Interned there 2 years ago as a third year student. They taught me all the basics of work. The team is fun and fantastic and the leadership is an example of how firms should be run. I’ve not seen such great culture anywhere else. Don’t know about salaries but it’s a damn good place to intern.

Hey everyone,

I am a 4th-year law student from a Tier 3 law college and I have secured an internship with Khaitan & Co. in their Corporate & Commercial team.

This is my first time interning at a Tier 1 law firm and in a corporate law setup and I got this opportunity through the application and interview.
I really want to make the most of this as it is hard to get an opportunity like this without any connections which I do not have and I hope to perform well and secure a PPO here

I’d love to hear from those who have interned at Khaitan & Co. (or other Tier 1 firms) about what I should be prepared for.
Specifically:

- Work expectations – What kind of tasks do interns typically get and how are we to go by them?
- Work environment – What is the culture like?
- Dos and Don’ts – Any key things to keep in mind to make a strong impression?
- General advice – What can I do to stand out and improve my chances of a PPO and more importantly, do I ask for it or do they offer it themselves?
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Would really appreciate any insights or tips. Thanks in advance!

Having worked closely with both teams for over two years, I can provide a concise breakdown of their dynamics. Both partners are exceptional in their respective fields and the work culture largely reflects the contributions and interactions within the teams. This overview also aims to highlight challenges to ensure team leads are aware and can address them effectively.

Team U

Pros:

1. Exposure to high-profile matters.

2. A steep learning curve promoting growth.

Cons:

1. Extremely long working hours.

2. Unnecessary urgency for all deliverables.

3. Unrealistic deadlines.

4. Internal politics.

5. Interpersonal issues within the team.

Team T

Pros:

1. Exposure to diverse high-profile matters.

2. Manageable deadlines.

3. No unnecessary urgency in deliverables.

4. Better work-life balance with minimal micromanagement.

5. A modern and progressive working style.

Cons:

1. Less supervision (which can be a pro or con depending on your experience.

2. Overwhelming working hours and pressure.

3. Difficult seniors from other firms, based on recent feedback.

In summary, both teams have distinct strengths and challenges. The choice between them depends on individual priorities, work style, and career goals.

The answer to this can be found in the “O” of “NLUO”. Intellectually and commercially, Odissa is a backwater. It is nowhere. Nothing of lasting value can survive for long is this place. Forget international law, they cannot even properly teach the Indian law, whether in a so-called NLU or a lowly government college.

Delhi is actually far more polite than Mumbai. Plus, the people in Delhi are very friendly and warm. Except for a little bit of self-declared elitism in South Delhi (this sense of self-declared elitism is prevalent in almost all of Mumbai), the weather (except for the amazing winters) and the pollution, Delhi is a far better city than Mumbai in every aspect.

I am working to get my life on track and need your guidance.

I graduated from GLC in 2014 but didn't register with the Bar Council due to debilitating personal, physical, and emotional circumstances. I moved cities and now looking to foray into Law fully as a 34 year old woman.

I missed out on the most formative years of my life and now have to work doubly triply hard to make up for the lost time. Any tips/words of wisdom/anything to make this journey even slightly better?

While it is the moral duty of the Seniors in the profession to don the role of guide or a mentor, many shy away from reasons best known to them. This is mostly rampant across all spheres of this profession unless you are exceptionally bright and reduce your Partner’s work by a large percentage will they show some interest in training you. I suggest you don’t take their jibes personally but work in such a way that appears to lessen the load from your Partner. You have a long way to go and if you start taking everything seriously which affects you so deeply; it may have serious effects - I am speaking from personal experience. I was in a similar position as yours and I wasted a decade fretting over these things. Now I have no choice but to suck it up o and work for my paapi pet.

Do not get yourself down, dear fellow. Nothing, and I mean nothing, beats competence. Work, pressure, hustle. Watch this << https://youtube.com/watch?v=m5RbdReBMLE >> and act accordingly. To paraphrase, “Take dead aim at those NLU fellows. Get them in the crosshairs. And take them down.”

I am sure we are all for living in a more “practical” world where we can avoid “misunderstandings”. But the worst way to achieve this is to insist upon others to do as one thinks they ought to. The self-righteousness involved in this avowedly moral project is insulting. You do not get to decide that you know better than others. This insistence that my disagreement with your style of referring to others makes me immediately transphobic is as insincere as it is false.

Speaking of bail, would appreciate if you or others might be interested in responding to this thread on bail and Indian jurisprudence at << https://www.legallyindia.com/convos/topic/419471-indian-jurisprudence-and-bail >>

Appreciate your answer but I also find it unsatisfactory. As I said in my post, bail is not supposed to be such a complex subject so as to be restricted only to the specialists in criminal law. You do not even have to be a lawyer to talk about the institutional context in which law is practised. We have so many students of law on this forum. Surely, they must have thought about the practice of law and where the subject of bail has historically occupied an important part. One does not have to practice criminal law to speak on habeas corpus.