MZM Legal, Advocates & Legal Consultants
Client satisfaction
Diversity
- The firm is strongly committed to diversity and inclusion in its ranks. MZM Legal is primarily a Litigation firm with diverse practice and is recognized as a pioneer of White-Collar Crime Litigation in India. As we all know, Litigation and especially criminal litigation in India is a grueling and a male dominated field. Traditionally, female lawyers in India are advised not to take up litigation and more specifically criminal litigation since it requires a lot of physical exertion which includes running around in courts, dealing with Investigating agencies and mostly with the criminal if you are defending them. However, over a decade MZM Legal has focused on this changing this perception by adopting the following practices: We have made it a point to induct and train young female lawyers in its litigation team and more specifically in its criminal litigation team. They are personally mentored by senior partners, partner and other senior lawyers and are encouraged to the take point in interactions with law enforcement and clients.
- The firm actively coordinates with its HR to manage the workload of married female colleagues. Though we aspire for change – customarily, in Indian society, the responsibility of house chores and childcare majorly (an in many cases exclusively) falls on women. The onset of the pandemic and work from home has reduced the division of work and personal time. Consequently, the mental and physical pressure on our female colleagues has increased substantially. As such, the firm has, as a matter of policy, worked towards managing workloads and workhours of our married female colleagues.
- Mental health issues in India are a taboo, especially in professional circles. MZM as a matter of policy encourages disclosure of mental health issues to the firm and the firm actively assists colleagues in clinical diagnosis, treatment of issues.
- Lawyers have also been allowed to shift practice areas internally to manage their long-term workloads.
- The biggest advantage of working at MZM Legal as disclosed by the team members over the years is the ability to reach out with the problems to the senior most member of MZM Legal be it the Managing Partner or the Senior Partner and prompt redressal of all issues and concerns. This kind of inclusion of every single member with the senior most members have helped in developed a very strong working ecosystem.