Law Stream

Some of the prospective jobs under this field are :

• Professional Writing – A writer is a person who writes in a formal tone to convey a message to a larger population. They do not limit themselves to writing books, but also write poetry, lyrics, reports, essays, screenplays and newspaper articles depending on their sensibilities. They can choose from a wide range of literary genres to express their ideas.
• Literary & Creative Writing
  • Poet: A poet writes text that is rhymed or presented as free verse. They often work for publishing companies and advertising agencies; writing poetry books, songs, advertising jingles or verses for greeting cards.
  • Novelist: A novelist uses imagery and creative thought to take the reader on a fictitious journey but also allows readers to relate to the story in some way through the characters.
• Performative
  • Lyricist: A lyricist is a person who writes lyrics or words for songs. He/she works closely with composes to create the melody for a song.
  • Playwright: The playwright takes an original concept or idea and uses means such as storytelling and dialogue to turn the concept into a complete story to be enacted in a play.
  • Screenwriter: The screenwriter writes the script of a film. The script is the blueprint for creating a movie. They are responsible for creating the dialogue, the characters and the storyline of a movie.
• Interpretive & Academic
  • Biographer: Biographers write a detailed description of another person’s life.
  • Critic: Critics evaluate and rate movies, performances and fine arts. They share their views highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of any production using various media platforms.
  • Website Content Writer: A professional writer who understands the work and culture of an organization and represents that on the company’s website. They ensure that consumers understand the working of the website and find what they are searching for.
  • Technical Writer: A technical writer is a professional who communicates technical knowledge regarding any field between two or more parties through the best medium possible.
  • Ghostwriter: Ghostwriters are writers who take money for the work they create but remain anonymous to the public. They are usually hired by authors who in turn take the credit for the work by paying a ghost writer to work on their behalf.
  • Illustrator: An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea.
  • Book editor: A book editor proofreads, edits, reviews and revises content written by authors.
• Journalism : Journalism is the activity of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information. A journalist performs the complicated process of taking information and sifting through it, editing information and giving it context. Two broad mediums to share information under journalism are print media and broadcast media.
• Public Relations : Public Relation is the practice of maintaining a healthy relationship between organization and employees/stakeholders/investors/partners/public. Professionals work towards maintaining the brand image of an organization in the eyes of its audience.
• Translator : Translators work with business, legal, technical and scientific written materials including letters, books, reports, articles etc. Their work incorporates reading documents, writing and editing copies, preparing summaries, consulting clients, developing contacts etc.
• Editor : Editors usually work in a publishing houses such as newspaper and magazine publishing, book publishing and online publishing. Their main responsibility is to review the content and style of the publication.
• Copywriter : A copywriter is a person tasked to write the text used for advertisements in magazines, newspapers, television, radio and other kinds of media. He/she may also be tasked to rewrite or edit existing materials.
• Lexicographer : Lexicographers create dictionaries for different languages.
• Columnist : A columnist is a journalist who regularly writes a particular kind of article in a newspaper, magazine, blogs or other publications.