HSA Advocates has added the principal associate (PA) designation as the seventh rung to its career ladder ending in equity partnership. Former Reliance ADA Group in house lawyer Kunal Rajpal has joined the firm as its first principal associate.

J Sagar Associates (JSA) has introduced the principal associate designation into its associate career track.

Exclusive: IndusLaw has promoted Hyderabad principal associate Satya Sree Akella to salaried partner effective 1 April.

Induslaw has created a new career step of principal associate as a one-to-two-year training ground before partnership and has promoted one if its senior associates into the new role.