In this article, we have provided the types of lawyers in India. You can check their roles and responsibilities.
A graduate from a law college is a lawyer. They are also called the pillars of Indian democracy. The work of a lawyer is to provide legal advice to clients, businesses, government officials and more. But they are not allowed to argue in the court unless they have the certificate of practice (COP). To get is certificate, a lawyer has to qualify the All India Bar Examination (AIBE).
To become a lawyer, you have to graduate from a top law college in India. Admission to these colleges is based on various entrance exams like CLAT, AILET, TS LAWCET, MHT CET Law and more. There are many types of lawyers, including criminal, civil, family, corporate, and cyber lawyers. Let us know the role and responsibilities of these lawyers in detail.
- Criminal Lawyer
- Civil Lawyer
- Corporate Lawyer
- Cyber Lawyer
- Labor & Employment Lawyers
- Environment lawyer/Activist
- Intellectual Property Lawyer (IP)
- List of Best Lawyers in India
- How to become a Lawyer?
Criminal Lawyer
A criminal lawyer speaks for the individual who is facing a criminal case. They help by filing the case, representing them in the court and applying for bail. A criminal lawyer handles cases such as kidnapping, murder, fraud, theft, etc.
Commonly asked questions
Yes, with a CLAT Rank of 1500, you have a very good chance of getting into several good NLUs. Some fo the NLU where your chances are high are NLIU Bhopal or NLU Jodhpur.
The Consortium will release atleast five merit list to complete the admission process through CLAT Score. However, the number of merit list might change in case of some discrepancy in answer key or result.
The CLAT Cutoff is decided by following factors
- Exam Difficulty
- Number of Applicants
- Seat Availability
- Reservation Policy
- Domicile Quota
The CLAT cutoff means the minimum rank or score required to get admission into a National Law University (NLU). Candidates must get the cutoff to participate in the counselling process.
Civil Lawyer
The lawyer who looks after non-criminal cases like disputes, personal injury, contract issues, and more are civil lawyers. They stands for companies, individuals and governments in legal proceedings.
Corporate Lawyer
Corporate lawyers are also known as business lawyers. They deal in commercial laws. Their duties are to represent the company in legal proceedings, prepare the company's legal terms, represent in the court proceedings, make business policy, protect against legal risks and violations, and much more.
Commonly asked questions
No you can not get admission to 26 participating NLUs without clearing CLAT Exam. For admission to NLU Delhi, you need to clear AILET Exam.
In order to know if you are eligible or not check the official notification and the eligibility criteria. There is no other way to check the the eligibility criteria. Do not fill the form without checking the eligibility criteria.
There is no restriction as such for the CLAT exam. Thus, one can give CLAT any number of times they want to. Candidates should not feel bad if they are not able to clear the CLAT exam in first time.
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Cyber Lawyer
Cyber lawyers represent the individuals who are the victims of crimes done using the internet. Cyber crimes are hacking, credit fraud, software piracy, malfunction viruses, cyber-attack and threat, etc. The lawyers will help you fight legal battle against the accused.
Labor & Employment Lawyers
The lawyer protects the rights of a labor or employee who have genuine issues from their company. If the company has fired you with any information or stop paying for the work then you can take the help of labor & employment lawyers. They will help in legal proceedings.
Environment lawyer/Activist
Whenever damage is done to the environment or illegal constructions are done on the forest land then the environment lawyer / activists protects through legal means and public advocacy. They are also files cases to prevent pollution, protect biodiversity and enforce environmental law, and influence policy through public awareness.
Intellectual Property Lawyer (IP)
These types of lawyer protect the creation like brands, artistic works, and inventions. IP Lawyers help in registering, licensing, and litigation. They also sue if someone has stolen the original idea and labelled as their own.
List of Best Lawyers in India
You can check the names of India's top lawyers below:
- Criminal Lawyer: Ram Jethmalani, Harish Salve, Siddhart Luthra, Kapil Sibal
- Civil Lawyer: Mukul Rohtagi, Manu Singhvi, Fali Sam Nariman, Harish Salve.
- Cyber Lawyer: Pavan Duggal, N.S. Nappinai, Karnika Seth, Vijayashankar Na, S.Balu.
- Environment lawyer/Activist: Sunderlal Bahuguna, Medha Patkar, Salim Ali, Rajendra Singh, Sumaira Abdulai.
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How to become a Lawyer?
If you want to be a lawyer, then get admission to law college. Complete 3 year LLB or 5 year integrated program. To get admission, you must have passed 10+2 from a recognized board with a minimum 60% marks.
After your graduation, you will become a lawyer and can provide legal advice. To argue in the court and fight any legal cases, you have to register as an advocate. Before that, you need to qualify the AIBE and get a Certificate of Practice.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 days ago
No, CLAT is not compulsory to take admission in the law courses at Innovative Institute of Law. Candidates are shortlisted based on merit achieved in last qualifying exam. However, the institute accepts CLAT score as well.
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To check the merit list for NLU Silvassa, students can refer to the list of pointers below.
- Go to the official Consortium of NLUs website.
- Click on the CLAT OPTION in the top-right corner
- Scroll down to the notification section
- Check the merit list for all courses at the UG and PG levels.
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To get a seat at GNLU Silvassa for the UG and PG-level law courses, students have to appear for the CLAT entrance examination and then the counselling process to be considered eligible for admission.
The GNLU Silvassa CLAT cutoff 2026 was concluded after 5 rounds of seat allotment for the above-ment
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Yes, you could get into GNLU Silvassa with a 4000 rank if you belong to the SC AI category. For this category, the overall cutoff range was 2843 to 8902. Hence, a rank of 4000 could get you a seat at this institute.
Students can see the table below to know the last round closing ranks for available
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GNLU Silvassa CLAT cutoff 2026 concluded after the release of the final round of seat allotment for the BA LLB (Hons) and LLM courses. The cutoff was out for several AI and HS quota categories.
For the General AI category, the overall cutoff ranged from 336 to 1500 for both courses, with LLM course
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To get a seat at Dr B.R. Ambedkar National Law University for the BA LLB and LLM courses, students have to first appear for the CLAT entrance exam and then sit for the CLAT counselling process to be considered eligible for admission to the above-mentioned courses.
The NLU Sonepat CLAT cutoff 2026 was
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Yes, you could get into NLU Sonepat with a CLAT rank of 300 if you belong to the OBC AI category.
For this category, the overall cutoff ranged from 3409 to 4684 for the BA LLB and LLM courses. Students can refer to the table below to know the first and last round closing ranks for this category.
| Course | Round 1 | Last Round |
|---|---|---|
| B.A. LL.B. | 3409 | 3780 |
| Master of Legislative Laws (LL.M.) | 3526 | 4684 |
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To know how to check the merit list for NLU Sonepat admission to the UG and PG-level courses, see below:
- Go to the official Consortium of NLUs portal.
- Click on the CLAT option on the top bar.
- Find the merit list declared for UG and PG programmes.
- Candidates can also log in to the CLAT portal to access
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To get into HPNLU for the BA LLB (Hons), LLM and BBA LLB (Hons) courses, students have to first appear for the CLAT entrance examination, followed by its counselling process. Only those students who appear for the counselling process are considered eligible for admission.
The HPNLU CLAT cutoff 2026
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The NLU Shimla CLAT cutoff 2026 was released for both the SC All India and the SC Home State quota. The cutoff was out for admission to the BBA LLB (Hons), LLM and BA LLB (Hons) courses.
For the ST AI category, the overall cutoff ranged from 4544 in the first round to 13896 in the last round. As per
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