Don’t Decimate Your Desires – Adopt Law For A Fulfilling Career

A couple of days earlier when I was having interaction with one of the aspiring law students’ parent who shared his observation with me saying that today there is dismal job prospects or no occupational opportunities even for Technical Professions like B. Tech and B.E or if there is any that too is offering such a meagre salary which is insufficient and inadequate to meet two times meals in metropolitan cities. His thought led me to thinking as to which career has its perennially growing existence and no threat to its survival? And other question which too marched in brain was with what objectives we shape or stumble upon to the career by design or by chance?  Then quickly responded my mind that career is shaped for three specific reasons: 1) To earn Livelihood euphemistically saying otherwise to mint money so that one may support one’s own survival as well as well as of those who are dependent on him. Moreover, one can have more than enough money so that the standard of life may be maintained till his last breath and afterwards. 2. The career which bestows the prestige and regards, and 3.  The career which gives maximum satisfaction or where one can act as a conflict healer and render his services for conflict- free society thus can create peace across the globe- the noblest aspirations of all peace loving leaders.

To my mind Law is such a career where there is response to all three questions mentioned above. Law involves a huge amount of money which is charged as a fee from a client or otherwise. If we were to believe in the information drawn from http://www.livemint.com/(July 12, 2017) , The colonial-era building with a red sandstone dome on Delhi’s Bhagwan Dass Road is home to an elite class of lawyers who are likely to be the most expensive in the world: they are typically paid between Rs.5 lakh and Rs.15 lakh per hearing.

The nonagenarian Ram Jethmalani (94 years) is one of the oldest senior advocates still regularly practising and is also one of the highest-paid senior advocates in India at the apex or any other court. According to several briefing lawyers, it generally costs at least Rs.25 lakh to have Jethmalani’s name attached to the case file and for him to read it.

Now let’s move on to the second question as to which is a prestigious career? There are definitely a lot of options for you to consider. “One of the most well-known and respected careers out there is practising law.” (www.workitdaily.com, July 12, 2017)

And finally law is the career which gives utmost satisfaction when one’s conflict is resolved. Thus, law is such a career which has never faced any doom or slowdown even during the period of recession and global meltdown there was a huge demand for the legal minds to help companies enter into mergers and acquisitions. However many people never even consider becoming a lawyer because of the process that comes with it. One can overcome the difficulties if one sets one’s destination; follows the road map and treads on the set path.

To sum up, you can be on your way to a very rewarding career with plenty of opportunity for advancement.


Courtesy: Mr. Govind Prasad Goyal (Faculty, IMS Law College) 


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