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What are your goals in life? Twenty years from now, how do you envision your lifestyle? How much time do you want to spend with your family? Do you want to reside in an urban or more rural area? Do you want to be a physician, dentist, pharmacist, nurse practitioner or physician assistant? How about allied health like a dental hygienist or physical therapist? Law can mean attorney, legal assistant/paralegal, court clerk, or court reporter. That's not including law enforcement or criminal justice. First do your research on these jobs. There are different educational levels and opportunity costs. Both physicians and attorneys attend school for a long time. Attorneys are out in three years post-bac, physicians go to school for four years post-bac but many years in residency and fellowship. There are opportunities for physicians and attorneys in most rural areas. Benefits: cost of living is low, as is the competition. Most physicians are going to have to put in many hours in their jobs. Attorneys normally have crazy schedules during their initial training years and around crunch time, like filing schedules or tax times. If you want to kick start a successful career in law, it is important to get admission into a good law college. There are a number of top law colleges in India that you can apply for, but you should know the admission process. Most of the colleges or universities that offer courses in law have their own entrance examinations. One of the most recognised examinations is CLAT which stands for the Common Law Entrance Test. The test score of CLAT is accepted by major universities as well as law colleges in India. 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 check their website https://iilm.edu.in.

Yes. The practice of law is really about being a problem solver, and that often takes creativity. If you are a litigator, you need to be able to SEE an issue from all sides, and anticipate as many ways to approach it as possible knowing your opposing counsel will be doing the same. Settling cases takes creativity as well, as you are trying to find solutions that parties with opposing interests (and often emotionally charged interests) are able to accept. If you are looking for job prospective or career growth point of view one year LL. M. is advisable. Most of the colleges or the universities that offer courses in law have their own entrance examinations. IILM University Gurugram conducts interviews of prospective students for LL. M. programs. The admission is decided mainly on the credential and merits of the prospective students. IILM University Gurugram. After successfully completing this programme, one may choose a career as specialisation lawyers, working in corporates, public offices, professors, judges, diplomats, human rights activists, researchers, business professionals etc. For more details, you can check their website: https://iilm.edu.in/law-admissions.