Discontinued (Jul 2022)- LL.M. in International Trade Law 

at School of Law, Thanjavur

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. 

Yes, there is constant demand for law courses in the Indian job market. Moreover, with over 80,000 pending cases, according to recent data from the National Judicial Data Grid, there is a significant need for more legal professionals to address this backlog.

One of the most popular job profiles that candidates can pursue after completing a course in International Trade Law is to become a Lawyer in this field. Apart from this, candidates can also pursue other law job profiles after completing their International Trade Law course from a reputed college/ university. 

In this current period of massive globalization and modernization, the survival of a country on its own is unimaginable. International trade is now fundamental for global economic prosperity. Every country has to depend on other countries for their import or export of raw materials and other essential goods for the proper development of its economy.

The genesis of International Trade Law was laid down in the primitive times by the introduction of the barter system. This system was gradually transformed, developed and got upgraded into a more sophisticated, dignified, and reliable method of the binding written conventional rules, which guide different nations towards the sole aim of a good code of conduct.

These conventional rules, policies, and laws are what basically form the functionaries of International Trade Law. The work of international trade lawyers is split between two main areas:

1. Application of domestic law to international trade
2. Treaty-based international law governing trade flows.    

There is a profusion of career opportunities in the area of International Trade Law both within India and in global organizations outside India. Listed below are few names for the same:

1. Legal Firms Practicing in International Trade Law
2. International Trading Companies
3. IPR Consultants 4. Academicians
4. Export and Import Companies
5. National Financial Institutions Banking and Non-Banking
6. World Trade organisation
7. International Finance Organizations World Bank and IMF
8. Government Customs and Excise Department
9. Dispute Settlement Companies / Individuals
10. Shipping Companies
11. United Nations and similar international organizations.