Archive · 10 Aug 2025
Ex-CJI Chandrachud's Advice to Law Students: Ethics and Learning
Former Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud shared advice with law students.
He said that lawyers should focus on helping people get justice first.
He emphasized the importance of learning continuously and thinking independently.
Lawyers need to take care of their mental health.
He also shared how lawyers can deal with insults, advising them to ignore such behavior and focus on the case's substance.
He also encouraged more women to join the legal field and seniors to support new lawyers.
Ex-CJI Chandrachud advised aspiring lawyers to prioritize ethics and lifelong learning.
He stressed the importance of mental health care for lawyers.
Chandrachud highlighted ignoring insults and focusing on substance over showmanship in court.
He emphasized the need for lawyers to reorient their identity as facilitators of justice.
The former CJI also discussed the importance of women joining the field of law.
- Who
- Former Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud
- What
- Former CJI D Y Chandrachud addressed law students on legal ethics, mental health, and lifelong learning.
- When
- Saturday
- Where
- Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
- Why
- To address law students on the legal profession.
- Speaker
- Ex-CJI D Y Chandrachud
- Event
- Vishnupant Advant lecture series
- Topic
- The Present and Future of Legal Profession: Opportunities, Challenges and Drawbacks
- Key Message
- Prioritize justice and ethics
- Emphasis
- Lifelong learning and mental health care
