{"id":1942,"date":"2024-06-15T09:40:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T09:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawsikho.com\/blog\/?p=1942"},"modified":"2024-06-15T09:41:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T09:41:40","slug":"a-day-at-an-aors-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawsikho-frontend-development.lawsikho.dev\/blog\/a-day-at-an-aors-office\/","title":{"rendered":"A day at an AOR&#8217;s office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you are starting your journey at an AOR\u2019s office, there are certain things that you must know and be prepared for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You start the day by preparing a list of cases that are due for the day. You must know how to navigate the Supreme Court&#8217;s website and learn how to check cause lists. Some matters get deleted or dropped last minute, so make sure that they are noted properly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You go to court at around 10 and mention cases out of turn that need urgent attention. Most mentionings happen for urgent reliefs that can&#8217;t wait or you might need an adjournment and couldn&#8217;t file a letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Court runs from 10am to 4pm between which you appear in court, argue, research, spend time reading in the library if you have no cases, network.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After 4 pm, you are back to the office and start preparing for your next day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>as a junior lawyer \u2060you will have to&nbsp; conduct research on matters that are up for hearing&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2060Prepare case compendiums where required&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>counsel new clients&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>prepare\/vet drafts&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>check cause lists at the end of day&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brief and assist senior Advocates engaged for that matter,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior briefings usually happen late in the evening or on Sundays, so you need to prepare a list of dates and briefing notes on days of briefing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, the client will ask for engaging a senior a day before the matter is listed. You will then have to fast track this whole process while ensuring that the quality of your brief is intact. Briefing a Senior Advocate is a gruelling, although an enriching experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now if you want a job or productive internship at an AOR office, here are the top 20 things you must be able to do:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Draft Synopsis and List of Dates&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prepare case briefs for your AoR and Senior Counsels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Draft Written Submissions&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Draft&nbsp; Grounds in Petitions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Draft Counter Affidavits and Rejoinder Affidavits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to draft Substantial Questions of Law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Know how to effectively carry out legal research from SCC and Manupatra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Draft specific grounds in Interim Relief applications&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify and draft relevant Interlocutory Applications in the case<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Know how to file and move a Mentioning Memo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Know how to prepare Letters for Circulation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Know how to remove defects in the matters as raised by the Registry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigating the Supreme Court website for Cause Lists, Notices and Circulars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Know how to check the case status for pending cases&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Know how to draft Bail Applications&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Know how to effect service on an overseas Respondent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Know how to effectively manage clients<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Know how to carry out Inspection of documents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Know how to prepare Affidavits&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Miscellaneous: how to apply for VC links, apply for e-pass for entry of clients in the Supreme Court and file Online Appearance Slips<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Look around you. How many of your peers and friends can do even a few of these things?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you learnt how to do these things, will that provide a huge leg up in your career?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will see a lot of people complaining that they are not able to earn well after qualifying as a lawyer. But did they take out time to learn these things?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my opinion, nobody should be allowed to pass the bar exam without knowing these skills. But the fact is that most lawyers cannot do these things in the first place.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which means if you learn how to do these things, you are immediately in a different league. You will be in high demand from senior lawyers and they will pay you well. Good for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are starting your journey at an AOR\u2019s office, there are certain things that you must know and be prepared for. 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