Ep 443: The Making of a Law Firm

An Indian lawyer in 2000 could not have recognised the legal ecosystem of today. One firm took India marching forward into a new world. Akshay Jaitly joins Amit Varma in episode 443 of The Seen and the Unseen to describe the rise of the firm he founded, Trilegal -- and the lessons he learnt during that journey. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN. ) Also check out : 1. Akshay Jaitly on Twitter , Linkedin and Nicheless . 2. Trilegal: The Making of a Modern Indian Law Firm -- Akshay Jaitly. 3. TrustBridge . 4. Climate Change and Our Power Sector — Episode 278 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Akshay Jaitley and Ajay Shah). 5. Blood on the Tracks -- Bob Dylan. 6. The Art of Reading -- Episode 120 of Everything is Everything. 7. Scrivener . 8. The Creative Act -- Rick Rubin. 9. Testaments Betrayed — Milan Kundera. 10. Amicus Curiae: Khaitan & Co is 100 -- Aditi Roy Ghatak. 11. The Broken Script — Swapna Liddle. 12. Swapna Liddle and the Many Shades of Delhi — Episode 367 of The Seen and the Unseen. 13. The Tocqueville Effect . 14. The Age of the Partial Outsider — Janan Ganesh. 15. Rahul Matthan Seeks the Protocol — Episode 360 of The Seen and the Unseen. 16. Privacy 3.0 — Rahul Matthan. 17. Letters To A Young Poet -- Rainer Maria Rilke. 18. Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia -- Sam Dalrymple. 19. A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders -- Jonn Elledge. 20. The Beginning of Infinity -- David Deutsch. 21. The Fabric of Reality -- David Deutsch. 22. A Gentleman in Moscow — Amor Towles. (Also watch the series !) 23. Mobland -- Ronan Bennett. 24. The Diplomat -- Debora Cahn. 25. Fontaines DC , Joy Division , Massive Attack , St Germain , Kruder & Dorfmeister and Tosca on Spotify. 26. Rock en Seine . Amit Varma runs a course called Life Lessons , which aims to be a launchpad towards learning essential life skills all of you need. For more details, and to sign up, click here . And have you read Amit's newsletter? It's madly active right now!

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Ep 443: The Making of a Law Firm is an episode from The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma by Amit Varma.

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This episode was published on May 4, 2026.

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