An aged lawyer, once told me, "If you can separate fees and cases separately, it helps".
What he meant to say was something like this:
A lawyer wants two things a) Cases and b) Fees.
Priorities are different. Some lawyers give A priority to fees.
Some Lawyers give a A priorities to cases, and B to fees that may come from cases.
The lawyer who gives A priority to cases, gets more cases. With each case his commercial experience and knowledge increases. He adds value to himself with each case.
Lawyers who give A priority to fees, set a boundary. They have minimum criteria, below which, they will not accept a case, however good case it may be. Their policy brings them benefits according to their policy.
In long run, it is the advocate who has done more cases, is more knowledgeable, more experienced, more seasoned, and more in demand.
There can be different views on which of the above two policy is better. Each advocate has to decide as per his situation, limitations and compulsions.
Haresh Raichura
29/10/13
