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The essential
abilities necessary for a successful
career in law include
outstanding independent learning
skills, such as reading, writing, and
advocacy skills. The law student must
be able to extract meaning from
complex legal texts such as casebooks
or hornbooks and to organize and
present legal materials orally and in
writing. Therefore, the applicant to
law school must demonstrate the
capacity for above average reading,
analytical, and writing skills. Law
schools use the LSAT and undergraduate
grade point average (“UGPA”) to
predict an applicant’s capacity for
law study. Law students also need
effective oral skills. Most law
schools also have live-client clinics
that permit students to gain practical
experience with real cases, especially
in the second and third year of law
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The several
fields in which a lawyer may
specialise in are:
Civil Law that deals with concerns of
private rights of individuals,
handling damage suits, breach of
contract suits, drawing deeds, wills,
mortgages, acting as trustee or
guardian, etc.
Tax Law has a tuned in focus on income
tax, estate tax, real tax, franchises,
problems of inheritance, etc.
Criminal Law where one deals with
offences against society or state.
This is probably the most exciting
branch of law. Here the job involves
interviewing clients and interrogating
witnesses, correlating findings,
conducting trials, preparing a case
for defence, examining, cross
examining in court and so on.
Corporation Law deals with advising
corporations on their legal rights,
obligations, privileges; studying
statutes, constitutions and
ordinances; and, helping the
corporations to make the all-important
decision of whether to go in for a
suit at all.
International Law specialises on
treaties, customs and traditions
observed by nations in their relations
with one another.
Labour Law deals with workers, their
associations, working conditions,
workers’ rights and duties, etc.
Frequently, a lawyer specialising in
labour law is called upon to sort out
issues between management and
employees in firms.
Real Estate Law covers conveyance of
property, search records and deeds to
establish titles of property; acting
as trustee for property; and, drawing
up legal documents for deeds and
mortgages.
Patent Law focuses on securing patents
for inventors from the patent’s
office. Here the lawyer specialises in
prosecuting or defending patent
infringement and preparing detailed
specifications of the patent and so
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Law firms employ
fresh graduates as apprentices or
assistants. During the
final year of the course, a
candidate takes up apprenticeship.
After two years of articleship,
the apprentice appears for an
examination of articled clerk
conducted by the Law Society.
Plunging into private practice
immediately after graduation is
practically impossible, unless
there is a ready-made family firm.
It generally takes several years
under an advocate or solicitor
before a person is ready to branch
off into his own practice. There
are plenty of opportunities in
private industry. There is also
the possibility of becoming legal
consultants (part time or full
time) for companies. Opportunities
are aplenty in government service.
A candidate who qualifies in the
Law Service Commission or State
Public Service Commission is
eligible for appointment as munsif.
Promotion may take a person higher
up to sub-judge, District and
Sessions Courts Judge and further
(depending upon seniority and
vacancy) to appointments in High
Courts and the Supreme Court.
Public sector undertakings and
state and central government
organisations also employ lawyers.
Opportunities exist in the defense
services too. |
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