The source is different. For men it is entitlement. Most have been catered to by women their whole lives. For women it is survival. They have been attacked and put down in male dominated workplaces. The history of how each gender has been treated has a relationship with toxicity.

what would constitute a "good enough" connection for a call-back and PPO? Only someone from the team itself would work or somebody from any other team/outside counsel? Also, what would be a strong enough relation with that person? Could it be like a relative’s friend or something.

It's a tier 1 boutique firm of 30 maybe 40 people practicing a very niche specialised area. Also agar bolrahe hai x paisa denge atleast 70% Dena padega for image purposes. Counting the same, they wouldn't hire more than 5 people an year. As opposed to say a SAM who can hire 50 or more, and some could be reserved for day 0.

Your budgeting is kind of screwed up. Here are some suggestions:

1. Renting: Look at other areas for renting out an apartment. Don't automatically jump into buying furniture and appliances, if you are getting a semi-furnished/ unfurnished flat. Rent it out for a couple of months. Divide your such expenses to over a year. Maybe, look at options where you first stay in a PG like some mentioned earlier, and then if you really want your own space, get flatmates/ or even share your room.

2. Additional Expenses: REDUCE them. You don't need to spend 10k on a gym membership. It is possible to work-out at home. For your work-wear, stick to pantaloons or maybe even H&M for now. Get 4-5 good shirts, and 3-4 trousers and maybe 1/2 blazers. Invest in decent+ good quality pieces that can be mixed and matched.

3. Transportation: To travel to work, either check if your firm provides you with the option to pool otherwise, use public transportation. There's always metros or even good buses.

4. Health Benefits: Talk to your workplace and ask if they provide any sort of health benefits. While this may cover yours, look for and compare decent plans for your parents. Do the grunt work.

5. 60-30-10 Rule: I don't know, if this will help, but use the 60-30-10 rule. It saved my life and I earn WAY lesser than you while living in a pretty expensive city myself. (While I am struggling, it somewhat helps.) 60% for all your necessities, 30% for your wants and 10% for savings, investments and emergency funds. Adjust it to suit your own requirements.

Hey all, I am an In-house counsel from Bangalore and is actively seeking opportunities from last couple of months but nothing concrete so far. I need help with reviewing my resume if possible, just want to know where can I improve. please let me know if it is possible for any of you.

Thanks!!

Its been 2 years I am doing Capital Markets with a Tier 1. Money is fine but I don't feel the stimulation to do anymore work in cap marks. My basics are fine with companies act and surrounding laws, how do I switch to GC/M&A?

Would things have been different if I would have switched practice areas during initial months of start of my career.

I am a WFH lawyer as well, advising foreign companies. I too earn in foreign currency. It’s a great life! You also work less: for example, to earn 1 lakh you need to work like a slave in India, but to earn USD 1200 from a foreign client you put in fewer hours.

I highly recommend WFH gigs to people! I work in IP and cyber law, but I’m guessing there are even more opportunities in corp and financial law.

I know! it’s pathetic. First they gave these jobs to retired judges (mostly friends) and now, in the name of whatever the f#{k BS to show progressiveness, they are now appointing their kin.

Lesson of the story - Is desh mein bina mai baap ke aap litigation nahi kar sakte. Plus we have so many 🥾 lickers, there’s praise all around LinkedIn for this supposedly newly discovered progressive approach!

Most of the students do this these days.

Don't know what is wrong with the law students, they want tier 1 internships from there first year itself.

Please make this a point that you are only wasting your opportunity as the firms will take you for Internship since you know the partner but eventually the assessment for ppo will only be taken into consideration in 4th and 5th year.

So, in case firm has one internship policy, you have wasted your opportunity in 2nd year only instead of trying your luck in 4-5th year.

Students should focus on other things in there initial years and should learn first before going into the firm. If you don't know the basics of companies act, contracts, how you are benefiting the team?