Various Exams for 5yr Law aspirants to be held in 2014
€ CLAT
Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is conducted for admission to undergraduate and post graduate programmes at 14 National Law Universities. In 2014 CLAT will be conducted by GNLU, Gandhinagar.

Eligibility for CLAT:
A candidate should have obtained a Senior Secondary School/Intermediate (10+2) or its equivalent certificate from a recognized Board with not less than 45% marks in aggregate (40% in case of SC and ST candidates) and should be below 20 years of age.
CLAT Pattern: CLAT is for 2 hours and covers questions on English, General Knowledge/ current affairs Numerical ability, Legal Aptitude and Logical reasoning. There is negative marking for wrong answers.

In 2014 CLAT is to be held on 11th May.
€ AILET
The National Law University Delhi conducts the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) for admission to its B.A.LL.B (Hons.), LL.M and Ph.D Degree Programmes.

In 2014 the test will be held on Sunday, 04th May 2014. The detailed notification is out.
AILET is held for 81 seats in NLU Delhi. Students who have passed 10+2 with English or appearing for it are eligible to apply. Age limit is 21 years to sit for AILET. To secure a seat the candidate has to score a min of 40% in AILET.

AILET tests the candidates on English, GK, Legal Aptitude, Reasoning and Numerical Ability. The paper is of 90 minutes and there are 150 questions.

To know more log on to http://www.nludelhi.ac.in
€ LSAT
Law School Admission Test (LSAT) India is considered for admission to Law programmes in participating colleges like Amity, UPES Dehradun, ITM Gurgaon, Faculty of Law Dehradun, RGSOIPL 3 yr LLB at IIT Khargapur and others.

Eligibility: 10+2 pass students with min 50% marks are eligible to apply.
LSAT has 4 sections on logical reasoning and reading comprehension.
€ Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET)
SET is a common entrance test for admission to its undergraduate courses. The law school in Symbiosis University takes this entrance test for admission to undergraduate coursei n law. The test assesses the candidates on Logical reasoning, Legal Reasoning, Analytical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension and GK.

Various Job option after law.
€ LPO-Legal Process Outsourcing. Giving legal advice to global clients.
€ Criminal Lawyer: Specialises in criminal laws CrPC, IPC, Evidence Act and various other penal laws.
€ Civil Litigation Lawyer: Specializes in civil laws e.g. taxation laws, excise laws.
€ Legal Analyst: Works for corporate firms or law firms and analyses laws pertaining to the sphere of the company and its operation.
€ Document Drafting Lawyer: Specialises in drafting various documents containing agreements, terms and conditions, case material, etc.
€ Legal Journalist: Covers crime beats, legal proceedings in courts, arbitration courts, international courts and arbitration events.
€ Legal Advisor: Offers consultancy to corporate firms regarding their legal obligations, duties, legal relations with other firms.
€ Government Lawyer: Works for the government and in close coordination with the police.
€ Judge: Offers judgment after conducting the court proceedings and hearing al the concerned parties.

Top Legal Firms in India
Some of the top law firms in the country are:
€ Amarchand Mangaldas
€ AZB & Partners
€ J Sagar Associates
€ Khaitan & Co
€ Luthra & Luthra
€ Trilegal
€ Desai & Diwanji
€ Singhania & Partners
€ Titus & Co
€ Wadia Ghandy & Co
€ Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan
€ Economic Laws Practice
€ Vaish & Associates