{"id":24,"date":"2022-04-22T22:11:22","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T22:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jmp.handyland.in\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2022-05-16T19:08:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T13:38:54","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jmp.handyland.in\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;124396&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;4&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;6\/12&#8243; el_class=&#8221;image-card image-card-triple&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;144513&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;55&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; shadow=&#8221;yes&#8221; shadow_weight=&#8221;std&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;925872&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;46&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; shadow=&#8221;yes&#8221; shadow_weight=&#8221;std&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;parallax&#8221; parallax_intensity=&#8221;2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;449604&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;54&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; shadow=&#8221;yes&#8221; shadow_weight=&#8221;std&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;parallax&#8221; parallax_intensity=&#8221;3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;176080&#8243;][vc_button button_color=&#8221;color-uydo&#8221; size=&#8221;btn-lg&#8221; outline=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_skin=&#8221;yes&#8221; border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; link=&#8221;url:%2Fprofessionals%2F&#8221; button_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;210206&#8243;]Meet the Professionals[\/vc_button][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_horizontal=&#8221;left&#8221; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; font_family=&#8221;font-136269&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;4&#8243; align_mobile=&#8221;align_center_mobile&#8221; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;6\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;573911&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;188162&#8243;]We are Jerome Merchant + Partners, a boutique full-service law firm headquartered in Mumbai, India with a presence in New Delhi &amp; London.<\/p>\n<p>Our lawyers are responsive and solution-oriented. We are an ambitious lot \u2013 confident, experienced and entrepreneurial \u2013 that help businesses reach their full potential and make the most of their commercial assets and creative ideas.<\/p>\n<p>We strive to be the best at addressing our Clients\u2019 requirements. We are pro-active, innovative, and business-aware, delivering legal solutions that are tailored to our clients\u2019 specific needs.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; back_image=&#8221;4180&#8243; overlay_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;90&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_name=&#8221;Contact&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;564373&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-161900&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;826934&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]approach[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;186460&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;672977&#8243;]Our distinctive structure resonates in how we approach our work.<\/p>\n<p>Our lawyers are multi-specialists, who work cohesively and passionately on solving our clients\u2019 most important problems. We maintain a significantly higher partner to associate ratio as compared to other firms.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, we field fewer people on each matter, with the flexibility to bring in the right expertise when needed.<\/p>\n<p>The versatility of our lawyers coupled with exceptional partner attention enables us to achieve excellent results for our clients in complex and critical matters.<\/p>\n<p>We recognize that businesses today are more global than ever. Technology and trade transcend boundaries and so do the needs of our clients. 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An opendoor policy and a flat organization structure not only define us, but also reflects in the high quality of work we deliver.<\/p>\n<p>We have broken the shackles of outdated and conventional styles of working and offer our lawyers a technology powered flexible work environment.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; back_image=&#8221;4180&#8243; overlay_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;90&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_name=&#8221;Contact&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-161900&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;110105&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]story[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;798495&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;453920&#8243;]Jerome Merchant + Partners was founded, in early 2013, over a handshake between our founding partners. We have come a long way since and achieved exceptional results, and through these years we have remained committed to our one single objective \u2013 solving our clients\u2019 most important problems.<\/p>\n<p>Vishnu Jerome, Shameek Ray, Murtaza Somjee, and Sameer Sibal, came together to start a humble but impassioned practice of law, in Nariman Point, Mumbai. Kalpana Merchant joined us in 2015 and also lent her name to the firm letterhead.<\/p>\n<p>Our years have been marked by the growth of our client base and significant addition to the practices we offered to our clients, including venture capital, restructuring, real estate, and dispute resolution, as well as the opening of offices in Singapore.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; back_image=&#8221;4180&#8243; overlay_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;90&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_name=&#8221;careers&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;106441&#8243; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_right&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;496164&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-161900&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;428680&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]careers[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;-3&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;173584&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;147601&#8243;]If you have the strong academic ability and the strength and personality to enjoy dealing with demanding and interesting clients, then Jerome Merchant + Partners may be the place for you. You will have the desire to succeed in your chosen field, you will enjoy personal responsibility, and have the ability to mix with both your colleagues and with the firm\u2019s clients.<\/p>\n<p>If this is the case and you are interested in joining one of the leading specialist transaction law and disputes law firms then you can apply by sending your CV with a covering letter or email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:careers@jmp.law\">careers@jmp.law<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to apply for an internship with us, please write to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:internships@jmp.law\">internships@jmp.law<\/a><br \/>\nGiven the volume of applications received, we are unable to enter into individual communication prior to any offer of an interview or internship.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;124396&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jmp.handyland.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jmp.handyland.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jmp.handyland.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jmp.handyland.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jmp.handyland.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/jmp.handyland.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2321,"href":"https:\/\/jmp.handyland.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions\/2321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jmp.handyland.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}