Pallavi Shroff, Managing Partner at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, spoke on her four-decade journey in a male-dominated legal profession. Shroff stated that when she began, women had to ‘work twice as hard to prove that we are half as good as our male colleagues’. She recounted starting her practice in 1981, facing clients who refused to meet a woman lawyer and judges who were dismissive. A significant turning point came in 1991 when a client, for a matter in the Allahabad High Court, chartered a flight for her as she was unable to travel by train after a surgery. Shroff also discussed the challenges for women in the Indian judiciary, the existence of unconscious bias, the handling of an $11 billion deal by an all-women team, and her view that leadership means leading from the front with humility and compassion. #pallavishroff #womeninlaw #indiatodaywomansummit #corporatelaw #genderbias #indianjudiciary #leadfromthefront #lawandjustice #breakingbarriers #legaleagles #inspiration #corporateindia #equality #unconsciousbias #leadership #lawyerlife
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00:00 ‘Come try and hit me’: Pallavi Shroff on being threatened by a corporate head in court
12:02 ‘Law is not a part-time profession’: Pallavi Shroff on advice for women in the legal field
18:57 On leadership, ‘Lead from the front’: Pallavi Shroff explains how to be a respected leader
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