Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Khaitan & Co. push joining dates of freshers to October:

Both Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and Khaitan & Cohave rescheduled the joining dates for all fresh hires to October 2020.

The firm confirmed that it had committed to hire a total of 78 freshers to start in August 2020, but declined to comment further. There are several reasons for the move. In pandemic situations likely to be a nightmare,  with everyone still working from home right now, possibility indefinitely and quite realistically also still in part July.  CAM is planning for remote induction and training from September for incoming batch .

Khaitan and Co. Has pushed joining  date of 48 freshers  and 18 law colleges to October 20 with a commitment to honor every campus offer that has been made.

Executive Director of the firm Amar Sinhji said,

“Our campus batch usually joins in July every year. This year, given the exceptional circumstances around the lockdown and the uncertainties with regard to offices being able to return to normal operations, we have decided to push back the freshers joining date to October 2020. We are at this stage in talks with various campuses to finalize the exact schedule. We hope that by October we should be ready with a welcome befitting our young future leaders! And of course, we will honor every campus offer that has been made. The campus hires are a key entry level addition to our talent pipeline.”

There is no change for Associate-level lawyers, junior employees, and staff of the firm. Basically, there will be no change in the compensation structure for lawyers with an annual package of Rs. 25 lakh and below.
The Equity Partners and Executive Directors of Khaitan & Co have also agreed to take a 20% pay cut on their monthly compensation, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic fallout.
The decision has been taken so that the firm can have a continuous cash flow to get through this difficult time, until the situation gets better.

By Aman Pandey of Law College Dehradun