Lawyer

Post 12th Grade

• Any Stream
• 10+2 or equivalent with min 45% marks (General/OBC/PW)
• 40% marks (SC/ST)

Post under graduation dress

• With a B.A. or B.Com. or B.Sc. degree with minimum 40% marks (35% for SC/ST)

• LL.B. (Integrated) (Bachelor of Legislative Law -Maximum age is 20 years (22 for SC/ST candidates)
• LL.B (Hons)
• All states require would-be lawyers to pass their respective bar exams prior to beginning practice. Most states also mandate lawyers to take an ethics exam.

Most universities have a law department. Some of the best law schools in India include

• National Law School of India University, Bangalore
• National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University, Hyderabad
• Gujarat National Law University
• Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia
• Faculty of Law, Amity University

LL. M (Master of Legislative Law)

• LL.M (Business Law)
• LL.M (Corporate and Financial Law)
• LL.M. (Family Law)

L.L.M (Hons)

M.Phil. (Master of Philosophy in Law)

M.Phil. (Master of Philosophy in Law)

PhD (International Legal Studies)

Bachelors 5 years

Aditya Birla Scholarship: To economically underprivileged students

Asha-Shree Endowment Scholarship: To meritorious students from IITs, BITS (Pilani), IIMs, XLRI and law campuses

Ranging from INR 8,000/- to INR 23,000/- per year

Most universities/colleges have their own entrance examination. Some of the examinations are listed below:

• All India Law Entrance Test (AILET)
• Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)
• Law School Admission Test (LSAT)
• Delhi University Law Entrance Exam
• Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET)

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• Good Memory
• Quick responsiveness
• Good orator
• Keen listener
• Flexible and attentive mind
• Out of the box thinking ability
• Logical reasoning capability
• Patience
• Presentable communication skills

• Corporate law
• Public Prosecutor
• Judicial Service
• Intellectual Property law firms
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
• NGOs and Think Tanks
• Legal process outsourcing (LPO)
• Taxation Lawyer
• Judge Advocate General (JAG)

• Law agencies
• Law firms
• Litigation
• Administrative Service
• Legal Journalism

An entry level lawyer earns somewhere around INR 72,000 to 1,80,000 per annum. Experienced lawyers earn anywhere above INR 10,00,000/- pa