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I want to become a lawyer. Please tell me about the education requirements ?

Kashish Patel
created: 22nd Mar 2017 Last Modified: 27th Mar 2017
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pinaak singh
created: 17th Oct 2023 Last Modified: 17th Oct 2023

The Law Department at LPU is one of the first departments that came up when LPU was taking its shape. According to the NIRF ranking, the Law School is ranked 24th. The vision of the school is studying by books is not a rule of Law. The eligibility is Pass with 50% aggregate marks in Graduation (any stream) or equivalent, subject to qualifying LPUNEST or LSAT. For a candidate, who has not studied English as a subject, the condition of English may be waived off provided the candidate in his qualifying exam has studied in English medium. For SC ST applicants there is 5 percent relaxation while there is 3 percent relaxation for the OBC candidates. In addition to it, for North East states and Sikkim candidates/ Defence Personnel and their Dependents/ Wards of Kashmir Migrants,) there is 5 percent relaxation. The course aims at preparing the students with an interest to pursue legal education with social sciences to benefit society. Creation of well-trained and dedicated professionals in the legal framework. It also aims at nurturing a graduate with in-depth knowledge of different aspects of laws comprising civil, criminal, taxation, and international laws and ensuring conceptual clarity for judicial services aspirants. Law students are prepared to spot legal issues from a set of hypothetical facts and brainstorm various legal consequences, to be perfect legal professionals. The courses are approved by the Bar Council of India. The Career guidance magazine Higher Education Review has recognized Law School at Lovely Professional University among the top-ten most promising institutions of India for its capability of producing next-gen legal professionals. The university has an MOU with NLSIU Bangalore for various academic PROGRAMs. The highest salary last year was 9 lpa. Tech Mahindra, Areness Attorneys, Decathlon Sports, BSHG, Helionext, Tag & Bench Associates, Karnavat & Karnavat, Wonder Home Finance, Lumina Datamatics, Gandhi and Associates, Masters Learn, Sattrix Information Security Pvt. Ltd., Upgrad Jeet, Sumati Group, Quislex Legal, Lexcare Global Consultants, MAP Corporate Legal, Innovis Law Partner, Dhir and Dhir Associates, Sanaatan Group, Lawyered, Sanaatan Group etc.

harshit pandey
created: 5th Jul 2022 Last Modified: 5th Jul 2022

LPU's Law programme is duly affiliated with the Bar Council of India (BCI) which is one of the Best in India in terms of quality education & creating excellent career aspects. There is a specific Aim of the - Targeting students with an interest to pursue legal education with social sciences to benefit society. The eligibility is Pass with 50% aggregate marks in Graduation (any stream) or equivalent, subject to qualifying LPUNEST or LSAT. LPU aims for the creation of well-trained and dedicated professionals in the legal framework. The law programs are approved by the Bar Council of India (BCI). The School of Law has an MOU with the NLSIU Bangalore (India's Top Law School) for student-faculty exchange, research, seminar, conference, curriculum development, etc. School of Law has MOU with the Lawyered, Legal services online platform. LPUs law school is associated with the Punjab State Legal Service Authority, Jalandhar and Kapurthala District Legal Service Authority, Punjab Police, etc. The curriculum is benchmarked against premier law schools. The curriculum is one of the best among the premier law schools. An equal importance is given to practical training along with theory papers to boost the confidence of students as and when they enter into Bar. An Honors degree in respective law in a specific arena of the choice of the student is given. Practical training with Lawyers as part of the curriculum. There are regular interactions with eminent Jurists and well-known Academicians in the field of law. LPU focusses on Innovative pedagogy- Case studies, Moot Courts, Seminars, Workshops, and Mock Trials (Civil and Criminal). There is access to Online (National and International) as well as traditional book resources. LPU offers compulsory Internships. There is a multicultural environment in the school of law (Unity in Diversity) as students from more than 16 Indian States and International students are studying here. Moot Court sessions are given preferences right from the first semester to the final semester The highest salary was 10 LPA THe companies which came to LPU for recruitment are Tech Mahindra, Areness Attorneys, Decathlon Sports, BSHG, Helionext, Tag & Bench Associates, Karnavat & Karnavat, Wonder Home Finance, Lumina Datamatics, Gandhi and Associates, Masters Learn, Sattrix Information Security Pvt. Ltd., Upgrad Jeet, Sumati Group, Quislex Legal, Lexcare Global Consultants, MAP Corporate Legal, Innovis Law Partner, Dhir and Dhir Associates, Sanaatan Group, Lawyered, Sanaatan Group etc.

YoungBuzz Career Counsellor
created: 22nd Mar 2017 Last Modified: 22nd Mar 2017

On the educational front there are two possibilities: you can either do a five-year course after HSC or a three-year post-graduate course which is open to graduates, immaterial of their previous academic background, provided they clear the entrance examination of the institution. However, you can even opt do your BSL degree (Bachelor of Socio-Legal Sciences) after completion of the five-year course.

Graduates in any field are also eligible for a two-year Masters Degree course in Labour Welfare. There are even one-year diploma options in DTL (Diploma in Taxation laws). Graduates in any streams are eligible for this course.

To be eligible to practice you ought to have completed the three or five-year courses, plus another year of internship for which you have to register with the Honorary Secretary, Bar Council of the state where you reside.