Lawyers belong to
the people by birth and interest, and to the aristocracy by habit and taste;
they may be looked upon as the connecting link between the two great classes of
society.
It is a generally
observed that people are keen on staying aloof from law and order. A fear in
their minds exists which is associated with lawyers or police or even courts
for that matter. Most of the times, it is very much valid, wise even, to be
fearful of getting caught in the clutches of the legal system. But that is not
always advisable. Maybe lawyers are not the most favorite persons in the world
because a lawyer comes into a person’s life usually when he is in trouble and
is going through a bad time. So they associate them with that sad or difficult
time in their life, such as a divorce or a robbery.
Peace in a
civilized society is based on law and justice. A lawyer is one of the threads
that bind the protective net to hold it into place. It is the job of a lawyer
to ensure that justice exists in this world. The law has been there forever,
but we lawyers are building a great monument out of the cases we argue and the
ways in which we shape these laws so that they may be used for their rightful
purpose, day in and day out.
What we do not realize is that a
lawyer is just like a doctor. He assures you that you will get through this bad
time and he does his best to mend your situation. Most lawyers will tell you
that they entered the profession because they get pleasure in helping others
who are in need. Perhaps the discomfort we feel towards doctors and lawyers is
of the same kind, because they get us out of a situation which we are not
capable of resolving ourselves.
A lawyer’s
profession is a thinking profession, and most law firms in Mumbai would agree
with us. One does not simply go about their business in a routine fashion and
expect to have mundane or monotonous work if one is a lawyer. It is the basic
instinct of a lawyer to read, write, think and argue, something similar to how
in school days, monitors would stick up to the bullies make sure the weaker
kids were not harassed. We love the law because every day brings with it a new
challenge which may never have been faced before. It requires a lawyer to come
up with possible ways to shape the law’s applicability.
We love the law because it requires mutual observance of established set
of laws resulting in orderly resolution of disputes that no other part of our
society can resolve. We love the privilege of representing others and the
wisdom and experience required to do so effectively. Lastly, even though
lawyers are not always loved by their clients, successful lawyers are always
the ones who have loved the law along with all its interpretations, and of
course it is also because we love our clients to whom we dedicate our blood and
sweat because their success is our success.
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