The legal profession is a vocation that is based on the knowledge of law and its applications. Those who pursue these ‘vocations' collectively form a body of individuals who are qualified to practice law in particular jurisdictions. The learned occupation of these individuals is to study, promote, uphold and enforce the collection of rules imposed by the authority. This can be done in the court of law (becoming a Litigator) or outside the court of law (becoming a consultant or a legal advisor).

                    A Lawyer is a person qualified by education, training and work experience working at a law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity and who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work like litigating, arbitrating, negotiating, conciliating, and moderating matters for a party which has arisen between two parties. These matters can be primarily classified as civil or criminal, therefore generally the lawyers would either take up civil matters or criminal cases. Further the practicing lawyers can specialise in the following types of laws: Constitutional and administrative law, Criminal law, Contract law, Labour law, Company law, Tort law, Property law, Tax law, Trust law and Family law or Personal law Etc.

                    A professional who has gone through Legal Education may choose not to litigate and may become a consultant for companies and/or individuals giving them advise on legal front for their benefit.