How can I become a Human Rights and International Humanitarian lawyer in India?

However, one can take the following steps that may work in favour of establishing your career as a Human Rights lawyer. 1. During your time at law school, make sure you opt for the subject of Human Rights as you elective to get a theoretical understanding of what the subject is all about and what all it will encompass. 2. Try and choose internships and apprenticeships in NGOs that work in your area of interest in the field of human rights (child rights, rights of women, rights of refugees, domestic workers' rights, etc. ). To build a good CV and also to gain a practical knowledge of the field that you are interested in. 3. After law school, try and focus your energies on getting a job with either a lawyer who practices in the field of human rights, or any NGO/law related institution like HRLN, Lawyer's Collective etc. Depending on your interest. 4. You could enroll in a Diploma/certificate course in Human Rights to boost your CV.

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There is no sure shot formula to become any kind of lawyer in India or otherwise. However, one can take the following steps that may work in favour of establishing your career as a Human Rights lawyer. 1. During your time at law school, make sure you opt for the subject of Human Rights as you elective to get a theoretical understanding of what the subject is all about and what all it will encompass. 2. Try and choose internships and apprenticeships in NGOs that work in your area of interest in the field of human rights (child rights, rights of women, rights of refugees, domestic workers' rights, etc.) to build a good CV and also to gain a practical knowledge of the field that you are interested in. 3. After law school, try and focus your energies on getting a job with either a lawyer who practices in the field of human rights, or any NGO/law related institution like HRLN, Lawyer's Collective etc. depending on your interest. 4. You could enroll in a diploma/certificate course in Human Rights to boost your CV. 5. An LLM in Human Rights from a reputed international institution may be a good idea.

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Hey there, Well to become a lawyer, having a particular field of practice takes nothing but a valid LLB degree and then a licence of practice by the Bar Council. Rest, it's always up to you what you want to specialise or limit your practice in. A lawyer may have diverse fields of practice to earn more while some prefer only a particular area depending on their ethics of lawyering as to work for just client, for a change or for a cause. To become a lawyer, having specialization in human rights and humanitarian law, however, would demand an intense know-how of the law as well as the contemporary issues of the same. Also, a lawyer shall have to work for the cause lawyering only then he could become famous. So, if you wish to be a lawyer of this kind, I would suggest apart from having an LLB degree, you must also take up LLM and specialise in comparative human rights law and thus have better exposure to issues.

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