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Having said that, there are inefficiencies in certain teams which can certainly be addressed to make it a better place. ▮▮▮
The team also has foreign partners who look after IBC matters exceptionally well and ensure that associates are taught at every step.
The work hours art decent and there is no pay disparity. Weekends are sacrosanct and are respected.
This is what an ideal place looks like, but sadly the above comments don’t reflect so. Anyways, I haven’t worked, have only seen as an associate in other team.
There are a few things that stood out for me:
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3. He doesn't seem to grasp (or at-least he didn't back then) the concept of work-life balance. He would ask us to come to work on Saturday/Sunday and for random things.
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Law firm partners find some sort of sadistic pleasure in making associates work on weekends. [...]
Instead I will respond to the question which a lot of readers have asked here - why is LI censoring so many honest comments? Simple, because they want to avoid be sued for defamation.
1. Work hours are insane. You are expected to work from 11AM to 11 PM generally, best time, which may extend till late nights
2. Work is 7 days a week
3. Except random call from any partners under him or him on Sunday or Saturday.
4. Work life balance is a myth
5. If you are an A0/A1, you will have to figure out things on your own. ▮▮▮ This is where the lack of middle level SAs and PAs hit .
6. Manmeet sir is approachable with regards to doubts etc. But other partners ▮▮▮
7. Cases are good- they are high stake matters.
8. Associates are friendly.
9. Be ready to sacrifice your personal life if you are joining, ▮▮▮.
The attrition rate is alarming in his team. I’ve heard that 8-10 associates including a SA,PA had left his team in last 3 months.
Damn! Can’t agree more.
As a person who has worked there, I’d beg to differ on point 6 to the extent that two partners (under Manmeet) I worked with were great, viz. Mr Alok Shankar and Mr. Sairam (who just joined).
They are the gems one can work with.
It’s a very toxic place. Please join some better place and live a peaceful live.
Peace
If you join in Delhi Team, try working directly under Manmeet and not under the kids who are yet to learn how to behave with people.
Over population has created a demand supply gap, 1 associate leaves and 50 are ready to join.
Believe me, you can keep cribbing but no one cares. Culture won’t change. You’ll need to adjust, or don’t join a law firm.
Kudos buds
dude. to regurgitate toxicity is in the eyes of the person, many ass-ociates are so lazy that they will not want to work but crib around the whole day, and when asked for deliverables- they call the environment toxic!
Is it reasonable?
Gen-Z do not want to work and just chill.
I had asked my current boss why people in his team will not leave for years, he said “Mentor your juniors about the deliverables, provide with an adequate time space and treat them humanly giving them the space to rejuvenate. Then they will perform much better. Be a leader and not a boss.”
Eat- handle the team well
Grapes- juniors
Whilst the above comments more or less covers every aspect. I would give a very fair share of my review, if you are looking for balance of your personal life and professional life this is then, the last place your should consider.
Manmeet is a workaholic, to meet and match up to his expectations you will have to work insanely, which will disrupt your work life balance. There is hardly any day when there is no work. I don’t know about the other partners, because I never had a chance to work with them.
Kudos! Hope this helps.
The archaic mindset that employees are machines, having no personal life and issues is inherent. Work life balance is the last thing you can imagine. No personal issues/reasons are appreciated and you can be thrown off at a days notice if you ask for leave if your health is too bad, or your house has caught fire etc. (All this has really happened)
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Legally India- you are the epitome of free speech, i hope you won’t delete this.
Well wisher
An SA and A1 got into Trilegal.
And this will continue, it’s really good launhpad.
But great power comes with great responsibility. You will need to be passionate about litigation, clients stake and expectations are very high, you need to be on your toes everytime and that is only manageable if you are passionate about work.
Post Covid-19, a realization for hood has sprung among people that work is a part of life and not life. One has family, one has personal stuffs, personal life- there needs to be a balance. Clients will always be demanding, that doesn’t mean one should ignore his well being and panic 🙀 about what if.
The inefficiency if any is to acknowledge that work life balance is not a myth. Maybe in olden times it was, but not now.
The junior partners in Delhi are more ▮▮▮. Someone have become partners but lack basic ▮▮▮, and that is why attrition rate will spike.