RecTracker: This law firm hired 74 freshers and offered around ₹18 lakh per annum as starting package [Updated]

As per the latest update from the firm, Khaitan & Co has hired 74 students from the graduating 2024 batches of 27 law schools across the country..Of these, 56 were hired through pre-placement offers (PPOs) and 18 were hired via Day Zero campus placements.43 of the hires are female and 31 male..The compensation offered for fresh hires is around ₹18 lakh per annum..The revised recruitment numbers are at par with the preceding two years. The firm had recruited 72 freshers in 2023 and 76 in 2022..The highest number of freshers recruited were from Jindal Global Law School (JGLS), Sonipat, with 3 students hired on Day Zero and 8 through PPOs.Followed by Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar, with 3 students hired on Day Zero and 7 through PPOs. 8 freshers were hired from West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata.5 recruits are from National Law University Jodhpur (NLUJ).4 hires each are from National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), Hyderabad; National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal; and School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore.3 are from Symbiosis Law School, Pune.2 each are from Faculty of Law, Campus Law Centre University of Delhi; Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai; Government Law College, Mumbai; National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore; Symbiosis Law School Hyderabad; and IIT Kharagpur. 1 fresher each were hired from Law Centre II, Faculty of Law; ILS Law College, Pune; Kirit P Mehta School of Law, Mumbai (NMIMS); Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad; National Law University, Delhi (NLUD); National University of Advanced Legal Studies, (NUALS), Kochi; National Law University, Odisha (NLUO); Rizvi Law College, Mumbai; School of Law, NMIMS Indore; Dr BR Ambedkar National Law University, Sonipat; Faculty of Law, Jamia Milia Islamia; National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi; and Pravin Gandhi College of Law, Mumbai. .The table below shows the break-up of recruits through Day Zero and PPOs.Commenting on the recruitment of fresh graduates, Executive Director, Amar Sinhji said, “We grow our own timber, based on a very solid entry-level (campus) talent acquisition process, honed to our specific requirements over the past decade."