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Some, in a fit of touching naivety, insist that this only plagues the venerable old firms and that the shiny new age outfits...those celebrated in breathless think pieces are paragons of fairness. How sweet. The reality is far less romantic: the practice is ubiquitous.
In India, access is the most bankable qualification of all. A ₹1 crore foreign LL.M. or an NLS degree may polish the résumé, but it’s the family contact list that truly pays dividends. Merit helps, of course...but connections bill at a much higher hourly rate. Just saying.