Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)

I’d like to go for CLAT test, so please suggest how to prepare for it on my own? - Shania, New Delhi

First suggest you to connect to www.successmantra.com and will guide as you get the study materials to prepare on self learning mode. Simple tips... Take the study material for legal aptitude of 50 marks contact a senior lawyer in your town. He can give an overview of constitutional law, jurisdiction, state law etc.

For English of 50 marks, get into a writing habit and Wren’s Grammar is the best guide. For logical reasoning of 40 marks, the practice guide books are the only way to keep practicing. Just 2 hours every weekend, will make you confident. GK and Current events, apart from the study material, please get the Manorama Yearbook 2015 for a mere Rs 140 from Amazon India and is home delivered also there is a CD with it..

Also please order the Six Weeks to Words of Power Paperback by Wilfred Funk (Author) for some Rs 80 also. Success Mantra also conducts online/offline mock test to the students that help them enhance their knowledge and skills resulting in better performance during the exams.

After my intermediate, I would like to go for law course. How good is a 3-year LLB versus a 5-year integrated law programme?- Arvind, Bangalore

It's very common questions asked by many students who wish to do law course. It can’t compare like that as they sever to two different student groups. You can straightaway go for five year integrated course and leave three-year degree course. The five year course is serious professional course and cannot be equated with three-year course.

In general, the three-year law course is opted for by those who are working. Whereas the five-year course is of some seriousness and students of this course are expected to study seriously as full time.

What is your advice for other Law Admissions of campus which are not a part of the CLAT test? - Devyani, Gandhinagar

Please ensure that the Law Degree course be it 3 years or 5 years, they better be recognised by the Bar Council of India in Delhi and UGC approved. All admission these days require an entrance test and most of the entrance test are in the CLAT pattern. Just avoid the private university programme. Better you get counseled by Success Mantra team for the right direction for your LAW studies. Visit:www.successmantra.com

I’ve completed my intermediate and took coaching for CLAT examination but not qualified. I’m very much fascinated to join NLU. Do you suggest me to try one last time to pass CLAT? -Durgesh, Ameerpet

Ans: When you’ve fascination towards then do not give up at this moment. Do spend time thinking what and where it went wrong... Many students join street side institutions that do not bother about the result of such enthusiastic students. Sometimes though you’re a deserving candidate, but couldn’t get the desired results.

One of the reasons for this is lack of plan, preparation, and evaluation before you appear for the exam. That is where Success Mantra comes in help you score well. Here the faculties pay special attention on each and every student. Well planned, so that you can complete the syllabus well in advance and go for revisions. You can learn lot of techniques to crack CLAT like competitive exams.

What are the career opportunities for Law students in India?- Rajashree, TamilNadu

Certainly, law as a profession is an ideal choice for youngsters. It is because of the changes in social, economic and regulatory. From the time of liberalization, many foreign companies show interest to invest in India and which in turn leading to a boom and demand for business law professionals. Since then, many changes have been taken place in India mainly areas like banking and finance, capital markets, taxation, telecom, insurance, power, civil aviation, ports and shipping, media, intellectual property rights, foreign direct investment, real estate, special economic zones, information technology, data protection etc.

There are five years, three years and two year law courses available in India. As stated above, there's a huge demand for law professionals who are proficient in mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, infrastructure contracts, debt restructuring, FEMA regulations, IPRs, corporate governance, private equity deals, WTO law etc. Many Indian firms like TATA, Reliance, Infosys, Wipro, TCS, ICICI Bank, Dr. Reddy’s Labs etc recruit law professionals in large numbers.

If you are interested in joining business law, you can go for environment or human rights law in firms like CSE, ICRC, UNHCR, etc. For the LL.M students passing out of these premier law schools Business Laws and IP Laws are the branches which offer excellent career opportunities. On the other hand Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy, Herbert Smith, Simmons etc visit Indian campuses to recruit students for their various offices across the globe.

Almost all the Indian law firms like Luthra and Luthra, Amarchand Mangaldas, AZB Partners, Nishith Desai Associates in recent years have begun recruiting from the law schools to cater to the ever-expanding needs of the profession.

By:kamal pabba