Solicitor's exam
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Anonymous
(Querist) 25 January 2012
This query is : Resolved
Can anybody guide me for the solicitor's exam ? I have following doubts?
1) In the interview for articled clerkship what type of questions can be asked?
2) How to prepare for the exam?
Shailesh Kr. Shah
(Expert) 25 January 2012
can you explain more about solicitor's exam??
ajay sethi
(Expert) 25 January 2012
hardly any questions . your marks in LLB are taken into consideration . no legal questios are generally asked .
you have to join the solicitor firm do articles then appear for exams conducted by association . most of subjects are what you have studiedfor your LLB
Devajyoti Barman
(Expert) 25 January 2012
There is no such thing called Solicitor's examinations at least at this part of India.
N.K.Assumi
(Expert) 25 January 2012
Never heard of it.
Sankaranarayanan
(Expert) 25 January 2012
As per my knowledge goes it is new any one those appeared can explain well and good
R.Ramachandran
(Expert) 25 January 2012
Dear Mr. Assumi,
The Bombay Incorporated Law Society conducts Solicitors Exam regularly.
For sitting in the solicitors exam, a LL.B. Graduate has to first become an articled clerk for three years under a law firm solicitor who has been qualified for five years.
Each solicitor is allowed to supervise up to three articled clerks.
Articled clerks work at a lower salary than associates at firms and are usually given six months off in the run-up to the exams to prepare, with questions potentially testing the legal knowledge of every statute in existence India.
There is a prevalent view, that due to their rigorous training and guidance under a Solicitor, people who are passing the exam have great practical knowledge of the law and can quickly find the right section of legislation when asked by clients.
The exam is intentionally made very difficult to pass. The percentage of pass in the said examination is very very less.
The exam consists of six papers, each of which is sat by candidates in two-day intervals.
The topics are practice and procedure, corporate law, conveyancing, taxation and accounting, general commercial law, and "general lex", which tests knowledge of miscellaneous other areas of law not covered under the other heads.
The corporate law paper had practical problem and factual questions on such areas as the Companies Act, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).
The pass score in the exam is 360 points out of 600.
The Bombay Incorporated Law Society was founded in 1894 as a supervisory body to solicitors or attorneys, who at that point did not enjoy rights of audience in courts, which was the preserve of counsel.
The division was abolished in 1976 and the solicitor qualification became a title that offered no legal benefits over advocates but still offered career opportunities and increased pay.
However, solicitors continued to dominate Mumbai's legal market outside of the courts and at many more traditional Mumbai firms the majority of partners are solicitors.
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 25 January 2012
Nothing left to be added in the detailed reply of Ramachandran to which ratify and deem correct.
R.Ramachandran
(Expert) 26 January 2012
Dear Mr. Tom,
I really do not understand why do you say that even an upcoming solicitor hesitating to ask any query and that too frankly?
Please clarify what made you say so.
Did I, at least, unknowing to me or inadvertently, did or say anything in my reply because of which any one would be hesitating to ask a query?
I am concerned. In hindsight I start feeling that I should not have answered the query at all, if it will unnecessarily make anybody hesitate to ask any query here.
V R SHROFF
(Expert) 26 January 2012
RR,
TOM WAS BUSY CHANGING HIS RED SHIRT, AS I FORCE UPON HIM ON THIS AUSPICIOUS MORNING OF REPUBLIC DAY. before 40 minutes.
Your reply was very correct, and in detail,
nothing wrong, it is ok.
Now Let us comment on this new shirt,Tom Looks better or not??
NKA: Assam probably do not need to hear it.
Advocate. Arunagiri
(Expert) 26 January 2012
Mr.Tom is always objecting the advocates, raising the query as anonymous.
I think he feels that this query is also from an advocate.
I think Mr.Ramachandran also not interested in attending the anonymous query.
My personal opinion is, when some body is hiding a mask, it shows that they dont want to reveal their real face here.
I personally dont worry about the person who is asking the query. I am objecting the academic queries.
M/s. Y-not legal services
(Expert) 26 January 2012
good mornig ram sir.,
arunagiri sir is absolutely right.. if a layman wear the anonymous mask mean its ok.. but whats the necessity to an advocate..
if he uneasy to clear his doubt mean then what he going to do with his solicitor post?
thats it..
thank you arunagiri sir..
and shroff sir., i cant feel that you forced me to change my shirt., more than four days., without wash and bath its became as bad smell.. my area peoples also asked me for that..ha haa haaaaaaaaaaa
-tom-
V R SHROFF
(Expert) 26 January 2012
Tom;
Never wear smelling Shirt, Clients may run away.
Better use Perfume, or Keep a Lady Secretary who use perfume.
Tom, If I have a Query, how will I ask??
I have to ask anonymous or not?
Otherwise all will say,"Shroff saab ko itna bhi nahi malum? Saab don't even this small thing??
After all expert don't know everything!!. We don't know many things. So kindly allow Advocates to ask anonymous query"
& Please Reply it too. "
OR, LCI MAY RAISE A ADVOCATE PLATFORM, SEPARATE FROM PUBLIC FORUM, WHERE WE CAN SOLVE OUR LEGAL PROBLEM, AS IN PRIVATE MEETING.
Adv Shroff
26-01-2012
V R SHROFF
(Expert) 26 January 2012
Our Image, Tom,
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 26 January 2012
Why have you stopped personal joking dears? continue. We are making lot of enjoy....
M/s. Y-not legal services
(Expert) 26 January 2012
tahts your illusion.. nothing we going to loose by asking queries..
because no one know everything.. if any one avail mean just bring them in front of me..
i have some questions to them..
-tom-
prabhakar singh
(Expert) 26 January 2012
Yes!Tom reminds me of my young hood and Mr.Ramachandran reminds me there are many more things i am still to know.
Advocate. Arunagiri
(Expert) 26 January 2012
Mr.Tom,
It clearly shows that Yours is young blood.
M/s. Y-not legal services
(Expert) 26 January 2012
ram sir., how you can feel that i will try to hurt / tease you?
even am sorry if i hurt you..
-tom-
V R SHROFF
(Expert) 26 January 2012
"It clearly shows that Yours is young blood."
Even i used to feel red color shirt,as hot young blood, so use to guide, with few humor, which he accept respectfully, and obediently, so love him .
No one tease , no elderly get hurt.
It is nice time pass. Never take non legal remarks seriously. It is Masala for us.
Just enjoy it's taste.
Shonee Kapoor
(Expert) 26 January 2012
I learnt something new, thanks Ramachandran Sir.
Regards,
Shonee Kapoor
harassed.by.498a@gmail.com
R.Ramachandran
(Expert) 27 January 2012
Dear Mr. Tom,
I might have given the answer to the query.
But, really I did not understand what you mean when you said "even an upcoming solicitor hesitating to ask any query frankly.."
In my hurry, I read it as "even an upcoming solicitor WOULD BE hesitating to ask any query frankly.." (which is my folly and certainly not yours.)
With the very nice clarification of Mr. Arunagiri saying "Mr.Tom is always objecting the advocates, raising the query as anonymous.", I could understand the context and meaning of your comment.
(Dear Mr. Tom, even this post of Mr. Arunagiri I saw only after sending the reply to your PM.)
Now, no confusion at my end. Thanks for Mr. Arunagiri for putting things in proper perspective.
Advocate. Arunagiri
(Expert) 27 January 2012
When the experts are having difference of opinion, it is my duty to give interpretation, that is what I did.
V R SHROFF
(Expert) 27 January 2012
What is the final decision?
Advocate. Arunagiri
(Expert) 27 January 2012
Mr.Shroff,
The final decision would be "the query is resolved".
