Importance of Legal Profession
Nowadays, there is surge in pursuing law as a profession owing to the changing social and economic circumstances and the ever-increasing regulatory role being undertaken by the government, there has been a growing requirement for the lawyers in all sectors of human life. Besides being financially lucrative, Law is also an adventurous and exciting career option. All this has led to a rising interest in law as a career.
In India, lawyers have always been held in high esteem. Indeed, there remains the unwavering faith that when all else fails, one can still take to the path of legal system for retrieving one’s loss! In our daily life and living, in one way or other, we may come across situations where legal advice may be required. In situations like these, we certainly need the advice of legal professionals who can analyze and interpret law properly for us.
Lawyers advice clients about their legal rights and recommend course of action in a careful manner. They also counsel their clients, prepare legal documents (such as wills and contracts) for them, conduct negotiations on legal matters, and may represent them in court and tribunal proceedings if required.
Academic excellence along with professional competency acquired through experience and practice with lawyers is the main benchmark of success in law as a career.
OPPORTUNITIES OF CHOOSING LAW AS A CAREER
- It is a rewarding profession, both in terms of the perks and respect which legal professionals command
- It is an exciting and challenging profession as one gets an opportunity to study, research and understand various new laws once a person embarks the journey of legal profession
Many a times lawyers and Legal Professional act as a torch bearer in eradicating social evils and crimes
- It is very closely related to social welfare and gives ample opportunities to serve the community and Nation
Academic orientation of Law Degree:
Legal education in India is regulated majorly by the Bar Council of India, a statutory body established under the section 4 of Advocates Act 1961, along with other bodies of higher education like university Grant Commission ( UGC). All the institutions that impart legal education in India have to be mandatorily approved by the Bar Council of India.
As stated earlier, in India, a student can pursue a legal course only after completing an undergraduate course in any discipline. Nonetheless, in sync with the National Law School model, one can study law as an integrated course of 5-years duration after clearing their senior secondary examination.
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), which has a duration of 3 years, is the traditional law degree offered and conferred by both private and public Indian universities and law colleges. Almost all law universities, both private and public, follow a standard LL.B. curriculum, wherein students are exposed to the required bar subjects as prescribed by Bar Council Of India for legal Education.
Integrated undergraduate degrees such as B.A. LL.B., B.Sc. LL.B., BBA LL.B., and B. Com. LL.B. are degrees that are of 5 years duration. Master of Laws (LL.M.) is the postgraduate law degree which has a duration of one/two years.
The other academic degrees of law include Master of Business Law, Doctor of Philosophy in Law (Ph.D.), and Integrated MBL-LLM/ MBA-LLM (which is generally a 3-years’ double degree integrated course with specialization in business law).