LL.M. in Corporate Law 

at Manair College of Law, Khammam

No, you cannot become a lawyer without a Law degree. You mandatorily need to obtain degrees such as BA/BCom/BSc/BBA LLB or LLB in order to be a lawyer in India. To become a lawyer, one must first complete three-year or five-year LLB from a recognised university and possess degree certificate. Then, they must enrol themselves in local Bar Council of the concerned state and enrolled as an advocate. Within two years of the enrolment, they must appear and clear AIBE in order to be eligible to practise anywhere in India. 

Both the AP LAWCET and CLAT entrance exam are conducted for admission to the Law schools in India, however, the syllabus for these exams are different on many parameters and candidates should strategise differently for both the exams. AP LAWCET exam has sections including Current Affairs, Legal Aptitude, Contract Law, Constitution, etc. and the CLAT entrance exam sections include English Language, Legal Aptitude, Mathematics, etc. AP LAWCET does not have mathematics subjects, AP LAWCET exam focus more on regional knowledge. CLAT generally covers the deeper aspects of the particular subject. 

Manair College of Law offers Degree courses including 1 UG and 1 PG courses. These programs are offerred in Full Time mode. Manair College of Law has specializations such as LL.M. specializations in Corporate Law.

The salary prospects in the Law profession are based on the job role, position, employer, experience, and skills. Also, in India, Lawyers are generally paid based on the cases they handle; the number of full-time hired Advocates is less. You'll find some full-time hired Advocates in MNCs or in government organizations only; the remaining ones work more as consultants. These salaries can be: 

 Note- The above salary has been taken from external sources, and hence may vary.

Manair College of Law has below criteria for taking admissions to it's various courses:

Courses	Eligibility
LL.B.	Candidate must have passed any Graduate Degree with (10+2+3 pattern) of a recognised University or any other examination recognised as equivalent by the Universities concerned with 45% of aggregate marks for General category, 42% for OBC category and 40% for SC/ST. If any candidate secured less than 45%, 42% and 40% respectively in graduation as stated above, theye should have secured same percentage or more on the aggregate in any Post Graduation or B.Ed. The percentage of 44.5% and above for General category, 41.5% or above for OBC, 39.5% and above for SC/ST will be considered as 45%, 42% and 40% of aggregate marks respectively. Candidates who have passed Degree examination by single sitting without undergoing three years course either through regular or private or correspondence and those who obtained the degree through open University directly without having any basic qualification are not eligible. There shall be no age restriction.
LL.M.	Candidate must have passed LL.B./B.L. 3 year/5 year degree from a recognised institute/university. Candidates who have appeared/appearing for LL.B./B.L. final year examination are also eligible.

According to various Job portals starting salary package of corporate lawyers is 3.5 Lacs for a fresher and 15 Lacs for lawyers with some experience. 

The salary majorly depends on the number of years of experience as well as a candidate's ability to handle court matters and various litigation suits. It also depends on the skills possessed and the entry level in another company.

Therefore, one can expect a salary of INR 6-12 LPA after having an experience of 2-4 years in this field.

After completing a specialisation in Corporate Law one can start working in some of the relevant job profiles mentioned in the table below:

Job Position	Job Description	Average Salary
Advocate	Advocates work on various matters such as corporate law, business law and intellectual property law.	INR 5 LPA
Associate Attorney	A number of legal responsibilities, including document drafting, legal research, and client advocacy, are frequently handled by associate attorneys.	INR 6.5 LPA
Legal Manager	They are in charge of making sure the company abides by all applicable rules and laws and that its legal risks are kept to a minimum.	INR 7 LPA
Legal Advisor	A legal advisor is a specialist who offers legal counsel to people or organizations.	INR 7.5 LPA

Source - Multiple external/official sites, data may vary.