If you go out to ask some people randomly, especially some of those who have never had to use the services of a Lawyer, what a Lawyer does, it would not be surprising to get some negative feedbacks. One of my former colleagues in the office used to deliberately call me ‘liar’. He would say confidently to my face ‘that is what Lawyers do. You all lie. All Lawyers are liars’. I knew he was a lost case so I always smile and move on. Some people also feel that Lawyers like Insurers, do not actually do anything or they do not do enough to justify their pay. Some think all a Lawyer does is to just write grammar or speak grammar and no more. This piece is not to make a Lawyer appear worthy to the public but to put the responsibilities of a Lawyer in perspective. The work of a Lawyer and the enormity or otherwise of his responsibility in respect of any brief or instruction depends on the nature of the brief and a couple of other factors...

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