As one enters a law firm, the atmosphere becomes quieter, more serious, and professional, and one can see young lawyers and law firm staff drafting and working on legal documents. When entering a lawyer’s office, the first thing that strikes us is the abundance of books, all bound and well-kept, neatly arranged on tall bookshelves.
Not to mention the fact that a lawyer would be sitting there reviewing legal documents.
Prior to commencing law school, I had the above experience when visiting a legal practise with a friend who had an appointment with a lawyer. When I looked through the books, I wondered if the lawyer had read them all. As a book fan, I used to believe that the lawyer reads all of the books in the office and was awestruck by him. Seeing books all around is wonderful, but the atmosphere was generally hushed and solemn, which led me to believe that lawyers are serious and ardent readers.
When a lawyer makes an argument for a client, the points must be supported by case law, which strengthens the argument.
Case laws are included in the enormous collection of books seen at the lawyer’s office, and maintaining such a good collection, keeping it well ordered and synced is a challenging work.
Each book is meticulously preserved.
A lawyer’s office is immaculately clean, with no books strewn around.
My books were kept here before I started law school, and their post-reading was done here, but now I read, put them back in their location, and go on to the next activity.
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