Best Universities for Practicing Law abroad.docx

1. Best Universities For Practicing Law Abroad Introduction Many international students pursuing a legal career are interested in obtaining a law degree. The completion of a law degree abroad does not certify you to practice law, but it is a great first step in that direction. Due to the decision to practice law abroad, there are additional reasons to study law: ● Shorter degrees: Some nations, such as the United Kingdom, offer an LLB in as little as three years. ● Enhancing your proficiency in one of the world's most widely spoken languages will expand your career opportunities. With hundreds of universities and colleges available abroad for studying Law, it can be overwhelming for a student to choose the best Law university that suits their interests. The next section of this article will walk you through a list of top universities where you can choose to study law. If you are a student and want to study law from top universities, check out this list of 8 best universities, to get started: 1. Harvard University There is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts called Harvard University. One of the world's most prestigious educational institutions, Harvard University, was founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first patron, John Harvard, a Puritan minister.

2. Courses: Law graduates: LLM or SJD Juris Doctor (JD) in US Law for non-law graduates 2. The University of Cambridge Cambridge guarantees the majority of students college-owned housing for the duration of their three-year degree, either on college grounds or in apartments throughout the city. This system differs from the majority of British universities, where students are required to find private housing after their first year. Cambridge offers thirty undergraduate programmes in more than sixty-five subject areas, including chemical engineering, English, mathematics, medicine, and classics. Courses: BA Law 3. University of Oxford There are no quotas for international students, and 17 percent of applicants are foreign nationals (with the exception of the medicine program). Oxford accepts school-leaving qualifications from a variety of countries, so the application procedure is essentially identical for international students. There are, however, additional application requirements, such as English language proficiency.\ Course: BA Jurisprudence 4. Yale University Yale is among the nation's most prestigious schools in terms of academic and social prestige, and its admissions process is extremely selective. It comprises Yale College (undergraduate), the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and twelve professional schools.

3. Course: JD (Juris Doctor), graduate programme 5. New York University The College of Arts & Sciences, Gallatin School, Steinhardt School, Stern School of Business, Tandon School of Engineering, and Tisch School of the Arts are among the ten undergraduate schools at New York University. The Grossman School of Medicine, School of Law, Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, School of Professional Studies, School of Social Work, and Roe Meyers School of Nursing are among the fifteen graduate schools at NYU. Courses: Law graduates: LLM Non-law graduates: JD 6. Australian National University According to the 2022 QS World University Rankings, ANU is the top university in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere and is ranked second in Australia by the Times Higher Education rankings. It is ranked 27th by the 2022 QS World University Rankings and equal to 54th by the 2022 Times Higher Education among universities worldwide. Course: Bachelor of Laws, JD or LLM 7. University of Toronto Alumni of the University of Toronto include three Canadian Governors-General, five Canadian Prime Ministers, nine foreign leaders, and seventeen Canadian Supreme Court Justices. As of March 2019, the university was affiliated with twelve Nobel laureates, six Turing Award winners, ninety-four Rhodes Scholars, and one Fields Medalist. Course:

4. LLB or JD 8. University College London (UCL) Alumni of UCL inclusive of the "Fathers of the Nation" of India, Kenya, and Mauritius, along with the founders of Ghana, modern Japan, and Nigeria, the inventor of the telephone, and a co-discoverer of the DNA structure. Academics at UCL discovered five naturally occurring noble gases, discovered hormones, invented the vacuum tube, and made a number of seminal contributions to contemporary statistics. As of the year 2020, 34 Nobel Prize winners and three Fields medalists were alumni, faculty, or researchers at UCL. Course: LLB Conclusion To study law overseas the students must decide where to study based on their career objectives. If you wish to pursue a law degree solely out of personal interest, a bachelor's degree in law may be sufficient. However, if you wish to specialize in specific areas of law, you may need through research to decide the best university that best suits your interests and talents.