How 98% of graduates fail to get into India's top law firms
The majority of fresh law graduates in India missing out on the o sangout on the co try’s booming and high er-paying corporate legil market for reasons afflicting students of other professicesatcours lack of job readines.
students gradu 100,000-law y, and aww 68.000 clear the All India Bar Exami which makes them eligible to practice lawin any court across the country. But out of more than 1,700 law schools in the country, only graduates from the top 25-30 colleges consistently land jobs tri corporate or mid-tier law firms Leading law firms such as Shandul Amarchand Mangaldas, Cyril Ame chand Mangaldas, and Khaitas & Co. onilectively hire anly 400-600 fresh graduates annually, mostly for special The corporate law, private zed wuity, practices banking, like corporate dispute li resolution wuity, practices banking, like corporate dispute li resolution, n mulatory law
worio, missing out on the organited corporate legal sector Tus is companhle to the engineer, ing sector, where, despite producings lawalest pool of around 15 million largetalest poually, only about 10% graduat secure jobe due to a persistent skills
Infrastructure, tax and regulatory “Mary paluates struggle to enter the ceganized legal woridoree, often starting in local Uitigation ur informal setups. It’s not that mid-tier firms offer fewer opportunities, but there’s a sharp drop in readiness and ace heyond top colleges, said Akanksha Antil recruiter and and low mentor for lawyers and law dents at Vahura. While just 2% of law school graduates make it to leading corporate firma, another 15-20% manage to flod work in bou pue and second-tier firma, contribut ing to The broadencorporate venate legal land begin their careers in haates .
Satinder Duggal
