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Faith value

Great to read Tinu’s story. I am a young muslim trainee at a firm which, I must say, has been respectful of my religious views. However, I know it’s not like that everywhere, especially in private practice. The pressure cooker environment and the need to “fit in” can make it difficult to balance religious commitments, especially if you’re the only seriously practicing individual at the firm. It’s come as no surprise to me to see many who were once fully practising to have also had their religion “knocked out of them”. Granted, choosing the law as a career path is one's own choice, but surely that should not be at the expense of religion in todays day and age. We should be showing that having a successful legal career and practising your religion must no longer be mutually exclusive, and more articles like this will help.

25-Nov-2012

5:28 pm