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A1 - 30 lakhs
A2 - 40 lakhs
A3 - 50 lakhs
SA1 - 65 lakhs
SA2 - 75 lakhs
PA1 - 90 lakhs
PA2 - 1.05 crores
Counsel - 1.25 crores
Salary partner - 1.6 - 2.8 crores
I propose all lawyers regardless of level of seniority deserve 8-10% of their billings. JSA already does this.
Given the inflation and no tax relief for middle class, we should demand these pay bands. US and UK firms have been increasing salaries and it is time Indian firms levelled up.
Basic perks firms should provide - good laptops with an upgrade every 2 years, iPhone, business class travel and 5 star hotel when travelling, 2 days WFH per week, an allowance to set up a home office including desktop, printer and scanner, annual offsites even if they include training and mentorship sessions, breakfast, lunch and dinner in office, cabs after 8 pm regardless of gender, menstrual leave for women, a sign on bonus of 1 month’s salary especially for freshers to be able to relocate and buy office wear, bank tie ups for a decent credit card, a car leasing program, compulsory paid time off where your system gets locked and on site counselling.
All these were provided by one firm or the other over the years and have got diluted. Most corporates provide these perks as well.
Please share this post widely so that it reaches the managing partners. If we demand these in unison, maybe things will change for better.
If only these bootlickers had the grip to stand up for themselves.