RecTracker: NALSAR Batch of 2024 records 100% placements; flags law firms' lack of inclusivity

Out of the 119 students of the batch of 2024, 86 students participated in the placement process and have been placed.
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All 86 students who sat for placements from the graduating 2024 batch of NALSAR, Hyderabad have been placed at domestic and international firms, corporate houses, and government undertakings.

Out of the 119 students in the Batch of 2024, 86 opted to participate in the placement process. 36 students bagged pre-placement offers (PPOs) while 50 students were hired through campus recruitment.

Of these, 54 have accepted offers with Indian law firms, 3 students will be pursuing litigation chamber practice, 3 have been hired by government undertakings and 3 students have accepted training contracts at international law firms.

The highest salary offered this year is ₹59 lakh per annum by an international law firm. The average salary offered is ₹17 lakh per annum.

Among the Indian law firms, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas emerged as the leading recruiter with 9 hires, closely followed by Trilegal and AZB & Partners with 8 hires each.

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Khaitan & Co, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan, and IndusLaw hired 4 students each.

Argus Partners hired 3 students, while IC Universal Legal and S&R Associates hired 2 students each.

1 student each was hired by Saraf and Partners, Luthra & Luthra, Anagram Partners, J Sagar Associates, MC Legal and Poovayya and Co.

1 student each will be joining the chambers of Advocates Gautam Narayan, Prateek K Chadha and Ninad Laud.

Placements at corporate houses were led by Deloitte, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories and Regology, each hiring 3 students.

TATA Advanced Systems Limited, Jio Financial Services, Greenko Group and IDBI Bank have each hired 2 students.

One student each was hired by Boston Consultancy Group, HCL Tech, ICICI Bank, Mudrex Inc, National Stock Exchange and Speed Infra Developers LLP.

Among government undertakings, ONGC Videsh Limited has hired 2 students, while Bharat Petroleum Corporation hired 1 student.

Apart from these, two students received vacation schemes and training contracts from Linklaters and one student from Herbert Smith Freehills.

However, some firms recruiting on campus reportedly conducted their drives without regard to inclusivity and reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities.

A press release issued by the University urged participating firms to improve reasonable accommodations and inclusivity for future students.

"...it has come to our attention that some aspects of the process were not sufficiently inclusive, which adversely affected candidates' experiences and hindered their recruitment. To address these issues, it is crucial for participating firms to take necessary action to improve accommodations and inclusiveness for all candidates," the release reads.

Earlier this year, few distasteful incidents of campus recruitment by firms were highlighted in the Shamnad Basheer panel discussion on Disability and Law held during the Courts and Constitution conference.

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The Recruitment Coordination Committee (RCC) for the Batch of 2024 comprised Anshul Agarwal, Aryaman Singh, Avani Namireddy, Harshita Lilani, Hemant Chouhan, Pradhyumn Sharma, Pratyush Kumar Pradhan, Sahil Aggarwal, Sanskar Jain, Shubham Damani, Sparsh Khosla and Tanmay Malik.

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