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Also, how many hours do you typically work each day, and what do your weekends look like? Are you usually working through them, taking them off, or somewhere in between?
What all have you achieved, as in bought a house, car, vacations etc?
Caveat: I practice in a Tier 2 city at a Regional High Court and other State forums.
Generally, the Court hours plus the chamber hours are eratic but one may count around 2 to 3 hours a day in Court and an additional 3 to 4 hours in office. After slogging myself for 10 years, I have relatively free weekends. I do have to hold office on weekends but mostly it is for 2 to 3 hours. Remaining time I like to spend with my family and devote to my reading list and other hobbies.
My monthly earnings are somewhere in the ballpark of 2 to 3 lakhs a month. I own a car, nothing sophisticated. I still putting up on a rented place with a desire to own a house in near future, deadline being the age of 40. I do like to go on holidays and religiously plan for the same. As of other holdings, I have 70 lakhs of savings to secure my future.
All in all, indeed, I have friends, both in firms and litigation who are better of me or may be not so better of, but in the end, I find myself to be happy and satisfied wherever I am.