Here is a list of professions, categorised alphatically giving a brief explanation about it. A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z
If a person who is going to make a career in law is called "Lawyers". It is one of the challanging job career in the market. Lawyers represent one of the parties in criminal and civil trials by presenting evidence in court supporting their client.Lawyers counsel their clients as to legal rights and obligation and suggest particular course of action.This profession is held in high esteem in society and is one of the most respected professions in our country. Lawyers research the purposes behind laws and judicial decisions that have been applied to circumstances similar to those faced by their client. While all lawyers continue to use law libraries to prepare cases, some supplement their search of conventional printed sources with computer sources. Software can be used to search legal literature automatically, and to identify legal texts relevant to a specific case. In litigation involving many supporting documents, lawyers may use computers to organize and index material. Tax lawyers use computers for making tax computations and exploring alternative tax strategies for clients.
Law is one of the most basic social institutions of any civil society. On one hand, it upholds the rights of an individual and on the other hand, it states how the government shall enforce the rules and penalties. Our constitution provides complete independence to the judiciary. In fact, the judiciary represents one of the three wings of governance, the other two being the legislature and the executive. Judiciary guards the rights of a citizen and as well as upholds the principles of the Constitution.
The legal profession has always been held at a high esteem in our country. With the increasing awareness among the masses about their rights and subjects like environment and human rights gaining prominence, the profession has become even more sought after and glamorous lately. Economic liberalization has also created its own demand in the legal profession. Specialists in patent law, tax law and corporate law are in great demand nowadays. The legal profession, like any other profession, has areas of specialization like criminal law, corporate law, civil law, patent law, labour law and tax law etc.
The majority of lawyers are in private practice, where they concentrate on criminal or civil law. In criminal law, lawyers represent individuals who have been charged with crimes and argue their cases in courts of law. In civil law, attorneys assist clients with litigation, wills, trusts, contracts, mortgages, titles, and leases. Others handle only public interest cases-civil or criminal-which may have a potential impact extending well beyond the individual client.
Lawyers are sometimes employed full time by a single client. If the client is a corporation, the lawyer is known as "house counsel," and usually advises the company concerning legal issues related to its business activities. These issues might involve patents, government regulations, contracts with other companies, property interests, or collective bargaining agreements with unions..
Other lawyers work for legal aid societies-private, nonprofit organizations established to serve disadvantaged people. These lawyers generally handle civil, rather than criminal cases.
There are various areas where lawyer can do specialization like:
Corporation Law
Civil Law
Criminal Law
International Law
Labour Law
Patent Law
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
The various colleges of Law:
1. NLSIU - Bangalore 2. ILS Law College - Pune 3. Government College of Law -Mumbai 4. Faculty of Law, BHU - Varanasi 5. Symbiosis Society's Law College - Pune 6. Faculty of Law, AMU - Aligarh 7. Faculty of Law, Cochin Univ - Kochi 8. University College of Law - Bangalore 9. Faculty of Law, Univ of Madras - Chennai 10. Dr. Ambedkar College of Law - Mumbai
Educational Qualification:
A person wanting to take
a degree in law can either do LLB after 10+2 or go for the three year
degree course after graduation. In India, the National Law School
of India of Banagalore is considered to be a prestigious institution.
All India Entrance Test is held once a year. The course involves practical
training, theory and research.
After a 5-year law course
(BA LLB) or a three-year (LLB) course there are opportunities for
further studies in areas related to law. These studies could be a
full time post graduation (LLM) or 2 years duration or various diploma
courses of 1-year duration. There is also possibility for studying
abroad.
Skills also needed in
logical reasoning, good communication skills, argumentative skills,
great self confidence.
To qualify for legal practice, a year’s apprenticeship in a
firm is required. This can be done even during the final year of the
course.
LIST OF LAW COLLEGES IN INDIA
Agra University Law Department, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA, Contact: Office of the Dean
Ajmer University Law Department, Ajmer, Rajasthan, INDIA, Contact: Dean S.S. Surana
Aligarh Muslim University Department of Law, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA, Contact: Chancellor A.R. Kidwai
Allahabad University Law Department, Allhabad, INDIA, Contact: Dean Ram Singh
Gujarat University Law College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, INDIA, Contact: Dean U.M. Pandit
Gulbarga University Department of Law, "Jnana Ganga" Gulbarga Karnataka, INDIA, Contact: Dean Jaiprakash Reddy
Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwai University Department of Law, Sri Nagar, Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA, Contact: Vice Chancellor S.K. Mittal
Indore University Law Department, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA, Contact: Office of the Dean
Jiwaji University Law Department, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA, Contact: Dean A.K. Sharada
Jodhpur University Faculty of Law, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, INDIA, Contact: Dean S.P. Bhansali
Kakatiya University Department of Law, Vidyaranyapuri Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA, Contact: Vice Chancellor Syed Shah Mohammed Quadri
Madurai Kamraj University Department of Law, Palkalai Nagar, Madurai, T.N., INDIA, Contact: Dean S. Ramchandran
Kanpur University Law Department, Kalyanpur Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA, Contact: Dean O.N. Seth
Karnataka University Law College, Pavate Nagar Dharwad, Karnataka, INDIA, Contact: Dean S.S. Alur
Kashmir University Department of Law, Hazratbal Srinagar Kashmir, INDIA, Contact: Dean Abdul
Kerala University Law College, P.O. Thiruvananthapuram Kerala, INDIA, Contact: Dean N. Narayanan Nair
Kumaon University Department of Law, Nainital Uttar Pradeh, INDIA, Contact: Dean K.C, Joshi
Kurukshhetra University Department of Law, Kurukshetra, Haryana, INDIA, Contact: Dean Surya D. Sharma
Kuvempu University Department of Law, Vishwaivyanilaya Karya Soudha B.R. Projects - 577115 Shimoga Dist., Karnataka, INDIA, Contact: Dean B.M. Sarvagma Murthy
Lucknow University Department of Law, Badshah Bagh Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA, Contact: Dean L.N. Mathur
Madras University Law College, Centenary Buildings Chepauk Madras, Tamil Nadu, INDIA, Contact: Dean S. Master Sankaran
Magadh University Law Department, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, INDIA, Contact: Dean Jagdish Mahto
Maharshi Dayanand University Department of Law, Rohtak, Haryana, INDIA, Contact: dean R.K. Raizada
Mangalore University Law Department, Mangalore, Karnataka, INDIA, Contact: Dean N.J. Magudh
Manipur University, Canchipur Law Department, Imphal, Manipur, INDIA, Contact: Dean K.N.P. Magudh
Marathwada University Law College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, INDIA, Contact: Vice Chancellor Vithalrao Bapura Ghuge
Meerut University Law Department, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA, Contact: Dean O.P. Garg
L.N.Mithila University Department of Law, Kameswaranagar, Darbhanga, Bihar, INDIA, Contact: Dean H.C. Mishra
Mysore University Law Department, Crawford Hall Mysore, Karnataka, INDIA, Contact: Dean C.K.N. Raja
Nagarjuna University, Dist. Guntur Law Department, Nagarjuna Nagar Andhyra Pradesh, INDIA, Contact: dean D. Vijayanarayana Reddy
