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Author Archives: midlawcrisis

The Pursuit… of Happyness?

Why are they rushed? Why are you rushed? What’s bothering you?

Court mornings for all juniors have a peculiar source of anxiety. 😀

Posted bymidlawcrisisMay 18, 2020Posted inAnecdotesTags:#bar&bench, #courtclerks, #delhihighcourt, #independentpractice, #lawyerlife, #obitertruth, #seniorlawyersLeave a comment on The Pursuit… of Happyness?

The Office Favourite

I have a theory that in another world, there is an induction programme for all the Office Favourites on earth which trains them in very special skills… This is the story of my very first encounter with one such mutant.

Posted bymidlawcrisisApril 27, 2020April 27, 2020Posted inAnecdotes2 Comments on The Office Favourite

The Grounded Independent

Why are independent lawyers particularly anxious in these days of the coronavirus lockdown? Is it a de ja vu from our early days of “independence”?

Posted bymidlawcrisisApril 8, 2020Posted inAnecdotes4 Comments on The Grounded Independent

Aggressive Mimicry

Sometimes you come into your own… and other times you be what people want you to be!

Posted bymidlawcrisisMarch 22, 2020Posted inAnecdotes1 Comment on Aggressive Mimicry

The international Indian

It is time we claimed our place in the world as qualified, cultured, equals. Let foreign environments adapt to us for a change, and not the other way around.

Posted bymidlawcrisisDecember 10, 2019December 25, 2019Posted inAnecdotesTags:#foreignoffice, #internationalindian, #workingabroad2 Comments on The international Indian

The big lawyer, the small lawyer and the crowd

Every day in the court room in the life of a junior lawyer. Losing the battle and loosing the war.

Posted bymidlawcrisisDecember 2, 2019December 24, 2019Posted inAnecdotesTags:#delhihighcourt, #glassceiling, #seniorcounsel, lawyerlife3 Comments on The big lawyer, the small lawyer and the crowd

Oh, why must you question?

In today’s ‘post-truth’ world, discussing a social issue (like the #metoo movement) is as important as believing in it.

Posted bymidlawcrisisNovember 25, 2019December 24, 2019Posted inSociety & CultureTags:democracy, letstalk, metoo, post-truth, posttruth, woke1 Comment on Oh, why must you question?

Chairperson Sir, the Claimant is under-confident

A small act of generosity bailed me out of the mental prison I had let others create for me.

Posted bymidlawcrisisNovember 18, 2019December 24, 2019Posted inAnecdotesTags:bias, lawyer, professional, working women, workplaceLeave a comment on Chairperson Sir, the Claimant is under-confident

Why I need to get over Kareena Kapoor Khan

Our celebrity obsessions are making us less human

Posted bymidlawcrisisNovember 11, 2019December 24, 2019Posted inSociety & CultureTags:bollywood, celebrity, kareena kapoor, lawyer, life, obsession, profession2 Comments on Why I need to get over Kareena Kapoor Khan

The mid-law crisis

The struggles of a 30-something lawyer in a world of instant success

Posted bymidlawcrisisNovember 3, 2019March 22, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:lawyer, midlife crisis, professional, social media6 Comments on The mid-law crisis

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