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American Journal of  
Society and Law ( AJSL)

Impact of  COVID-19 Pandemic on Legal Professionals in Bangladesh: 
A Study Findings in Dhaka City

Md. Harunur Rashid1*

Volume 3 Issue 1, Year 2024
ISSN: 2835-3277 (Online)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54536/ajsl.v3i1.2907
https://journals.e-palli.com/home/index.php/ajsl

Article Information ABSTRACT

Received: March 24, 2024
Accepted: April 21, 2024
Published: April 24, 2024

This article is focused on the various consequences of  the COVID-19 pandemic on legal 
professionals in Bangladesh. It is a primary data-based study findings. It strives to explore 
the socio-economic and psychological conditions of  legal professionals, especially in Dhaka 
City, the capital of  Bangladesh. Like many other countries, Bangladesh has also faced severe 
critical factors due to this global pandemic. Because of  COVID-19 nationwide lockdown 
was imposed from 26th March to 30th May 2020, extending several times. The upshots of  
the nationwide lockdown impacted the daily life of  all people in different categories not only 
in Bangladesh but all over the world. During emergencies, all professionals have to maintain 
the code of  conduct while serving the client, managing appointments, and working with a 
limited workforce due to illness and isolation of  the needed force were not accessible by the 
legal profession in the COVID-19 era. In that situation, those who are engaged with faced 
many challenges as gathering on court premises, lack of  social distance, and carelessness 
about themselves. It hampers their professional worth and falls them into a stressed situation.

Keywords
Legal Professionals, Dhaka 
City, Socio-Economic, 
Psychological Impact

1 Department of  Social Services, Agargaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh
* Corresponding author’s e-mail: mhrashid81@gmail.com

INTRODUCTION
The effects of  Coronavirus have affected all businesses, 
service providers, and professionals. The World Health 
Organization (WHO) announced COVID-19 as a global 
pandemic on March 11th, 2020, spreading globally. The 
situation was getting out of  reach and more than 84,187 
deaths alone in the USA (WHO, 2021). Bangladesh has 
also faced severe critical issues due to the global pandemic. 
Social, Psychological, and Economic challenges for legal 
professionals in Bangladesh have been explored in the study.
In fact, legal professionals faced challenges in their 
practice due to the pandemic and nationwide lockdown. 
In this period, the client’s demands and conducting 
responsibilities are not easy for legal professionals. Legal 
professionals have to take new initiatives and strategies 
to work in that situation and run the services. After 
analyzing the information, different social, psychological, 
and economic impacts on legal professionals have 
been explored. The professionals maintain the code of  
conduct during emergencies while serving the clients. 
The main focus of  the research is to analyze these 
impacts on the legal professionals of  Bangladesh and 
recommend possible solutions to avoid challenging issues 
or situations.
The legal professionals are unable to manage the 
appointments and work with limited staffing due to 
illness and the isolation of  the needed workforce. All the 
factors related to the lockdown have an impact on serving 
the clients. How they manage the effects have been 
explored and analyzed through this study. In this article, 
the challenges of  practicing legal work are analyzed in 
this article.  

Rationale of  the Study
Firstly, scholars have studied the effects of  COVID-19 

from different perspectives throughout the world  
(WHO, 2021). Many literatures and studies have found 
about the social, economic, and psychological impacts 
of  CORONA virus on various working groups such 
as corporate workers, health professionals and other 
communities but there is done limited studies on legal 
professionals of  Bangladesh. So, it is necessary to do 
research on legal professionals of  Bangladesh especially 
in Dhaka city.
Secondly, COVID-19 affects almost all the sectors of  
our personal and professional life. But the impact of  
COVID-19 is severe and significant in some specific 
sectors like legal professionals. Scholars should conduct a 
systematic study on the vital sectors of  legal professionals 
as they are the important part of  our legal system. How 
much they are suffered from the impacts of  COVID-19 
is a matter of  study (Kabir, M. A., Islam, M., & Bapari, 
M. Y, 2017).
Thirdly, in what way the legal professionals are suffered 
from socially, psychologically and economically is a matter 
of  research. It should be diagnosed, what is the highest 
impact of  COVID-19 on legal professionals (Islam, M. 
Z., & Kabir, M. A., 2024).
Lastly, about 30% of  people have gone under the poverty 
line that was not poor before this pandemic. Absolute 
impoverishment, identified as living on less than $1.90 
per day, is expected to impact 9.1% to 9.4% of  the global 
population in 2020 (World Bank Group). This study will 
be done for the depiction of    the poverty situation of  
legal professionals. And how this poverty arises their 
psychological problem and mental dilemma is a matter 
of  study.

LITERATURE REVIEW
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2020 in Bangladesh. A nationwide lockdown was imposed 
from March 26 to May 30 of  that year. It extends several 
times.  The effects of  the nationwide lockdown impacted 
the daily life and official works of  all professionals, 
including the legal professionals in Bangladesh.
It hampers the healthcare system. Insufficient medical 
facilities, unconsciousness, and sharing of  information in 
the mass media in most of  cases have occurred to Legal 
Professionals fear and anxiety. The present study intends 
to analyze to get an idea of  the social, psychological, and 
economic impacts of  the COVID-19 Pandemic on Legal 
Professionals (Islam, M. Z., & Kabir, M. A., 2024).
This study follows the research report, literature, and 
studies on the effects of  COVID-19 (Uddin, M. E., Kabir, 
M. A., & Akter, S., 2022). Scholars have studied the effects 
of  COVID-19 from different perspectives throughout 
the world (Uddin, M. E., Wahab, G. A., & Kabir, M. 
A., 2022). This study portrays human behavior, social 
relations, and the living conditions of  legal professionals 
in their personal life and their practice fields.
In this connection a study conducted by (Sumaiya 
Quaiyum, Rajesh Das, and Md Rabiul Islam), the study 
revealed that due to COVID-19, the mental health of  
health professionals is severely affected. This study is 
prepared from Bangladesh’s perspective and it identified 
that healthcare professionals are suffering from loneliness, 
depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance. Legal 
professionals also suffer from psychological problems. An 
international conference was held Titled “the impact of  the 
COVID-19 Pandemic in the Legal Field.” These findings 
reveal the impact of  Covid-19 on the legal professions, 
human rights infringements and entry regulations on 
border closures during Covid-19, women, and children 
violence during the pandemic (Valeria Saladino1, 
Davide Algeri2 and Vincenzo Auriemma, 2020). Dr. 
Sumaya Khair and Dr. Farmin Islam, Professors of  law, 
University of  Dhaka; Dr. Faustina Pereira and Shahriar 
Sadat, Professors of  BRAC University; Dr. A.K.M 
Emdadul Hauqe, Deputy Secretary to Government of  
Bangladesh, Ministry of  Law, Justice and Parliamentary 
Affairs were present in that conference.  Participants said 
that due to the CORONA virus infection, the obligation 
of  judges and lawyers to wear black coats or gowns in the 
High Court of  Bangladesh had been relaxed for the time 
being. The thought has settled the obligation to wear a 
black coat that lawyers and judges wear on white shirts 
can be challenging to disinfect every day. Traditionally, 
the Dhaka Bar Association, the largest bar association in 
Asia, has played a pioneering role in tackling the plight 
of  the Bar Association. The various reports and studies 
published that the Dhaka Lawyers Association carries out 
various activities in this period.
The Dhaka Bar Association paid TK. 20,000 to each 
person during the coronation period (Correspondent 
Staff, The Daily Star, 2020). Corona has already created 
the most significant economic downturn in the legal 
profession’s history. All types of  cases, including 

CORONA virus infection, are being tried in the country’s 
lower courts (Begum, M. F., Kabir, M. A., & Islam, M. 
J., 2022). Witnesses from different parts of  the country 
come to the court to testify. Keshab Roy Chowdhury, 
general secretary of  the Bangladesh Law Association, 
said in the first light, “I have seen in the newspaper that 
the association has been called to limit the activities of  
the court due to the large number of  people including 
lawyers seeking justice in the lower courts.” On 19 March 
2020, Bangladesh’s Chief  Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain 
ordered not to present the accused in court, including not 
appearing in court from jail. He asked the court to grant 
the accuser’s application for non-appearance. But it did 
not provide any immediate stay on the pending cases.
As a result, a study of  the literature reveals that the 
impact of  COVID-19 is severe in four distinct sectors: 
economic, social, healthcare, and psychological 
perspectives. Other unique and examined consequences 
are generated by the items in all of  these sectors, which 
are also found within those reviews. However, the studied 
material was not written for legal practitioners. There 
has been little research on the influence of  COVID-19 
on legal practitioners. The above discussion is focused 
on the practice-changing pattern of  legal professionals 
practicing in the pandemic period.

Operational Definition of  the Terms
COVID-19
CORONA virus causes illnesses ranging from the 
common cold to severe diseases. A novel CORONA 
Virus (nCoV) is a new strain that has not been previously 
identified in humans. In this study, social impact is 
measured by the indicators such as social status, and 
relationship with family members and relatives, and 
psychological effects are measured by stress, mental 
health, etc. Whereas economic impact is measured by job 
loss, Salary decreases, and shortage of  dealing clients.

Legal Professionals
A legal professional or practitioner is a graduate of  law, 
registered by the BAR association, and has practiced in 
the legal profession for at least five years. He is an agent 
of  his/her client and an officer of  the court at the same 
time. An advocate has a responsibility to his client as well 
as to the court. The lawyer’s role is both to uphold the rule 
of  law and serve the community in the administration of  
justice. In fulfilling this role, lawyers are not obliged to 
serve the client’s interests alone but also the country as 
well. The crisis of  Coronavirus has already impacted the 
national business and service sectors. Legal professionals 
are bound to visit court limitedly and fewer travel levels 
also affect client visits and communication.
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has decided 
to provide interest-free loans to law professionals 
who are in need of  financial support to keep up with 
the economic pressure stemming from the ongoing 
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meeting of  SCBA’s executive committee. The meeting 
was held at the association’s office on the Supreme Court 
premises. SCBA President Advocate AM Amin Uddin 
chaired the session. “We have decided to provide interest-
free loans for three years to those members who are not 
affluent enough to tackle the (economic) crisis caused by 
the coronavirus outbreak. We have already created a fund 
of  Tk 50 lakh for this purpose,” SCBA Secretary Barrister 
Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal told The Daily Star. He said the 
SCBA office invites applications and the maximum loan 
amount will be decided later (Sumaiya Quaiyum, Rajesh 
Das, and Md Rabiul Islam).

Objectives of  the Study
The general objective of  the study is to find out the social, 
psychological, and economic impact of  COVID-19 
on legal professionals. For attaining general objectives 
some specific objectives are taken to understand the 
socio-demographic and economic profile of  the legal 
professionals to unveil the psychological dilemma of  the 
legal professionals and their attitude toward family and 
society during the COVID-19 period. Some suggestions 
will be brought out to minimize the problems.

METHODOLOGY
The study advanced with a qualitative approach with 
verbatim techniques. Dhaka city is the study area as 
there are almost 25000 lawyers in Dhaka Judge court and 
nearly 9000 lawyers in Supreme Court. Each of  them 
was regarded as a unit of  the study. To ensure the variety 
in the cases eighteen samples were selected considering 
socio-economic background including both males and 
females. Among 18 cases only Four cases are presented 
deliberately in this article. But, in the section on findings, 
all 18 cases are included. 18 respondents taken from the 
people by probability sampling (purposive sampling) 
which refers to selecting an example on a random basis 
in which equal probabilities in terms of  gender and age 
have been ensured. To collect data unstructured interview 
schedule and open-ended questions are used as open-
ended questions allow the respondents to freely express 
their facts, opinions, behavior, reaction, etc. In the 
interview, respondents are asked about their age, sex, the 
monthly number of  clients, family income, and economic, 
psychological, and social impacts of  the COVID-19 
pandemic, which is associated with victimization. Data is 
collected through the interview schedule mainly. For this 
in-depth interview, face-to-face interviews and telephone 
interview is used as techniques.  Data is collected directly 
from the respondents. The data is collected over a month. 
As the sample size is 18, data is collected by nine 
respondents from Dhaka Judge Court and nine 
respondents from Supreme Court. As a result, the 
data are representative, and the validity, reliability, and 
acceptability are conformed.

Case Study Findings 
Some cases are presented in the following para.

Case One
Noura Binte Alam is a 34 years old married woman. Her 
husband is 42 years old. They have two sons, aged 12 
years and five years old. She is practicing in Dhaka Judge 
Court. Generally, she gets Tk. 80,000.00 over a month 
as law professionals, but During COVID-19, many of  
her clients decreased during this lockdown. They all 
are frustrated during lockdown with unknown fear. 
Maintaining a family with professional life was never easy. 
Her income became very poor, so she was helpless as she 
had to contribute to her family and parents. “During the 
lockdown, I needed money for my father’s operations, 
but I had no money at that time. I was in deep tension 
where to get money and at last Lawyers Association gave 
me 1 lac money as loan” added Noura. Her husband had 
a business but due to the lockdown, he lost his income 
source and totally depended on her, so family violence 
occurred, and her husband’s social status became lower 
down. He faced many psychological problems. Noura 
said “Sometimes he behaved inhumanly and strangely.” 

Case Two
Adv. Rifayet Ashraf  is a 42 years old person who is having 
a difficult time during the lockdown. Mr. Ashraf  is a senior 
legal professional. “I have been practicing for 16 years 
and am currently practicing in the Dhaka Judge Court 
during the pandemic, clients had decreased radically. I was 
perplexed for two months because I didn’t get any cases. I 
had not enough money to support the family.” He had to 
stay at home. He was supposed to pass his time with her 
wife and children. Sometimes wife and children asked for 
different things. His wife used to do online shopping but 
at that time he had not that type of  ability to facilitate her, 
so they quarreled with each other. “One day I abused her 
physically severely and so she went to her father’s house 
and threatened divorce” he added.  However, as time 
passes, the number of  cases increased, and his earnings 
also increase but it was not the same as before.  

Case Three
Joy Deb Nath is a 35 years old lawyer who works in the 
Supreme Court. He has had several difficulties conducting 
legal services during the pandemic. First and foremost, 
because “I am unfamiliar with online hearings, I cannot 
comprehend how to conduct hearings and interact with 
my clients. During this time, my daughter, who is in class 
9, assists me but it was very difficult. My income was 
decreasing day by day. So, family violence occurs, and 
I was obliged to move to my hometown.” The level of  
social violence rises slightly, but solely due to the ongoing 
lockdown. According to Joy, social violence was raised 
during the lockdown. He quarreled with her wife several 
times due to the economic condition of  the family. He 
could not bear his children’s educational expenses and 
other expenses of  the family so along with his family he 
had to move to his hometown. It brought psychological 
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Case Four
Adv. Salman Ahmed is another person who faces many 
difficulties during the lockdown. Mr. Salman is a senior 
law professional, “I am practicing for 10 years in this 
profession and currently practicing in Dhaka Supreme 
Court, the number of  clients decreased during the 
pandemic. I didn’t get any cases for two months, and 
I was puzzled during those months to run the family”. 
But now time is changing, and the number of  cases 
also increased. He mentioned that it doesn’t impact 
the relationship during the pandemic instead, bodings 
become stronger with children during this lockdown. 
“I always took safety measurements in courtrooms, but 
it is impossible to maintain hygiene in CMM court, as 
it always stays crowded,” Salman added. Overall, they 
all are frustrated during lockdown with unknown fear. 
Maintaining a family with professional life was never easy. 

Case Five
Akter Hamid (54) is a senior advocate in Dhaka Judge 
Court. He is one of  the prominent lawyers in Bangladesh. 
He said during the covid-19 period, especially when the 
government announced the lockdown, cases became 
incredibly low. He said “I have little knowledge about 
online platforms. I was puzzled as I could not familiar 
with online streaming. So, conducting online hearings was 
a bolt from the blue to me. There are some fellow mates 
to me who also face the same complicated situations”. 
He added that “I faced many hurdles due to my low 
income as I didn’t keep pace with the new virtual system. 
It brings a rapid negative change in my lifestyle so, I have 
to live from hand to mouth.”  Jamal Ahmed said his status 
deteriorates. He was unable to bear the family expenses 
properly so there is a conflict among the family members. 
He has to reduce gathering into a different program. He 
always takes safety measures in courtrooms for his safety. 
Maintaining safety always was a challenge for him as he 
has many respiratory diseases. 

Analysis of  The Findings
After analyzing data in the above part of  the discussion 
it is clear that COVID-19 puts a number of  effects on 
legal professionals. The data from the interview also 
demonstrated the social, economic, and psychological 
effects of  COVID-19 on legal professionals in 
Bangladesh. 

Social Impact of  COVID-19 on Legal Professionals
From the analysis of  the information of  the respondents 
we get social status become lower because many legal 
professionals are leaving Dhaka city and compromising 
their social status, social violence has increased particularly 
women harassment and torture have increased, and Cases 
of  social violence and divorce have increased (Khanam, 
S. J., & Kabir, M. A, 2023). Here, all the respondents 
expressed a negative view except a positive social effect 
of  COVID-19 is identified from the opinions of  some 
respondents. About 40 percent of  respondents expressed 

this type of  opinion (Islam, M. Z., & Kabir, M. A., 
2024). In Bangladesh, the majority of  families in Dhaka 
are nuclear families. Dependence on a single individual 
does not deplete the other family members. As a result, 
their connection with his other family members remained 
unchanged. Some newly graduated legal professionals 
have a negative influence on their families. In the 
worst-case scenario, they would have to return to their 
hometown (Uddin, E., Wohab, A., Kabir, A., & Kobra, 
K. , 2024).   

The Economic Impact of  COVID-19 on Legal 
Professionals
From the analysis of  the information of  the respondents, 
we get monthly income decreases by at least 50% for 
every legal professional with a reduced number of  
clients. But their daily expenses are gradually increasing 
day by day. It has been reduced to one-third for average 
legal professionals, delayed payments from clients and 
government boards, and shut down of  private chambers 
and consultancy farms. These factors come out in 
negative forms from the opinions of  all 18 interviewees. 
All the respondents have gone through at least one of  
these factors or all during the pandemic. The finding 
shows that persons in the middle and lower middle classes 
suffered the most during the pandemic.
They are concerned about the post-pandemic 
environment, despite having some minor funds. On legal 
practitioners, a similar effect might be found. Longer-
serving legal professionals are less trouble dealing with 
the pandemic crisis because of  their work expertise and 
length of  service. Clients of  experienced lawyers are more 
devoted, regardless of  their social situations. As a result, 
despite the pandemic, the experienced ones received 
the money in their account. New lawyers, on the other 
hand, had to struggle financially due to a lack of  savings. 
Despite the fact that they could survive the pandemic, 
their minds were filled with a great deal of  Violence 
spiked during the pandemic. As a result, the number of  
police cases. As a highly populated country, any form 
of  financial crisis causes a rise in violence. During the 
pandemic, lawyers could run their businesses online. 
They could even handle case hearing via the Internet. As 
a result, experienced lawyers had a much lower financial 
impact. With their own influence, they could even go to 
their office according to their need.

The Psychological Impact of  COVID-19 on Legal 
Professionals
According to the information provided by the respondents, 
boredom, depression, and anxiety grow with the length 
of  time spent at home, as does the probability of  self-
harm or suicide, psychological strain impacts family 
relationships, and long-term psychological susceptibility.  
They all expressed their dissatisfaction with the situation. 
COVID-19 has a significant impact on legal practitioners, 
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social, and psychological aspects, according to the 
interviews with professionals who were recognized by 
COVID-19. It alters their economic range, degrades their 
social standing pattern, and worsens their psychological 
position. They are afraid of  their lives as well as constraint 
of  the normal practicing in the court premises. So, their 
income and normal living conditions are not fluctuating 
in these circumstances the respondents are in most 
cases traumatic conditions. Although they mentioned 
some beneficial benefits, such as closeness with family 
members, natural rejuvenation, and a new working 
system structure, they all agreed that COVID-19 has had 
a bad impact on the overall scenario. The same has been 
discovered in this report. Above all, they do not anticipate 
another pandemic catastrophe that radically alters their 
daily professional and personal life. 

Challenges of  Legal Professionals in the Pandemic 
Period
There are so many challenges of  legal professionals, some 
challenges are mentioned here:

Individual Level
At the individual level, a person has to suffer a lot and has 
to struggle for survival. A legal professional has to face 
many problems and suffers a lot. He has limited or no 
income at that time. He faces difficulties in maintaining 
family affairs. Sometimes a legal professional has stopped 
his children from school because of  high expenses. In 
many cases, they are unable to afford nutritious food 
for family members because of  low income which leads 
to a psychological dilemma. Personal relationships are 
distorted among family members. As an individual, a legal 
professional endures more. 

Practical and Professional Field
In the professional field, their suffering is notable as there 
was a reduced number of  clients. The court was closed 
in the first phase then the virtual court started. The aged 
lawyer faced problems because of  the introduction of  
the new system as they could not adapt to the system. 
Moreover, the clients are also new to this system, and 
some were uneducated as well, so problems are persisting 
both among legal professionals and the clients. So, there 
are limited clients and limited income. These reduced 
earnings led to their social standard degrading, so they 
faced economic and psychological problems.
There were 18 people that take part in the interview for 
the study The respondents ranged in age from 30 to 60 
years old, and the average number of  family members was 
four for each respondent. The number of  clients and the 
amount of  money earned vary depending on the lawyer’s 
age and experience. The same questions are posed to 
all the respondents, and the responses are practically 
identical. To assess the survey, each respondent is asked 
roughly 13 questions.

RECOMMENDATIONS
This study has analyzed the effects of  COVID-19 on 
legal professionals in Dhaka city. It is the responsibility 
of  the government and the authority of  the Supreme 
Court to help legal professionals in order to overcome 
the harmful effects of  COVID-19. In developed 
countries, governments and respective authorities have 
undertaken various programs and packages to protect 
their legal professionals from the severe effects of  this 
pandemic. Our government has also undertaken a such 
project for mass people, but we think that there should be 
a separate package for legal professionals. In accordance 
with the steps taken in other countries to protect legal 
professionals, we are providing here some suggestions to 
help our legal professionals to overcome this pandemic 
situation. 

Separate Stimulus Package for Legal Professionals 
The USA has declared their stimulus package named 
CARES, in which there is a specified amount of  monetary 
package for the assistance of  legal professionals of  their 
country. They announced $7.5 million to support the 
federal courts and their staff. This amount will provide 
financial aid to legal professionals and use in US Supreme 
Court to enhance its teleporting capability. We also 
identified the lack of  efficient technology in conducting 
virtual courts during the lockdown in our country. This 
type of  combined package is necessary for our legal 
professionals to reduce the adverse effect of  COVID-19 
on their individual and professional lives. 

Recovery Loan Scheme by the Government for Legal 
Professionals 
UK announced RLS on 6th April 2021 for lawyers whose 
private business or consultancy chamber has been closed 
down during the pandemic. This scheme will help them 
to restart their business. Our country can initiate this type 
of  scheme. 

Financial Assistance from Supreme Court Bar 
Association
In our neighboring country India, Supreme Court Bar 
Association is providing an ‘interest-free loan’ of  TK. 
25000 for its members repayable in 2 years. In our 
country, Supreme Court Bar Association can undertake 
this type of  initiative.

Providing Mental Support and Training
This report found that our legal professionals have 
faced problems in using modern technology in virtual 
hearing and courtroom systems. A training system can be 
initiated in this regard. A mental support center in the 
Court building can be established to provide counseling 
to lawyers who are mentally distressed because of  
depression.
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professionals in fighting against the effects of  COVID-19. 
Already the normal activities of  the Supreme Court have 
been started. It can be wished that our legal professionals 
will soon overcome this situation. Although this study 
provides information about the socio-economic and 
psychological effects of  COVID-19 on legal professionals.
This report has some limitations. The study area is only 
Dhaka city, so this study is not robust to demonstrate 
the original scenario of  the effects of  COVID-19 on 
legal professionals. This study is conducted in a limited 
scope however it has identified the adverse effects of  
COVID-19 on legal professionals. They are harmed 
financially, socially, and psychologically. Nonetheless, this 
study will help to create awareness among our scholars 
and policymakers to take the necessary initiatives to 
resolve the issue. 

CONCLUSION
According to the research findings, legal professionals 
are primarily impacted financially and mentally. Because 
they are uncertain in the job field. Since societal violence 
escalated their life and relationship during the epidemic 
period. Though they managed to do their work on an 
online platform their economic standard was drastically 
changed which bring misery to their lives. The message 
of  this study is unmanageable client dealings, and it is 
counted for the pandemic situation. In the prevailing 
circumstances, every professional is alert about their 
duties and responsibilities in this connection. Moreover, 
the study finds the worst situations and hazards of  the 
professionals dealing with the client.

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