SEVEN LAMPS OF ADVOCACY

 Honesty à Advocates of all generations have been devotee of honesty

 Courage à Courage is the quality that enables a person to control fear in face of danger,
pain, misfortune etc. An advocate must possess courage.

 Industry à Advocacy is indeed a life of Industry. An advocate must study his brief in
the same way that an actor studied his part. “An advocate must live like a hermit and
works like a horse” by Lord Eldon.

 Wit à Wit means cleaver and humorous expression of ideas, liveliness of sprit

 Eloquence à Success depends upon this characteristics. It means fluent Speaking and
skilful use of language to persuade or to appeal to the feeling of others. i.e. art of oratory.

 Judgment à An advocate could be in a position to judge the merit and demerit of a case
on hearing the brief and seeing the documents. He should inform his client the legal
position openly to his client.

 Fellowship & Tact à An advocate must be in a position to tackle and win his client,
opponent party, opponent advocate in a smoother way.(K.V.K.Aiyer)