Monday 20 August 2012
Sunday 19 August 2012
TO BE LAWYERS
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political and social authority, and deliver justice. Working as a lawyer involves the practical application of abstract legal theories and knowledge to solve specific individualized problems, or to advance the interests of those who retain (i.e., hire) lawyers to perform legal services.
The role of the lawyer varies significantly across legal jurisdictions, and so it can be treated here in only the most general terms.
LEGAL MAXIMS
A legal maxim is an established principle or proposition. The Latin term, apparently a variant on maxima, is not to be found in Roman law with any meaning exactly analogous to that of a legal maxim in the Medieval or modern sense of the word, but the treatises of many of the Roman jurists on Regular definitiones, and Sententiae juris are, in some measure, collections of maxims. Most of the Latin maxims developed in the Medieval era in European countries that used Latin as their language for law and courts.
ABOUT THE PROFESSION
The Supreme Court is the highest constitutional court and appellate judicial authority in India. High Courts exercise jurisdiction over a state or a set of states. District courts and several other lower courts operate under their ambit.
Thousands of lawyers graduate every year from almost 900 law colleges spread across the country. The majority of India’s large legal profession represents clients in courts and other judicial bodies, working either individually or in a family-run concern.
Today, several large law firms operate mostly from the major commercial centres, providing advice on transactions. Many lawyers have also been employed by industry to work in-house. Legal process outsourcing has also received a great amount of attention during the last few years.Saturday 18 August 2012
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