Posted by “Law as a Career: An Honourable Profession”
By Rohit Mahawar for New Law Aspirants
Law is a career which requires loads of patience, dedication and legal skills
INTRODUCTION:
The law is a career which requires loads of patience and legal skills. It takes loads of hard work and dedication to become a successful lawyer. The law is one of the popular career choices in our country from a long time. However, to become a lawyer it is not mandatory to have a family background in law neither is it necessary that you belong to an affluent family. Anyone can choose to study law as long as one has the passion for it. Students could specialize in civil, criminal, corporate, patent laws etc. A degree in law opens up many career options like corporate management, administrative services, and legal services with lawyers in courts or in companies.
As we all know that a lawyer who is adept at finding ‘loopholes’ in the system is a popular one in our country but we cannot deny that to one up the law one must know the law. For example- Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, and Abraham Lincoln – all these were lawyers and have given their lives for the betterment of legal system and country.
STEPS IN BECOMING A LAWYER:
- Students interested in making a career in law can either do a 5-year law course after 12th standard or can opt. for the three-year degree program after graduation.
- For studying 5-year course in the law which is (graduation + law) namely BA.LLB, BBA.LLB etc. and want to choose law as a career soon after the senior secondary exam (12th) can give an entrance exam for National Law Schools in India which is named as CLAT(Common law admission test), AILET, LSAT etc. Rather, some of the private universities conduct their own entrance exams you can enroll to such examinations also.
- The Law courses is regulated by the Bar Council of India which sets rules and regulations regarding legal practice/education in the country. Any specialization is done at masters, Ph.D. stage.
LEGAL JOBS:
There are a plethora of opportunities for a law graduate. One can either practice as an advocate in a court of law or work with corporate firms. By clearing exams conducted by Public Service Commissions, a law graduate can become a judge. After gaining experience, a law graduate can hope to become Solicitor General, a Public Prosecutor or offer services to government departments and ministries. One can also work as a legal adviser for various organizations. Teaching in colleges, working with NGOs and working as a reporter for newspapers and television channels are other attractive options. These are some of the legal opportunities for a Law graduate.
PAYMENTS AND PACKAGES:
Everyone wants to secure their future before enrolling to any of the courses for their further studies they want to know about the packages and payments after the completion of their course that basically what they are going to earn?
Therefore, a lawyer who wishes to start practice in a court after completing his/her degree program can get a stipend of Rs 5000 to Rs 40,000. A law graduate working with Legal Process Outsourcing can earn an attractive salary in the range of Rs 20,000 and Rs 50,000. It is a very high paying profession, but depends largely on the caliber, popularity and success of the candidate. The college you graduate from is another major factor for getting good job.
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL EDUCATION:
Legal education in India is similar to the one in Britain because at the time of constituting or framing of Indian Constitution and Laws in our country Britishers have played a vital role. Whereas, several universities in the UK offer legal education to Indian students, Indian students quite enjoy working in the UK wherein they receive attractive salary packages. A recent trend has been that student from India study in law colleges in the USA and receives attractive jobs after completion of the course. Harvard Law School, Yale University, Australia National University, etc. are some attractive options for Indian law students these days.
SOME TOP LAW FIRMS, COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS:
- Amarchand Mangaldas
- AZB & Partners
- J Sagar Associates
- Khaitan & Co
- Luthra & Luthra
- Trilegal
- Desai & Diwanji
- Singhania & Partners
- Titus & Co
- Wadia Ghandy & Co
- Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan
- Vaish & Associates
INSTITUTIONS:
Here are some of the top institutions for making law as a career if anyone has chosen law for his further studies:-
- Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
- National Law University, Delhi
- NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
- National Law University, Jodhpur
- National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore
- Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
- Gujarat National Law University (GNLU)
- Symbiosis Society’s Law College (SSLC), Pune
- Symbiosis Law School, Noida
- National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal
- ILS Law College, Pune
- Government Law College, Mumbai
- Jindal Law School, Sonipat
- Amity Law School, Delhi
- Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
- College Of Legal Studies, UPES, Dehradun
- Univeristy Institute of Legal Studies, Punjab University
- Department of Laws, Himachal Pradesh University Shimla
- Department of Law, IP University, Delhi
CONCLUSION:
Hence, law is a respectful and Honourable career option in our country as being in this profession we get a chance to serve the nation and have the legal authority to give justice or to provide equal justice to each and every person in our society whether he is rich or poor because law is equal to all and justice cannot be counted on the status of a person in society, whosoever, has done or committed something wrong intentionally is being convicted and punished by the court.
TOPICS: Law as a Career: An Honourable Profession, Articles, LEGAL JOBS, TOP LAW FIRMS, CLAT, AILET, LSAT
.
Disclaimer:
This Article was prepared or accomplished by Rohit Mahabar, Student of LLC Greater Noida in his personal capacity. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not reflect the view of the LawOF.in
The Contents of this Website are informative only and for the benefit of the general public. Even though every care has been taken to ensure the correctness of information and procedure, the www.lawof.in is not responsible for any inadvertent errors and the same may please be brought to the notice through e-mail: info@lawof.in The LawOF do not own any responsibility for the views expressed by the Author in the Article and for the errors, if any, in the information contained in the LawOF and the author shall be solely responsible for the same.
.
512
236 comments
Comments are closed.