Can I practice law in India post enrollment and prior to passing the All India Bar Examination?
No. You can work as a trainee advocate with an advocate or firm, but in order to practice law in India, you need to have passed the All India Bar Examination. This requirement is not unlike that in the United Kingdom, the United States of America and the Commonwealth, where the passing of the Legal Practice Course (LPC), the Bar Vocational Course (BVC, to be the Bar Professional Training Course from 2011) or the Bar Examination is a necessary step for moving from being a Trainee Solicitor, a Bar Pupil or an Articled Clerk to an advocate, attorney, solicitor or barrister.
