Competitive exams for law graduates

Updated on May 18, 2020 - 4:07 p.m. IST by Shubham Bhakuni

Competitive exams for law graduates - Law as a profession has a lot to offer. After completing LLB, the students will have two options, either appear in a competitive exam for law graduates and secure a government/private sector job or go for higher education. At the first point, the LLB graduates can appear in some discipline-specific competitive exams from where they can pursue a career in the legal profession. Government jobs for law graduates are numerous, and to add on, the job profile of a lawyer, advocate, judge, or legal professional is respected by the society while ensuring that there is enough to earn. However, being a graduate candidate, the law graduates are also eligible to appear in other competitive exams in which the required educational qualification is just graduation in any field, for example, Civil Services, SSC, Review Officer and many others. Go through the article to know what are the competitive exams for law graduates and what government jobs for law graduates are on-trend.

Competitive exams in which law graduates can appear To name a few, the discipline-specific competitive exams for law graduates are given below in a table.

Competitive exam for law graduates

Judicial Services Exam	RO exam (Review officer - on legal administration)
Union Public Service Commission	State Public Service Commission
ARO exam (Assistant Review Officer in High Courts)	Short Service Commission in the Indian Army
Exam for Officer Grade A in SEBI	Law officer exams
RBI Grade B exam for legal officer	Staff Selection Commission

Best job options for law graduates

Chief Judicial Magistrate - Higher Judicial Services under Judicial Services Examination can pave way for the position of Chief Judicial Magistrate. Practising lawyers are selected for the position of Chief Judicial Magistrate who exercises the powers of a Judicial Magistrate (First class).

Civil Judge (junior division) - A Civil Judge is selected through the Judicial Services Examinations and works with the power of a Judicial Magistrate (Second class). A fresher law graduate can apply for the position of Civil Judge.

Government Lawyer - They work for the government and represent the cases of the government. The top position for a government lawyer is Attorney General of India, which is a constitutional position. There are some other profiles such as Solicitor General and others. A law graduate can also work for the government on its own capacity as the government also hires lawyers to represent itself for the cases in the courtrooms.

Civil Litigation Lawyer - Law graduate can work as a civil litigation lawyer. A litigation lawyer represents the cases of its clients and involves himself in the cases studies. Also, the litigation lawyer files the pleadings on various matters.

Legal Analyst - A legal analyst conducts legal research and deciphers laws, supports the individual lawyers, maintains legal documents and databases. A legal analyst may work on individual capacity or also as a team member.

Competitive exams for law graduates - Other important job opportunities

Having a graduation degree in hand also makes the candidate eligible for different other types of job roles where the eligibility is defined as graduation in any discipline from a recognized university. The most glaring example of such competitive exams is those conducted by the Union Public Service Commission such as Civil Services.

At present, the union govt is also working on bringing a national level Judicial Services Examination, if that comes into existence, it will open a completely new horizon of government job options for law graduates.A law graduate can also apply for the following job roles and competitive exams.

Competitive exams in which a law graduate can appear

Exam/Job options	Details
UPSC Civil Services	The Civil Service is considered one among the best job positions in India. Civil services offer various job profiles such as Indian Administrative Services(IAS), Indian Police Service(IRS) Indian Foreign Services(IFS), Indian Revenue Services(IRS) etc. For UPSC civil services, the eligibility is just a graduation degree in any discipline and candidates from all disciplines including law can appear in the exam.
PSC	It is similar to the UPSC but is conducted at the state level. The Public Service Commission also offers various job profiles such as SDM, Labour Commissioner, Naib Tahsildar, Block Development Officer etc. A law graduate can appear in the state public services commission’s exams and can secure a reputed government job.
SSC CGL	Staff Selection Commission examination CGL is conducted every year. And is one of the most followed competitive examinations in India. Any graduate can appear in this, including those who complete graduation in law. The job roles offered through SSC include Income Tax Officer, Audit Officer, Central Excise Inspector and other
Manager	There are several competitive examinations such as RRB recruitments, Bank PO, LIC AAO in which a law graduate can appear and go into the managerial positions.
SBI PO	A law graduate can also appear in the SBI PO exam as the educational qualification required for the SBI PO remains to be a graduation degree in any discipline. The exam may take the candidates to the managerial positions in State Bank of India.
IBPS Clerk	IBPS Clerk also happens to be one of the most competitive exams in India. It provides entry at the clerical level.
Indian Army	Law graduates can also participate in Indian Army. There is a common army recruitment and one is only for the law graduates through Short Service Commision.
RBI Grade B	Reserve Bank of India offers various job profiles for the graduates which includes managerial roles, Clerical positions, officer level jobs and others. For law graduates, the RBI also offers Legal officer positions.

Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - Competitive exams for law graduates

Question: What educational qualification is required for appearing in Judicial Services Examination?

Answer:

For appearing in the Judicial Services Examination, the candidate must be a law graduate.

Question: Is work experience required for the Higher Judiciary Services under Judicial Services Examination?

Answer:

Yes, Along with the law graduation, the candidate must be a practising lawyer with a minimum experience of seven years.

Question: Can a law graduate appear in the UPSC Civil Services examination?

Answer:

Yes, a law graduate can appear in the UPSC Civil Services, in fact, the law graduate benefits with their close proximity with the law while preparing for the UPSC.

Question: Can I participate in Indian Army after completing the law graduation?

Answer:

Yes, you can participate in Indian Army after LLB, The Indian Army recruitment under Short Service Commission for Judge Advocate General Branch offers an opportunity for law graduates.