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Since college, I was always desirous of practicing in Bombay High Court/Supreme Court, and that had always been the ultimate goal. However, due to Covid and other reasons I decided that I should spend a year and a half in trial court and then move to higher courts after that. But now moving doesn't really sound attractive and I feel very comfortable in my home town and the work is great too. But I always feel that I'm aiming very low and I should step into that world and get an experience and go chase the dream I thought about all the time whilst in college.
Does anyone else face the same dilemma, and if yes, how do you address it?
Breaking into Bombay or Delhi is really really difficult. The market is super saturated with the best lawyers from across the country.
Even thousands of talented students are waiting to get into a chamber let alone law firms.
But if you practice in a small town and is a capable lawyer. You can make good money in just 5 years.
Plus this little insect inside my head always makes me compare what my goals in college were and what I'm doing now. And in comparison my current situation as a trial court lawyer pales in comparison to the high flying dreams of being a lawyer at a higher court.
- Justice Vazifdar
Source: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/nation/judges-tell-young-lawyers-to-focus-more-on-in-depth-research-39297/