CapMarks - Yes, if: 1. you never really wanted to do proper legal work 2. your only skill is document reading and formatting and 3. you want to kill yourself for peanuts.
M&A - Everyone wants to do M&A, but it's too crowded. Most of your initial years will be spent doing pointless DDs. But yes, it's the closest thing to industry experience in corporate law.
IBC - Similar to M&A in terms of work, but instead of acquisition of great companies, you're doing resolution of insolvent companies. But less crowded, easier to make your mark here. Also, it is recession proof - you in fact, make more money during a down-market.
It is not considered legal work by people who don't have the patience to grind through the first couple of years of seemingly mind numbing work. But if you hang around, think out of the box as a lawyer and have the skills to back it up, there is enough and more scope for growth as a lawyer.
It won't come to you easy. You will need to read and familiarise yourself with the FEMA framework, insider trading regime, takeover code and yes - companies act. But if you do that - you will really shine. And sorry to say - it's not that every M&A associate does ground breaking work.
This may sound like a biased rant but yes - this is my vie at least.
A lot of the work you have is just proofreading information for prospectuses, verifying information, summarising large amounts of data of companies etc. So it's very mechanical work at times.
Disputes is a fulfilling practice area for sure if you have the passion for it, but money is tight unless you're in BigLaw or an offspring of a bigshot litigator.
M&A - Everyone wants to do M&A, but it's too crowded. Most of your initial years will be spent doing pointless DDs. But yes, it's the closest thing to industry experience in corporate law.
IBC - Similar to M&A in terms of work, but instead of acquisition of great companies, you're doing resolution of insolvent companies. But less crowded, easier to make your mark here. Also, it is recession proof - you in fact, make more money during a down-market.
Downside: very very very niche. A handful of people in the country practice competition law.
It won't come to you easy. You will need to read and familiarise yourself with the FEMA framework, insider trading regime, takeover code and yes - companies act. But if you do that - you will really shine. And sorry to say - it's not that every M&A associate does ground breaking work.
This may sound like a biased rant but yes - this is my vie at least.