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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.
If the candidates is not satisfied with the CLAT seat allotment result, they can either accept or opt for upgradingt the college alloted. The Freeze option is used by candidates to confirm their choice of NLU. Apply for upgrade option is used when candidates want to change the allotted institute to his or her higher choice (upward shifting).
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.
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.
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.
No you can not get admission to 24 participating NLUs without clearing CLAT Exam. For admission to NLU Delhi, you need to clear AILET Exam.
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.
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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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Yes, you can pursue an LLB from most law colleges in Jabalpur without appearing for CLAT. In fact, a majority of the private and one govt. institutes that are BCI-approved and long-established, such as Hitkarini Law College and Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya provide admissions based on merit. Only N
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Yes Christ Academy Institute of Law accepts CLAT scores for admission to its law programs. Students with valid CLAT score are exempted from institute level written test. Other accepted exams include LSAT and AILET.
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Listed below are some of the top CLAT accepting Law colleges in Bhubaneswar with their tuition fees -
| Top Colleges | Tuition Fee |
|---|---|
| SOA University - Siksha 'O' Anusandhan | INR 3.4 Lacs - INR 8.5 lakh |
| Xavier Law School, Xavier University, Bhubaneswar | INR 8 lakh |
| ASBM University | INR 5 lakh |
Source: Official site and may vary.
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Yes, you can join an LLB programme without CLAT at many law colleges in Mumbai. The most common entrance exam is not CLAT, but MHCET Law for 30+ government colleges in Mumbai. Find more about them below.
Note: All info. is from official sites and
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No, students do not need CLAT exam score for admission into BA LLB programme. The college offers merit-based admission based on score in Class 12. The students who score atleast 45% marks in Class 12 are eligible to apply for this course.
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Yes, you can absolutely get admission to law college without taking the CLAT exam by applying to private colleges with direct/merit-based admission, taking state-level entrance exams, or appearing for university-specific tests like SLAT or AILET for other colleges. Many colleges base admission on Cl
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Yes, you can find some good private law colleges in Chandigarh that do not necessarily require CLAT scores for LLB or related programmes. For instance, you can check Chitkara University's BA LLB course, which has merit-based admissions. without an entrance exam. If you are particularly looking for a
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The Consortium of NLUs will conduct the CLAT Exam in offline; pen and paper mode. The exam will be conducted from 2 to 4 pm.
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The CLAT 2026 exam will be conducted in over 131 test centres spread across 89 cities in 25 states and 5 union territories throughout India. The exam, conducted by the Consortium of National Law Universities, is a pen-and-paper-based test, with these numerous centers providing extensive access to la
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Candidates can check the allotted CLAT Exam Centre on their admit card. It must be noted that there is no way to know the exam centre except checking the hall ticket.
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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.