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This is because JSA, Trilegal are founded as merit based 'western' firms where they hate conflicts.
Jyoti Sagar (founder) and family doesn't have even a single share in the JSA partnership for the same reason. Same with Trilegal - it was started as a professional non family non region non caste merit based firm.
Anywhere else - NOBODY CARES.
Most Indian firms are based on family, caste ties, region etc - AZB, SAM, CAM etc.
As long as you are not in JSA or Trilegal. Do anything as you like.
I work at JSA, a law firm that is notorious for its policy of not having any family member work in the firm. People still circumvent this rule by living in live-in relationships. No one fucking cares, we are too busy working off in our own lives.
I know many many senior partners across various firms are rumored to be seeing each other (consensually), either extra-marital or after divorces. They coordinate BD trips, foreign travel, find excuses to send their spouses and children away from them - maybe even overseas, but these are easily seen through. Is this sort of thing normal? If foreign law firms or clients catch wind of this, will it be frowned upon? I know many high profile CEOs in the US have had to resign for undisclosed relationships but do such instances cover consensual relationships among peers/ partners also?
Grateful for your thoughts!