an increase in the number of legal conflicts both in the societal as well as professional sphere has fuelled the demand for qualified lawyers here are a few upcoming legal specialisations that are now soughtafter in the country copyright a branch of law that falls under intellectual property rights ipr copyright law protects the rights of creators or authors of musical literary dramatic and artistic works and creations of cinematographers as well as sound recordings against reproduction translation and adaptation without prior permission copyright safeguards certain rights of artists and authors over their creations thereby protecting it against unauthorised distribution and reproduction a career in copyright law involves the registration of copyright with the copyright office and prosecution for the protection of artists authors and producers rights in a court of law copyright law can be a lucrative career for aspiring lawyers in india especially in mumbai and delhi students who wish to build a career in this stream can pursue online courses offered by the world intellectual property organisation wipo or diploma courses in ipr offered by law colleges which teach copyright law as a module says ruchika sidhwani senior associate dua associates and author the concept of trade mark series origin and implication for the scope of protection students who complete their llb and a diploma certificate in ipr or copyright law can work as litigators or work with corporates drafting a range of contracts they can make a career in registering copyrights as well those who pursue a career in this field must have a keen interest in law and copyright pursuing a relevant internship is an added advantage as it can expose them to the inside track of the profession since there are no specific courses for copyright law students who pursue an internship for a minimum of six months will gain an insight into what the career entails elaborates sidhwani fresh entrants in this field can earn up to rs 20000 per month corporate law corporate law focuses on laws that affect companies and corporations shareholders directors and other stakeholders businesses and the transactions companies make with each other or with consumers with existing businesses growing in size and volume and a rising number of new businesses corporate law is gaining massive popularity in india this branch of law also focuses on creating rules for corporations that are acquiring or being acquired by other companies or those that are being merged so as to avoid foul business practices and ensure fair play a corporate lawyer besides knowledge of company laws and regulations is required to have indepth knowledge of criminal law that affects corporations or companies aspirants must have a thorough understanding of various laws including principles underlying them the skills to interpret them effective communication skills and presence of mind says nilima bhadbhade associate professor ils law college pune students who wish to pursue a career in this stream can go for an llb degree specialising in civil law qualified professionals can work with