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I am expecting a job offer from a boutique firm with offices in Delhi & Mumbai called Curiam Legal.
I would appreciate if I can get some advice whether I should accept the same or not. Also, please feel free to add to the pros and cons list below. It would really help me decide.
Pros:
1. Decent paycheck for a 2 year old firm with 7-10 employees.
2. Partners and most associates are from tier 1 colleges.
3. Has a decent mix of work.
The bad:
1. They penalise mistakes in the form of deductions from salary. From what I have heard or read, salary is deducted for arriving late to the office, making typos etc.
2. Most of the work is insurance related advisory, and thereby, mundane (at least to me!).
3. Disputes work is exceptionally limited.
4. Exceptionally high attrition rate does not augur well for the reputation that they already have.
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P.S.: Most of the information has been gathered through various threads on legallyindia.com
FRee lunch every Saturday!!!!
You get to leave after all partners leave
Hardly any work most times
Cons-
Unprofessional office environments
Partners vape through and through the office meetings
Delayed salaries nd bonuses
Salary cut for every mistake u make, they dont forget this
PS - I am from a t1 college and work here !
Firm lacks structure
No corp work lately
Not much to learn
Pros
If you wanna start off with 45-50k as a fresher
PS - former curiam legal associate
The people running are all self-claimed partners, not knowing jack!
PS - do your own diligence before joining!
Four female associates have quit in the past 1 and a half years.
These are just the stats.
A1 - 60k
No review happened. Partners unilaterally take all decisions
They usually hire frm nujs/nluj since the partners are alums
theyve chamber practise running inside the firm………
This is not unusual but is the moderation policies on similar unverifiable allegations that are made about other firms too.