Sir/Madam,
I am a student of Law IVth year B.S.L. LL.B, Pune University, Maharashtra,My aim it to become Solicitor and practice as a Solicitor in India, Please tell me what is the procedure to become Solicitor?, What is the eligibility criteria?, Which colleges are best for the course of Solicitor?
and Please Give me all details of the Legal Practitioners course and Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test(QLTT).

Asked by Nikhil Darekar on 22 February 2008 at 10:50 AM.

Answered by Studyplaces Counsellor India

Lawyers from India can enrol as a solicitor after they pass the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT) . Qualified Indian lawyers generally have to clear just one head of the test, namely Professional Conduct and Accounts. It is a three-hour written examination, for which, lawyers must apply for a “certificate of eligibility” from the Law Society of England and Wales. A two-year practice is also required before an Indian lawyer can qualify as a solicitor. However, this requirement can be satisfied by a suitable period of practice in India, so there is no need for an Indian lawyer to take time out of his own practice to come to England. The Law Society determines on a case-by-case basis whether the practical experience obtained by a lawyer in India is sufficient to satisfy this practice condition. The Law Society for England and Wales has information on qualifying from overseas on their website (see the qualifying as a solicitor section).Indian lawyers will soon be able to qualify as Solicitors of the Supreme Court of England and Wales without having to travel to England to do so. It is expected that New Delhi or Mumbai would be the fourth city in the world to have its own QLTT Centre. The College of Law has been licensed by the Law Society to open two test centres for the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT) in India. The QLTT is the conversion examination, which enables overseas lawyers to qualify as solicitors. Indian lawyers have been eligible to clear the test in London for several years but now the QLTT will be held in India itself, providing a much cheaper and more convenient route to dual qualification. The College of Law will run the test in both Delhi and Mumbai in April and October 2006 and will provide preparatory tuition for candidates. you can do do a solicitor course from India Legal information Institute.