Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Law (Honours)

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Job roles:

Legal Executive
Corporate Counsel
Trademark Attorney
Patent Attorney
Legal Secretary
Corporate Social Responsibility Manager
Project Manager or Management Consultant

In addition, there are plenty of business-related jobs that require an understanding of law, including: Commodity Brokerage, Financial Management, Investment Banking, and Chartered Accounting.

Another area gaining momentum is legal process outsourcing (LPO), where law graduates can look for employment as well as entrepreneurial opportunities drawing on business from Dubai’s international clientele.

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Law (Honours)

Programme Duration 5 Years	Semesters 10	Level Undergraduate
Criteria: A minimum 50% aggregate in CBSE grades X & XII, or the equivalent from alternative schools, is required.		Academic Year 2022-2027
		Fees per year AED 35,000 + 5% VAT

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Why choose this field?

A law degree can be greatly rewarding both in terms of salary levels and personal development. While the BA LLB provides all the key ingredients of a well-rounded law degree, it also provides a firm bases in areas such as Humanities and Social Sciences, all of which will help law graduates to develop a comprehensive understanding of the policy, society and the judicial system of the UAE, India and International communities.

Courses include Public International Law, Private International Law, Maritime law and International Environmental law. There are employment opportunities in multiple countries including the UAE, India and the wider MENA region exist within the banking, insurance, health, finance and other sectors. Banks operating in the UAE are especially interested in hiring UAE trained students.

Programme description

The five year integrated programme prepares students with the syllabus mentioned in BCI Rules together with specialisation of domain electives so as to equip them to appear before courts and tribunals and perform other essential roles of law professionals.

The programme structure is framed to bridge a crucial gap and creates synergies by bringing management and law together. Important skills such as research, critical analysis and synthesis of complex ideas are developed throughout the course by way self-work, outdoor activity, workshops and five summer internships in NGOs, commissions, legal firms, and other companies.

Practical training

Practical training in the form of an Internship is integral to the programme. Additional practical elements include moots, which is the simulation of real cases through Moot Court pro bono services, and legal writing, which includes the filing of an FIR, affidavit, drafting of a will and report writing. These are all integrated into the law syllabus so that students can develop their skills as well-rounded practitioners.

Career opportunities

Opportunities for law graduates will increase dramatically in the run-up to Expo 2020 in matters involving Forex transactions, business setup and legal outsourcing. In particular, “in-house practice” opportunities in sectors including banking, finance and insurance institutions, especially in Dubai.

Students with UAE experience are in high demand and gain an advantage over others with exposure limited to a local environment. Students with exposure to Dubai will find employment easily in the areas of conveyancing, commercial arbitration, and intellectual property rights.

Having an Amity University Dubai law degree means you can appear for clients at the DIFC courts and in Indian courts. Students can look to the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) for opportunities similar to those found in Free Zones.

Amity University Dubai’s law programme includes key elements for aspiring students to write the examinations of the Bar Council of India and other international examinations such as Qualified Lawyer Transfer Test (QLTT), UK, which students are encouraged to do.

What will students learn?

Students will learn to recognise inter-disciplinary relationships between law and other disciplines, design solutions with regards to social legal problems and demonstrate research skills to analyse national and international issues.

Students will be able to demonstrate professional ethics and moral values as well as understand the importance of lifelong learning.

Students will be able to interpret theory through clinical legal practice and develop legal research skills.