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Can you please guide me
Iām a final year law student too
Any updates on results? When will it be declared?
If you do attend, could you please come back and share how it went? It would be really helpful if you could mention:
- The GD topic(s) you got
- How the discussion was conducted
- The duration and number of participants
- Whether everyone got a chance to speak
- Any tips or observations about what the panel was looking for
It would really help those of us who are scheduled later. Thanks in advance, and all the best to everyone attending!
For engineers they have to stay in Infosys Mysore for 6 months. Then they can get preferred city. How does it work for lawyers?
But when it comes to future opportunities. I have seen recruiters prefer them over me. Apparently they bring so called 'credibility' which I did not bring.
āConsider it like this: a bottom-of-the-barrel LLB student in NLSIU/NALSAR versus the top student in an unknown college in West Bengal. Who will have more hiring opportunities?
The bottom-of-the-barrel student from NALSAR, not the best student from West Bengal. The NALSAR LLB tag will help you for the first 3 to 5 years after you graduate, and it gives you lifetime credibility throughout your life. It is unfortunate, but it happens.
You talk to an external recruiter, you will understand this better.
Even if a corporation is widely criticized for its corporate practices (such as Amazon, Shell, NestlƩ, or Adani), working there gives an attorney a massive competitive advantage.
Here is why corporate brand recognition operates as the ultimate currency in law:
The Power of Hierarchy & Prestige:
The market discounts title in favor of brand pedigree. For example, an Associate 3 (A3) at a tier-one firm like Trilegal carries same weight as a Principal Associate (PA) at a tier 2 Wadia Ghandy and a PA at a tier 2 firm carries the exact sameāif not moreācredibility than a partner at an unknown boutique firm in Mumbai.
The In-House Paradox: Position matters less than the scale of the company you represent. It is objectively better for your career to be a junior lawyer at TCS or Reliance than it is to be a senior lawyer or Head of Legal at a random, obscure company.
Risk Mitigation for Hirers: If you come from an unknown startup or a no-name company, it is incredibly difficult for a hiring manager to verify the depth, quality, and legitimacy of your work. When competing against candidates from multinational corporations (MNCs), a "no-name" resume is much more likely to be discarded. Without a recognizable brand, future employers treat your experience as if it were zero.
The "Exit Option" Premium: This is exactly why young lawyers endure the grueling, often terrible work cultures of tier-one law firms like Amarchand Mangaldas. They don't stay for the work-life balance; they stay for the institutional stamp. Putting in a few years there makes you instantly hirable across the entire corporate law market.
Ultimately, leveraging a massive brand name isn't about endorsing the company's practices; itās about buying insurance for your career. In law, the brand on your resume dictates your future mobility.
Brand value in case of law means something else. It doesn't have anything to do with the company per se and more about what that experience will provide in the long run.
Even if it's a company with terrible practices (Amazon, Shell, NestlƩ, Adani) as a lawyer working there you gain a major advantage in your experience. Why? Because you will be considered legit with legit experience. Law is a job where that recognition matters. Lets say you worked at a non MNC or no name company or an unknown startups. Your cv will go to trash when you apply somewhere else. It's because it's very difficult to verify what you are telling.
It's a risk by hiring you when candidates from MNCs are there. Why do people go to Amarchand Mangaldas, Trilegal etc. For brand name. These are terbile places to work in but ocne you workk there for a few places you are hireavle across the market for corporate law jobs. Similar is the situation by being an in house lawyer at likes of Infosys TCs etc
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The salary is below industry standards, starting at just 5 to 6 lpa, and even after 2 years the pay will only be around 10 to 12 lpa. But my professor told me that the brand value your CV will have after getting in will be as good as what you would get at a tier 1 law firm or a major MNC's legal team. This role is based out of Trivandrum - which is also a disadvantage considering its a tier 3 city.
So the advice she gave is simple: work on prodigy for less than 2 years, and then go for a jump with a substantial hike.
Engineers at Infosys are also underpaid, but after 2 years they jump with good hike to other companies. As a lawyer, you would be fully eligible and have much better offers than the average engineer when you make that jump, because that 'Lawyer at an MNC' brand can open doors at other MNC companies that usually never hire fresher lawyers.
If you are considering the Infosys LPM program for a Legal Analyst role (based in Pune or Gurgaon), it's recommend to avoid it. Despite the 'legal' title, you will not be treated or valued as a lawyer; the role functions much more like a generic process executive. This is different from Prodigy exam. You will be assigned to a specific client account doing highly repetitive, non-legal tasks with very little actual legal work. Because of this, the pay is low, and making future career jumps back into other legal roles will be difficult. This above was told by an ex - Infosys Legal LPM lawyer to an intern who was there.
The initial test was conducted on 27 June. Unfortunately, the test management was not handled well. The examination platform kept crashing throughout the test, and many candidates lost a significant amount of time. Some candidates reportedly lost 30ā40 minutes, while I personally lost around 15 minutes due to technical issues. As a result, I was unable to complete the test properly.
After the exam, I emailed the HR team and the concerned coordinators explaining the issues faced by candidates. It appears that several candidates raised similar concerns. Subsequently, Infosys arranged a re-test for candidates who were affected by the technical problems or were unable to complete the examination.
The re-test was conducted on 11 July. This time, the experience was much better. The test was managed more efficiently, the platform functioned smoothly, and there were no major technical disruptions. Overall, the administration was significantly improved compared to the first attempt.
Regarding the test pattern, the questions were largely based on the Legal Executive job description and the areas mentioned during the information sessions. Candidates should focus primarily on core legal subjects. Topics included Contract Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Arbitration, CPC, CRPC, and other foundational legal concepts.
Apart from the legal questions, there were approximately 2 to 5 questions on English grammar, logical reasoning, and reading comprehension. The comprehension section included passage-based questions where candidates had to read a passage and answer questions based on the information provided.
The exam consisted entirely of MCQs. There were 120 questions to be completed in 90 minutes, so time management is extremely important.
As far as I understand, the selection process involves multiple elimination rounds. Candidates who clear the written test move on to the Group Discussion round, followed by the Interview round. Candidates who successfully clear all stages are then issued offer letters.
I am still awaiting the results of the test and have not yet received any update regarding the next stage of the process.
My suggestion for future candidates is to thoroughly revise the subjects mentioned in the job description, practice MCQs, brush up on English and logical reasoning, and work on speed, as the time limit is quite challenging.
Hope this helps anyone preparing for the next Infosys ProtƩgƩ recruitment cycle. If anyone has already received results or updates regarding the next stage, please feel free to share them in the comments.