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Again, you would also notice that some legal start ups are actually founded by people who are alumni of NUJS. So, it's not that a full-proof notion that I am putting forward. Just one of the factors, in my opinion. To make it clear, I am not pin-pointing any community. Only cultural difference in terms of place.
While some might get paid, the pay of Rs. 5k to 10k is surprisingly low considering the mental trauma witnessed, the accomodation expenses one puts in, and not to mention travelling expenses. I have seen people from other fields getting paid 20k as stipend while they are still in their graduation phase, and graduates of law get paid pathetically 5k even after graduation.
It is also surprising to see that some state that stipend would be paid 'on the basis of performance'. However, other profession majorly operate on the methodology of telling interns beforehand about the amount of stipend.
Law firms are similar to those short sighted grumpy advocates who don't want the profession to be equalised.
Like these honestly people dont reject law firms because theyre too lazy to work there. Thats just the sentiment on here cause no one here has left the firm life, people in all of those careers also work very long hours- the work is just more interesting. these people also dont reject law firms because of some perceived toxicity- theres plenty of that in policy spaces/ academia/ whatever. The reason toppers reject law firms is because the work is uninteresting until you become a senior associate and thats much too much time to waste for a young lawyer. These are not folks that are easily motivated by money or clothing/ luxurious things- they like the law. They didnt come into it with materialistic aspirations to start with. why would they give in to them now?
The TAT can't be yesterday always, you should respect your colleagues and more importantly provide them with adequate training not throw them in the deep end of the pool.
Corporate law firms are cool but maybe our AZBs or CAMs need to learn from HSF or Skadden
Also - girls can buy their own stuff, there's more to it than not carrying a jhola!
I really don’t know where this anti-law firm sentiment is coming from. Rants against law firms on LI should be ignored. It’s important to remember that law firms give you fantastic exposure and experience. A think tank or NGO or academia will never give you that. The salary scales there are also pathetic. Yes, law firm life involves hard work but trust me it goes down as you become a partner. Don’t you want to earn well, wear nice clothes, eat at luxury restaurants and wear luxury watches? Girls won’t even look at jholawalas! I worry that Gen Z is averse to working hard and getting too influenced by left-wing anti capitalist ideology.