Corporate Law

Introduction:

The corporate sector or the business sector has seen an unprecedented growth in the last few decades. This has created a huge opportunities for the corporate law professional in the industry. A corporate lawyer is a person responsible for handling the business operations, decision in a legal way. The corporate lawyer or attorney provides guidelines to the company’s that how the business is conducted within the legal limits. The corporate lawyer also looks after the clients who has some sort of criminal charges against them regarding their business activities, and also legalized any new business initiative or business deal performed by an organization.

“Corporate law is also referred as Corporation Law & Company Law”.

A person who is a lawyer and specializes in corporation law is termed as “Corporate Lawyer”.

The corporate lawyer is an important person to an organization, conducting all business activities in a legal way. The corporate lawyer or attorney can be hired by an organization or he can provide his service to one or more organization. The corporate lawyer provides assistance to the companies or business firms relating to employees contracts, taxation related issues in an organization, employee relations, labour and employment law etc.

Corporate Law Course:

Are you interested in Corporate Law Sector?. Then go ahead for the courses in this field.

The Law as a career field is a great career option for the students who are looking for their higher studies after their senior secondary education. If you are really interested in the law fields than there are various specialization courses that you can choose as per your interest. Corporate law is also one such specialized branch of law, which you can study either after completing your class 12^th or after your graduation. If you are interested in the corporate field then this course will give you a platform, to work with big organizations and MNC’s.

How I can become a corporate lawyer?

If you are interested in this field, then you must pass your class 12^th or senior secondary examination with an aggregate of 45% from a recognized board or university. After fulfilling the above eligibility criteria you can appear for the CLAT 2024 exam (common law admission test), conducted for the admission to the top government and private colleges in India. After successful clearing the exam, you may choose the course and specialized law branch of your choice.

Law courses in India:

There are various other law specialization courses that you can choose as per your interest these include:

B.A L.L.B: The B.A. LL.B is the most preferred choice of the law aspirants, this is an integrated course for the duration of 5 years. The students generally opt this course after completing their class 12^th.

L.L.B.: L.L.B is also a 3 year course in law, you can go for this course after completing, you graduation from a recognized board or university.

L.L.M: The L.L.M is a postgraduate course in law, the candidates are applicable for this after the completion of B.A. L.L.B or L.L.M.

Some of the specialization course that you can choose after your class 12^th or graduation is as follows:

• Criminal Law
• Civil Law
• Corporate or business Law
• Cyber Law
• Administrative Law
• Labour Law
• Patent Law

Admission Process

How to get admission in law courses?

In India, there are various colleges and universities which offer law courses in plethora of specializations. Some college offers admission to students on the basis of the merit list of the qualifying exam.

While some other colleges give admissions on the basis of entrance exams. The entrance tests are organized at national, state or university level. Here we are providing you a list of top law entrance exams of the country:

• Common Law Admission Test (CLAT 2024)
• All India Law Entrance Test (AILET 2024)
• All India Bar Examination (AIBE 2024)
• Law School Admission Test (LSAT 2024)
• Andhra Pradesh Law Common Entrance Test (AP LAWCET 2024)
• Telangana State Law Common Entrance Test (TS LAWCET 2024)

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Law Entrance Tests

Are you looking for some good college to pursue law courses?

Here we have listed some top law colleges of the country:

• National Law School of India University, Bangalore
• National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, Hyderabad
• National Law Institute University, Bhopal
• West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
• Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow
• Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala

Career Scope

“Corporate law is a strong and versatile career option which has all the traits to make it an excellent career option.”

There are ample of job opportunities are available in government as well as private sectors. After pursuing degree in corporate law, you can get job placements in law firms, insurers, banks, asset managers, etc.

If you are interested in teaching field, you can become or appointed as a Teacher or Lecturer in colleges or universities after completing the masters degree in corporate law.

Some top job profiles are:

• Corporate Lawyer
• Assistant Manager
• Corporate Events Associate
• Professor
• Associate Advocate
• Legal Counsel/Officer

Employment Areas:

• Corporate Firms
• Law Institutions
• Legal Consultancy
• Law Enforcement Agencies
• Courts or Judiciary

Salary

“In the corporate law sector, higher salary packages are awarded to the qualified candidates”.

After completing the course in corporate law, you can be hired by a business firm or a large MNC at a good salary package. The starting salary depends on your skills and from which college you have completed your course. In general you may get anywhere between Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 25,000 per month. After some experience you can easily make Rs. 40,000 to Rs. 60,000 per month.

Salary packages shall vary on different factors like company, education, candidate’s skills, work experience, etc.

Books & Study Materials

Choosing the right books to study, matters a lot in education. Here we have listed some popular books to study corporate law:

A Handbook on Corporate and Allied Laws by Munish Bhandari

A Ramaiya Board of Directors – Providing Guidance under the Companies Act 2013 and Allied Legislations by Savithri Parekh

Accounts Audit & Auditors Under the New Companies Act, 2013 by Kamal Garg

An Easy Approach to Company and Compensation Laws by Prof. J.P.Sharma

Circulars and Clarifications on Company Law by ISBN

Business and Corporate Laws An Easy Approach by Upendra Prasad

Corporate and Other Laws for CA intermediate by B S Jolly

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