Types of Lawyer in India: See Here Top 5 Types of Lawyers

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

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.

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.

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.

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.