Law is considered to be one of the most sought-after careers in India. It is a career stream that candidates pursue at various levels like undergraduate level, postgraduate level, and doctorate level. It is a very popular profession and many big names such as Mahatma Gandhi, Barack Obama, Nelson Mandela, etc. have been associated with the legal profession. The scope of the law is very huge in our country. These days, the law is not just limited to becoming a lawyer or a judge, but there are myriads of opportunities in this stream that can be pursued by the aspirants.
Here, in this blog, we will be discussing about the various Law Eligibility & Entrance Exams, Skills Required to become a legal professional, various law courses, law specializations, law subjects & syllabus, and scope in this stream.
Law Eligibility & Entrance Exams
There are various law colleges in India and each of them have different-different entrance exams associated with them. The most popular entrance exams are mentioned below:
CLAT: CLAT stands for Common Law Admission Test and it is a national level examination conducted for enrolling students into various undergraduate law courses in the National Law Universities across India. Many other universities and colleges also offer admission based on the CLAT score of the students. This exam is conducted by the Consortium of NLUs which has its headquarters in NLSIU Bangalore.
AILET: AILET stands for All India Law Entrance Test and is conducted by the NLUD, i.e., National Law University of Delhi. The NLUD does not take admissions based on CLAT. This is a university-level exam and no other university except NLUD accepts the scores of this exam.
LSAT: LSAT stands for Law School Admission Test which is an entrance exam conducted by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) to enroll candidates for admission in undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) level courses at law colleges in India.
DU LLB: Delhi University LLB Entrance Exam is a national-level entrance exam conducted by the NTA (National Testing Agency) for enrolling students in 3-year LLB courses offered at Campus Law Centre, Law Centre-I, and Law Centre-II of Delhi University.
Desired Skills for Law
Pursuing a career in law can be very challenging. It takes a toll on your emotions and tests your strength. Therefore, it is very crucial for the law aspirants to have the following skills.
- Ability to argue on a topic
- Ability to assimilate as well as analyze facts
- Confidence
- Communication Skills
- Convincing skills
- Fluency and clarity of speech
- Intellect
- Judgement of situation/people
- Presentation skills
- Interest in detail
- Interest in research
- Mental and physical stamina
- Persuasion skills
- Command over the language
- Unbiased
Types of Law Courses
| Course | Syllabus |
| LLB | Labour Law Criminal Law Law of Torts & Consumer Protection Act Law of Evidence Human Rights & International Law Property Law Legal Aids Civil Procedure Code Legal Writing Code of Criminal Procedure Land Laws (including ceiling and other local laws) Optional Papers- Contract/ Trust/ Women & Law/ Criminology/ International Economics Law Family Law Professional Ethics Constitutional Law Arbitration Conciliation & Alternative Environmental Law Jurisprudence Law of Contract Interpretation of Statutes Administrative Law Company Law Investment & Securities Law/ Law of Taxation/ Co-operative Law/ Banking Law including Negotiable Instruments Act Comparative Law/ Law of Insurance/ Conflict of Laws/ Intellectual Property Law |
| Master of Laws (LLM) | Core subjects Law Social Transformation in India Constitutionalism Legal Research and Methodology Judicial Process Optional subjects to be taken in the three semesters Constitutional Law Family Law Torts Crimes International Law Contract and Insurance Administrative Law Business Administration Labour Management Relations Taxation Regulated Economy Administration of Justice Human Rights Environmental Law Intellectual Property Law, Science and Technology Jurisprudence New Economic Law: WTO in Context Alternate Dispute Resolution System |
| Master of Business Law (MBL) | Contract Law Banking Law Corporate Law Industrial Relations Law Environmental Law Investment Laws Insurance Law Law relating to Foreign Trade Intellectual Property Law Taxation of Corporations |
| MBL-LLM | Research-Based Learning in Law: Models & Methods Legal System & Democratic Governance: Comparative Perspective Environmental Governance Refugee & International Humanitarian Law Intl. & Comparative Law of IPRs Corporate Governance Changing Conception of Justice & Globalised Legal Order Concept & Development of Human Rights Changing Conception of Justice & Globalised Legal Order Financial Market Regulations International Human Rights Law International Trade Law Electives International Criminal Law Human Rights, Women & Development Human Rights, Child & Development Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions Regulation of Banking & Insurance Taxation Law Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions Regulation of Banking & Insurance Taxation Law Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions Regulation of Banking & Insurance |
Certificate law courses: Certificate law courses are short-term programs whose duration ranges from two weeks to six months.
Diploma law courses: Candidates can pursue diploma courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The duration of diploma or postgraduate diploma law courses usually ranges from one to three years.
Degree law courses: Candidates can get either an integrated law degree (for example BA LLB, BBA LLB, BSc LLB, BCom LLB etc) after passing Class XII or a general LLB degree after graduation. The time duration of an integrated LLB degree is around 5 years and that of a normal LLB degree is 3 years.
Law Syllabus (PG Courses)
Popular Law Specializations
- Banking Law
- Business Law
- Civil Law
- Competition Law
- Constitutional Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Law
- Cyber Law
- Environmental Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- International Law
- Labour & Employment Law
- Media Law
- Mergers and Acquisition Law
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
Top Law Companies in India
- Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co.
- AZB & Partners
- Desai & Diwanji
- Economic Laws Practice
- J Sagar Associates
- Khaitan & CO
- Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
- S&R Associates
- Talwar Thakore & Associates
- Trilegal
Law Job Profiles
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- Legal Advisors
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- Notary Public
- Oath Commissioners
- Solicitors
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