What are the career & job prospects in India for Ph.D. in Law?

Hey there, After having a Doctorate in Law, you would be deemed to be a man of extraordinary knowledge in the field of law. The best field could be of research after having a Ph.D in Law. You could also publish an article and author books as well, and contribute to academia. You may also apply for a professor’s post at any law school and become an academician. You may open an NGO as well for aiding the administration of justice. Also, you might become a jurist at various causes and also act as an amicus curie, if nominated. You may also begin practicing law and aid the court in delivering justice. Also, your qualification as a Ph.D would help you in promotions, if you become a judge. Moreover, all other job options are available provided you satisfy the job criteria, which may include legal officer, Judicial officer and also a Bureaucrat.

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Ph.D in law is a long journey of a student form LLB, LLM, and some more courses. By doing Ph.D, a student learns a lot of things regarding their selected field. This gives permission to the student to practice law in higher institution. Doing Ph.D shows that a student has deep knowledge in one particular field and they are allowed to do a research in this field to expand the range of this field. While researching, you can go for cases in the court and try to solve them and might become a government lawyer after a few years. By doing Ph.D, you can work as a scientist/professor at a college. You can also go to the private sector which gives job to Ph.D students in many fields. Research is highly valued by corporate now, and in the years to come, it's value will only go up. Or a student can also begin with a startup for such a field in which he/she can give education to an aspirant who has a deep interest in that field.

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