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Lawyer
Argue cases, draft deals, defend people
From Campus Binge's data, as of 2026-10-15. Each fact says how far to trust it.
Starting pay
₹8–18 L/yr at firms · less in litigation early
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Later
₹30 L+/yr
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Years to get there
5-year BA LLB
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Cost
₹2–3.5 L/yr at NLUs
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Streams
PCM, PCB, PCMB, Commerce, CommerceMaths, Humanities, Undecided
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Subjects
English, Political Science, History
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Routes
law-clat
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About
Reading a lot Drafting and arguing Long hours at firms; freedom in litigation later
World signals
4- OpenAI GDPval: the best models approach expert quality on tasks from 44 jobsOn one-off tasks written by professionals, like a legal brief or an engineering blueprint, top models come close to experts, so juniors will be judged on what they add beyond a first draft.
- The Income-tax Act, 2025 replaces the 1961 law from 1 April 2026Every business and taxpayer moves to new sections and forms, which creates transition work for CAs and tax lawyers, so learn the new Act early.
- Supreme Court waives the practice rule for civil judge exams until March 2027Fresh law graduates can try judiciary exams notified up to March 2027; after that, plan for years at the Bar before the bench.
- Supreme Court white paper sets out how courts may use AICourts will use AI for research, translation and transcription with human checks, so lawyers who can verify AI output and catch fake citations will be valued.
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