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Hey there,
Well, lawyers practising consumer law and protection of consumers are not many as it comes within their ambits along with other fields of law.
However, for a lawyer to practice consumer law, you must be well versed in the consumer protection act and other basic laws for which you shall need a law degree. Also, the lawyer shall be requiring a specialization in consumer laws including other laws so that grievances are heard well.
Also, the procedural aspect and knowledge is very much needed so before independent practice and internships are advisable with lawyers dealing in this field so that the practical aspects are learnt.
Beside this, you just need a licence of practice by the Bar Council and you are ready to go.
Also, there are not many lawyers who do specialisation only in this field thus it would act as a benefit.

Hey there,
Well, practising business law does not require a rocket science. The process for practice is same as any lawyer would go through.
You need to have a valid degree and a valid licence by the Bar Council.
However, in order to become a good lawyer in this field, I would suggest having additional qualifications apart from just a law degree.
Also, a BBA stream along with law shall act as a benefit as you would have the knowledge of business aspects of firms and economy.
Also, you could do LLM in any of the business laws including contracts competition law, etc.
Also, CS along with law would be a combo which no one would be able to beat.
You can practice without them also, but yes having add-ons would always turn beneficial and to stand out of the crowd of lawyers, you need to have extraordinary attributes.
Thus, pursue BBA LLB+CS+LLM in business law and you are ready.

Hey.
After completing your LLB, you have an option to go for PG which may be an LLM or an MBA.
LLM includes a Master's degree in law which provides you a specialisation in certain laws and you get a Master's degree in those subjects. Also, you become eligible for UGC NET for academic purpose also.
Also, LLM fetches you the same advantage as an MD after MBBS in medical.
However, MBA is something which is preferred by a lot of students as it is a deadly combo these days. The corporate houses do prefer a law and MBA graduate and also your prospects of better offers increase.
It does make a lot of sense to go for MBA but from a premier institute only like IIM's in India and then abroad.

First of all, both are very different areas and they shouldn't be compared, but I would still answer it as to the best of my knowledge.
There is no official data available in India about the number of lawyers in both areas and about their salaries so it becomes tough to compare both.
Business law is about disputes between firms, companies, partnerships, and small businesses.
All these people or most of these companies, partnerships, and firms have their fixed lawyers and when any dispute arises their lawyers fight (I mean the same lawyer for that company), but when it comes to consumer protection laws, it is emerging day by day because awareness among the consumers is increasing and the number of cases is also increasing day by day and they don't have any fixed lawyers.
So, from this point of view, consumer protection law has more scope.

I think by better scope you mean better income, so here is the comparison:
Corporate law
According to the United States Bureau of Labour Statistics, the projected job growth for corporate lawyers is 6% (2014-2024) and their median annual salary is $ 1,15,000.
In India, after completing a course in corporate law, you can be hired by a business firm or a large MNC at a good salary package.
The starting salary depends on your skills and from which college you have completed your course. In general, you may get anywhere Rs. 25000 to 45000 per month. After some experience, you can easily get Rs. 50,000 to 1,00,000.
International trade law
According to the payscale.com, in 2016, international trade specialists made a median annual salary of $62,641 and the job growth is same as corporate lawyers.
In India, lawyers in this field are very less in number and this will give you the advantage to earn and in the beginning, you may earn from INR 40,000 to 60,000 per month and after some experience, it may go up to 15-20 LPA.
Salary packages shall vary on different factors like company, education, candidates skills, work experience, etc.
So which one has a better scope that you should decide based on your interests.

Nowadays, choosing a correct profession is really tough work. But still, there are many good choices
Since last few year, engineering has lost its fame because of fewer jobs and more colleges. So, students are thinking twice before choosing B.Tech which is why B.Tech has become a less sought course from some years.
Now, medicine has a wide scope and job. Right now, India has 1 Doctor for 10k people and India need more doctors. Also, there is a need for Indian companies for medicine and pharmaceuticals which give medicines at a low price. So, this field has a good scope in future.
Law: In India, over 10 million cases are put on hold or pending. This is only because of less time but when there are a good amount of Lawyers and Judges then these cases could be solved but law is not a sought course among students because there is less money involved in this field which is the thing that Indians needs the most.
Civil Service: When we ask a small kid about what do you want to do in future? 6 out 10 will answer that they want to become IAS Officers. This job is extremely popular apart from the money it offers which attracts lakhs of students every year. This job offers both power and honour which is not provided by any job.
All this makes me think that for students nowadays, Civil Services is the most sought profession then engineering then medical and if some are not able to take admission in B.Tech or medical then they go for Law.
But this must change because India needs us. There should be a change in the order mentioned above which should be civil service at the top then medical then law and then engineering as required by India.