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Associates are picking up bags from office and paying for cabs and going to the office and buying water bottles for the partners to drink and then paying office boys 5000 to do the filing!
A joke?
Thank you for the salary!
Can you please explain this
I'm on the autism spectrum and have moderate to high ADHD. I graduated from a Tier 2 private law school a few years ago, and honestly, law school was tough. Academics were never my strong suit, but dropping out wasn't an option, so I just kept going.
I figured that I should focus on internships because I knew practical experience would matter more for me than grades.
Things did work out in the end. I don't work at a law firm, but I have a job I genuinely like, with kind people and a healthy work environment. Looking back, I spent so much time worrying that my grades would decide my future, but they didn't.
So if I can offer one bit of reassurance, it's this: your son's neurodivergence doesn't mean he can't have a successful legal career. The path might look a little different, and he may need to find what works for him, but it's absolutely possible. I know because I had the same doubts about myself.
Wishing him all the very best. Having supportive parents already gives him a great start.
And I am open to your questions if you have any.
What would you choose considering BO'26 hiring is completed and I have only limited opportunities and good Fintech exposure, any updates about law firm hiring also will be much appreciated.
tho theres barely any criminal work
He should actually consider praying to god everyday considering he's in the same circle of Sibal, Singhvi, Salve etc.
It's like owning a coffee shop where you have to sell 500 cups of coffee a day to make a profit on the volume, versus a fancy restaurant where you can serve 50 meals at higher prices and make a profit. Almost all lawyers in India (law firms, seniors, etc) run a volume business, even though the fees for individual hearings by seniors can be very high.
Top UK lawyers (The USA has a totally different model, let's not get into that) don't run a volume business - it's closer to the fancy restaurant.
It's not better or worse - just different, and depends on what you want to achieve. Also about 10% of UK barristers are KCs (seniors), whereas less than 1% of Indian advocates are (it's not a perfect comparison because Indian advocates includes lawyers who do the solicitors jobs as well, but the point there are are fewer senior advocates compared to UK KCs is valid).
Also UK courts handle far fewer cases, and there is no high-stakes admissions matters at high volume but low time requirement, so the need for that skill is non existent.
Basically if you want someone who can go in depth and know the law and your case very well and argue it, you'd wwant a UK lawyer. If you want someone with vast advocacy experience who is very quick on his feet and good at persuading judges in short hearings (especially Indian judges) and doesn't need to know the details well, you probably want an Indian senior.
Just take a deep breath and digest that.
https://newseisamay.com/opinion/the-party-that-mistook-power-for-ideology
thanks!
Needless to say, he was suspended (as he should have been).
On one occasion, I heard the partner refer to one of the firm’s practice area heads as “▮▮▮ ▮▮▮.” This remark was made in a professional setting and struck me as disrespectful and inappropriate.
On another occasion, the partner instructed a legal trainee to remove and discard my nameplate from my desk out of frustration. I subsequently became aware of this instruction and found it to be unprofessional.
I also witnessed the partner make remarks concerning a client’s gender or sexuality, stating that he did not know whether the individual was “he or she.” In my view, the comment was inappropriate and inconsistent with the standards of professionalism expected in the workplace.
These incidents are based on my personal observations. You may make an anonymous complaint, but based on my experience, I would not expect much to come out of it unless multiple people come forward.
Also, to the troll who is asking us to use ‘Top’ sparingly- what even have you accomplished? Both of these distinguished men have run the university efficiently.
Coming from an in-house role I'm more exposed to MACT, Consumer, Ombudsman etc. How to go around this in the interviews?