With young lawyers today rethinking everything from work-life balance to career aspirations, and in-house departments at companies across a variety of sizes and sectors ramping up their hiring, India’s law firms are finding it a challenge to hold on to top talent. Law firms now realise they need to rethink their talent retention strategies in a major way if they are to remain competitive for the long term.

In December, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (SAM), India’s largest law firm, declared a “rejuvenation break” for all its members and staff for a period of nine days. Partner Shweta Shroff Chopra says that the break was a part of SAM’s strategy to enhance employee wellbeing, and talks about why the firm has made it such a focus.

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Kirkland & Ellis have advised Blackstone Group on its $1.1 billion acquisition of a majority stake in Indian IT outsourcing services provider Mphasis