Why Study Law
Studying law offers the opportunity to develop a range of skills and explore many aspects of human life. It gives you the chance to enhance your thinking skills, strengthen your understanding and deepen your experience across the full range of social sciences. You acquire both breadth of understanding and depth in the areas that interest you most.
Law should therefore appeal to those who want to develop both abstract thinking and practical problem-solving. It’s easy to see why you don’t have to become a lawyer just because you’ve done a law degree; many choose other paths. A law degree can give you the skills to be a successful lawyer but also a successful politician, manager, journalist, diplomat, or a government official; a law degree equips you for almost any profession that requires intellectual strength combined with a practical approach to the world.
To know whether or not the LLB is for you, ask yourself these questions:
Are you interested in any of the following ?
Government, politics, business, finance, banking, property, international relations, international trade, healthcare, media, environment, or human rights.
The list could go on and on. Almost every aspect of society is subject to law. An interest in what people do with and to each other is a great advantage for the successful study of law.
Are you interested in making rigorous arguments and counter-arguments ?
The legal judgments and academic commentaries you will have to read are mostly made up of arguments. Arguments about what the law is; arguments about how it should be applied; arguments about what the law ought to be; arguments about why the law is as it is; arguments about these arguments!
Making compelling logical arguments and counter-arguments is central to the study of law.
Do you have an appetite and capacity for reading ?
Like the practice of law, the undergraduate study of law requires a willingness to read ... and read ... and then to read some more. Not only does it require a willingness to read and absorb large amounts of text but also, when necessary, to be able to read particular passages very carefully and to think in detail about the possible meanings and ambiguities in them.
If your answer to these questions is YES, then study of law is definitely for you.
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Career Opportunities
The legal profession is one with unlimited scope for growth and success. In the present times of liberalization and globalization, there is no scarcity of job opportunities, as more and more law experts are required to handle cases of myriad nature. India currently boasts of more than a million lawyers and the legal fraternity is continuing to grow with several fresh graduates joining the profession every year. LLB graduates are no longer just employed in the traditional role of lawyers and judges, but also in different legal establishment in the country such as trial courts, sessions courts, high courts, Supreme Court and other quasi-judicial organizations. Today, a person holding a law degree can find employment opportunities in numerous fields. Some of the most popular career opportunities after LLB are:
Advocate
One of the most obvious career choices for fresh graduates after obtaining a degree in law is to practice law as an advocate/lawyer. Setting up your own practice right after completing LLB is always an option, however, it is always advisable to gain some experience and get on-the-job training by working with a law firm or assisting an established lawyer. Fresh graduates can also explore the option of working as legal advisers or counsels with corporate firms and multi-national organizations.
Judiciary
Another lucrative career option after obtaining a degree in law is the judiciary. Anyone possessing a degree in law, along with a bachelor degree in arts, commerce or science is eligible for appearing the judiciary services exams conducted by the Public Service Commission. You can start of your career as a magistrate, who hears criminal cases, or sub-judge, who presides over civil cases, and later rise through the ranks becoming a District and Sessions Judge through promotions. Judges with an extraordinary career profile can also go on to be appointed as judges of the high court and Supreme Court.
Other Government Jobs
In addition to the judiciary, law graduates and lawyers can be employed in several other government-run services. Of these the most sought after are the position of a legal adviser for the Department of Legal affairs, legislative counsel for Department of Legislative affairs. These appointments are made on both central and state government levels. As a legal adviser or legislative counsel, you can rise to the ranks of a secretary-level officer over the years. In addition to this, all central and state-run government departments, ministries and undertaking need legal representatives, legal advisers and law officers. Other posts such as members of Law Commission, Attorney General, Advocate General, Public Prosecutors, tribunal judges, and legal secretaries in legislative assemblies are also open to law professionals, however, a certain amount of experience is required to hold these positions.
Fresh graduates are often appointed to non-gazetted posts such as legal assistants and judicial translators. You can also make a career as a commissioned officer in the armed forces by joining the legal arms of the Indian Army, Air Force and Navy.
Academics
Another career option available to law graduates is to teach in institutions and universities offering LLB course. However, a majority of these law schools prefer teachers with an LL.M. degree or even a PhD or hire eminent lawyers as visiting faculty. If you wish to pursue a career as a law teacher, you must invest in obtaining a master’s degree in law.
Legal Outsourcing
This is a largely untapped field in the Indian law industry so far, and one with immense potential for growth. Legal outsourcing, basically, refers to the practice of law firms outsourcing legal services to individuals outside the organization. The practice is in sync with the trend of offshoring, as the law firms outsourcing these jobs are based in a different country. It is a lucrative job prospect with potential for growth and a great pay package. The rider, however, is that the individuals working on these outsourced projects must qualify the bar exam of the concerned country.
The need for conflict resolution is never going to be a thing of past, and so, law graduates can continue to hope for lucrative careers.
Law is the endeavour of human beings to govern our personal, social, economic and political relationships
