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For example, an associate once assigned my friend research work based on case laws that were apparently generated using AI. My friend later discovered that those cases were completely bogus and did not even exist. When she politely informed the associate about it, the associate literally screamed at her and then chose not to recommend her for a callback.
a) HR clearly separates Assessment and Non-Assessment interns. Assessment opportunities are often given to people from NLUs or Jindal, even if their CV is blank or they do not have much experience.
b) HR allocates mentors to Assessment interns through email, but regular interns are not informed about their mentors unless they ask her multiple times.
c) Whenever there is a meeting, she informs the Assessment interns, especially those from NLUs, but regular interns are not informed and have to figure it out on their own.
d) ▮▮▮
e) Even at the time of exit, regular interns were not informed about exit formalities or asked for bank account details, whereas Assessment interns were properly informed and everything was explained to them in detail. ▮▮▮
Overall, the people are nice, the work is very good, you will learn enough if you work hard, and the pay is very good. ▮▮▮
That said, it's a decent place to start your career with. If you got your internship slot from your university, then you must be from one of those 4 NLUs they hire from, and that means that you'll be assessed in a proper fashion for your month — weekly feedback sessions and approachable partners. My advice is that you shouldn't think too much about the offer at this stage and use this opportunity to learn as much and ask as many questions as you feel like. In my experience, no other T2 firm has such an assessment programme. So, use that to the fullest, and whatever happens after that, you'll end the month on a better note!