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1. Who does what ?
2. Who gets the client ?
3. What function does Partner perform ?
4. Who briefs Partner ? Partner briefs whom?
5. What happens after the Firm gets a case ?
6. Does the partner gives a readin and send it to Senior Counsel's office ?
7. Who drafts the reply ?
8. What role does SA , PA and associates play in a case ?
9. Whose responsibility it is to research and read case laws - firm or the Senior counsel Team ?
10. Most importantly - does T-1 firm like CAM appear before city civil court? or only HC and above ?
11. What is mosty nature of cases ? is it purely commercial litigation ?
3. Drafting, strategizing arguments and briefing the arguing seniors.
4. The concerned team briefs the partner and then the partner briefs the arguing seniors.
5. They get to work.
6. Yes, of course.
7. Done by the firm tbh. The arguing counsels are simply there for the hearing and do not undertake in drafting most of the times.
8. Research and drafting replies.
9. Everybody, including the partner undertakes the research exercises.
10. Nope, they only brief the arguing counsels.
11. Mostly its commercial litigation but it can vary from case to case.
Let me clarify 10. So, they brief arguing counsel mean that they only engage in HC or SC or Tribunal Matters (SAT NCLT etc). ?