Friday fun: What people think Indian lawyers do versus what they really do

Friday, 17 February 2012 By Legally India Memes

Dear corporate law firm lawyers, dear advocates. Have you ever struggled to explain to your non-lawyer friends what you do? Does your mum know what you do? Seniors, clients and spouses do not seem to have much of an insight either?

Legally India has provided a one-stop shop for answers to the questions of all those people. Well, two shops actually – a “what people think I do and what I really do” meme each for the Indian corporate lawyer and the Indian advocate.

The “What people think I do/What I really do” memes are a series of visual charts that have become widely popular on the Internet since 2 February this year. They depict a range of preconceptions on any given occupation or expertise, comparing the impressions various people hold about one’s profession.

Both of Legally India’s lawyer memes have gone viral on our Facebook page, together grossing almost 900 Likes, over 500 shares and counting…

We are presently working on other categories of memes. Suggestions are invited on the same!

Indian Corporate Lawyer: What people think I do and what I really do

The Indian advocate: What people think I do and what i really do

Comments

Anon - Corp Lawyer 17 Feb 2012, 11:50

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So true.. absolutely correct

Anon 17 Feb 2012, 11:57

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Not sure why only the links (Facebook) have been posted here. Just impossible to read anything from an office pc :-(

kianganz 17 Feb 2012, 12:18

Hi Anon, there's not much more on Facebook except for same image with the comments.

Everything else is on this page, so if you're stuck in an office with a strict firewall, you're not missing out on too much...

If you are on Facebook, here's another one we made today, this time about NLSIU Bangalore students...
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150558127308107&set=a.10150485553048107.368766.146615563106&type=1

Anon 20 Feb 2012, 09:03

Feeling much better about my office firewall now :-) Must say it's a good initiative; but I shall keep this for Mondays as Fridays are anyway relaxed. Monday is the day when this column will come really handy :-)

Diwakar 17 Feb 2012, 12:15

Nice variation!!

burzuM 17 Feb 2012, 12:51

Corporate lawyers wala to sucked to the core, second wala about the advocates made me smile. Now plz ab meme ki gand mat maarna. Two are enough.

Sachit 17 Feb 2012, 13:34

Thats brilliant Kian!

burzuM 17 Feb 2012, 14:21

duffer yeh madam prachi ney likhti hai. Stop giving credit to other fellow.

\m/ 18 Feb 2012, 02:58

Kian is God!

Delhi lawyer 18 Feb 2012, 05:58

I disagree with "what my parents think I do ?" in case of Corporate lawyers !

Explain 18 Feb 2012, 14:30

Didnt understand "what I really do" for advocates.. Care to explain?

Prachishrivastava 18 Feb 2012, 15:34

See, that's Mr. Bean performing a surgical operation without the slightest clue in the world..
The scene is from the Mr. Bean movie

r 19 Feb 2012, 03:29

Ms. Shrivastava,

You are right.

I know of many lawyers (Mr. Bean), who are practicing, for example securities laws/capital markets, without having any kind of domain knowledge (or any kind of working experience) of Indian securities laws or capital markets.

The problem is, the client gets carried away either because of their "pedigree" (including foreign affiliation) or "looks" (Ms. Bean).

Many of the them alo survive because of "google".

A 20 Feb 2012, 07:03

good one

Observer 20 Feb 2012, 10:30

The one on NLS grads is a bit crass! Kian with your "The Lawyer" pedigree your reader expect very high quality not some cheap shots, albeit LI is still a good initiative and has good articles. I think you need to focus on the good articles.
Thanks,

DHC Lawyer 15 Jul 2013, 13:59

[quote name="Observer"]The one on NLS grads is a bit crass! Kian with your "The Lawyer" pedigree your reader expect very high quality not some cheap shots, albeit LI is still a good initiative and has good articles. I think you need to focus on the good articles.
Thanks,[/quote]

Are you a NLS grad?

vji 15 Jul 2013, 11:45

funny!!!

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