In the SC, the arguing counsel couple of Mr Gopal Sankarnarayan (2001, NLS) and Haripriya Padmanabhan (1998, NLS) are decent paymasters and very popular bosses. Even their interns (of which I was one) get 12,500 to 15,000. Juniors get between 40000 to more than a lakh depending on the years of experience. Most important, there is a proper work life balance:
1. You don't have to go into office in the mornings and go directly to court.
2. Friday after court and Sundays are off, except for online conferences for the junior who worked on the case.
3. They make it a point to refer to juniors during arguments and acknowledge their assistance.
4. One of the juniors who plays football is allowed to go for training and matches when she has to.
5. They take all Supreme Court vacations off and juniors get paid. So you get paid leave of almost 2.5 months a year!
6. In addition, juniors can do their own independent work and get guidance from the two of them.
7. Right now they have 6 juniors all of whom are women. There have been men in the past, a few of whom still continue to work on matters after they have left.
1. You don't have to go into office in the mornings and go directly to court.
2. Friday after court and Sundays are off, except for online conferences for the junior who worked on the case.
3. They make it a point to refer to juniors during arguments and acknowledge their assistance.
4. One of the juniors who plays football is allowed to go for training and matches when she has to.
5. They take all Supreme Court vacations off and juniors get paid. So you get paid leave of almost 2.5 months a year!
6. In addition, juniors can do their own independent work and get guidance from the two of them.
7. Right now they have 6 juniors all of whom are women. There have been men in the past, a few of whom still continue to work on matters after they have left.