Rajiv Choubeyhas a degree in law from Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, in 1999. Rajiv is also a certified Company Secretary. He then went on to pursue his LLM from Kurukshetra University in 2014. Rajiv is an in-house corporate counsel working for the last twenty years in the field of Corporate Laws (having handled M&A, JVs FDI Policy, Foreign Trade Policy, in bound & out bound, Securities Laws, Corporate Governance), Commercial Laws, International Trade Laws, Environment related laws, Electricity related issues, Industrial &Labour Laws, Economic laws-Excise, Service Tax, Customs and Foreign Trade Policy.

According to him, Law is  a profession full of struggle and there was lack of guidance. Being a first generation lawyer, there was no guide for him. Originally he wanted to practice at the bar but people discouraged him saying it is very difficult. Because of his dual qualification of Law and CS, people advised him to join corporate, saying it is financially rewarding.

Hisidea to young lawyers is to pursue their dreams – i.e., if they like litigation, they should follow the same and should not swayed by financial aspects. At the same time, if one likes advisory/ solicitor job, they should join a law firm, which has its own challenges. If one wishes to start their own firm, they should take the plunge early, may be after five years of experience. One needs self-belief and determination to start on their own. Today law as a profession is very rewarding and if one remains focused and willing to put in hard work, success is just a matter of time.

New lawyers should be tech familiar as today technology is being used big time in law and hence traditional approach needs to be married with new tools being used to deliver to the satisfaction of clients. One more word of advice to young lawyers is that, today’s world is an era of specialisation. While one needs to have aattired understanding of various facets of law, only those who specialize and develop expertise will endure and be respected.