Mahatma Gandhi Education: In India on 2nd October'
Gandhi Jayanti' is celebrated. On this day, Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was born. Not only in India, people who believe in his values all over the world remember him on this day. Everyone knows how much contribution Mahatma Gandhi, popularly known as 'Bapu' in the country, made to the freedom struggle. However, very few people know that before coming to India, the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi worked as a barrister in South Africa.
In simple language, Mahatma Gandhi was a lawyer, but he was a little different from the lawyers of India. Now many people might be wondering who is a barrister and how is he different from an Indian lawyer. To become a lawyer in India, one has to study LLB, whereas this is not the case in many countries. In such a situation, let us know who is a barrister, where one has to study for it and how different its study is from LLB course.
How to become a lawyer in India?
Before knowing the answers to the above questions, we need to understand how to become a lawyer in India. Generally people call a person who looks after legal work a lawyer. Anyone who obtains a degree by studying LLB (Bachelor of Legislative Law) or LLM (Master of Law) is called a lawyer. However, the most important thing here is that a lawyer can give legal advice to his client but cannot fight the case in court on his behalf. This is a lawyer's job.
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To become a lawyer in India, one has to first study 10+2. After this you will have to obtain LLB degree. However, even after obtaining the degree, you will still be called a lawyer and will not be allowed to fight cases. To fight a case in the court, one has to pass the 'All India Bar Examination' (AIBE) of the Bar Council of India, only then one gets the license to practice. As soon as you get the license, you become a lawyer.
Who is a barrister?
A person who has obtained a law degree from a university or college in England is called a barrister. Lawyers and barristers are almost similar to some extent. The only difference between the two is that while a lawyer obtains a degree from India, a barrister obtains a law degree from England. Most barristers sit in chambers. They work as legal advisors or academicians for an individual or company. Some banks, corporations and solicitor firms also employ them.
Where do you have to study to become a barrister?
As you have already been told that barrister education is done in England. In such a situation, the question arises that if someone wants to become a barrister, what will he have to do? How can an Indian become a barrister? Let us know what needs to be done to become a barrister.
- To become a barrister, one must first obtain a bachelor's degree in law.
- After graduation one has to pass 'Bar Course Aptitude Test'. After this one gets a chance to join the Inns of Court.
- The Inns of Court is a professional association for barristers, providing educational and social support. There are four inns in total in England.
- After joining INS, you will have to do vocational training, where you will be taught things related to law.
- After training, pupillage has to be done, which is like an internship. This happens under the supervision of a senior barrister.
- After following the pupillage for a year, the barrister will tell you whether you are ready to work or not.
- If you're ready, you can apply for authorization to practice.
- Once you have authorization to practice, you can work as a barrister.
The annual salary of a barrister in Britain is around Rs 34 lakh. As experience increases, salary also increases.
