Do you know that there are really weird and
controversy-ridden beliefs most people have
about lawyers, especially in this part of the world.
Interestingly, despite this air of controversy
surrounding the profession, it is still the toast of
many. Listed below are some of these beliefs and
why people have them.


1. Lawyers Are Liars.
This might just be the most popular view about
lawyers by most people. Some hold this view
jokingly, while others take it so seriously. Lawyers
are seen as a bunch of folks who will argue a
black colour into a white colour. They are seen as
people who will thwart the obvious truth, and
leave you wondering why. People believe that the
singular reason why they do that is for their
selfish interest, that is, to win cases for their
client; which will invariably bring money into their
pocket. Huh? Is that true or false? I guess you
will have to answer that yourself.


2. Lawyers Are Proud.
There we go again... Most people see lawyers as
always being full of themselves, especially the
female lawyers. I often hear some guys say they
detest going out with ladies that are lawyers
because they are haughty. Are you kidding me?
Could it be that it’s not them that is the problem,
but you? You know that poor self-image problem
thing? Okay am not holding brief for anybody, I
was actually thinking out loud. This belief is in no
way gender discriminatory, as their male
counterpart also have their own share of the
belief. By the way, that title we claim exclusive
right to- ‘Learned’ doesn't even help matters.
Law students are not even spared of this belief.
Whether it is because people are intimidated by
lawyers, and so think of them as being proud is a
question I usually ask myself in a bid to unravel
this perception. Are lawyers truly a proud people,
or is it just a misconception informed by a myriad
of prejudices? Or is it a question of them being a
victim of a profession that has a way of placing
you, even without your consent, in a position
where you are most likely going to be
misunderstood? What do you think?


3. Lawyers Aid Criminals.
As far as most people are concerned, they don’t
understand why a lawyer will opt to defend a
person that duped, assaulted or caused them one
harm or the other. And the fact that sometimes
these people get to walk away free compounds
their confusion. Now somebody needs to explain
this whole thing to them. Will they understand if
explained to? We will find out soon.


4. Lawyers Feed on the Misfortune of People .
Well, I think it all boils down to perception. While
some see them as problem solvers, others see
them as living off other people’s troubles. A
lawyer handling a divorce case might be seen as
making money out of a home that is about to be
torn apart, and not bothered about it. Somehow
you just get to always see lawyers in the middle
of people’s troubles. Whether they are there to
help or to complicate issues depends on who you
ask.


5. Lawyers Speak Big Grammar
They will always want to show off that they are
lawyers by using big words even when simpler
ones will do, some have also argued. Okay maybe
it’s not their fault; maybe it’s just that people
have refused to grow their vocabulary. Huh? Okay
am not sure of that, but it’s a possibility too; am
just saying.


6. Lawyers Always Think They Know it All.
Of course they know it all! Aren't they the only
learned ones around? Isn't that what it means to
be learned? They are ready to argue you to death
to prove they have a more valid point than you,
which sometimes make them come off as
obnoxious. Hey, those are not my own views, but
I’m pretty sure that wouldn't be too different from
the view most people hold about them. It is not
in doubt that the profession has a way of
attracting people who love talking, I mean the
parrots that are highly opinionated; but remember
also that lawyers are trained to argue too. But
what is in doubt is whether they go around with
that air of arrogance and perfection in presenting
their views even while having just a simple
conversation with friends.


7. Lawyers Are Unnecessarily Expensive.
Just to draft a simple demand letter they charge
you in thousands, they say. Simple? If it’s that
simple why didn't you draft it yourself in the first
place? Okay now am sounding like am holding
brief for the lawyers, but I can’t help it when
people talk like that. Some people believe that
lawyers get to charge way beyond what they are
supposed to charge. They just believe that they
are too expensive, that sometimes the poor
cannot even afford them. How about doctors, are
they unnecessarily expensive too?


8. Lawyers Are Tools in the Hands of the Rich.
A poor man gets into trouble, its either he can’t
afford a lawyer, or he can’t afford a good one,
and so he goes in for it. A rich man gets into a
similar or maybe a bigger trouble, he hires the
best of lawyers around and they simply get him
off the hook. Now you see why people think of
lawyers as simply being one of the weapons in
the armory of the rich?
Truth is, the list is not exhaustive. To prove that,
just try sampling people’s opinion on what they
think of lawyers and you will be dazed. Let’s hear
what your thoughts are on this.

Intresting

9. Lawyers talk too much, and which is exactly what ur doing. D post is too long.

Op is u a lawyer?

Fact: Nigerian lawyers are useless. Especially when compared to their foreign counterparts

funny enough, virtually all these are true and you're proving point 1 by defending all these