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CONFIDENTIAL

QUESTIONNAIRE 2015-16

AMARCHAND & MANGALDAS & SURESH A. SHROFF & CO.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ...................................................................... 3

2. ACADEMIC RECORD ......................................................................................... 5

3. GENERAL .............................................................................................................. 7 3.1. PROFESSION RELATED ................................................................................ 7 3.2. OTHERS ......................................................................................................... 13

4. FOREIGN STUDIES ........................................................................................... 14

5. CITY PREFERENCE .......................................................................................... 16

Instructions:

a. This form should be filled in by hand only. b. Please use attachments (also handwritten) wherever required. c. If you wish to highlight any particular article or other testimonial/prize,

please attach.

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1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION 1.1 APPLICATION FOR:

DELHI OFFICE    

   KOLKATA OFFICE    

 AHMEDABAD OFFICE    

 GURGAON OFFICE    

(In case of more then 1 preference, please specify the order of preference) Office Preference ________________ __ ________________ __ ________________ __ 1.2. (a) Name: (b) Date of Birth: (c) Email address: (d) Current Address: (e) Contact Number:

(f) Permanent Home Residential Address: Telephone/Fax for details:

Please paste a recent passport size photograph

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(e) Passport number: 1.3. Briefly describe your family background giving particulars in relation to your

immediate family including parents’ professional particulars of brothers/sisters and their professional and career interests. Do any of your family members practice law?

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2. ACADEMIC RECORD 2.1. Highlights of Career

Ø Name of the Law School/ College :

- Final CGPA ____________________________ - Class IVth Year__________________________

Previously_________________________

- Overall Ranking ____________________________ - Recruitment Rankings _____________________________

Ø Name of the School :

Level Board (CBSE/ ICSE/ Any other) Subjects Percentage of

Marks

2.2. Briefly describe the highlights your academic record from School till Law

School including in particular excellence achieved in performance at any time. (a) School:

(b) Law College- 1st to 3rd year (c) Law College- 4th year:

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[Note: In case you have secured any scholarship, medals or awards, please mention the same]. 2.3. How often in your academic career have you stood within the top ten ranks in

your School/College? Furnish brief particulars.

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3. GENERAL 3.1. PROFESSION RELATED 3.1.1. Why did you select law as a profession in preference over any other career? 3.1.2. Describe the main criteria in your mind in taking a career/ employment decision

in this recruitment process. What are the factors and the relative weightage you personally are going to a lot to various factors in your selection of the entity you wish to join?

• Location/ city ___________________ • Reputation of employer ___________________ • Job content ___________________ • Need to remain a “core”

professional lawyer ___________________ • Future professional/ growth

Opportunity ___________________ • Compensation package ___________________ • Housing related issues ___________________ • The “boss”/”senior” you will

working for ___________________ • Other law school colleagues

In the firm ___________________ • Working atmosphere ___________________ • Positive attitude to

professional issues ___________________ (give marks so as to total a score of 100) 3.1.3. What is the main reason for your desire to recruit with this firm and your brief

impressions about the firm? How did you form them? How important is the location to you in deciding your career option?

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3.1.4. What sort of career and professional opportunities do you see for yourself in this firm?

3.1.5. Do you feel that your ambitions for a career in the law would be satisfactorily fulfilled by working in a firm or would they be better addressed as a solo practitioner or as a counsel?

3.1.6. Briefly describe how you visualize yourself in the legal profession after:

(a) After 2 years

(b) After 5 years (c) After 8 years

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3.1.7. Do you desire to specialize in any branch of legal practice or would you prefer

to be an all-round practitioner in a variety of practice areas? 3.1.8. Briefly indicate your approach towards the following areas of practice:

Please select the top three practice areas in the order of your preference:

S. No. Practice Area Preference 1 Project and Project Finance

2 Banking and Corporate & Structured Finance

3 Capital Markets – Debt and Equity

4 Corporate, M&A, PE, Funds, finance regulatory practice and other practice (like insurance)

5 Real Estate

6 Intellectual Property

7 Taxation

8 Competition and Policy

9 Dispute Resolution – Courts, Tribunals and Regulatory, Arbitration (both Domestic and International)

3.1.9. During your internship with our firm, what impression did you form, and why?

Also describe the most enjoyable assignment during your internship.

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3.1.10. What are your views about a career for yourself in the legal profession in:-

(a) a corporate/ Investment Bank/ Bank (b) Court counsel (general civil practice) (c) Specialist counsel (tax/I.P./Criminal law) (d) Foreign law firms (e) Accounting/ consultancy firm.

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3.1.11. (a) Subject to work environment and monetary compensation being generally satisfactory (as per Indian standards) do you feel that you would be stable in your commitment to working in a law firm on a long term basis? If so, why?

(b) What are likely to be the three most likely reasons why you would leave

this firm? Do you foresee any of them as likely? (c) What are your views about pursuing a non-law career (for example

NGO, business, MBA etc.) or a career in academics/research etc? 3.1.12. What do you feel are your most important skills in legal practice? And why?

(a) Legal analysis

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(b) Verbal communication and articulation (c) Drafting (d) Legal strategy

3.1.13. Are you aware of the remuneration structure of the firm? Does it meet your

expectations? 3.1.14. Give 5 aspects in which you will make yourself useful and valuable to the firm?

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3.2. OTHERS 3.2.1. Describe your personality (Note: deal with matters such as academic minded, sports loving,

extrovert/introvert/soft spoken/out spoken/aggressive/ambitious etc.) 3.2.2. What are your views on teamwork? Please show instances where you have

shown your skills as a good team player. 3.2.3. Do you have any role model as a lawyer or as a professional and also from any

previous batch and if so, for what reason?

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3.2.4 Do you have / have you had any major illness or surgeries and if yes, give

details: 4. FOREIGN STUDIES 4.1. Did you apply to foreign universities for your undergraduate studies? If so,

where did you apply and why did you not pursue that option?

4.2 Have you applied to go abroad for higher studies?

Yes __________ No ____________

If yes, then how would you handle selection for this job as well?

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4.3. (a) Do you have any future plans at any time over the next three years to go

abroad for higher studies?

Yes __________ No ____________

(b) If yes, which universities would you like to apply for and what are the

courses that you plan to pursue? (c) If yes, how do you intend to finance your higher studies abroad? 4.4. What are your views on working abroad? If the firm gives you an opportunity to

study abroad in the form of a sabbatical, would you be interested? 4.5. Do you have any friend or relative working in a foreign law firm? What

impression have you got about a foreign law firm through your interactions with such friend/ relative?

4.6. Have you done any internship in foreign law firm? Please describe your

experience.

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4.7.What do you believe are the advantages, if any, for working in a law firm outside India as compared to an Indian Law firm?

4.8. If we were to make a pre-placement offer to you, what would your response be?

Would you be willing to sign the contract straightaway or would you like to wait for sometime?

5. CITY PREFERENCE 5.1 (a) What are the reasons for which you have chosen

Delhi/Mumbai/Bangalore/Hyderabad/ Calcutta as your city preference? (b) How do you propose to organise your accommodation arrangements? 5.2. (a) Do you have any close relative/family member staying in the city where

you prefer to work? Where does your immediate family stay?

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(b) Do you have any siblings who are working in cities different from where your family resides? Please give details.

5.3. Which are the different cities where you have done your internships? What

impression did you form of the work culture and professional opportunities in these cities?

5.4. Do you intend to settle down in Mumbai/Delhi/Bangalore/Hyderabad/ Calcutta

long term, or would you revert back to your permanent/ base location after a few years. (answer only if you do not reside in Mumbai /Delhi/Bangalore/Hyderabad/ Calcutta)?

5.5. Do you think you will be able to cope with the lifestyle stresses arising from

living in metropolitan cities like Mumbai and Delhi? At his point, do you believe that you will be comfortable with these stresses and can nonetheless build a home and a career in these cities. (If yes, explain your thought process)

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