Namita Das (NLUJ ‘09) returns to Link Legal as partner after 6 years at AZB, SAM

Wednesday, 13 May 2020 By Legally India Law firms

Scoop: The firm continues on its recent expansion with its third lateral partner addition in only two months

Namita Das joins Link Legal as partner
Namita Das joins Link Legal as partner

Link Legal India Law Services (LLILS) has boosted its corporate strength in Delhi with the addition of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (SAM) counsel Namita Das.

She is joining with a team of two fee-earners, who have around two years of post-qualification experience (PQE) each and have before been working in private practice and in-house before.

Das is a 2009 NLU Jodhpur graduate who had worked at Link Legal in Delhi before joining AZB & Partners in 2014 in Noida.

Just over a year ago she had moved to SAM in Delhi as a counsel.

We have reached out to the firm and to SAM for comment.

Update 17:20: Link Legal Delhi-based managing partner Atul Sharma commented: “We welcome Namita to the firm. This will strengthen and broadbase corporate practice of the firm.”

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas commented: “We wish her well in this new chapter in her professional journey.”

In recent months Link Legal has made two lateral partner hires:

Namita DasWork history Apr 2019 - Mar 2020: Counsel, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co (New Delhi Area) Jul 2014 - Mar 2019: Senior Associate, AZB & Partners (Noida Area) Jun 2009 - Jul 2014: Associate, Link Legal India Law Services (New Delhi Area)Education - 2009: National Law University, Jodhpur, B.A.L.L.B. (hons.), International Trade and WTO related studies

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Comments

Good! 13 May 2020, 12:02
+23 -7
Good to see how someone who started her career at OSC (clifford chance's LPO in Gurgaon) has done well by becoming a partner at a good Indian law firm. This is an example for many - to work hard in the profession and carve their own path irrespective of how you got into the system. Good job and all the best, Namita!
But 13 May 2020, 13:43
+4 -4
Her profile says she started her career at Link Legal
Wow! 13 May 2020, 14:02
+8 -15
She should [...] showcase OSC instead of showing Link Legal as a place where she started her career post law school. People who know her can vouch for her dedication and also to the fact that she spent a good number of months at the LPO before joining Link Legal.
Guest 13 May 2020, 12:59
+9 -8
Glad to see this! Well nigh due, given her professionalism, work ethic, and intelligence.
Alahiri 13 May 2020, 15:06
+3 -0
Many congratulations, Namita - all the very best!
Guest 13 May 2020, 15:51
+11 -5
Why Link Legal, Namita?
James Bond 007 13 May 2020, 17:15
+9 -3
Wow
Guest 13 May 2020, 17:23
+12 -3
She is one dedicated professional I know of! Well done Namita. You have worked hard for this so relish the new begining!
Oyelucky 14 May 2020, 03:57
+6 -11
Nothing lasts forever, Link Legal the least.
KC guy 14 May 2020, 04:57
+8 -0
OSC (KC as the legal support team used to be called) has produced some very good lawyers who have found a footing in the Indian legal industry and doing good for themselves in the top Indian law firms across various practices. The Clifford Chance secondments and training certainly makes them commercially astute lawyers and very organised to handle large transactions. It is a great place to work till the time saturation hits.
Guest 14 May 2020, 06:48
+8 -1
Being aware of people who had joined the CC's OSC India team since early days, I agree with your comment. Not only in Indian firms, but many went on to move to CC's mainstream positions. Mostly in the Banking and Capital Markets teams of CC.

Goes to show how good training to smart and young Indian lawyers can produce world class talent. Its a pity that Indian markets did not liberalise. This just deprived young Indian lawyers this high quality of work training.

The existing Indian firms only ended up promoting a very few hard working and smart people. Rest of them were either plain lucky or simply thrived on good connections with the owner families.
KC guy 14 May 2020, 09:13
+1 -0
Completely agree. The exposure to international transactions and opportunity to work with world class partners and lawyers at CC surely gives an edge.

Unfortunately, Indian law firms till very recently had a very closed mind on hiring such people looking to move from an LPO and more often than not heavily discount the PQE while hiring such people. Fortunately, this picture is changing since the last few years and firms appear to be more open to try out LPO bred lawyers.

It is true that such lawyers may not have had the relevant Indian law experience but they can bring across a lot of other qualities and there is no reason why they would not be able to pick up Indian stuff as it's not rocket science.
Rubbish 16 May 2020, 13:05
+0 -3
Even at CC secondment you do patina to on only not some great legal work. Time to call spade a spade!
KC guy 18 May 2020, 04:53
+1 -0
Not sure from where you have got the information but at least my own experience have been very different. Can say the same for most of my colleagues around the same time at KC.
Well wisher 14 May 2020, 06:18
+7 -3
All the best Namita. I am sure you will do wonders in your new role. Whatever said, being associated with LL in the past, I can assure they incubate, encourage and promote talent like very few other firms. Good luck
Madhukeema 14 May 2020, 13:26
+14 -1
Most loved capital markets associate at AZB before she left for S&R
Factual 14 May 2020, 13:34
+0 -0
Not S&R but SAM (and not for CM).
Guest 14 May 2020, 14:28
+1 -3
Those who think LPO careers are not good: these may actually be your best shot in this economy. Also, they can build certain business skill sets which can be useful.
Rubbish 16 May 2020, 13:06
+7 -3
Yes like paginating a document. Who are you kidding really?
Guest 17 May 2020, 07:48
+11 -0
You'd be surprised at the number of A0s graduated from top NLUs and working at T1 firms, who lack the requisite skill to do even that properly.
Advocatus Diaboli 18 May 2020, 18:56
+0 -0
It's almost as though a person's performance on a MCQ exam has no relation to their professional skills, isn't it?
RockTon 19 May 2020, 16:53
+3 -1
I guess Link Legal is the firm of the future given so many see potential in it.
Am sure in less then a year they will know how LL works.
Let's see how many joining them now survive even 2 years there.
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