Do you read books?
If you don’t, then it is going to be really
tough for you in this field.
Hi budding lawyers, Prasanna Naidu here. In
this video, I am going to talk about the importance
of reading for lawyers and what kind of books
you must read.
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I understand, this is really hard to start
reading... if you are a non-reader. Even,
Even, I was in the same category only.
I used to just read textbooks for the sake
of clearing exams, and that was a big thing
for me.
So, reading books other than textbooks, NO
Chance bro…!!!
But, then I started with very small & thin
books and then I started developing an interest
in reading.
Because, it helped me gain knowledge & also
change my perception.
Please understand this, the author who has
written that book has spent many years or
sometimes even their whole life, researching
on a particular topic. And after that he has
written a book on that topic based on his
experience and knowledge gained after so long.
You are getting so many years of experience,
wisdom, information well compiled in a book.
Which you can read in few hours or days, isn’t
it amazing..??
That is the reason, you must start reading.
Apart from that some benefits of reading are:
It improves your vocabulary.
You increase your knowledge on different topics.
It also improves your analytical skills
So all students who are looking for a career
in law must seriously concentrate on law books
and inculcate the habit of reading regularly.
Studying merely for degrees won’t help you
in the long term.
A legal professional in any field, be it the
courts, law firms, Multi National Companies
or an NGO... has to read a lot.
Thus, this is the main habit which you have
to incorporate in yourself.
Now, what type of books you must read??
Obviously, once you step into the profession
you will start reading a lot of case laws,
law journals, etc.
But, that you will be doing just for the sake
of some case you are handling.
Here, I am talking about reading books other
than these.
Like Biographies of well-known lawyers -
Nani Palkhiwala
Fali Nariman
Ram Jethmalani
One book which I strongly recommend in this
section is “Roses in December”. It is
the autobiography of M. C. Chagla - I have
already made a video on this, You can check
it out by clicking here.
Books written by lawyers on some legal topics
or some famous cases.
This will give you insights regarding that
particular case and the working of the legal
system from an experienced lawyer who is working
in that field for many years.
If you like to read books related to fiction.
Then we have books in this section too, a
combination of law & fiction. You can try
books in this category too.
If you are new to legal fiction, then you
can start with “To kill a Mocking Bird”...its
a very good book and also a famous one.
And don’t just restrict yourself by reading
books only related to law.
Explore other areas too, whichever you like.
It may be literature, business, science, art,
technology, philosophy, self-help books, anything.
Reading these books won’t be a waste of
time, you will surely learn something.
Because your future clients can belong to
any field, so such extra knowledge gained
by you obviously will be helpful to you.
Also, one of the books which I recommend everyone
in this field is “Legal Confidential”
specially to those who are just starting out thier career in this field.
because it covers the real journey of the
author from practicing as a litigator in Delhi
to establishing his own corporate law firm.
I made a video on this book, click here to
watch it.
If even you have read some books. Then do
tell us in the comments which book do you
recommend reading.
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Will see you in the next video, till then
bye bye..!!
