SMART WAYS TO STEP UP YOUR HUSTLE AS A YOUNG LAWYER.

Being   a young   lawyer  can seem  attractive  from the  outside;  at   least to  the   uninformed ,  a person  becomes  rich  immediately   they are  called to Bar. But   this  is  far   from the  reality, being  a lawyer  does  not necessarily  guarantee  your  meal ticket and  the  pressures   is always high especially  high  on  young  lawyers . This  is  understandably  so,    parents, guardians, sponsors  have   INVESTED  hundreds of  thousands  if  not  millions  in  guaranteeing  your entrance  into the  professional and
 naturally   there  expect a good return  on their INVESTMENT. So  the  question has always  been  asked  how do   young  lawyers survive  in the seemingly endless ocean of  legal practitioners  in the country  today.
The  first  way  to  survive  is to engage in the practice  of  low  bono,  Do not   get   scared  of coming  down  to  below  the  normal,  your  first  aim is to get the  patronage   so   forget the  price and  get  the contacts  first.  ask  a lot of  questions  and  always  see  everything   from  its  legal  standpoint.  especially  to  potential   clients  ,  give them  free  education on why  they should  register their  company with the  corporate   affairs   commission ,  get  a lawyer   to  do  conveyance  transaction  for  them  and  other    agreements,  that  they  may want   to  do  without  lawyer.Be  social,  you   may  think  your  village  or towns  people  meeting  is  full of illiterates  and  laymen but  that is the  place  where  you  are  most  likely  to get your  fisrt  clients ,  some  of them  have  pending  land  cases,  some  need  agreements that  have  to  be  prepared  by lawyers  and  many  of them  need  advice and  assistance  on how to negotiate  a loan transaction.  You are  the  learned  man  in their  midst,  key  into this opportunity  and get  hooked up  to  a  client  that  may  connect you to  your  next  big  brief.Follow  the    fathers of the  profession. Although pupil age  is not  as trendy as it  used  to  be and  the  old  lawyers  with  established  rackets  may  not  be willing  to let  you  in  to   their treasure  room  .  You  must  be  willing  to patiently   follow the  masters  and  patrons  of the profession, this  will minimise your  errors  and  provide  you with  the platform   to  gain  acess into lucrative  practice.