Career Opportunities

1. Criminal Lawyer: Specializes in criminal laws CrPC, IPC, Evidence Act and various other penal laws.
2. Civil Litigation Lawyer: Specializes in civil laws e.g. taxation laws, excise laws.
3. Legal Analyst: Works for corporate firms or law firms and analyses laws pertaining to the sphere of the company and its operation.
4. Document Drafting Lawyer: Specializes in drafting various documents containing agreements, terms and conditions, case material, etc.
5. Legal Journalist: Covers crime beats, legal proceedings in courts, arbitration courts, international courts and arbitration events.
6. Legal Advisor: Offers consultancy to corporate firms regarding their legal obligations, duties, legal relations with other firms.
7. Government Lawyer: Works for the government and in close coordination with the police.
8. Judge: Offers judgment after conducting the court proceedings and hearing al the concerned parties.
9. Law Teacher : A master's degree is must to be a teacher in law subjects in law subjects in the realm of academics. Moments in academia can be quite demanding as a lot of study and academic preparation required.

Lawyers like other professionals such as doctors and chartered accountants require experience to polish their skills and become valuable for their clients. Therefore, it is time which helps a lawyer become effective. Candidates determined to succeed in the profession have to be patient in the initial phase of their career. However, there is no limit to success and money as well as power for a lawyer. Lawyers are not only respected but also help people in their battle for justice.

Law is a career which requires loads of patience and logical skills. It takes loads of hard work and dedication to become a successful lawyer. First generation lawyers particularly face numerous problems in their profession as is true of every other profession. It becomes easier if one trains under a Senior Counsel in the beginning of their career. This is not to say that newbie’s cannot make it own their own. Anything is possible with determination and of course, hard work. Great communication skills and a faculty for critical analysis and articulation are pre-requisites for lawyers. Therefore, one should analyze these points before opting for law as a career.

Whereas a lawyer who wishes to start practicing in a court can get a stipend of Rs 5000 to Rs 40,000 depending upon the advocate he is associated with, a law graduate working with Legal Process Outsourcing receives can earn attractive salary in the range of Rs 20,000 and Rs 50,000. It is a very high paying profession, but depends largely on the caliber, popularity and success of the candidate. The college you graduate from is another factor.

It is common mindset of peoples that the law is limited to the extent of civil and criminal law in common words "Diwani and Faujdaari" but there are also many other law streams. These faculties are as follows:-

1. Civil Law : This branch deals with wrong doings, land disputes, contracts and torts.
2. Criminal Law : This faculty had two forms i.e. prosecution side and defense side. The cases like murder, theft kidnapping, corruption, robbery, contempt of court, rape conspiracy, misappropriation etc come under its ambit.
3. Constitutional Law: it involves individuals rights, fundamental rights, division of powers of center and state governments. Separation of executives, judiciary and legislature.
4. Corprate Law or Commercial Law : it involves business liability, intellectual property, contracts, financing, economics and budget etc.
5. Tax Law : it involves assisting business organization and individuals in advising on tax loopholes.
6. Labour Law : it deals with working conditions at workplace, wrongful discharge and dismissal of employees, bonus, gratuity, provident funds etc, rights of employer and employees, liabilities of employers and employees.
7. Family Law : this branch deals with the family disputes viz. adoption, succession, marriage, divorce and wills etc.
8. Intellectual Property Law : this law of copyrights, trademark, patents, geographical indications etc.
9. Cyber Law : this branch involves information technology Act, computers, e contracts, e commerce and cyber crime etc.
10. International Law : it involves working with multinational companies, international issues i.e human rights or with the U.N.O, international governmental issues m, etc, the arms control, extraditions, hijacking and piracy, human rights, territorial waters, use of outer spaces, war crimes comes under the purview of international law.