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What is the procedure for admission to Law, its career prospects, job opportunity and remuneration?


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‘Law’ is the major part of our constitution. Law is a set of categorized rules and regulations under which any society or country is governed. Law is one of the popular fields of education. Legal studies are in contact with almost every area of human life, reaching issues related to economics, politics, human rights, environment, business, trade and international relations.This field needs flawless debating skills. If you want to become a good lawyer, you must have good oral communication skills. A lawyer or an attorney represent their clients in the court so he/she must be a confident and efficient orator.

The law education in India is a three-year degree program. This three-year degree program is called LLB (Bachelor of Laws), LLB is an abbreviation for Latin word ‘Legum Baccalaureus’. For further education or post-graduation, students go for LLM (Master of Laws) which is an acronym for ‘Legum Magister’.

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Admission to a law college in India is a very clear process. The very first step is to give entrance exams such as-

  • CLAT (Common Law Admission Test): The score of this exam is taken into consideration by a majority of law schools in India. This exam tests the English proficiency, elementary mathematics, legal aptitude, logical reasoning and general knowledge of the candidate.
  • AILET (All India Law Entrance Test): This exam is conducted exclusively for the entrance in the national law universities and its affiliated institutions. AILET tests the same areas as CLAT.
  • AIBE (All India Bar Examination): It is a national level entrance exam for Indian law schools.
  • LSAT (Law School Admission Test): The score of this exam is recognized globally. It is divided into sections like reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

Some of the prestigious law universities in India like Delhi University, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University and Aligarh Muslim University etc conduct their own entrance tests.

 

After giving an entrance exam, one needs to appear in the counseling process. Candidates choose the college they wish to take admission into. Some colleges give admission directly on the basis of candidate’s score while some conduct interviews and group discussions.

 

 

 

There are endless career prospects which one can pursue in law:

  1. Legal journalism- You can write about the law for newspapers or journals. Legal journalists are also called solicitors.
  2. Litigation- This is the most common field where a lawyer goes. Litigation is basically all court work. It involves client counseling, drafting, and filing of lawsuits, representation in courts, etc.
  3. Banking industry- You can work in a bank as a lawyer who deals with the loans and banking laws.
  4. Judiciary- If you clear the Judicial Service Examination then you can become a Judge in the court. This work has a very high esteem.
  5. Legal compliance and ethics- You can become a legal compliance and ethics professional for a company. In this, you have to ensure that all the rules and regulations are being followed within the company.
  6. Legal process outsourcing- You can on the International laws or laws of various countries outside India.

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After looking at the career prospects a law degree offers, let's be practical and look at some job opportunities and remuneration it promises-

  • Judge: Conducts court proceedings and offers judgment. It is the highest post in a law career. A judge in India earns about Rs 80,000 to 1 lakh per month or 10-12 lakhs per annum.
  • Criminal lawyer: It is evident by the name that a criminal lawyer specializes in criminal laws. The mid-level salary of a criminal lawyer is about 5-6 lakhs per annum.
  • Civil litigation lawyer: Civil lawyer specializes in civil laws, taxation laws, excise laws, etc. The mid-level salary of a civil lawyer is about 5-6 lakhs per annum.
  • Corporate lawyer: Deals with the disputes of the corporate world related to companies, employees, creditors, directors, shareholders, partnerships, etc. A corporate lawyer in India takes an average salary of 6-7 lakhs per annum.
  • Legal analyst: A legal analyst analyses laws related to the operation and conduct of a corporate firm or a law firm. A legal analyst receives around 4.5-6 lakhs per annum.
  • Legal journalist: They do research, collect information and report that information to the general public in a variety of media. Legal journalists focus on reporting matters related to law. Salary ranges from 3 lakh per annum to 6 lakh per annum.

The above-mentioned salary may not be true in every case. The earnings of a lawyer totally depend on his/her own caliber.

So these were some career prospects and jobs related to law. There is a vast scope in this field. One must definitely try their luck in this career.

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