DON'T BE JUST A LAWYER BE A CITIZEN LAWYER!
Legal Era|November 2020
IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH LEGAL ERA MAGAZINE, DEV BAJPAI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - LEGAL AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS & COMPANY SECRETARY - HINDUSTAN UNILEVER, EXTOLS THE VIRTUES OF TRANSPARENCY, INTEGRITY, FAIRNESS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE
DON'T BE JUST A LAWYER BE A CITIZEN LAWYER!

1 What led you to pursue a combination of Law & Company Secretary. Please walk us through your early years in this field.

The qualifications of Law & Company Secretary complement each other very well. Law is a subject which either interests or disinterests one and for me, it was the former. I did my LL.B. from Delhi University and I thought an additional qualification that focused on governance, law, ethics & taxation would come in handy. Both these courses fascinated me enough not to think of a career in the civil service.

My early years were very useful in making me a rounded legal professional. What helped me was both the variety of cross-industry experience and that of the subjects I dealt with within each industry. During those days, the new Industrial Policy had been announced and steps had been taken to free capital markets from controls. There was a lot for legal and governance professionals to do. The legislative landscape was fast changing and whilst this change was happening, there were new opportunities for Indian industry as a whole and lawyers had an important role to play.

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