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Dear Studnet, What are your goals in life? Twenty years from now, how do you envision your lifestyle? How much time do you want to spend with your family? Do you want to reside in an urban or more rural area? Do you want to be a physician, dentist, pharmacist, nurse practitioner or physician assistant? How about allied health like a dental hygienist or physical therapist? Law can mean attorney, legal assistant/paralegal, court clerk, or court reporter. That's not including law enforcement or criminal justice. First do your research on these jobs. There are different educational levels and opportunity costs. Both physicians and attorney
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Field of law has a good scope for girls in India. In recent times, we are witnessing sharp rise in reported crimes against women and children. A woman lawyer can serve the interest of her female clients in a better way. Also, in changing times in Indian Society, divorce cases and matrimonial disputes have risen exponentially. Hence, there is a huge scope for female lawyers acting as mediator or lawyers in matrimonial disputes and child-custody battles. With changing times, we are also seeing misuse of women-centric laws by some scrupulous and fiendish women. In such circumstances, women lawyers can help fight-off vexatious litigations
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Dear Student, Here are the steps to becoming a corporate lawyer. Get an undergraduate degree in law, known as a Bachelors in Law or LL.B. Or B.A. LL.B. These degrees usually take 3 to 5 years. Do part time internships over the summer with big organizations to get experience in corporate law. This is also a great way to learn what lies ahead for you. Give the Law School Admission Test (ISAT) to be eligible for law schools. Apply to law schools. Keep options open as this is a competitive process. Take the bar exam once you are done with law school. You are now ready to apply for positions as a corporate lawyer! Taking some further specif
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Dear Student, List of the benefits are :
1) Salary: Being a corporate lawyer has many benefits, the first being it's salary. They are the highest paid generally out of all other groups of lawyers.
2) Perks: Not only that but depending on what company you work for, a corporate lawyer may receive certain perks, such as a company car, a company phone, stock options, etc. 3) Hours: Another interesting benefit a corporate lawyer has, which for example a law firm attorney does not have is more manageable work days. 4) Prestige: Being known as a corporate lawyer gives people a sense of authority and entitlement. It's a respectable job with a g
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Dear Sir, A lawyer is someone who is a graduate in law. A person who has been to law school and has an LL.B. Degree. A lawyer cannot practice in courts. An Advocate is someone who is enrolled in any of the State Bar Councils in India. Once a lawyer exists on the roll of the State Bar Council and Bar Council of India, he/she will become an Advocate. This enrollment is a license to practice/appear in courts. A Judge, on the other hand, is someone who adjudicates upon the dispute between two parties and is appointed by various modes such as by clearing judiciary exams, direct elevation from practicing lawyers, etc. If you want to kick sta
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Dear Student, You can join as a Civil Judge Junior division cum magistrate or Additional District n Session Judge in lower courts. You must be law graduate after 12th. For CJJD you have to clear first entrance exams, then final exams followed by personal interview. If you have seven year of practice as n Advocate you can take examination of AD n SJ in same process. The following are the two steps process for becoming judge in India as under. Step-1: The first requirement to become a judge in India is to possess an LL.B. Degree from any University/College recognised by the Bar Council of India. Step-2: Once the LL.B. Degree is in hand,
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Dear Student, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) includes dispute resolution processes and techniques that act as a means for disagreeing parties to come to an agreement as an alternative to court litigation and trial. Common alternatives include mediation, where a mediator helps people come to an agreement, or arbitration, where an arbitrator decides the outcome of the dispute. Many people prefer ADR because it can save people money, time, and aggravation, and can produce better results than trial. For example, as a mediator or arbitrator, I typically help resolve a case in one day, whereas when I was a trial attorney, a typical cas
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LL. M is necessary for joining the academia, and can be useful in research institutes, thinktanks and NGOs working on policy issues as well. Considering that a large number of law schools in India now pay quite well, this is significant. Similarly, requirement of lawyers are thinktanks, NGOs and research bodies have drastically increased over the last few years. These are great career opportunities. LL. M being commonly offered are Criminal law, Constitutional law, Cyber law, International law, etc. There are multiple universities from where you can do 1-year LL. M. Like IILM University Gurugram offers with Moot Court Internship, Semin
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Dear Student, If you don't want to practice as a full fledged lawyer you can still work as a cyber law consultant for many companies, law firms that do cyber law or technology law work, provide electronic evidence collection service etc. There is a tremendous scope of cyber law in India as the number of activities through internet is on increase with the changing times, the requirement for cyber laws and their application is gathering momentum and hence the career option as a cyber-lawyer seems very lucrative option for students. The requirements of being a successful cyber lawyer:
Capability of analyzing a problem along with a deep und
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Dear Student, A lawyer is capable of earning several times more than any judge. A lawyer of certain standing, ie the ones capable of being considered for appointment as judge of the High Court, can earn far more as lawyers than they can ever earn as judges, even if they reach Supreme Court level. Becoming a judge brings with it a significant reduction of your earnings. However, what you gain in the process is a great deal of prestige, and the chance to actually make a difference. The position in society that a judge has is far greater than that of a lawyer, and the role he plays is also a lot greater. There is honor and dignity in the
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