In this blog post, Mr Saurabh Kumar, the Managing Partner at SK Attorneys and a Mentor at Project Abhimanyu provides guidance to a student by attempting to distinguish between the legal fields of IPR or Tax. Project Abhimanyu acts as an external placement cell that guides a student about the available career options and job opportunities as well as helps them apply for internships and jobs. 

Query: I wanted to know that is IPR AND TAX a good specialisation subject? I humbly request you to provide me guidance with the same.

Answer:

You question is quite subjective and it also depends on your personal interest. I would like to mention that though IPR and Tax subject is growing in last few years but what matters most is your personal interest. Too many lawyers in IPR or tax is quite boring as you may require mathematical knowledge/commerce background to understand the tax treatment therefore only legal part comes into after numerical values and may sound boring to lawyers and this is the reason why tax is mostly done by Chartered Accountants in India. Given the growing requirement of legal services in Indian private sector and public sector law professionals would be in demand and every subject would have substantial impact and demand.

What I would suggest that since you are interested in taking up the subject, do take some internship with IPR/Tax law firms and then decide yourself. You would get a basic feel of the subject and would be in a better position to decide your personal choice.