A day in this work
You advise clients, draft contracts and argue cases. Courts, companies, startups and NGOs all need lawyers, and the early years are demanding.
Ways in
- Five-year integrated BA LLB or BBA LLB after Class 12
- Three-year LLB after any degree
- Enrol with a State Bar Council and clear the All India Bar Examination to practise
After Class 10
Any stream
Entrance exams to know
- CLAT
- AILET (NLU Delhi)
- LSAT-India
- State law entrance tests
- CUET-UG (some universities)
Years, cost and pay
- Years of study
- 5 to 6
- Whole-course cost, government or aided
- ₹2 to 8 lakh
- Whole-course cost, private
- ₹8 to 25 lakh
- Typical starting pay
- ₹3 to 6 lakh a year
Indicative bands from the pilot dataset (0.1 (pilot), 19 September 2026). Real fees and pay vary a lot by college, city and year. Check the official sites below.
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Outlook, and how AI is changing this work
Outlook: Steady. AI is changing much of the daily work.
AI drafts and searches case law quickly. Strategy, negotiation and courtroom skill stay human.
Try this week
Pick a news story about a court ruling, read both sides and argue each for two minutes.
Check the facts yourself
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Discovery in the app takes about eight minutes and gives each of these 52 careers a fit score from your own answers. It is free during the pilot, and nobody is asked for an email address or a phone number. Students under 18 need a parent or guardian to agree first, and children under 13 cannot join yet.