Being a “Legal Sishya”
I come from a family where lawyers are unheard of. They’ve all turned into educationists, engineers, doctors among other things but law has never been something that was pursued. As is evident among many students doing law, they would have been inspired by their father or mother who had already made their mark in the legal profession or it may have been a personal childhood dream.
Well, to me, I am alien to those categories of people. In short, I was unwillingly a ‘pure science’ stream student back in school and I needed out so I resorted to doing my A-levels in Arts and finally ended up in law. I personally have always dreamt of being a journalist but I was advised by my parents to do a professional degree to get a good foundation so here I am doing a totally “non-science” degree (YAHOOOO!!!) and still wondering whether I will become a practising lawyer or whether I will opt to use my legal knowledge to strive in other fields.
Like most people I know, I hated the subject of History back in school, mainly because it used to bore us to death and as such, when I was told that law is a lot like History, I had to think twice before stepping into it. Now here is a reality check, law is almost NOTHING like history. I can honestly say it’s related to Mathematics more than history because rather than just memorising facts, there is a lot of analysis involved. Obviously there is that memorising part which is the ultimate nightmare for most of us (hehehe) but then again, which field of study DOESN’T use memorising at ALL?
So, being a law student gets you THINKING and that is the beauty of it. Of course lawyers are despised for being liars but they are also respected for their polished speech and intelligible personality. My point of view is, being a law student, there are ups and downs. It’s not easy to do law but it’s not impossible, either. It’s also something you can apply to daily life especially with the current scenario in our nation. There’s a lot of thinking and analysing involved and there is never a “correct” answer because even judgements by the most respected judges can still be questioned. It’s all about arguing it out.
In conclusion, being a law student was never something I aspired to be but never for one moment do I regret it. I now feel it was my calling. At times it can be boring but in the end it’s all worth it. Law has opened up my mind to the world out there. It’s not confined to the courts but is applicable anywhere and everywhere! Now, THAT is what we call “interesting”…
Ambiga Rajendran, 20,
2nd Year LLB Student
Brickfields Asia College
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