“Do not look at Law as a means of
making money. Look at Law as an instrument for securing justice to people.”
– Prashant Bhushan, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
– Prashant Bhushan, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Our Indian constitution has a diverse set of laws. There is a
wide variety of laws as per the requirements of the people.
Need is to make
people aware of their rights. If they are incapable of protecting their own
rights and fight for their own justice, the role of lawyers, advocates and
judges come to the light. Justice isn't just a term, it acts as a connecting
link between the oppressed and justice providing mechanism.
Serving the mankind
A career in Law
Enforcement gives you the opportunity to serve humanity thereby fighting
for the right of the people to make their lives easier. Law helps to keep a
check on crime rates, maintain law and order, fight crime, and protect the
ideals of justice that this country was founded upon. Though proceedings of the
law can be time taking but indeed impactful at last. One needs to have full
trust in law of the country. A Person having zest for fighting for the people
can start working upon their communication skills, have feelings of empathy,
and awareness to protect their communities and fellow citizens.
Career prospects for law graduates and legal
practitioners.
1. Litigating Lawyer: A litigating lawyer or an Advocate represents the client’s case in the
court. An oppressed first seeks the services of an advocate to get justice in
case of needy situations. One needs to get enrolled with the State Bar Council
and clear the All India Bar Examination.
2. Corporate Council: A lawyer can also provide legal counselling services to their corporate
clients. The key area of business firms is to buy and sell products and
services, they are novice in legal matters. Hence corporate lawyer helps them
handle legal disputes, disputes over land, intellectual property rights.
3. Law firm: The
law firm brings lawyers and advocates under one roof they are well organised
and registered firm. Aim is to provide legal advice to clients and possible
courses of action.
4. Social work:
Law graduates who love to serve the society can join NGO to work for social
cause. Since law graduates have a better understanding of the acts and laws
which they can strategically use to protect the society, NGO’s are of various
categories like environment protection, gender equality, labour conditions etc,
international organisations like the United Nations (UN), the International
Labour Organisation (ILO)also openly absorbs law graduates.
How to become a Law Graduate
Method 1:
● Opt for any stream in class 11th-12th.
Though there is no restriction of stream to become a lawyer, but Humanities
prove to be useful.
● Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Law
(LLB) Several law
colleges are there in India which offer this course of 5 years including
internship.
Method 2:
● Complete your graduation in any
stream.
● Pursue a 3 year LLB Programme from any
reputed law college.
Common Exams for pursuing LLB
● CLAT (Common Law Admission Test)
● AILET (All India Law Entrance Test)
● LSAT (Law School Admission Test)
● SET (Symbiosis Entrance Test)
Areas of specialization in the field of law:
● Civil law
● Criminal law
● Corporate law
● Taxation law
● Labor law
● Family law
● Patent law
● Administration law
● Constitutional law
● International law
Law Institutes in India
● NLSIU, Bangalore
● NLIU, Bhopal
● NLU, Jodhpur
● NALSAR, Hyderabad
● Faculty of Law, Delhi University,
Delhi
● Symbiosis Society’s Law College, Pune
● Government Law College, Mumbai
● Amity University
Hence career in
law not only rewards in terms of money but the respect one earns in the
society. A lawyer in true spirit is not less than God in the eyes of the
oppressed parties who have zero knowledge about fighting their case or getting
legal advice.
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