Legal Chat Series (Chapter 59)| Career as a Judge and Law-Firm Partner

Описание: Mr. Bharat Chugh | Mr. Jayant Bhatt| How to Become a Good Lawyer| How to Be a Successful Lawyer| Understanding Law| Career in Law

In today’s legal chat, Sue You Soon has the privilege to have a conversation with Mr. Bharat Chugh who is here to share his experience from being a law student to one of the most diverse and well-respected legal personalities in the country.

Mr. Chugh graduated in law in 2011 and in 2013, at the age of 23, secured the first rank in the Delhi Judicial Service Exam, and was appointed as a Civil Judge/Metropolitan Magistrate where he served in various judgeship assignments in the 4 years that he spent at the Bench. In 2016, he resigned from judgeship and returned to the practice of law joining L&L Partners (formerly Luthra and Luthra Law Offices) as a Partner. He has served on various committees/policy discussions and has also been appointed as amicus curiae by the High Court to assist the court in some serious criminal cases. He is also a part of the Young SIAC (Singapore International Arbitration Centre) steering committee. Mr. Chugh is an avid reader and writer and regularly writes on issues relating to law, the criminal justice system, commercial/tech law, arbitration law, and policy.

(00:00:00) - Introduction.
(00:14:30) - Life in law school.
(00:23:14) - Coping with the stress of the profession.
(00:29:30) - Preparing for Judiciary.
(00:40:23) - Waiving off the experience pre-requisite to becoming a judge.
(00:44:35) - Experience of working as a judge.
(00:58:29) - Funding issues in Judicial Administration.
(01:06:29) - Transition from being a judge to a lawyer.
(01:22:15) - Who needs more training, an intern in a law firm or an intern at a court?
(01:26:10) - Problems faced in legal administration especially the Registry.
(01:34:00) - Starting your own independent practice.
(01:39:17) - Building a clientele.
(01:45:19) - Developing a structure for young lawyers to sustain themselves.
(01:51:19) - Digitization during COVID-19 and the way forward.
(01:56:29) - Concluding Remarks.

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