Criminal Law

Jobs & Career Scope for criminal lawyers:
Due to increase in criminal cases, opportunities in the field of criminal law is wide. The job of a criminal lawyer is basically to represent or defend his/her client who are accused in criminal cases. Criminal defense lawyer employed by the government is known as public defenders. They can also work as a private criminal lawyer. In public practice, the lawyer can work either for the Public Defender Service (PDS) or Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). Criminal lawyers initially starts their career by assisting a professional and renowned criminal lawyer. After gaining experience, you can start working individually. A criminal lawyer plays the role of both advisory and advocates to the clients. Job Profile:
Government Advocate
Government Pleader
Additional Public Prosecutor
Criminal Law Practitioner
Lecturer
Standing Counsel
There is a lot of disturbing issues one must deal with as a practicing criminal lawyer. You have to fight the bad with the good, and sometimes achieving a target means fighting your inner demons. So, if you think you can deal with all of this, then you should opt for a career as a criminal lawyer. It has immense scope abroad, however laws are very stringent to allow lawyers to pursue their career abroad.

There are plenty of colleges in India which are good and offer LLM in criminology.
NLUs offering LLM in criminology:
NALSAR, Hyderabad
National Law University, Bhopal
Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow
RGNUL, Patiala
National Law Universities, Odisa
NLUJAA, Guwahati
Other colleges:
UPES
Nirma University
Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University
Punjab University, Chandigarh
You can even pursue postgraduate diploma in criminology and there are a lot of colleges in India which provide this course.
All the courses offered by national law universities in India and other top private law schools are equally good and if you complete undergraduate study from these universities and then do LLM from above-mentioned universities you will have very good career opportunities.

Hey,
If you visit any Court in India, most of the litigation involves the element of Criminal Law in some form or the other. A lot of disputes today involve principles of Criminal Law. Further, looking for a financial perspective, criminal lawyers make a lot of money. I think these odd reasons are enough to highlight the benefits of pursuing a certificate or Diploma in Criminal Law. Apart from these, most of the times, the subject are not taught at length in regular classes. In such cases, the diploma and certificate courses provide invaluable and enriching depth into the subject. And most of the courses can be pursued together with the degree program. Therefore, there is no additional time that you need to pursue these courses. Further, these courses add value to your CV.
Therefore, I would any day recommend pursuing a certificate or diploma course.

Hey.
I think more than the scope, the interest of an individual matter for success in a particular area of law. Let's say, for example, I am interested in Taxation Law but I I pursue criminal law after my law school. I would not be working with that zeal or enthusiasm as compared to taxation law. Therefore, according to me, the interest mattes more than the scope as you can make money under any area of law and practice.
But coming to the question, most of the areas of law are interlinked. Let's say, avoiding taxes or not disclosing proper income would be a criminal offense. So, apart from the knowledge of tax law, you would also need to know fundamentals of criminal law in order to help out your client. There are several law firms which specialize in either of these. So, if you are not looking for independent practice, you can join these. But the scope of criminal law is generally wider than tax law considering each area of law has some intersection with the criminal law in some form or the other.