While the profession of an advocate and the significance of the rule of law has existed since ancient times, our country's youth are taking a renewed interest in the area. An increasing number of youngsters are opting for a career in law.
"The younger generation is well-informed and opinionated; they are not only aware of what is going on in the world, but they also want to contribute to causes in whatever capacity they can. I've heard a lot of (law) students say they picked this profession so they can advocate for the cause they believe in, and it thrills my heart to see this newfound understanding of the true nature of our profession," says Vikrant Rana.
Vikrant Rana is a Supreme Court lawyer and has been practicing law for the last one and a half decades. Born and brought up in Karnal, Haryana, he moved to Pune to pursue his LLB degree and then went overseas to the University of Aberdeen (in Scotland) to pursue an LLM degree.
Fifteen years ago, Rana took on his first professional working experience in law as an intern at Prabjeet Jauhar & Co. Later at the same law firm, he was welcomed on board as a full-time lawyer.
Apart from this, he has several other professional experiences that have made him into the legal powerhouse, he is today. Rana has worked with some of the top lawyers of the country - most notably with Mr. Ram Jethmalani, one of the most reputed lawyers of India. He had assisted Mr. Jethmalani on several cases, and described the experience as "If we made a highlight reel of my work as a lawyer, I'd ask you to give the most screentime to the cases where I worked with Jethmalani Ji. It is that important”.
Other aspects of Rana's professional career, such as his expertise in Comparative Constitutional Law and Civil Law, his role in multiple landmark cases, and his tenure with leading law firms such as Universal Legal, Kochhar & Co., and Barucha and Partners, deserve their limelight.
If you're wondering what Vikrant Rana meant earlier when he said "true nature of our profession," he was referring to the power of justice wielded by law. This comes as no surprise because vikrant Rana has often handled issues that stand for a larger cause and isn’t afraid to speak up for what is right and just. Since he is active in law and social causes, it makes sense for him to be proud of the next generation's understanding and readiness to act - after all, he has travelled the same route many times before.
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