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On the brighter side, if you can endure it, it is an amazing place to build your network and learn how to handle difficult people. It does work with some very good clients (mostly international) therefore you would gain unparalleled exposure. But the pay is not commensurate.
P.S. - did'nt happen to me but a lot of people claimed that they give bad referrals to the subsequent firms you join, when asked. Keep that in mind.
Most of the time, you'd be sitting idle or searching for car spare parts for the MP.
You'd be better off working for a Jolly LLB kind in Karkardooma.
Work Culture - There is no work culture. ▮▮▮
Work assignments - Low-end DD and TM filing ▮▮▮
Growth - Highly ▮▮▮ people. No learning.
Benefits - NIL
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A friend of mine interned there so I know that they pay their interns very well. Your stipend as an intern depends on the number of hours you have put into billable work. He earned somewhere around 20-25k for 1 month.
During my time there, none except the Senior Partners was allowed to carry their phones and personal laptops in the office premises and instead, the same had to be deposited with the security guard. Therefore, in case if one had to make an urgent call, use whatsapp/any other social media during office hours, he/she would have to go outside the office, collect his/her phone, and use it and then again deposit the same with the guard. One was not even allowed to open their personal email accounts on the workstation provided. About the seniors I interacted with, the brother (MT) of the Managing Partner (DT) was very micromanaging and had a habit of shouting at people for no reason. I distinctly recall that all the associates, interns, and staff therein used to avoid him at all times.
In terms of work, there was a decent variety of work, in terms of IPR, Debt recovery matters. Having said that, the pay structure there is similar to that of JSA. All associates get 16% or 21% of the bill share (depending upon the client) over and above the fixed pay.