Corporate Desk vs Courtroom Litigation
Indian legal professions are divided into two distinct lifestyles. Ensure you understand what you are targeting before enrolling:
Corporate Law Firms
Work involves mergers, acquisitions, regulatory compliance, contract drafting, and IP registration. Pay is immediate (₹12L-₹18L starting average at Tier-1 firms). The trade-off: 12-14 hour workdays at office desks with high corporate stress levels.
Advocacy & Court Trials
Traditional court litigation. Offers independence, prestige, and high long-term earning potential. The catch: years of low-paid apprenticeship (₹10,000 - ₹25,000/mo) under senior advocates before establishing a private practice.
The Suitability Check
Law matches your personality if:
- You can read, digest, and summarize over 50 pages of complex documents daily.
- You enjoy structural logic, reasoning, debates, and looking up precise definitions.
- You have high mental endurance to deal with intensive workloads, research, and client deadlines.
CLAT vs AILET (NLU Delhi)
NLU Delhi's Separate Entrance Exam
NLU Delhi does not accept CLAT scores. It conducts its own entrance exam: AILET (All India Law Entrance Test).
AILET consists of 150 questions in 120 minutes across three sections: English Language, General Knowledge, and Logical Reasoning. While legal knowledge is not tested directly in a separate section, it is integrated into the Logical Reasoning section. Competition is fierce as there are only ~110 seats available for UG candidates.