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1. To become a corporate lawyer, you need to get a degree in law by taking up a five-year Bachelor of Law (B.A. LL.B) degree course after completing your higher secondary education (Class 12) or by pursuing the three-year B.A. LL.B after obtaining a bachelor's degree in any discipline.
2. For admission into a law school in India, you need to take an entrance exam called the Common Law Admission Test. You can plan accordingly. For details, visit www.clat.ac.in
3. You must have strong analytic skills, good interpersonal skills and a keen understanding of the business environment in order to successfully settle as a Corporate Lawyer.
4. After obtaining degree, you can practice as a lawyer. To specialize in corporate law, it may be a good idea to pursue a post-graduate law degree or diploma courses in corporate or business-related law.
5. You can join either the Bar Council of India or a local or state bar council by submitting an application.
6. Broadly speaking, corporate lawyers advise corporations on their legal rights and obligations.
7. Multi-crore suits have changed the very complexion of the game, making corporate law a popular and lucrative career option. And with foreign law firms moving into India, salaries have begun to shoot upwards.
To boost your prospects further, you could even plumb for an additional qualification, e.g., Company Secretaryship or a degree in HR or Industrial Relations with a working knowledge of labour laws depending on the field you wish to specialise in.
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