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UK / regional firms fly partners Business class on medium and long haul flights; associates / counsels premium economy on long haul flights and economy on all other flights (unless client is specifically paying)
Indian firms fly everyone Economy class except for equity partners who fly Business / premium economy on international flights. Managing partners of Indian firms fly Business everywhere though sometimes they may fly economy on domestic flights
Top litigators ask CEOs, CFOs to charter a private jet / helicopter for them. On a complete spectrum, a litigator could get from point A to point B on a bullock cart, water tanker, tuk tuk, autorickshaw, ola mini, own car, personal chauffeur driven sedan, sleeper class on train, economy class and business class on a flight.
Do (Tier-1) law firms give Partners business class for domestic travel? If not, at what level can you get?