This video looks super cringe. Everyone is packed into a tight space and staring at Kim Kardashian like she is some goddess. She is a C-grade celebrity who originally became famous only after a sex tape of hers was leaked. And then for her marriage to Kanye and her plastic surgeries.🤮🤮🤮🤮

Yes, it’s not a good look. There is no need for lawyers to be so servile to Mukesh Ambani. He may be India’s richest man and a sought after client for law firms, but we as lawyers too command a lot of respect in society and Khaitan is a tier 1 gold standard law firm. If it wasn’t for lawyers many big industrialists would be bankrupt.

You are right – – that is Haigreve Khaitan! Great detective work! Well done! Moderator, please give this comment featured status. You can see HK in grey, close to KM Birla and a girl who looks like Suhana Khan. He is struggling within the crowd and trying to do namaste to Mukesh Ambani (the crowd is fighting to get a glimpse of Kim Kardashian 😂).

BTW funny to see Birla’s reaction to Kim. Least interested. 😂

It’s not always about money. Just for the record - senior partners in CAM make a lot of money. Like really lot and that is one reason why juniors in the firm gets less compared to other firms. This said, Shishir isn’t leaving for money, he is leaving for more power, recognition and autonomy.

Moneycontrol has done a stellar job capturing the who’s who in attendance, including some of our top lawyers and their kin -https://youtu.be/GLyRvdj6_zs?si=GVCdrErJ36n3kCzf

Let’s discuss this!

This is a question to all the associates working in law firms. How do women go about taking maternity leave? And is the entire process going to take a hit on the woman’s career? Moreover, how is it perceived by the partners? Young children often fall sick, and often need their mothers around them. I have recently joined a T1 as a fresher and do at some point want to have a family. Yeah, a lot of people might say it’s not good to have such dreams but I still do. Is it even possible considering everything I have heard about work cultures and excessive competition at these law firms? Please be honest 🙏🏼

Do a balancing act between the following two things:

(1) promoting yourself (explaining why you are the best possible person for the internship, because of your experiences, qualifications, moots etc.) and why you will benefit them/their organisation by interning; and

(2) oiling their backsides in the sense of telling them why experience with them is the best way for you to enhance your employability later, and how, in general, interning with them will be the best fit for your career plans, in the larger scheme of things.

What an injustice, if this is true! There are people who are genuinely blind, wheelchair – ridden, etc. these are the people the PWD quota is meant for.

https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/have-achieved-everything-through-hard-work-after-pooja-khedkar-controversy-engulfs-former-ias-officer-abhishek-singh-as-his-dance-gym-videos-go-viral

He was interviewed by India Today on this. He says: "I did not represent her because I was not the vakalatnama holder, I was the arguing counsel."

LMFAO. Bro, what kind of argument is that??? 🤣 An arguing counsel 100% represents a client! Also, don't make a distinction between solicitor and barrister, because everyone is an advocate in India.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jDawcT4IGc&list=RDNS6jDawcT4IGc&start_radio=1

We work in an industry where there are not multiple employers at the top level, unlike the IT industry or any other industry, so if one of the top employers is acting like an anchor and not increasing its pay, it’s a matter of concern for the new hires and everyone else in the fraternity. It’s not a nonsensical question to ask. It’s not like we are breaking million dollar deals for breakfast here on LI.

links invited about 15 people for the ac which happened in the second week of july around 18-19.

hsf calls about 20-30 people for first stage interview after which about 20 (max) make it to the AC offline. HSF sends out first shortlists through the month of july so its as and when they review apps and not like links where its sent out at once

I keep on reading that Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, one of the big leagues firm is stuck with 16 LPA. Its competition such as trilegal, Khaitan are paying 19.5 and 18 respectively. Tta, touchstone, nda are paying around 18 lpa. Some T-2 firm, Argus Associates is playing 16 LPA.

What does low salary say about SAM? It's already criticized for being leader in nepotism whereas trilegal with self grown partners has not only crossed 1000 lawyers but also pays way more. I presume that the pay is even going to be higher in hierarchy. Is Sam really not a T-1 anymore?

Don't do it man unless you have contacts you won't even get an internship at a half-decent law firm. Better to go for judiciary or litigation (if you are okay with earning pennies for around 10 years or so) instead. If you're looking for corporate then you'll end up wasting your 3 years. I'm a final sem CLC student and only a single guy from our batch got placed that too with his own effort/network. 3 year LLB is just an excuse to delay unemployment.

SAM is NOT going to increase salary of A0s. They DON'T even offer bonuses to A0s. SAM's salary was 15 LPA back in 2015 and now it's merely 16 LPA. That's 6% increase in almost a decade (whereas inflation has increased cumulatively by 50%+).

A wave of attrition is coming for SAM. Many A0s will be upset. Most of them are top performer of their batches and seeing their peers who are just as good as them, if not better making 18-19LPA with same amount of working hours, better office, among others.

Three of us from RGNUL Batch of 2017 got the invites. I met Anant when he had come to Jodhpur a few yeas back. A super sweet person. Since I know him personally, I can assure you that the guest list is massive. While every 'who is who' is there, there are a lot of whos who are there too. Everyone who is minutely connected to Ambani family has been invited. So lets not judge people on the basis of whether got an invite.

NMIMS kids themselves have some kind of superiority complex, they cope by thinking they are better than sls, and other private colleges, more then half of the nmims kids think themselves of being exceptionally talented while possessing some ill conceived idea that they deserve better than the nlu kids but can't perform simple research tasks.

I think Nirmala Sitharaman will give tax exemptions, but these will be small crumbs. For example, a few thousand in standard deduction or a few thousand in health expenses. The middle class pays tax that keeps politicians in lavish houses, but politicians treat middle class people like beggars.

The middle class is now fatigued with Modi and there is no way he will win in 2029. I don't think Yogi Adityanath will win either. I think we should get ready for UPA3, with Rahul Gandhi as Prime Minister plus Dayanidhi Stalin, Abhishek Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav and Aditya Thackeray as Big 4 Ministers.

Not intended to shame anyone. One the contrary, I have complete empathy. I weighed 75 in college, which was a healthy weight. This was despite eating loads of junk food and limited exercise.

Today, as a law firm-ite, I weigh 84. I do more exercise than I ever did: jogging, swimming etc. I eat healthy too. I hardly drink. Still I don't lose weight. It's because of the lifestyle and stress in a firm. I don't want to use Wegovy as I am scared, but 100% empathy for people who do use it because I think it's impossible to lose weight once you grow older and join corporate life.

How are lawyers without any significant experience in international or domestic arbitration practice getting appointed under section 11 to decide a high stake disputes? Is there even panel for such appointments? I’ve asked around, and all I get are chuckles and crickets! 💁🏻‍♀️ I clearly missed the memo. Please enlighten me!