[OPINION] Things I wish I knew when I was a new lawyer

'You will never be enough for any partner in your law firm or any other lawyer you encounter in the field – but you can be enough for yourself.'

It’s been a year since I became a lawyer, and through the past months I’ve committed countless mistakes. I could use the “new lawyer card” as an excuse for my actions, but, honestly, my mistakes do not have any relation whatsoever to the law or jurisprudence – they’re the kind of mistakes based on human nature.“I wish somebody told me how to avoid making this wrong decision.”Thankfully, I was careless enough to commit several lapses of judgment during the last months.

If you make a mistake, don’t be so hard on yourself. Nobody starts at 100. Those who tell you otherwise are either lying or just plain conceited – don’t be either.When you gain the courage to make a mistake, you can also develop the courage to know what you want. Not starting at 100 also involves you figuring yourself out. Don’t be afraid to explore the different tracks that the legal field has to offer.

The legal profession in the Philippines has this distorted perception of what “greatness” is. The usual form of greatness comes from a public recognition of one’s skills – may it be from the Legal 500, Asian Legal Business Awards, or any other international legal publication that bills its top law firm picks for their annual membership.

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