Career In Law Part - 1
Law establishes the rules that define a person's rights and obligations and defines their enforcement
. Traditionally, lawyers practice before judges in Subordinate Courts, Administrative Tribunals, High Courts and the Supreme Court. Their practice pertains to mainly private matters and public matters.
Private matters are those related to the rights and obligations people have in their involvement with one another, or with Civil Law.
Public matters are those, which deal with the rights, and obligations people have as members of a society. Law related to public matters concerns itself specifically to criminal cases as well as to administrative, constitutional and international cases.
The areas in which lawyers specialize are:
1.)Criminal law Criminal lawyers specialize in matters having legal implications such as theft, murder and arson, which are considered offences against society or the State.
2.)Real estate Real estate lawyers deal with cases involving property.
4.)Civil law Civil Law operates in matters of property, contract and commercial issues, inheritance, family and corporations.
5.)Tax law Tax lawyers handle cases concerning income tax, wealth tax, gift tax, estate duty, etc.
6.)International law A set of international legal rules are observed by all the nations in relation to one another.
7.)Labor law Labor lawyers specialize in solving the problems arising between the management and the labor force in any organization.
8.) Others Other branches include family law, constitutional law, corporate law, excise law, customs and transportation. Globalization of businesses has created a need for legal compliance, which has created a special niche for legal eagles dealing in all matters concerning business.
The Job
Judges
1.)Ensure trials and hearings are conducted fairly in court and justice is administered to safeguard the legal rights of all parties involved.
2.)Preside over trials / hearings, as lawyers present and argue their cases.
3.)Oversee the legal process that in courts of law resolves civil disputes & determines guilt in criminal cases.
4.)Preside over cases pertaining to virtually every aspect of society.
Solicitors
5.)Give legal advice and represent clients in legal matters.
6.)Solicitor's firms undertake cases related to their area of work. While small firms may work in one specific area, large firms have a number of specialized departments.
Lawyers
1.)Lawyers act as advocates and advisors
2.)As advocates, they represent one of the opposing parties in criminal and civil trials by presenting arguments that support their clients in court.
3.)As advisors, lawyers counsel their clients as to their legal rights and obligations and suggest the appropriate course of action in business and personal matters.
4.) They interpret the law and its application to a specific situation.
5.) They research laws applicable to the case at hand and previous judgments under circumstances similar to those currently faced by the client. Based on this research, advocates advise clients what actions would best serve their interests.
6.) In court they present the facts of the case to the judge, cross examine witnesses and finally sum up the reasons as to why the court should decide in their clients' favour.
Legal Executives
1.)Lawyers working in the legal department of firms
2.)Advise their employers on legal matters & work on cases of litigation for the firm.
3.)Represent their firm in the court of law in all legal matters.
4.)They perform administrative functions e.g. check deeds, issue writs, collect information for affidavits and draft legal documents.
5.)Represent their business house & protect their interests while interacting with other business houses.
6.)Handle in-house legal problems independently and draft the agreements and undertakings by other law firms
To know more about other relevant information about Career in Law, read the Second Part (2) of this article.
by: Anir ban
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