The Emergence of a New Area of Legal Practice: Corporate Social Responsibility

With India enacting the world’s first corporate social responsibility law two years back, it is time to acknowledge the emergence of a new area of legal practice - Corporate Social Responsibility. It is a blessing in disguise for idealistic lawyers who want to work with corporates but are hesitant in choosing hardcore commercial law jobs over their social inclinations (the latter being the reason for opting for the profession in the first place). Though it’s still a niche and an under-developed area of law, supplemented together with a management background, CSR can be an ideal profession for someone bent upon going off the trodden path and pursuing societal impact.