It is simply incorrect to portray CAM as a “frying pan.” CAM is demanding, but it is also very clear about what it expects and whom it backs. In this case, the problem has not been the firm but this team. Internally, it has long been evident that this group was misaligned, difficult to integrate, and not delivering the value expected of a corporate team at CAM's standards.The narrative of them being “poached” is convenient but not convincing. The more straightforward explanation and one that most people inside CAM would acknowledge without hesitation is that the team never earned strategic relevance within the corporate practice. CAM has multiple corporate teams that are high‑performing, tightly run, and deeply valued. This team was not one of them. The ease of their exit is the clearest indicator. When a partner or team that CAM genuinely values attempts to leave, the firm does not make the process smooth. CAM is known for being extremely firm and protective in those situations. The fact that this transition is happening without resistance tells you everything about how the organisation viewed the team’s contribution.

We are talking about rich kids who will be successful irrespective of which subject they study. The broader point, about the humanities serving to purpose in the job market still stands. In comparison with a regular STEM or business grad, regular pure humanities grads have much fewer job opportunities. That's why they waste their whole lives preparing for UPSC and then go to Cockroach Janata Party protests when they don't succeed. The smarter ones either go for an MBA or try to go abroad.

I would absolutely scrap BA subjects from the law curriculum (except economics) and replace with courses on AI, accounting, finance, business communication and perhaps any one among climate science, coding, forensics and toxicology etc.

And most of the idiots in my law school (to be fair, other NLUs too) were supporting them and simping for Messi (he was among those who turned their backs).

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7456935/2026/07/19/argentina-world-cup-fouls-disgrace/

Dear Mr. Sambamurthi,

Carnegie once wrote that the rarest thing you can give someone is honest, sincere appreciation, and what struck me about your post wasn't the numbers themselves but that you took the trouble to write it at all. Most firms let the rumour mill run. You corrected it in public, with your name on it.

I'm a final-year law student who has spent over three years interning across dispute resolution teams, most recently in arbitration and commercial litigation. I'd like to ask if Lexygen would consider me for an assessment internship with the DR team.

Happy to share my CV and past work if that's useful.

Warm regards,

I have been looking to rejoin law firms after a career break but it has been a while and I am not getting many opportunities. Reaching out to the Legally India community, if you can help out by letting me know if any M&A and General Corporate team that you know is looking to hire at SA level.

Can we also keep this thread ongoing and post about vacancies for those looking out?

Thanks in advance!

Only if indian professor knew how to operate their emails. Lol. As a PhD scholar at IUTKgp, I manage my advisors emails for him. Clear instructions: do not inform him about any student that wishes to apply with him, instead tell them to apply for through the official channels and he has no say in selection. Which isn't true, since I applied through his former PhD student. Lol. Sad to delete many such emails with hopeful candidates who think the professor has read their email and is just following the non-existent university protocol.

Doesn't happen to everyone especially if you don't have a recommendation. My friend emailed a very famous university in Geneva. No reply. He contacted his professor in Jindal, who sent him the personal email of the faculty concerned, and through that he got in touch. Can you believe a normal student doing that ?

If my friend wasn't rich , he wouldn't be in Jindal and if he didn't flaunt his connection in Jindal, his professor wouldn't have given him this geneva professor's personal email. And if he didn't have the personal email, he'd end up in the long list of people who would send their emails and be rejected even before replying.. in the end it's all about money and connections.

So, I would say law is decent. Every profession has certain issues.

(1) Not all teams have hectic hours.

(2) If you do get a bad team, you can change laterally.

(3) You can also become a professor - provides a stable job. Switching to in-house counsel is not difficult but not easy either. You need the creds, experience and networking.

I would like to be stand corrected, but NEET protest stems out from the fact that the supposedly merit based opportunities were also marred by the power and money leading to diminishing more hopes for the general people and their kids. What do you think will happen if the realities of the Law field, on these same lines, gets known to the people hereinafter? Will it be given the same weightage?

Bro there was a previous post on LI about the aptly said and though they are people promoting money over merit, it is also a thing that they won't stop at just the upfront pay. They will eventually want to loop you into other services, my bad I mean mentorships, and take more unless they are satisfied.

OP here, just to clarify, I am NOT talking about agencies like Vahura, Avimukta etc. since they operate on a very different business model. I am talking about certain people who supposedly try and help you get interviews/jobs through oragniz means such as cold mailing, linkedin furnishment, CV optimzation etc. Now they are very rare in teh market and may be scam as well, as someone named in the comments sections very aptly said, but in desperation can one rely on them is my concern. Also, they charge like 10-15k so doesn;t seem that big of an amount as well.

Not at all excited about joining my T1, same with a few of my friends. We are all already looking at alternate career options. I know people who gave up T1 offers to join chambers. You are speaking from a point of bias (I assume from the post that you are a recruiter). Litigation doesn’t require recruiters.

Then what is it about boutiques and chambers that these miserable T1 ppl don't want to go there. If the pay cheque is the only reason, are you admitting that salary is all that matters? Am I not correct when I say that T1s reign supreme. And are T1s not justified in imposing tough work loads if they're paying the most?

Have noticed Bar & Bench only reports new partners joining CAM. Exits of partners are not reported or selectively reported ! Is it by design or intention?

So many exits have happened this year, such news being suppressed….can anyone confirm how many partners have left this year?

RC joining S&R or AK joining Dassault by way of examples. Check LinkedIn to confirm.

Hi everyone,

I recently interviewed online for the Labour & Employment team at Samvad Partners, Bangalore. After submitting two writing samples and the requested details, I had an online interview with a Partner and a Senior Associate. It has been about a week since then.

Could anyone share:

- How long Samvad usually takes to revert after the interview? Do they inform candidates in case of rejection?
- What are the next steps in the process? Is there another interview round or a written assessment?
- If anyone has worked there, any insights on the salary range for an A2 or below? I quoted an expected salary of around 80k and am wondering whether that's reasonable and sufficient for Bangalore.

Any insights would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hey, the paper has gotten harder, so study a week in advance for it. Do the PYPs thoroughly and actually do cases and stuff. If you studied in law school, you will pass. Also, please attempt all the 100 questions, given that there is no negative marking! I took my exam seriously, scored a 70+ even though the 2026 paper had some obscure family law questions which could not have been resolved with the bare acts. Don’t take too much stress about the IT Act 1961. Do CPC properly, given that they are asking conceptual questions from there. You have to have a good grasp of Constitutional Law and Criminal laws. Try to solve without the bare texts to the best extent possible given the paucity of time. Good luck!

so you still want tier 1 level money but dont want to suffer like a tier 1 job. take time to assess what is really important - the money or interesting work. there are enough amazing tmt firms that are not tier 1. work is good, some teams have good work-life balance. you just wont make the same money as a tier 1 but thats what you need to figure out - what are you in this for

I empathise with you. 24 PQE in a niche area here. Had same phase in my career few times. What really helped me get back was spending some time figuring out exactly what made me dim my lights, people and boss, money, stress, work quality, personal life, anything else? Then tried to see how best to address it. It helped that some love for my work and subject remained alive despite being switched off and sleep walking through work and kinda hating my situation, so even in these days which weren't best, I still managed to get excited or at least interested in something, keeping me going. And then I figured out what. Had discussions about what can be done. And went ahead. Also left jobs when I thought it's the best option. Can't say the same would work for you but this is what I did and it worked. If you keep on thinking deep down about leaving, honestly you would push yourself to that only, even if it may not be the best thing for you. I know the toll this phase takes and I just hope you figure out things.

Imagine not bagging a job and giving a shoutout to Partners who don't even know you exist - just because you had an email forwarded to HR doesn't mean that you have a relationship with the concerned seniors. Some of the people named here are very senior lawyers who would not like to be associated to an anonymous thread like this and worse off, by a random graduate who couldn't bag a job in a market which is up for grabs. By doing so, you have not only embarassed yourself but also the college's reputation. Sigh.

Bump..I also want to know. OP, if your peers are part of the RCC/Placecomm then definitely they can influence the interview committee (especially HRs, who are absolute dums dums.) A peer of mine who got placed through a PPO, arrived on Day Z and did that. Keep your moves a secret. If asked, just vaguely say I am interning at a respectable firm in their XYZ practice or better don't tell only. People do sabatoge, especially if you are not a part of popular cliques. Keep to yourself. Your growth or failure is none of anyone's business.

This should be mandatory watching for men in the former TL team. To save themselves and place themselves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkTglJuqq8U

Hi everyone, wanted to have a fair idea on the final hearing appearance fees charged by senior counsels and fees for hourly meetings for a commercial matter? I am looking for fees charges by Dr Singhvi, Mr Rohatgi, Amit Sibal, Akhil Sibal, Gopal Sankarnarayan, Dhruv Mehta, Shyam Divan. I am not willing to call their chambers hence, putting it up here.