Archive for April, 2009

Universities for Law Studies

April 23, 2009

In US to enroll in a Law College a person needs certain qualifications like a bachelor’s degree in law. Apart from this the person has to be a member of regulatory bodies like The Bar council, Bar Association or some other Law society. There are a number of Law Universities world wide which offer courses in Law. In US the study of law is quite different than other countries. Initially a student has to complete a bachelor’s degree for four years in any subject. Then later the student has to take up a Juris Doctor (J.D) course which is the doctorate course for law. After a JD degree students may go ahead for an LL.M degree. However these degrees are not enough to start their career in law. Some of the best Law Colleges in US are

Yale University, New Haven
Columbia University
University Of Chicago
Harvard University
Stanford University

The students have to take up a Bar examination for the particular state where they plan to build their career. The students can learn more about this examinations and Law practice tests by contacting the American Bar Association. It is very important to be through and diligent with these Law practice tests before one can become visible in the exam and hope to crack it.