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Revision as of 00:46, 27 September 2010

This article aims to list and regularly update the base salaries at Indian law firms, in-house legal functions and other employers of Indian lawyers.

Please update with any information or data you have or send Legally India an email with figures confidentially.

2010-11 Indian legal recruiters' offered remuneration

Firm Base retainer pay (Rs lakh) Offered total package incl. max bonus (Rs lakh) / other
AZB & Partners (Mumbai) 11.4 "competitive bonus"
Khaitan & Co (Mumbai) 10.8 (7.2 - 8.5 for 2010 batch) 14.8
S&R Associates 10.8
Trilegal 10.8 (10.2 for 2010 batch) 12.8
Amarchand Mangaldas 10.3 - 10.8 14 - 15
Luthra & Luthra 10.2 12.6 (+ 0.51 signing bonus)(+3 insurance benefits)
AZB & Partners (Delhi) 9.8 "competitive bonus"
J Sagar Associates (JSA) 9.6
ICICI Bank 9.05 (salary with retainer option) CTC* with other benefits convertible to full retainer after six months<ref>ICICI hikes salary</ref>.
Wadia Ghandy 8.4
Talwar Thakore & Associates 8.4
Desai & Diwanji 6 - 8.4
Nishith Desai Associates (NDA) 7.2 (salary) +4.8 fixed amount is paid out after three years with firm<ref>Revealed: 17 law firm starting salary packages</ref>. First-year CTC* figure therefore 12.12 forms base for 2nd year increase.
SAIL 6.6 - 6.8
Phoenix Legal 6 - 7.2
IFMR 6 - 6.5
Juriscorp 4.8 - 6
Pangea3 4 - 6 (5 - 7 for 2010-11) (CTC* incl. bonus at top 10 law schools)
Lakshmikumaran Sridharan 4.8
Crawford Bayley 4.8
Kochhar & Co 4.2 - 4.8
Supreme Court judicial clerkships 3 (stipend)<ref>Legally India - judicial clerkships hike stipend, September 2010</ref>

Source: Legally India research<ref>Amarchand, Khaitan Luthra and Trilegal hike pay</ref>: interviews with students and college recruitment committees and putting those figures to law firm or organisation for correction or comment.*CTC: "cost to company" figure can include other benefits than just base salary.


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