Career as a Cyber Lawyer
The first cyber crime dates back to 1820's, after a more than a century the rate of the crime seems soaring high. Nowadays, all of us survive in this virtual world where our entire life is in the open. Through social networking sites and internet transactions the personal and financial condition of a person is not only traceable but it takes seconds for a criminal to commit a crime.
Cyber crime is at an all time high and this is where the role of cyber lawyers comes. The work profile of a cyber lawyer includes cracking down cyber crimes like hacking, credit card frauds, protecting digital signatures to safeguard business transactions or encryption codes or electronic records etc. He/she deals with the cases of Intellectual Property laws or Copyrights, Software patents, Net Banking etc.
Courses available:
While studying such a broad based subject one needs to have knowledge of technology as well as laws (Personal Laws, Telecom Laws, Company Laws and Intellectual Property Laws). There are various short term and long term courses available online or offline. Some of them are as follows:
- Diploma in Cyber Law
Eligibility:
- To opt for a career in this stream the candidate must have:
- Must have passed your Higher Secondary (10+2) exams for undergraduate programme
- One needs an LLB degree for postgraduate programme
Personal Traits:
- Dexterity and dedication
- Should have proper knowledge of Cyber world its different aspects.
There are a number of options available for the students pursuing this area. Apart from being a lawyer the candidates can also explore the field as a :
- Cyber Consultant in an IT firm, police department or in banks.
- Research assistants in a law firm .
- Research assistants in a technology firm.
- Advisors to the web developers.
- Advisors in the Ministry of Information and Technology or in Corporate Houses.
- Security Auditors and Network Administrators in Technology firms.
- Trainers in law schools and Multinational Corporations.
Remuneration:
The salary of these techie lawyers can range anything from Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 20,000 in a solicitor's firm. While those in a corporate or a law firm can earn within a range of Rs. 20,000 to a handsome amount of Rs. 40,000.
