Your Advocate
This week Your Advocate is Barrister Tanjib-ul Alam Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He is the head of the chamber of a renowned law firm, namely, 'Tanjib-ul Alam and Associates ',which has expertise mainly in commercial law, corporate law, admiralty, employment and labor law, land law, banking law, constitutional law, telecom law, energy law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Rights and in conducting litigations before courts of different hierarchies.
Query
I am a LLB graduate. Now I want to pursue my Masters degree from London. As a law student I really need help with choosing a career path and I felt that you are the right person to consult with. I am interested in the subject which called 'Conflict and Dispute Resolution' which is mostly comprise of commercial arbitration and its relevant factors. Do you think studying in this area will help me to establish myself further? May I know what you think about it in the light of job prospects? Confused.
Response
Pursuing a course on commercial arbitration is a very good idea. Although current situation with regard to commercial arbitration in Bangladesh is not that encouraging as people still tend to resort to traditional litigation, but as the economy grows further I am sure there will be changes in litigation scenario. If you acquire specialised knowledge on commercial arbitration, in terms of professional development, there is a good prospect to establish yourself as a corporate lawyer. If you are planning to build your career as a in house lawyer, it seems pursuing higher education in banking and financing law with a blend of company law is better than doing LL.M in commercial arbitration. Corporate houses do not usually employ lawyer to conduct commercial arbitration on their behalf as the professional lawyers are more suitable due to the nature of the proceedings.
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