1) Some become humble..They develop a mentor mindset. They believe that now it is their duty to groom and to mentor other non designated advocates.

2) Some feel that now they have become law student in the true sense. They start reading law reports with the eyes of a student.

3) To some, designation goes to their head. They begin to believe that they are superior advocates than others. The arrogance creeps into their walk, talk and in their submissions to Court.

4) Some become extremely docile. They believe that they have been conferred a designation which they did not earn. The weight of obligation of  judges who granted them designation weighs them down. Instead of making firm submissions to court, they started accepting orders of court as their debts.  They lose interest in studying law reports. They begin to select briefs only for the courtrooms where judges know them personally and are inclined to grant them relief.

5) Most of the designated Senior Advocates lose desire to critically evaluate reported judgements. They observe silence about the judgements which need to be debated by the legal fraternity.

6) Some of them get lost in the jungle of facts of their cases. They can hardly contribute to the expansion of jurisprudence. They seldom read judgements of foreign courts. 

7) Some designated Senior Advocates consider the designation as a vehicle to make easy money.

8) And there are some senior advocates who truly deserve the designation..They think originally. Their mission is to enhance the reputation of the judiciary and to assist judges in doing justice and in laying down correct propositions of law. They keep themselves away from distractions and focus on strengthening the arms of the court..

Within 2 months of their designation as senior advocate, above changes start to become visible to other non designated lawyers.

(copyright) Haresh Raichura 25th March, 2024

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