If I am good at lying, will I be a good lawyer? Why do people say good liars make great lawyers?
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Well, that could be good as much as a saying is for in real this can't be the case. There is common saying about lawyers that good liars make good lawyers. By being a liar you basically end up doing a professional misconduct and that is not ethical even. You may take up a case who is believed to be an offender, but as a general rule no one is guilty until proven. Thus, there is nothing as such and one should not have this ideology while opting law as a career.
A good lawyer need to be witty and must have tact, but lying is not something that falls within the ethics of a lawyer or the profession.
Moreover, you might be presumed...more -
I just cannot control myself from laughing after reading the question. Well, let me assure you what people say is totally baseless. If you lie in the court, remember the Judge can catch that. Lying well will not help you in the profession. You need to argue the case on merit. You need to study hard, crack all the legal points, find the loopholes of the law and find the way where law leaves a room for you. In the court of law, lying will not help you a single step to move forward. In every step you need to fight for your client and establish your points before the judge. What people say that is totally after watching movie or T.V. seria...more
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