I) After small due diligence, I got number of one equity partner of tier 2 law firm. II) He holds a decent brand value to his name in corporate dispute resolution (Energy law), which aligns with my interest area. III) I want to hear whether it would be naive idea to directly text him for internship. IV) or do sometimes partner gives head to such texts & offer internship? V) Also anyone in the same position (partner/ equity partner) who wants to share some good tips with respect to manner in which you want be addressed by a student on WhatsApp. VI) What could be a most feasible & safe code of conduct to bag an internship through these non-anonymised channels (WhatsApp/Telegram). VI) Anyone who have experimented with this sort of unconventional method ever before, wants to share their experience, please proceed to elaborate it. It would definitely help me craft my further steps.
Just because you have the number of the partner, would you call him up requesting internship? If not, the same would apply to seeking internship through whatsapp also.
At the most, you can approach him/her on linkedin. But not beyond that.
Just send the message on WhatsApp number. Max to max, you can get scold; whereas, you will have atleast some chances of getting an internship if you draft a well crafted message for WhatsApp. One person secured placement on Day Zero just like this in AZB in ▮▮▮' batch even though ▮▮▮ already secured vacation at HSF.
"Just send the message on WhatsApp number. Max to max, you can get scold; [sic] whereas, you will have atleast [sic] some chances of getting an internship if you draft a well crafted message for WhatsApp. One person secured placement on Day Zero just like this in AZB in 24' batch even though she already secured vacation [sic] at HSF."
She was lucky. It could easily have turned out much worse. Very bad advice for the following reasons:
1. Dreadful encroachment on the partner's personal life.
2. Calling out romanticism: Stop acting like a vacation scheme at HSF (or anywhere) is some sort of golden stairway to the stars, please. Future trainees are selected from vacation scheme cohorts, so there is the possibility that she would not get a TC out of it even then, if they believe she isn't worth selecting. This means that her career prospects could have been impacted a few months down the line, if her behaviour had made a bad impression. Plus, there may be other reasons (e.g. visa problems) why the candidate may not be able to participate in the VS, only strengthening the case against such antics.
3. Classic case of short-termism: Do you really think such behaviour will be forgiven/forgotten that easily, if it gave offense in the first place (which it easily could have)? What if our person from 2024 batch (in the hypothetical where her antics gave offense) later gets involved in her UK career in India-related work that involves that partner/that firm? You think they will be pleased to work with her, however prestigious a firm she might be working at? Or even worse, suppose she decides to come back, either immediately after the TC or a few years' worth of PQE in England, in which case this foolhardy behaviour could impact her (hypothetical) post - HSF career prospects in India. Please don't adopt this reckless attitude when stuff you do in high stakes situations can come back to bite you later in life, sometimes years afterwards.
For your own sake, please don't text Partners on their personal numbers. Reach out on LinkedIn or send an email instead. Respect the boundary between personal and professional life. You'll actually hurt your chances if you text them on WhatsApp. It'll be seen as an invasion of privacy, not "due diligence", as you seem to believe.
It is very disrespectful to intrude on people's personal space like this. The general rule is do not text for things that are appropriately done over work email. If a senior person doesn't share their number with you then do not text them at all. And if they do share it, only text for the reason that they share the number with you for. Think of it this way - if someone told you where a partner lived, would you show up at their home to ask for an internship or would you worry about how that would make you look.
how dare a filthy peasant send me a message in whatsapp i'm a literal god and i will only be referred to in the flesh so that i can have the pleasure to see you quaking in your boots while you beg for a favour
for the love of all that is holy, do not do this. It feels immensely violative if a random kid knows your phone number - unless that phone number is on their law firm website. Use the official channels they provide - else it is a blacklist.
Best way is to interact with their content on linkedIn and share your thoughts
II) He holds a decent brand value to his name in corporate dispute resolution (Energy law), which aligns with my interest area.
III) I want to hear whether it would be naive idea to directly text him for internship.
IV) or do sometimes partner gives head to such texts & offer internship?
V) Also anyone in the same position (partner/ equity partner) who wants to share some good tips with respect to manner in which you want be addressed by a student on WhatsApp.
VI) What could be a most feasible & safe code of conduct to bag an internship through these non-anonymised channels (WhatsApp/Telegram).
VI) Anyone who have experimented with this sort of unconventional method ever before, wants to share their experience, please proceed to elaborate it. It would definitely help me craft my further steps.
At the most, you can approach him/her on linkedin. But not beyond that.
"Just send the message on WhatsApp number. Max to max, you can get scold; [sic] whereas, you will have atleast [sic] some chances of getting an internship if you draft a well crafted message for WhatsApp. One person secured placement on Day Zero just like this in AZB in 24' batch even though she already secured vacation [sic] at HSF."
She was lucky. It could easily have turned out much worse. Very bad advice for the following reasons:
1. Dreadful encroachment on the partner's personal life.
2. Calling out romanticism: Stop acting like a vacation scheme at HSF (or anywhere) is some sort of golden stairway to the stars, please. Future trainees are selected from vacation scheme cohorts, so there is the possibility that she would not get a TC out of it even then, if they believe she isn't worth selecting. This means that her career prospects could have been impacted a few months down the line, if her behaviour had made a bad impression. Plus, there may be other reasons (e.g. visa problems) why the candidate may not be able to participate in the VS, only strengthening the case against such antics.
3. Classic case of short-termism: Do you really think such behaviour will be forgiven/forgotten that easily, if it gave offense in the first place (which it easily could have)? What if our person from 2024 batch (in the hypothetical where her antics gave offense) later gets involved in her UK career in India-related work that involves that partner/that firm? You think they will be pleased to work with her, however prestigious a firm she might be working at? Or even worse, suppose she decides to come back, either immediately after the TC or a few years' worth of PQE in England, in which case this foolhardy behaviour could impact her (hypothetical) post - HSF career prospects in India. Please don't adopt this reckless attitude when stuff you do in high stakes situations can come back to bite you later in life, sometimes years afterwards.
Best way is to interact with their content on linkedIn and share your thoughts