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Now, in alcohol-soft middle age, though imbibing is a thing of the distant past, ruined liver and wasted throat my constant companions, I have finally found the one thing that unites all chamber juniors and distinguishes them from the others:- they have become part of my life, just as I had darkened every waking hour of theirs.

Imagine yourself fresh out of law school and without uncles, parents or family friends to sponsor you through those first awkward years in Court. No Senior whom you know, no chambers to attend since you do not have the proper references and those who are willing to take you without references being slave drivers or worse. By Protik Prokash Banerji

An opinion, as I see it, must set out the questions on which it is sought very clearly and unambiguously. If the Querist (which is what we call a person who seeks the opinion) is himself confused, his questions will be equally mindless. It is your duty as a lawyer to unravel his tangled skein of thought, identify the issues that are material and on which the relief he wants depends, and then frame them as questions. By Protik Da

At the time of the first conference itself, have the client execute a vakalatnama and pay a token amount as retainer/fees on account. A client who has consulted many other lawyers will feel that you are serious and professional if you do this and at the same time, not be able to easily take his custom elsewhere once he has authorized you to represent him and paid you some money.

As a start-up you need to know what the market will bear and how much you can charge. Over the years, the erosion and escape of capital from West Bengal the scope of high ticket litigation has decreased. It is now very much of too few cases being chased by too many lawyers.

There is something that is even more necessary than speaking to being a good counsel. That is the art of silence; of knowing when not to speak. By Protik Prokash Banerji