Work experience helps pursue a career in law

Updated on: Monday, December 21, 2009

You have done your MBA and then taken up law. Also, your specialisation in MBA and your current field are not really interlinked or complementary. This suggests that you want to change your profession. In that case, are you sure you want to pursue a career as a lawyer? Or are you looking for a career where you can make use of your knowledge in both the fields?

If your answer is ‘lawyer,' take up practice now. Work for sometime, say a year or two, and introspect whether you want to continue. This work experience will also give you a fair idea about the different specialisations in the field and the kinds of roles that a lawyer can assume.

Then, based on this information, your interests and career aspirations, choose the future course of action. If you feel that you want to seriously pursue the profession, you can then go for LL.M. to get a specialisation. You can study the course in regular or distance mode.

Institutes

Some institutes offering LL.M include: Nalsar University, Hyderabad offers specialisations in Human Rights, Environment Law, Intellectual Property, International Trade and Business Laws, Corporate Law and Governance, Insurance Laws, Constitutional Law and Criminal Law. For details, log on to www.nalsarlawuniv.ac.in

Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur offers International Law and Organisation, Environment and Legal Order, Labour Capital and Law, Constitution and Legal Order, Human Rights Law and Administrative Law as specialisations. For details, log on to www.hnlu.ac.in

The eligibility criterion for these courses is LL.B./ B.L with minimum 55 per cent marks. Admission is based on performance in Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). For details about the entrance test, log on to www.clat.ac.in

Cochin University of Science and Technology, School of Legal Studies, Cochin also offers LL.M. The specialisations include Intellectual Property Rights Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Environmental Law, Labour Law, Maritime Law, Consumer Law and International Trade Law. For details, log on to http://sls.cusat.ac.in

If you wish to take it up in distance mode: Acharya Nagarjuna University, Centre for Distance Education, Andhra Pradesh offers LL.M. in Labour Laws, Constitutional Law and Administrative Law, Torts and Crimes, and Corporate and Securities Law. Eligibility criterion is LL.B. or B.L. For details, log on to www.anucde.com

Annamalai University, Directorate of Distance Education, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu offers LL.M.

The eligibility criterion is B.L. or an equivalent examination. For details, log on to http://annamalaiuniversity.ac.in.

If you are looking forward to a career where you can use your knowledge of law and business administration, you can seek employment in a company that has a role with such a job profile. But, remember that the scope of such roles is limited.

Organisations offering legal services, NGOs dealing with social work, or any other company that has a legal team are places where you can search for a job.

Be clear

Before accepting an offer, go through the job description properly and gain clarity over what is expected from you by discussing it with your prospective managers and the HR personnel, to avoid disappointments.

Work experience helps pursue a career in law

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