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Dear Student, A lawyer can serve in several roles. Here are some examples, but in practice most lawyers do more than one of these, sometimes even simultaneously:
1. A Lawyer is an Advocate
Here, by advocate, I mean somebody who tries to advance their clients interests in some way, typically involving (at least to some extent) persuasion. The classic example is in court, especially in something like closing arguments: a lawyer advocates for their client by persuading the judge or jury that their client deserves to win their case.
2. A Lawyer is a Counselor
This is more behind closed doors. The role of a counselor isn't to persuade, its to advise. Often, a client calls up a lawyer and says: So and so just happened. I want to end up with an outcome like such and such. What are my options? This is the typical case where a lawyer steps into a counseling role.
3. A Lawyer is a Mediator / Neutral Third Party
Additionally, there are alternative dispute resolution options that involve a private lawyer who serves in the role of a judge. The advantage over the court system is that its often cheaper.
4. NegotiatorAn advocate has to convince some authority on some point of law. A negotiator has to find an acceptable stopping point for two parties whose interests only partially overlap (if they overlap at all).
5. Guardian
From time to time, a lawyer ends up in custody of property, documents, information, or even people. IIf you are considering law school, you are taking the initial step toward a potentially rewarding career in the legal profession. A legal education can be one of the most challenging and fulfilling endeavours an individual will pursue in their lifetime. There are many potential reasons on why one may choose to attend law school. Learning the skills of a lawyer and then using them in practice is the most common reason. There are multiple universities from where you can do 5-year LL.B. Like IILM University Gurugram offers BBA LL.B. & B.A. LL.B. & LL. M. with Moot Court Internship, Seminar, Workshops, Experiential Learning along with Inter-Disciplinary Curriculum. For more details visit their website : https://iilm.edu.in/law-admissions.

Dear student, A lawyer is a generic term and applies to a person who has received formal training in law at an undergraduate level and after having passed the requisite State examinations for admission as legal practitioner is entitled to practice law in that State. The areas of practice could be general or specialist, in which case additional qualifying examinations would be required. A prosecutor refers to any person who initiates a court action to take another party to court for the purpose of seeking appropriate punishment for committing a crime. Therefore a prosecutor's objective is to establish the defendant's guilt beyond reasonable doubt. A prosecutor is generally, but not always, employed by the State to seek appropriate sentences for individual who are in breach of the criminal law. Prosecutors usually have had formal legal training but they do necessarily need to be legally qualified to fulfill their role. For example, Police Officers and local councils may prosecute cases in lower courts where the criminal law or a council regulation respectively has been breached. If you are considering law school, you are taking the initial step toward a potentially rewarding career in the legal profession. A legal education can be one of the most challenging and fulfilling endeavours an individual will pursue in their lifetime. There are many potential reasons on why one may choose to attend law school. Learning the skills of a lawyer and then using them in practice is the most common reason. There are multiple universities from where you can do 5-year LL.B. Like IILM University Gurugram offers BBA LL.B. & B.A. LL.B. & LL. M. with Moot Court Internship, Seminar, Workshops, Experiential Learning along with Inter-Disciplinary Curriculum. For more details visit their website : https://iilm.edu.in/law-admissions.

Dear Student, If you are considering law school, you are taking the initial step toward a potentially rewarding career in the legal profession. A legal education can be one of the most challenging and fulfilling endeavours an individual will pursue in their lifetime. There are many potential reasons on why one may choose to attend law school. Learning the skills of a lawyer and then using them in practice is the most common reason. However, some may simply be interested in the complexities of the law and seek to learn more about it. Still others are motivated to enter law school to effect change through government, interest groups, or other non-profit organizations. The legal profession is generally rewarding both personally and financially. A person with a background in legal education can, in additional to practicing law, turn to other fields such as teaching, business, and advocacy. ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA-
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B.A. LL.B. (Hons. ): A FIVE YEAR INTEGRATED COURSE-
Admission to the B.A. LL.B. (Hons. ). Degree programme is purely on merit as assessed through a Common Law Admission Test CLAT conducted by the CLAT Committee constituted for the purpose.
3 YEAR L. B-
Admission to this requires graduation in any discipline. PG-
LL M- Masters IN LAW-
A candidate for admission to the LL. M. course should have passed the LL.B. Degree or its equivalent from a recognised University and should have secured not less than 55% of marks in the aggregate of the maximum marks prescribed (50% in case of SC/ST & persons with disability) in accordance with the criteria set for the CLAT 2010. There are multiple universities from where you can do 5-year LL.B. Like IILM University Gurugram offers BBA LL.B. & B.A. LL.B. & LL. M. with Moot Court Internship, Seminar, Workshops, Experiential Learning along with Inter-Disciplinary Curriculum. For more details visit their website : https://iilm.edu.in/law-admissions.