Where do law graduates generally prefer to go, corporate law or criminal law?
Malini BishtA Most law graduates from prestigious law schools prefer to join corporate law. The main incentives are a nine-to-five job, a higher and stable wage and few of the headaches of the criminal legal system. The starting wages in the legal cells of companies are often in the range of Rs 7-9 lakh p. a. Also, the huge tuition fees of todays law schools result in students taking loans in lakhs of rupees. Most of the students are from middle class families. They cant afford the several years needed in criminal law to build up a good enough practice to be able to repay the loan. Even regular prosecutors get barely Rs 20,000 a month, after years of practice. Going for high-wage corporate law seems an easier option.Further, there is a growing perception, not without foundation, that if you take up litigation, you have to put up with corrupt officials. Even securing the next court date becomes a cumbersome process, unless accompanied by some payment. Even though law graduates love the
