Former Supreme Court judge Justice Indira Banerjee offered some pieces of advice to law graduates who are planning to join litigation, while speaking at the convocation ceremony of National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi.Here are those :When you get a brief, be fully prepared. Read the brief carefully in detail from the backsheet till the end, and find out the answer to...
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Indira Banerjee offered some pieces of advice to law graduates who are planning to join litigation, while speaking at the convocation ceremony of National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi.
Here are those :
- When you get a brief, be fully prepared. Read the brief carefully in detail from the backsheet till the end, and find out the answer to every question that could arise.
- Make a list of dates with corresponding page numbers and written notes of arguments. Look up the law.
- Be ready with precedents. Only cite those judgments which are relevant and to the point.
- Be punctual in Court, properly groomed and courteous.
- Be respectful to the Court, but you need not be subservient to the Court”.
- Do not mislead the Court. Have a professional approach. Be honest. Never lie before the Court".
Justice Banerjee advised the graduating students that in order to succeed as a lawyer and reach the top, one would have to dedicate all their time to the profession, and that there is no alternative to hard work.
Justice Banerjee also advised that while one may have a duty towards their client, they are still, an officer of the Court.