My Pursuit Of A Career In Law
“Justice is conscience, not a personal conscience but the conscience of the whole of humanity. ” ~ Alexander Solzhenitsyn
I must admit, I did not initially plan on pursuing Law as a career. I had always been more inclined towards the medical sciences. Not because I was enthralled with the subjects involved, but because I had always been enamoured with the idea of being a well-polished individual, having knowledge of what commonly ails people and the solution to such ailment, who could provide help to others, and also aid in making society a better place to live in. It was one may say by sheer chance, that I sat for the entrance examination to the legal education courses on offer at the University of Calcutta.
To the surprise of many, myself included, I managed to clear it in one go without prior preparation, attaining a rank high enough to secure a seat in the University Law college itself. That was when I first realised my aptitude for law. And in choosing law as a career, I feel that I have come closer to realising my idea of who I have always wanted to be: an individual having a fairly comprehensive knowledge of the world around him.
Personally, I believe, a man should strive to be knowledgeable. At any given point of time in our lives, what we think we know is but a droplet when compared to the vast oceans of knowledge lying unexplored. The pursuit of a career in law has shown me the promise to enable myself to be more knowledgeable in any given field of study, for the study and application of Law encompasses so many fields within itself. The element of harmony is the adherence to logic and a proper method, which is precisely what the Law elucidates. I am fortunate to have been introduced to the path to such knowledge, the first step of which has been my undergraduate degree in B. A. LL. B. , and my successful pursuit of two Diploma courses, one in Corporate Laws, and the other in Intellectual Property Laws, that has helped me recognise such method, in what can be effectively described as the madness of an ever-growing, and increasingly diversifying human society. Law can be considered to be a reflection of both the needs, as well as the desires of a society. It may be termed as a measure of the advancement of civilisation. Surely, every civilised society must have established rules that govern its functioning and check any aberrations in the same. Law makers frame the law keeping in mind the aspirations as well as the need of the members of the society, so as to secure their welfare, wellbeing and to facilitate, forge and regulate, intra-societal as well as inter-societal relationships.
The meticulous designs of the law makers in drafting laws encompass ideals and principles borrowed from the world over, the best example of such, to me, being the Constitution of India, which, although not a law in itself, is the source from which every law in India emanates. These principles, postulated and deliberated upon by the great jurists and thinkers since the dawn of reason, of unquestionable acumen, are vast repositories of knowledge of the philosophies of civilisation. The study of these theories gives us a peek into the evolution of man and the development of his reasoning, sense of justice as well as morality. All throughout my Legal education so far, I have tried to make the best use of the opportunities given to me to gain such knowledge, both theoretical as well as practical. I have consistently maintained a good score throughout my undergraduate course, through diligent study of course materials as well as putting forward adequate research on the topic matters. Later, when an opportunity to absorb greater knowledge came along in the form of dual online Diploma courses, I jumped at it. My Diplomas were in “Entrepreneurship Management and Corporate laws”, and “Intellectual Property: Law and Management”. During the course of these diploma courses, I further honed my research skills, and forwarded the same in the form of numerous written assignments and projects, within strict deadlines. These written research projects mostly dealt with various aspects of both Corporate laws and Intellectual Property laws, the link between the two, as well as their application and implications in various other fields, ranging from cyber law, to medical laws. I have also been part of an internship where I, under my senior, worked on a case that dealt with Trademark Infringement. It has always been my opinion that exposure imparts greater knowledge and understanding of different socio-economic structures and their limitations. And since most of the Indian statutory law can be said to primarily have had Common Law origins, whence English law has been derived, the decision to pursue an LL. M. from the UK was a natural choice.
As an Indian law student, I consider it prudent to follow in the path of such stalwarts of our country’s history, as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, the first Minister of Law in India, and the driving force behind the framing of our Constitution, and our first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, an established lawyer himself, both of whom pursued higher education in the UK. To those keen on following in the footsteps of such legends, the UK is the best place whence to pursue an LL. M. It is in such endeavour of widening the boundaries of my legal knowledge that I seek to pursue an LL. M. from an esteemed institution such as yours. In my opinion, an LL. M. from your institution will help me gain more practical and theoretical knowledge of law, as well as honing my analytical and research skills. An LL. M. from your institution shall grant me an experience of working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, thereby allowing me to broaden my perspective, giving me a much-needed global outlook,
