Law (Integrated LLB) — Become a Lawyer

A professional law degree — most enter via a 5-year integrated programme (e.g. BA LLB) at the National Law Universities through CLAT, or NLU Delhi via AILET. After the degree and the Bar exam you can practise law.

Law leads to litigation, corporate advisory, judiciary, policy, civil services and in-house counsel roles — a respected, intellectually demanding field with strong long-term prospects.

• ✓Diverse paths: courts, firms, companies, policy, academia.
• ✓Top NLUs offer excellent corporate-law placements.
• ✓A powerful base for judiciary and civil services.
• ✓Global LLM and legal-consulting options.

• •10+2 with roughly 45% (40% reserved) for the 5-year course.
• •Qualify CLAT (NLUs), AILET (NLU Delhi), or LSAT-India / state exams.
• •Graduates can pursue the 3-year LLB.

• •Constitutional, Contract, Criminal, Corporate and International Law.
• •Legal reasoning, moot courts and drafting.
• •Internships with lawyers, firms and courts.

1. 1Register and appear for CLAT and/or AILET (and backups like LSAT-India).
2. 2Fill counselling preferences for the NLUs / colleges.
3. 3Accept a seat; later, clear the All-India Bar Exam to practise.

Always confirm dates, eligibility and fees on the official site — rules change each year.

• →Build English, legal reasoning, logical reasoning, GK and basic maths.
• →Read newspapers daily for current affairs and comprehension.
• →Practise CLAT/AILET mocks and previous papers.

• !Litigation pay can be low for the first few years.
• !Long hours, especially at top firms and in courts.
• !Very competitive for the top NLUs and firms.

• •Litigation, corporate law firms and in-house legal teams.
• •Judiciary (via judicial services exams) and civil services.
• •Policy, compliance, legal research and academia.

• •LLM abroad; international arbitration and corporate law.
• •Legal / compliance roles in global companies.

Indicative: top NLUs ₹10–20+ LPA (corporate); litigation lower early, rising with reputation.