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1. It will depend on the workload of the Partner/law firm. If they have decent workload, you will get some quality work otherwise run of the mill grunt work including secretarial work. Do not consider, secretarial work as a bad work. Just learn this kind of work, may be useful at a later point in your career.
2. It is very common. Some may not wait for 6 months. Now, since you are already working, I do not know if you did any DD around the Partner / law firm before accepting the offer.
3. Yes, it will. Try and complete atleast 2 years. If the work place becomes too toxic, then leave. No point in sticking where your mental and physical health is compromised. Career choice is a very personal choice. Please consult your mentors, teachers or any one on whom you have trust to guide you through this.
I am a 2019 graduate from an average law college in Delhi, but was in top 5% of my class (not that it matters). I went on to work for two years at a start-up firm, mostly doing corporate advisory. Decided on going for an LL.M abroad and not too sure atm if it was the best decision of my life or not but it is what it is. Staying away from family was not an option so I came back to India and have started working at this new(ish) firm with some great minds. However, my partner just doesn't seem to like me at all and has been giving me secretarial work which is not v challenging. The pay, even though an upgrade from my last salary is not really great.
I feel like I have lost all motivation to come in to work. I have a couple of questions for you-
1. Are partners usually wary of new associates and try to give them miniscule work to test them?
2. How common is it to ask an associate to leave after 6 months of probation?
3. If the work doesn't get better and I choose to leave, would this reflect badly on my CV?
I have started to question my career choice. Neither am I getting the kind of work which would motivate me to come to office, nor am I being compensated well enough. Please help.