LLM Degree From Abroad

I want to become a judicial magistrate. I am studying law at a not-so-good college in Delhi. Does the college matter? What should I do to pursue an LLM degree abroad? Which university offers scholarships for law?

- Rakesh

Any person practising as an advocate in India and not more than 32 years of age on January 1 following the date of commencement of the examination is eligible to sit for the judicial services exam, conducted by the high court of each state. It does not, therefore, matter which law college you are from, as long as it is a recognised institution. Practically, every university abroad offering the law degree also offers the LLM programme.

You need to decide on the subject specialisation you wish to take up in LLM and explore these options in the light of your future career path both in India and the country where you choose to study. As you probably know, the legal systems vary from country to country. Keep this in mind based on where you intend to work. Moreover, it would be difficult to get a scholarship for a law programme. However, you can get more details from the United States-India Educational Foundation (usief.org.in) for more details on studying in the US, the British Council (www.britishcouncil.org/india) for UK education, and other countries' relevant websites.

I am a final-year BCom student. After graduating from college, I want to do a company secretary (CS) programme. But my father is insisting that I prepare for banking exams, which I don't think I am cut out for. Is the company secretary course suitable for me? Is this better than chartered accountancy?

- Sahin

A degree in commerce equips you with the skills to get into careers related to banking, chartered accountancy as well as company secretaryship. You cannot rank a career in terms of which one is better, except when you consider your suitability for the kind of work required in each.

If you have good quantitative and analytical skills and can handle accounts, you could take up any of these careers. As all three offer good career prospects, the choice will depend on your interest in the job you will have to do, and the kind of person you are. The banking work is either clerical, where the main tasks are to maintain account books and documents and attend to customers at the counter, or managerial which involve organising, controlling and supervising banking activities, such as loan approvals, customer interactions, branch management, and marketing of services and products.

A CS is trained to take up a wide range of responsible positions in the secretarial, legal, finance, accounts, personnel and administrative departments of companies or organisations in the private as well as the public sector. His work involves incorporation of the company, management of a public issue, processing of applications for management appointments, remuneration, inter-corporate investments and loans, conducting meetings of the board of directors, and maintenance of records, registers and minutes of meetings.

 

Author: Usha Albuquerque (HT Horizons)

Date: 12th November, 2010

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