Hi, can people working in the Litigation teams of Mumbai firms like Jayakar & Partners / MZM / WG / Parinam / Rashmikant /and other I have missed out on (so sorry!) shed some light on the work environment and salary for freshers? Thank you!
Work environment is chilled out compared to Corp. Lesser hours. Partners will be out by 7 PM . Alternate Saturdays working - Partners will bounce by 3 PM and head for their gymkhana cocktails. IOW typical old school Lit firm life.
On the flipside Partners will shout at you in front of everyone and will be on top of your head when they are in office. Can be a bit sexist too.
Disagree with some parts of this. Work hours on some days are relaxed when you can leave by 8-8:30. Some days you'll be spending the nights in office - esp when you have a matter/filing the next day. Most partners usually stay back even later than the associates, some older ones might leave earlier to "chill" but most don't.
Work environment varies from firm to firm. Generally, no one cares about your law school (they care A LOT about your family contacts in law though). Can't comment on the sexism personally but this experience would vary from firm to firm. It cannot be denied that a lot of sexism does exist in litigation though (more than in a corporate practice).
Pay at local Bombay disputes firms is generally much lesser than what T1s would pay. Some firms pay a decent salary but some pay absolute peanuts (18-20k/month).
Thank you!
On the flipside Partners will shout at you in front of everyone and will be on top of your head when they are in office. Can be a bit sexist too.
Work environment varies from firm to firm. Generally, no one cares about your law school (they care A LOT about your family contacts in law though). Can't comment on the sexism personally but this experience would vary from firm to firm. It cannot be denied that a lot of sexism does exist in litigation though (more than in a corporate practice).
Pay at local Bombay disputes firms is generally much lesser than what T1s would pay. Some firms pay a decent salary but some pay absolute peanuts (18-20k/month).