How to become a litigator in India?

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How to become a litigator in India?

• Things you will learn in this blog are as
  follows
• Introduction
• What is a Litigator?
• Roles and Responsibility of Litigation lawyer
• How to become a Litigator?
• Specializations in Litigation Civil litigator
• Criminal Litigator
• Corporate Litigator
• Skills required
• Conclusion
• Introduction
• Law aspirants who like an adventure in their life
  must know that the field of litigation is just
  the right choice for them. The thrill in the
  litigation process is just amazing and every day
  of litigation is potentially memorable for every
  litigator. Litigation means, the act, process,
  or practice of settling a dispute in a court,
  or the process of taking an argument between
  the people or group to the court of law. A
  career in law provides a number of diverse
  choices of options to explore and make a
  successful career, one of them is litigation. A
  person with strong verbal communication skills
  and with analytical thinking is perfect for this
  job. Many law aspirants aspire to be a litigator
  in the top courts of India, also nowadays these
  litigators with a lot of experience are high in
  demand in the private sector also. Various online
  legal certification courses are designed to
  teach this specialization of law to students
  aiming to make a career in law. Lets first
  understand what a Litigator is.

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What is a Litigator? A litigator or litigation
lawyer represents a client who is taking legal
actions against someone or defending their client
from legal actions. The litigation attorney is
required to make a lot of courtroom appearances
and handle cases of the civil or criminal
variety. A litigator must have complete
knowledge and understanding of courtroom
procedure and its working. As most of the time,
a litigation lawyer spends is in a courtroom
interviewing their clients or searching for
evidence. A litigation lawyer does all research
and groundwork such as issuing notices,
submitting documents, and fighting the case.
According to some, litigation is a pure form of
law, as in this field litigators represent their
clients and fight in accordance with the law to
prove their client right respectively.
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Roles and Responsibility of Litigation
lawyer The main job of a litigator is to
represent their clients in court, in front of
the judge. But other than this, there are a
number of other jobs and responsibilities that a
litigation lawyer is required to take. They are
responsible for filing the case, issuing notices
and all the legal documents in the court. They
must explain to their client's the whole process
in detail in order to avoid future chaos and
confusion. One of the core responsibilities of
the litigation lawyer is to consult with the
client, after consulting they will review the
case, make the strategy, and discuss it with the
clients about how they are going to deal with the
case in court. After the case is submitted in
court they are responsible to conduct all
activities that are necessary before trial, such
as collecting evidence, and interviewing the
witnesses, and other parties. During the trial
with the help of their skills, and the strategy
which they decided beforehand in order to win
the case, such as the evidence collected by them,
questioning the witnesses and also
cross-question the opposite party, they try to
win the case and if the situation is not in their
favour then they make sure to lessen the damage
caused to their clients. How to become a
Litigator? A career as a Litigation lawyer in
India is high in demand due to the increasing
number of cases filed in court. As to how to
become a litigator in India, the process is no
different than any other career in law. After the
12th, prepare for the different entrance exams
to get admission to the top law colleges. There
are numerous online law certification courses
helping students for entrance exams like CLAT,
after clearing the entrance exam one can opt for
either a 5-year law degree or a 3-year law
degree in their college or university. After
this, start looking for an internship, as an
Internship is one of the important factors which
plays a vital role in ones journey as a
litigation lawyer. Interning under a senior
litigation lawyer will help one to understand the
process of litigation and how a case is being
trailed in court. Understanding the courtroom
process is one of the most important things for
law aspirants aspiring to become litigation
lawyers. After completing the law degree, pass
the Bar examination and get enrolled in the
State Bar Council. After getting the certificate
to practice, one can either work under a senior
litigation lawyer
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or can start independently. But, the best option
is to start working under litigators to gain
experience and knowledge from the starting then
only one can work independently. Specializations
in Litigation There are different types of
litigation lawyers, a learner wishing to make a
career in a specific field of law as a litigator
then they can first choose a specialization
subject they want to specialize in and grasp all
knowledge about it. Many legal learning platforms
provide the best online law certification
courses based on the different specializations
of law with top industry experts. Here are
mentioned some types of Litigators Civil
litigator Civil litigators mainly deal with
civil cases such as Family cases, cases related
to construction or minor issues and disputes.
These litigators work to protect the rights of
human beings, they have complete knowledge of
the law and have strong interpersonal
skills. Criminal Litigator Criminal litigator
refers to the lawyers who work in cases which are
criminal in nature and are dealt with in
criminal court. This also included non-harmful
crimes such as white-collar crimes, their role is
to investigate the case properly, interview the
witness, collect various evidence and they must
be patient and intellectually strong. Corporate
Litigator This lawyer deals with the disputes,
issues and cases related to corporate and
business, such as disputes regarding ownership,
partner's disagreement, licensing, shareholders
and many more. Most of the time business
organizations or companies hire their own
litigator. Skills required Different law fields
require different skills, but a litigation lawyer
deals with most of all law fields, so there are
a number of skills that a law aspirant has to
possess in order to have a successful career as a
litigation lawyer. Some of the skills that an
aspiring lawyer must have are
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as follows Strong written and verbal
communication skills, creativity, Critical
thinking, detail-oriented, Research skills,
Perseverance, and wide knowledge of
litigation. Conclusion A litigation lawyer is
responsible for many aspects of the litigation
process, their responsibilities can depend on the
types of cases they are handling. One of the
qualities that every litigation lawyer must have
is a right attitude which makes them exceptional
lawyers in front of their clients as well as
leaves a good impression on different people in
court including the judge. Law aspirants who
wish to become litigators must have the skills
mentioned above, also they must choose a
specialization and have complete knowledge and
understanding of it. A career in litigation
takes time to establish but after gaining
experience in the field, it has a lot of respect
and its a high-demand job profile.