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Lawyers doing good: transforming their image in the community

By actively engaging in activities like pro bono work, education and promoting diversity, they can become champions for communities and social welfare causes

    • Lawyers play a vital role in preventing legal problems by providing sound advice and guidance to clients.
    • Lawyers play a vital role in preventing legal problems by providing sound advice and guidance to clients. PHOTO: PIXABAY
    Published Sat, Nov 18, 2023 · 05:00 AM

    LAWYERS are not always cast in positive light – often unfairly.

    One of William Shakespeare’s most famous lines is the sentence from Henry VI, Part 2, Act 4, Scene 2, which says: “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers”.

    Contrary to the seeming suggestion of harbouring murderous thoughts in the elimination of lawyers, the Bard’s actual intention was quite the opposite.

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