Lawyers for Hotman Paris Hutapea cannot be separated from luxury, ranging from clothing, cars, immovable assets, to holiday style. He could get this luxury because of his success as a lawyer. But not all lawyers can achieve great success like Hotman Paris. What's the secret?
"Being successful is a lawyer is innate biological," he told Tempo in 2018 ago.
Hotman felt that he was already talented in handling various cases at the green table. He also felt it was easy to answer even reflexively debating because there was already a natural talent within him.
"I used to have an assistant graduate of the United States, not a Batak person. If the data was given, he was good at analysis. When the data changed, he was confused. If the Batak people were biologically fulfilling various conditions," Hotman Paris Hutapea said.
In addition to feeling benefited from the genetic side, Hotman added that if you want to be a lawyer as successful as yourself, it is very important to master law and English. According to him, a person's formal education does not need to be high, enough to the one stratum. "Knowledge from the campus is only less than 5 percent," he said.
However, low formal education needs to be honed with internships and working in a large attorney's office. He did it. Hotman Paris claimed to have had an internship at a law firm in Australia. As an assistant to a Caucasian lawyer, he was trained to conduct research in various places.
"The attorney's initial capital was flying hours. When he was an apprentice, he often cried for being a lackeys of Caucasians, making memos tired and even torn up. Making agreements for companies but being cursed. Caucasians had no strings attached, I was mentally trained," he said.
The last important requirement to become a lawyer like Hotman is guts. Hotman considered this to be the main thing. "If you don't dare to express your opinion, pass it by. Guts are important for marketing," he said.
Hotman Paris said that hard work was the key to his success. When most people are still at home and enjoying time with family and partners, Hotman is already in the office. "I am indeed a hard worker, most comfortable working at dawn. More inspiration," he said.
His 30 years of experience made him able to represent giant companies and debate in international arbitration. "In order to be wealthy, money is in the business of bankruptcy cases counting 60 days and can receive honorariums of Rp. 3-5 billion while closing their eyes. If the divorce case is only IDR 25-50 million for years," he said