How to Become a Lawyer after 12th?

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How to Become a Lawyer after 12th?
Senior Advocate of the Supreme court of India, Mr
Prashant Bhushan once said, Do not look at Law
as a means of making money. Look at Law as an
instrument for securing justice for people''.
This is not just a sentence but it contains a
sense of responsibility that comes with a career
in the legal field. If one wants to make a career
in the Legal field, the minimum qualification
for an aspirant to choose to study law is either
12th or Inter or Diploma, as there are no
subjects related to law after 10th. In todays
blog, we will be discussing how to make a career
in Legal Field after the 12th. The Law sector is
quite a vast field of study and covers almost
every aspect of ones daily life, so starting the
preparation for attending top law schools in
India must require proper planning and guidance.
To help students who have just completed their
higher education, there are several online law
certification courses in India that provide
career guidance to them. Law After 12th Law is
one of the prestigious subjects that attract a
number of students. In India, the law can be
pursued by graduation in any field, then one can
opt for 3 year LLB course. Another way of making
a career in Law for aspirants is after the 12th,
they can enrol in the integrated course such as
BALLB(Bachelors BBALLB(Bachelors
of Arts and Bachelors Legislative of Law),
of Business Administration and Bachelors
Legislative of Law), B.ComLLB(Bachelors of
Commerce and Bachelors Legislative of Law),
there are several integrated Honours courses also
such as BALLB (Hons), B.ComLLB(Hons), and
BBALLB(Hons.), this
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provides the students with the opportunity to
choose a specialisation in Law.
Entrance Exams for Law Education in Law is being
provided by every university in India, but the
top ones have set some criteria for students to
get admission to top law schools. These criteria
mainly include different types of Law Entrance
Exams for different Law schools. Below are some
of the common tests name and details mentioned
for getting admission to top law schools after
the 12th
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Common-Law Admission Test (CLAT) CLAT is an
all-India Entrance Examination which is conducted
by the Consortiums of National Law
Universities(NLUs) for the admission of their
graduates and postgraduate degree programmes(i.e,
LLB and LLM). It was first conducted in 2008, by
the National law school of India. This is a
computer-based, two hours long examination for
admission to 23 National Law Universities. There
are 5 subjects on which this exam is based, i.e,
English including Comprehension, Current affairs
and General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical
Reasoning, and Quantitative Aptitude (Elementary
Mathematics). Many legal learning platforms are
offering free online law certification courses
for helping students in their CLAT
preparation. All India Law Entrance Test
(AILET) The National Law University of Delhi
conducts an entrance examination known as the
All India Law Entrance Test. This is different
from CLAT, which is for all NLUs, AILET is
specifically designed by NLU Delhi for providing
admission to its integrated degree programs such
as BA. L.L.B. (Hons). This entrance exam
includes subjects such as the English Language,
Logical Reasoning, and Current Affairs
GK. Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET) SET is a
University level entrance exam, the Symbiosis
International University is responsible for SET,
BA.L.L.B and BBA. L.L.B is offered by University
institutes, which include Symbiosis Law school of
Pune, Noida, and Hyderabad. This entrance exams
syllabus is based on General English,
Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness and
Logical Reasoning. Law School Admission Test
(LSAT) This is an entrance exam for 12th pass
students, it is a standardised assessment
designed by the Law School Admission
Council(LSAC). This exam is based on advanced
reading skills, critical thinking, and informal
and deductive reasoning skills. This is the first
entrance exam which provides an opportunity to
both Indian and USA students to apply for it,
basically, it is organised on a global level. The
LSAC is USA based
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• council, which conducts this entrance test for
  undergraduate and Postgraduate prospective
  students.
• All India Bar Examination (AIBE)
• This entrance exam plays an important role for
  every legal professional in India, the AIBE is
  organised by the Bar Council of India. Before
  appearing
• in AIBE, one has to enrol themselves in State Bar
  Council, after which they can appear in th AIBE
  and the candidate who qualifies for this
  entrance exam gets the Certificate of Practise.
  With this certificate, comes the licence to
  practice law. The main objective of this entrance
  exam is to carefully examine an advocates
  capabilities to practice the profession of Law
  in India. This examination has helped to set a
  minimum standard benchmark for all legal
  professionals.
• Top Law institutes in India
• Here is the list of top law schools in India for
  pursuing a 5 year-long degree program such
• National Law School of India, of Bangalore
• National Law University, Delhi
• NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
• Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Kharagpur
• Gujrat National Law University, Gandhinagar
• National Law University, Jodhpur
• Symbiosis Law School, Pune
• Conclusion
• At last, getting into a reputed law school is a
  dream for every individual
• who aims to make a career in the legal field.
  Thats why many online legal certifications
  courses are offering a proper guide to every
  learner which helps them to enter the top
  universities. Here is the recap of the Blog, a
  guide get admission to Law school after the 12th

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Other than this there are several specializations
in the field of Law, such as Civil Law, Criminal
Law, IP Law, and many others. So knowledge in
the legal field is never enough. To all those
students who are going to make their career in
this enormous yet glorious field, ALL THE BEST.