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| A career
in Law attaches great prestige as one can rub shoulders
with big wings and good money thereby leading an affluent
life style. Secondly, successful lawyers are glamorized
by the media and lead a high profile public life. Good lawyers
are reasonably well-paid. Though, several others do find
very hard to achieve success. The profession of law is a
highly competitive business, and in some ways it is becoming
harder to make a mark. But while your earnings are often
modest to begin with, they do increase with experience and
expertise. At the pinnacle of his/ her career a lawyer can
earn lakhs of rupees per month. |
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| Course and Institution: |
| There are two kind of
L.L.B. courses : the 3-year course and 5-years course. For
the 3-years course the basic eligibility criteria is a Bachelor’s
Degree or its equivalent from a recognized University. For
the 5-year course, the basic eligibility criteria is 10+2.
Both these courses offer morning and evening classes. |
| Till recently, admission
into L.L.B. was a simple affair, but with growing competition
it is not so now. Several Universities conduct a personal
interview for admission into law courses. |
| Delhi University has the
finest law course in India which conduct an Entrance Exam
for admission. This Entrance Examination consist of an objective-type,
multiple ability, choice question paper on an general awareness
numerical ability, and legal aptitude. It covers general
awareness in the field of law plus analytical reasoning,
current events of national and international importance
with special reference to law, general science, history
of India, Geography, Indian politics and economy. |
| The better known center
(for L.L.B., 5-year course) is National law school Bangalore,
which is regarded as the best law school in India. The entrance
test consists of objective-type, multiple-choice questions
intended to test your general knowledge, English and aptitude
for legal studies. The questions asked are of the standard
expected of higher secondary level students. |
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| Universities Offering Integrated
5-year Law Courses: |
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Andhra University, Walteir |
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Banglore University, Banglore |
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Bharthiar University, Coimbtore |
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Bharthisadan University, Thiruchirapalli |
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University of Bombay, Mumbai |
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University of Calcatta, Kolkata |
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University of Calicut, Calicut |
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Guru Jambhneshwar University, Hissar
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Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
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Jodhpur University, Jodhpur |
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Kakatiya University, Warngal |
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University of Kerala, Thiruanathapuram
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Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra |
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University of Madras, Chennai |
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Madurai Kamraj University, Madurai
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Magdh University, Gaya |
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Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak
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Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottyam
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Manglore University, Manglore |
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Mohanlala sukhadia University Udaipur
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University of Mysure, Mysure |
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Nagarjuna University, Nagarjuna Nagar
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Nagpur University Nagpur |
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National Law School, Banglore |
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North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon
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Osmania University, Hydrabad |
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Pondicherry University, Pondicherry
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University of Pune |
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Panjabi University, Patiala |
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Shivaji University, Kolhapur |
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South Gujarat University, Surat |
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Shri Venkateshwara University, Tiirupathi. |
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| Several Universities also offer a
2-year (non-professional) BAL degree. That stand for Bachelor
of Academic Law. This Degree, however, does not entitle
you to practice or argue in court of Law. You could, of
course , join a solicitor’s firm and disperse legal
advice but you cannot do any active lawyering. |
| Master of Law or L.L.M. is broad specialization
in fields, such as Constitutional Law , Criminal Law, International
Law, Commercial Law etc. L.L.M. is not necessary at all
for being a practicing lawyer. It is not a precondition
for a roaring law practice but many feel that L.L.M. gives
a deeper insight into the legal process and legal knowledge.
For those of you who are interested in doing your L.L.M.
abroad, specially in the USA the course is only for one
academic year. TO qualify one has to clear two exams TOEFL,
which is compulsory and LSAT, which is optional. |
| The foreign schools which offer LCM
Course are, viz, Yale, Harvard, Cornell, Columbia, NYSU
and University of California. Some places, especially UCLA
and a number of British institutes and universities offer
a one year LL.M. course for which either TOEFL or the British
Council’s Language test is a requirement. British
universities appear to be more selective. |
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| Job Openings: |
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Practice: |
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Several fields of specialization
beckon the law graduate-Criminal Law, Corporate Law,
Taxation Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law,
Labour and Industrial Law and International Law. The
list is infinite, customs, taxation, service matters
based administrative law, rent control litigation
involving warning lordlords and tenants. Given so
many fields to choose from a very high number of lawyer
don’t opt for specialization in the strict sense
of the word. |
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Advocates : |
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They plead in court and
are actively involved in litigation. They give advice
on legal matters and use their critical judgement
in deciding what legislation and what precedents are
relevant in any particular case. Advocates are normally
consulted by solicitors on behalf of their clients.
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Solicitor Firms : |
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They provide legal advice
to clients on a wide variety of personal and business
matters when the case is taken to court. |
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Political Advisors : |
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Ministry have various legal
experts on their pay rolls who advise them from time
to time on legal issues concerned with various political
issue. |
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Business Houses : |
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Considering the innumerable
legal battles various business houses get embroiled
in, lawyers are hired by the business houses on a
regular or contractual basis. |
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Lawyers with the Government
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Hundreds of lawyers are
inducted into the Government Ministries every year
through a UPSC interview. The minimum qualification
is a Masters degree in Law with five years experience,
preferably in research. |
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While the UPSC is the recruiting
agency of Law Officers in the various ministries and
departments, the State Public Service Commissions
perform the same task in the States. These Commissions
regularly employ personnel for higher and lower judiciary.
Similarly, Government Pleaders are also employed.
They plead cases on behalf of Government and they
are the regular Government employees on a salary.
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