TCS has updated its associate deployment policy, mandating employees to be billable for 225 days annually and limiting bench time to 35 days. The policy emphasizes proactive engagement from associates ...

BENGALURU: TCS's updated associate deployment policy mandates employees to be billed for 225 days annually, restricting their bench time to a maximum of 35 business days each year. The policy aims to ...

"I think most associates have a go, go, go personality, but if we're fulfilled in the kind of work we're getting, it does take the sting off a bit of what the expectations are," one young lawyer said.

As deal work continues to fuel demand in Big Law, corporate talent is increasingly mobile. Some firms are looking to improve the integration of new associates by rethinking work allocation systems.