Sanskrit University Organized Webinar on Scope of Legal Profession
New Delhi: Sanskriti University’s School of Law and Legal Studies organized a Webinar on “Scope of Legal Profession”. The webinar aimed to inform the students about the budding scope of law as a legal profession and the problems faced by law students and aspirants when deciding on a definite career path and also Mentoring Judicial Services Aspirants. Delhi High Court Advocate Vivek Tripathi, was the Keynote speaker of the Webinar.
Advocate Vivek Tripathi stressed on the importance of law students and aspirants in making the ultimate career decisions for themselves. He said that while there are plenty of opportunities available on the job front, it is the responsibility of law aspirants to have a specific goal in mind and work hard to realize that goal. Be it civil law, corporate law, or judiciary posts, aspirants must categorize their internships according to their goals. Law is a crucial component in other major fields like politics, business and academics. Speaking on formal law education at length, He also said that usually there are three-year and five-year law courses offered by colleges and universities. Like the integrated BA LLB course, many higher education institutes also offer B.Com LLB and B.Sc LLB degrees. After graduation, diploma courses are also available to pursue in specialized fields such as human rights, cyber law and environmental law.
He said that a lawyer can practise as an advocate in Subordinate Courts, High Courts, or even the Supreme Court, depending on his or her educational and training qualifications. One can join Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) companies or law firms, gain specialized knowledge in fields like real estate, patent law, corporate law, etc. Judiciary is another field that young law graduates can pursue. There are exams for aspirants wanting to be Public Prosecutors. Those who are keen to teach law must pass the NET exam and also have an LLM degree.
Along with other teachers, Sachin Gupta Chancellor, Sanskriti University was also present in the webinar. Dr. Rakesh Premi, Pro-VC made concluding remarks and also proposed vote of thanks.