INDEX:

1. Introduction
2. Who is called an Advocate
3. Who may be an advocate in Bangladesh
4. Different Types Of Advocate
5. Qualifications to become a lawyer of the Subordinate Court
6. Disqualifications to become a lawyer
7. The Opportunities Of Advocate In Bangladesh
8. Conclusion
INTRODUCTION
As one phrase of our lives end with completion of school, another phase of rigorous
decision making begins regarding the career path that you would like to take. The
third common choice, right after becoming a doctor or an engineer, is choosing the
profession of a lawyer. In order to aid the decision-making process, here’s a gist of
the realities of law school and the profession itself in Bangladesh. And right now,
Bangladesh has lots of option and lots of opportunity in law career.

WHO IS CALLED AN ADVOCATE

Advocate, in law, a person who is professionally qualified to plead the cause of
another in court of law. As a technical term, advocate is used mainly in those legal
system that derived from the Roman law. An advocate is professional in the field of
law. Different countries legal system used the term with some what different
meanings. But if I said the general concept of Bangladesh then, ‘’Advocate is a legal
practitioner. He is an agent of his clint and officer of the court at the same time.’’ So
an advocate has a responsibility to his client as well as the court.

WHO MAY BE AN ADVOCATE IN BANGLADESH

From 1972 Advocates are beings enrolled and regulated under the provisions
Bangladesh Bar Council has been constituted under the said Order with the elected
representatives of the advocates, and with the Attorney General of Bangladesh as
it’s ex-officio chairman. Bangladesh Bar Council grants license to duly qualified
persons.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF ADVOCATE

In terms of enrollment, there are some types of Advocates now existing in
Bangladesh and practicing law either before the subordinate courts or before the
Supreme court of Bangladesh
 Advocates to the Subordinate Court
 Advocates to the High Court Division
 Advocates on record
 Senior Advocate
 Advocate to the Appellate Division
QUALIFICATIONS TO BECOME A LAWYER OF THE SUBORDINATE
COURT
According to article 27 of The Bangladesh Legal Practitioner’s and Bar Council,
1972, a person shall be qualified to be admitted as an advocate if he fulfills the
following conditions, namely-
 The person must be a citizen of Bangladesh
 He must complete the age of twenty-one years
 And
(i) He had obtained a degree in law from any university situated within the
territory which forms part of Bangladesh; or
(ii) Any similar foreign course can be accepted with the clear permission given
by the Bangladesh Bar Councill; or
(iii) A bachelor’s degree in law from any university outside Bangladesh
recognized by the Bar Council
 He has passed such examination as may be prescribed by the Bar Council
 He has paid such enrollment fee and fulfills such other conditions as may be
specified in the rules made by the Bar Council

DISQUALIFICATIONS TO BECOME A LAWYER

According to article 27 of The Bangladesh Legal Practitioner’s and Bar Council
Order, 1972, a person shall be disqualified to be admitted as an advocate if-
He was dismissed from service of Government or of a public statutory corporation on
a charge involving moral turpitude unless a period of two years has elapsed since his
dismissal; or
He has been convicted for an offense involving moral turpitude, unless a period of
the years or such less period as the government may, by notification in the official
Gazette, specify n this behalf, had elapsed from the date of the expiration of the
sentence.

THE OPPORTUNITIES OF ADVOCATE IN BANGLADESH

A law career is the most prestigious career in the world. Those who are studying law
are referred to as a lawyer by friends and family on a regular basis. In fact, many
students choose to get a degree to pursue a career as an advocate. However, being
a lawyer is only one of the many things a law graduate can do. In Bangladesh, a law
graduate has great career prospects.
The main issue in this career is that he has to struggle in the early stage of a legal
career. When he will gather a few experiences in his profession, he will start loving
his profession. So patience is the most important in this field. Another most important
thing in this field is that he shouldn’t look for money in the early stage of this legal
profession. Instead of looking for money, he should start looking for experience. If he
gathers experience money will come automatically. As an advocate, one can have
these opportunities given below.
1. Judge: An extremely prestigious career of an advocate is to become a judge
by appearing and passing the Bangladesh Judicial Service exam. Every year,
large group of law students appear for this highly competitive exam and very
few are selected.

2. Academician/Researcher: The most option within academia would be a law

teacher, but this isn’t only choice. He may choose to work with national and
international research organizations and can even be an independent
researcher.

3. Development Work (NGOs): An advocate can join in any social development

NGOs which work for the welfare of the society. Most NGO’s work with the
legal rights of different classes of people on national and global levels.
Unbodies, USAID, BRAC, Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust, Ain O
Salish Kendra are some popular examples.

4. Corporate Employee: Most established have a dedicated legal branch that

regularly hires new advocates. If any advocate is more comfortable with the
corporate branches of law, this is a great option for him.

5. Consultant: Almost all establishments need some form of legal advice, and
therefore consultancy is always a great option for an advocate. The attractive
part of consultancy is that an advocate may choose to do it alongside his
permanent job. It’s certainly flexible but a definite level of expertise is
expected.

6. Politician: Law and politics are intricately linked, and it is very important for a
good politician to have a strong understanding of legal issues. So If any
person becomes an advocate before fully joining politics, this becomes extra
benefit for him.

7. Journalist: If writing is our strength, we can also opt to pen news articles on
legal issue or report on the contemporary legal developments as a journalist.
If any joins journalism after becoming advocate, he knows well what to write
and whatnot. He can go for the public wellbeing also.

8. Public Interest Advocate: If any advocate feels strongly about the rights of
the people and wants a proactive role in bringing about socio-legal reforms,
he can be a rights advocate.
 9. Civil Servant: As an advocate, one may opt to pursue a career as a civil
servant. While he has to go through rigorous testing in order to qualify, once
he gets selected.

10. Mediator/Negotiator: Mediator, Negotiator and arbitration are a recent but

recent but exciting and promising field for any advocate, If the area sparks our
interest, we can expect a challenging and educational experience as a
mediator.

CONCLUSION
Success doesn’t come to any work without proper hard work and dedication.
Sometimes it takes longer time to eat the hard work we do days after days. But If the
dedication is there. Fruit will come one day. An advocate career has also ups and
downs. During his bad time, he has to be patience and stick to his honesty. Once
success starts to come, he may not have to step back in his life. An advocate has to
keep the respect for the law and orders he goes through his life and do works for the
welfare of the society.

REFERRENCES
1. https://www.bdlawnews.com/how-to-become-a-lawyer-and-types-of-lawyer-in-
bangladesh/
2. https://ogrlegal.com/career/
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?
go=Go&search=ADVOCATE+IN+BANGLADESH&ns0=1