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India’s lawyers court riches

By Reena SenGupta

Published: November 10 2008 22:19 | Last updated: November 10 2008 22:19

While the world economy sags, India’s lawyers are enjoying a boom. Lead partners at the country’s commercial law firms are now earning over $1m a year.

“Corporate [lawyer] salaries have ex­ploded. They are going up by 20 to 40 per cent,” says Anand Prasad, a partner at Trilegal, a law firm with offices in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore.

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