So long as you are at the mercy of those 'uncles' and keep begging them to secure such internships, they can pretty much do whatever they want. Interns can be called to work 7 days a week. If you don't like that, then don't intern at such places. "If it were US" - but it isn't. You are free to go there if you so choose. You don't get to dictate what emojis one may use on Whatsapp or any other forum, not to uncles and not to anyone else. If you have a problem with gendered language, then don't use it yourself.

Really saddened by the developments at Indus in the past few months. Not sure what even wrong, or why couldn't the management stem this exodus. I would imagine more than 125 lawyers have left the Firm in these months ! The efforts made in past 10 years appears to be all undone. My best wishes remain, and in my view and experience, the founding partners are a great set of people and decent human beings...

Manjiri isn’t the easiest person to work with.

The SRP team under her is a failed attempt by the CM practice head at breaking into the Securities practice. Her team hasn’t done significant work apart from the (failed) representation during the PNBHFL SEBI/SAT matter a few years back and the current representation in the PAYTM matter.

On the contrary, Yogesh Chande's securities practice is much more successful and less toxic. Yogesh advises on much more varied matters and is an old hand. In contrast, Manjiri is a CM lawyer masquerading as a securities lawyer, and Prashant is only qualified in English law (or so he claims).

If possible, apply to YCs team.

Hope this helps!

JD is still a graduate degree. So you need to have done your undergraduate degree in something else already. For a JD, it’s 1 Cr/ per investment in any of the top law schools, then deal with VISA lottery for a work permit. Which also depends on how the hiring market is (typically terrible for international students)

It’s a difficult path to decide to take.

US visa situation is too bad. For MBAs, since their degree is STEM, they get 3 years of OPT, hence 3 chances of applying for H1B. Also- MBA equip you with skills that are geographically full transferable.

Plus- even if you don’t end up getting H1B post a top US MBA, most likely your company would be willing to transfer you to Canada/UK/Europe/Middle East. Whereas, for JD, skills are not as transferable geographically.

How many partners can a team have before it becomes unsustainable?

The query is based on the background that I keep reading teams having a senior partner and 5-6 or even more partners. This is not about firms but a particular team within a firm. Also, wondering does it make sense at mid senior level to stick in a team which already has these many partners if the aim is to move to partnership eventually.

Speaking just for myself:

See... you can't even get ad hominem right. I'll bet you anything you like that if my name (let us call me 'X' for now) became known as being that of someone who defends Sudhir on here or who agrees/expresses agreement with those who do, Sudhir will ask, 'Who on earth is this nobody of a graduate student in London?', and will happily produce bank statements/other documentation constituting a paper trail proving that he has nothing to do with me (and I will be happy to do likewise). So unless you are suggesting that somehow both of us have enough money at our personal disposal to open secret accounts in the sorts of places where they don't ask questions and just care about the money flowing into the account, you will really have to reconsider your ideas, and come up with a more plausible (false) accusation/line of attack.

According to these people, Sudhir is the human personification of the fiend from the pit! He schemes, he is "economical with the truth" (the words of Sir Robert Armstrong (as he then was), not the Sudhir critics - they don't have the brains or the sophistication levels to use such phrases), he is a bully. And yet... when they try to convince others about his fiendishness, all we see is a good (but very strict) teacher.

An ex-T1 employee here. I worked in a T1 firm, with a decent team, in a relatively non-toxic office, however I was not able to manage the increasing workload and my recurring health problems. After working for the just the first few months, I became severely ill, and my worsening health started affecting my mental health as well. It reached a point where I was not able to work or even for that matter live a normal life anymore. I spoke with my parents and they were generous enough to support me at this point, both morally and financially. I decided to resign and move back to my home town. Now I work in a chamber here, I stay with my family. Yes, I get paid less, and you don't have the fancy AC office and tier 1 lifestyle, but guess what, I have never been happier. I love my current job, I make enough money for myself, and I get to spend time with my family. My health improved significantly, and now I feel good. I appear regularly in court and I am doing well at work. I am confident that in a few years I can become independent. Now, I am not saying all litigating chambers are like this, or that everyone enjoys litigation. I have seen miserable people here as well. I have also seen very satisfied and happy people in law firms. The bottom line as far as I have understood is, find what suits you and pursue it. There is no one correct answer. I went to an NLU and I was sort of indoctrinated into this mindset that somehow working in a tier-1 law firm is the end all and be all of your life, trust me it is not. So please to everyone reading prioritise your mental and physical health. Because at the end of the day, to all law firms and teams you work with, you are replaceable but to your family and loved ones you are not.

To all the junior associates here, what do you expect a partner to do when a client demands draft to be turned around overnight?

Partner can say no but then there is risk of client to engage another law firm for next assignment. Law firm loses business which impacts profitability and as a result less increment/bonus. Will junior associates be fine with that?

Other option is to hire 3 lawyers instead of 1 and divide the workload. This will also mean salary being 1/3rd of what currently the 1 lawyer earns. Again, will junior associates be fine with that?

I am in CLC and my practice areas(through internships) have been Transactions and B&F. I am in my final year. Have tier 1 internships on my CV. Can someone suggest any firms in Delhi that do Transactions/B&F and look forward to absorbing assessment interns. Someone please help without trolling. I am really stressed and need to get a job straight out of law school to support my parents.