anyone clarify why the Court decide to do this? Thanks.
2. Yes, if the team likes you, you are most likely getting an assessment. BLC genuinely operates on merit (at least that is what i felt during my time there).
3. Yes, the procedure is same across offices.
All the best!
Nevertheless, it seems futile to blame batch size increase in lack of employment opportunities. The students who got into NLS would otherwise would have been in NALSAR/NUJS/etc. They are still the same bright students. The larger problem is concentration of Indian corporate legal market in the hands of a few large firms. If the legal market is to grow, more and more partners would have to break away and start their own botique firms (there are already some who pay around 1LPM which is good enough launching platform to grow). This will ensure that even lower ranked students from good law school get placed.
The second problem is people wagering all their bets in corporate placements, that too in tier 1 law firms. There is more to law than M&A at one of the LALA firms. I am not asking you to give up everything and start doing legal aid work, but if you know your batch rank is not good enough for a t1 law firm - diversify to a smaller firm which may pay 80k-1LPM to freshers, but atleast you will have a job. I wont name any places, but a person motivated enough can hustle through and easily find them.
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How has been ur exp so far
No. Celebrities get red carpet treatment. We only get T1 UG student treatment. Such treatment is earned by all T1 UG students at their UG institutions, across universities and even in different degrees.
You are simply not an NLS UG student. You surely didn't expect that your shortcut would magically deem you one? Surely the world is not so naive as to distinguish trivially between you, who are a UG student of elsewhere, and a BALLB kid, who is a UG student of NLS?
'Special' here implies 'arbitrary benefit'. The reality, however, is that they get ration, deserved benefit in consideration for their higher quality and abilities.
> They all hate each other.
Do they hate each other or do they sleep with each other? This requires clarification.
It is good to see the moderators having an open mind on this.
Contrast with ISB, Ashoka and Azim Premji...
Good luck fellas, hope you find synergy at Cynergy!
Many more ELP partners have quietly stuck deals, but will leave only after collecting their balance (60%) bonus, which will be paid only by Diwali.
However I believe the people/associates within the office are nice and mind their own business but yah they don’t care to ensure that interns get meaningful work apart from the lit team.