Effective Success Tips for Law Students

One believes that it is only after a legal education that the journey of acquiring a dream job at any law firm begins. This is further followed by pursuing a legal practice and transforming oneself as a well-established lawyer. This is indeed a generic public perception but it is necessarily not true. As a matter of fact, students must plan their law education journey from the first day. This is totally supported by Erin Andrews, who has said, “Success doesn’t happen overnight. Keep your eye on the prize and don’t look back”. Thus, it is a continuous and relentless pursuit. Let's understand this better in this article.

Tip1: Selection of the Law School

First things first, you need to prepare for the CLAT and the LSAT Examination if you aim to get enrolled in the top National Law Universities. The trend suggests that most of the students appear for competitive exams without actually knowing the outlines of the Syllabi of these competitive exams. It would be wise to keep in mind that students cannot get admission in desired law schools without thorough preparation from the beginning.

Tip2: Make use of the right Course Curriculum

The traditional dual degree integrated five years BA-LLB degree was a thing of the past when this was the only option available for law students to pursue. Now with the evolving paradigms of legal education, we have various other specialisations which have been merged with Law like BBA-LLB, BBA-LLB (Hons.), B.Tech-LLB, BSc-LLB, etc. These degree programmes have been put in place to cater to the needs of the industry. There are many leading law institutes in Gurgaon that have excelled in making these specialised programmes available to the students. However, a Law programme with B.Tech would not be a good suggestion in the current scenario because the employment prospects in the legal industry with respect to engineering is limited, on the other hand, BBA-LLB (Hons.) has indeed become the need of the hour.

 Tip 3: Guidance and Innovation with Comprehensive Teaching and Learning
It is seen that the teaching-learning methodology in Universities that have been around since long is losing its importance day by day, yet at the same time private Universities have remarkably excelled in a short period of time. This is not owing only to their infrastructure solely but also due to the highly qualified and extremely dedicated faculty present in the university. The manner in which the faculty engages the students with its innovative and detailed teaching-learning methods is the primary factor contributing to the growth and transformation of the students. At the same time, students must also participate in each and every activity held within or outside the classroom.  If we analyse and pitch the ratio of students receiving placement every year from Traditional Universities against the ratio of students receiving placement every year from Private Universities, we could conclude that the placement ratio of Private Universities is much greater.

Tip 4: Look for Contemporary Course Curriculum which is of essence
There is a highly common perception in today's society that students opt for Law Schools and Law programmes with certain priorities beforehand such as the location of the Law School, course Fee, Infrastructural amenities, feedback and suggestions from friends and other criteria. However, they soon understand that they have chosen the wrong law school and have enrolled in an integrated law programme wherein they are not able to elaborately explore the content. Thus, they do complete the programme but without achieving any expertise in the given subject. Therefore, students must make preliminary enquiries regarding the course curriculum of all Law programmes and the specializations that are made available. They could try career counselling in case of any ambiguity and simultaneously, they could also consult professionals belonging to the legal industry and legal academia.

Tip 5: Have an Interactive approach towards learning the Law Courses
Students must participate in all activities, including the ones held within as well as outside the classroom walls. Students must be always alert in exploring. Several E-books are also made available online on every contemporary subject. Students must also make sure to develop reading-writing habits. At the same time, students must also take part in Moot Court Activities that is an important exercise in every law school.

Tip 6: Internships are very crucial

Internships in every semester break is a compulsion not only to get the degree but also as a vital activity, without which practical knowledge could not be imparted. In the absence of effective internships, legal education stays incomplete. The internship is the link between the classroom and the real world. Students must use this opportunity to grasp practical learnings of the industry, which does not occur in the classroom.

Last but not the least, keep in mind that pursuing a law course from the best law institute might not enable students to attain success in their life, but acquiring their law programme with sheer passion, zeal, dedication and commitment can surely do so!