With the globalisation of the Indian industry and with multinationals streaming into the country, lawyers dealing in corporate law and international collaborations are much sought after. Every business organisation, big or small,working in a global marketplace requires lawyers to define the rules, advise business houses, work out mergers and acquisitions, and generally enable companies to work within the law. Moreover, with businesses growing in size and new business enterprises opening up every year, which compete fiercely for customers, often treading on each other’s toes, contravening agreements, side stepping contracts, overlooking patents, ignoring trademarks, etc., there is a growing need for corporate lawyers to advise their clients, draw up contracts and argue cases in court. Today, following the economic boom, corporate law has become one of the most lucrative of legal practices. As a specialisation, it has definitely brought more glamour and money into the legal profession, and the fat salary packages promised to graduates from the top law colleges puts them on a par with the best MBAs. Corporate lawyers working in private law firms or in companies’ legal department usually work for long and irregular hours, meeting clients, researching and reading about new developments, drafting contracts and agreements or preparing briefs. The work requires strong memory, reasoning ability, analytical skills and excellent communication skills. Admission to the five-year BA LLB programme is on the basis of an entrance test (CLAT), after Class XII in any stream. Some good law institutes are National Law School of India University, Bangalore (www.nls.ac.in), WB National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (www.nujs.edu), NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (www.nalsarlawuniv.org), National Law University, Jodhpur, (www.nlujodhpur.ac.in) and several others. For a detailed list of institutes and information on the law entrance test, log on to www.clat.in. However, the choice of a career, whether engineering or law must not be taken on the basis of how well it pays, but on your interest in the field and your ability to succeed in it. Usha Albuquerque

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