Do you think you enjoy researching and understanding legal issues? Do you think you have an eye for details? Do you think you have good communicating skills, getting people to understand what you are saying or good at convincing power? Are you a good listener? Are you dedicated enough to get what you aim for? Do you like to read and keep up to date with current developments? If so, you can certainly go for corporate lawyer profession.
A Corporate lawyer is a person who works for a corporate house or a company or a firm and specializes in corporate law. Corporate lawyer does drafting of legal documents, reviewing agreements, attending meetings with clients and negotiating deals. A Corporate Lawyer has to provide legal advice and handle all legal process which includes mergers/acquisitions, lawsuits, securities, and tax law bankruptcy. A Corporate lawyer has to clarify intellectual property rights of the company or client. A Corporate Lawyer can help his company or client create, organize or dissolve a business entity.
Student has to complete minimum of 12-week of Internship for three-year course and 20 weeks in case of 5-year course as per the Bar Council of India (BCI).
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Post Graduate Diploma in Business and Corporate Law (PGDBCL) can be done through Symbiosis
One can do online course for Certificate Course in Corporate Law by Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA). http://www.livelaw.in/tag/indian-institute-of-corporate-affairs-iica/#