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I'm writing this post upon being stuck in my career.
Currently i'm working with an advocate, I have extensive experience in arbitration, appearance before various courts. I'm able to manage the entire arbitration disputes by myself. I can calculate claims, prepare the entire pleadings, admission and denial, evidence and arguments. I can review contracts and prepare legal opinion for government clients. I mean there is much more too it, but, i'm stuck at this place in Uttarakhand. I'm wondering if i can enter a tier 1 or tier 2 law firm to escalate my career further because i have worked enough in item rate contracts, turn key contracts pertaining to infrastructure development, power infrastructure development and supply.
I would greatly appreciate any guidance during in this period of dire need of mine.
Regards.
BTW, brother I have PQE of 3+ years consistently in the same fora.
Oh and about sticking around, it has become very hard now, since all these years, I have done most of the challenging drafting of the chamber, and now mostly I do drafting. There is 12 hr. working 7 days a week, apart from that I could be constrained to work at home as well at times. Sometimes, sleeping for just 4 hrs. or no sleep for 24 hrs. a day. I receive directions to extend and expand unnecessary contents in a draft, literally unnecessary things, that too in short time and unthankful and manipulative senior. So, it has become hell to work here.
Thx a lot for your response.
I understand that over the course of time your professional interests have evolved and that you also have a well-founded concern for your physical and mental health. This is perfectly reasonable. And while your query falls outside my area and therefore I cannot offer you the right advice, I would still like to thank you for all the work that you have done with diligence and honesty. A good professional only further elevates their profession and sets the standard at which the public opinion holds it in common esteem.
A man’s life is a journey of journeys and the good that he achieves in one is no less than the good he seeks to achieve in another. I wish you only the very best in your future.
Nevertheless, our clashes started because of atleast 12hr. working hours 7 days a week apart from the requirement to work some hours (which are not even considered) at home, unimaginable deadlines, even they make me draft arbitration awards for dumb ad-hoc arbitrators without even considering the gravity of work just to keep pressurizing with incomprehensive deadline.
I have two fold reasons that I want to shift:
1) I could have considered starting my own practice, but, even though I'm good at work, I have noo contacts. I have seen my senior that sometimes he fucks up the work of any client but they come to him because he portrayed himself to be personally attached with them, all these soft tactics to mislead, liaisoning and good network, owing to his past, has helped him to tragect and maintain his practice. My fear is that if I will leave this office, which I have to leave if I want to just live my life even as a human, I will loose my income and I have no contact as to how to grab my initial client. The initial clients also evade to pay a afresh advocate and I have any things to take care of with my money in my personal life at this age.
2) I am really interested in arbitration and commercial litigation, but, I have seen enough of arbitrations pertaining to building contracts, road laying, bridge construction, partnership, dealership, turnkey contract of electricity. I have no contact in any law firm, so I'm wondering as to how to get into a good law firm with varied arbitration and commercial litigation clientele along with financial security.
Again, Thx a lot for your response.
You will have to do this workplace negotiation yourself. You are right in being apprehensive that you may lose clients and high profile work - for which you are better off staying in the same office (until you get hired somewhere), and becoming senior enough first so that when you exit - you leave with a whole team. That is when big ticket clients will come along with you.