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Your Ad Here	Choosing your specialisation Of the plethora of specialisations available in the legal profession you have to decide your field of practice. Your first consideration in this regard will be your personal liking whether it is handling the criminal, civil, family dispute cases etc. or your choice may be combination of 2-3 or more specializations. There may even be no limit with regard to cases you want to handle. Specialisation in a particulars area of law such as civil, criminal, constitutional and taxation law is almost essential for a legal practitioner.
Some Specialisations: A lawyer can specialise and practice in various branches of law. The choice depends on personal preference and aptitude. Criminal lawyers specialise in matters having such legal implications as theft, murder and arson which are considered as offences under Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Criminal Procedure Code (Cr PC).
Civil lawyers deal with rent control, in which they specialise in laws relating to matters pertaining to the landlords an tenants. They also handle damages and breach of contract suits. They can act as trustees of guardians of an estate when required. Their main work is to prepare deeds, leases, wills mortgages and contracts. Real estate lawyers deal with cases involving property and their services are sought to solve real estate disputes and answering questions pertaining to property tax, transfer of property, etc.	Your Ad Here
Tax lawyers handle cases pertaining to income tax, wealth tax, gift tax, estate duty etc. As legal matters have become very important in the corporate world, the need for good lawyers has increased. Labour law pertains to workers, their associations, their working conditions, rights and duties. Lawyers specialising in this branch have to sort out problems between the management and workers. Other branches include family law, constitutional law, corporate law and custos. Persons with substantial knowledge and experience can become tax collectors, credit investigators and insurance adjusters.
Your Ad Here	According to a prominent legal professional, "The number of lawyers who specialise and practice in taxation is increasing as this is a field that is offering many opportunities at1d is also remunerative". He adds that because of the rise in matrimonial cases, the demand for civil lawyers has also increased. Lawyers specialising in matters like patents, trademarks, sales tax or even foreign exchanges are on the rise in the metropolises. In addition, opportunities also await in the defence services, political advisors, business houses, etc. The defence services have their own legal system and lawyers. Ministers too have legal experts on their payrolls who advise them on matters concerning political issues. They are expected to handle all small in-house legal problems. Basic legal terms can be confusing for laymen. So lawyers can work as freelance journalists and contribute to newspapers.

For government jobs, you have to pass the UPSC examination for which the minimum qualification is a master's degree in law with five years experience, preferably in research. In banks a law graduate can work as trainees or probationary law officers. In addition you an work as public prosecutors, solicitor, deputy or additional advocate general or even as advocate generals.

State governments hold competitive examinations for selection of public prosecutors or district attorneys. The government also needs law officers, legal assistants and legal advisors in many departments. The state judicial services is one avenue to which recruitment is made by a competitive examination conducted by the state public services commissions. The minimum academic qualification is a degree in law and selected candidates are appointed as sub-judges or munsifs. Such candidates may become chief judicial magistrates.

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