How to become a lawyer, LLB eligibility, qualification, Exams, Salary

Who are Lawyers & his/ her work ?

We have seen that lawyers depend cases in real life . Becoming Lawyer is dream of many students now a days. If you want to become a Lawyer then this article is for you . Here a detailed article for the guidance on becoming lawyer after class 12.

Lawyer is a person who has knowledge on Law & Legal Procedures and practices law as a chartered legal executive or  advocate. He play the role to give true justice and save life of innocent person. A lawyer have to wear Black Coat in the court premises and also during fighting cases . A lawyer represents his clients at court in front of judge and does legal research on legal drafts, provides assistance and join judicial services.

LLB stands for Bachelor of Laws or The Legum Baccalaureus a professional degree to practice for Law in most common law countries.

Eligibility & Qualifications:-

§  Qualification:- 10 +2 with minimum of 50% marks

§  Age:-Not more than 20 years

§  Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) :- For 3 year course

§  Qualification :- Bachelor’s degree with minimum of 50% marks

§  Master of Laws (LL.M.) :- For 2 year course

§  Qualification:- Bachelor’s degree with minimum of 50% marks

Exams:-

Students can go for law courses After 12^th standard with any stream (Science/Arts/Commerce). For getting admission in law, students has to appear Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) Exam. It is conducted for admission in National Law Universities .After passing CLAT , candidates can get admission on L.L.B & L.L.M courses. Bar Council of India(BCI)  provides Certificate of Practice to the students after completing LL.B. to practice in the profession of law & for receive certificate, which is mandatory for the candidates to qualify.

Top Universities List In India :-

These are the top universities in India offering legal education are :-

        I.            National Law University, Delhi, New Delhi

     II.            The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata

   III.            National Law University, Jodhpur, Jodhpur

  IV.            Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar

     V.            Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala

  VI.            Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow

VII.            Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur

VIII.            National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi

   IX.            Chanakya National Law University, Patna

     X.            National Law University Odisha

   XI.            Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam

XII.            National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi

XIII.            National Law School and Judicial Academy, Assam, Guwahati

XIV.            Tamil Nadu National Law School, Srirangam

XV.            Maharashtra National Law School, Nagpur

Career In Lawyer :-

Your Designation after completing the course :-

Ø Criminal Lawyer

Ø Civil Litigation Lawyer

Ø Legal Analyst

Ø Document Drafting Lawyer

Ø Legal Journalist

Ø Legal Advisor

Ø Government Lawyer

Ø Judge

Salary :-

In the Lawyer field , there is no limit of income if you become a good practiced lawyer. For this reason salary is the best part of this profession.

After completing the course , Candidates can earn up 5000-20000 per month as a stipend while practicing under the experts . While working in court individually , a lawyer can earn 20000 – 45000 per month .

 

§  In average for Freshers : 1 Lakh to 2 Lakh per annum

§  For Experienced : 3 Lakh to 7 Lakh (per annum) its based on Lawyer experience