Does it matter what country I study law in?
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I am currently starting the IB in high school and I would like to then go on to study law. I am still considering the US, UK, and Australia as a place to go to university. I was wondering if it would matter where I would choose to study law, because the law may be different in each of the countries. For example, If I studied law in the UK and then went on to work in the US, would that be a problem? Thanks!
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Answer:
It's best if you study law in the country in which you plan to practice law. At a minimum, you need to study law in a country which has a legal system based in the same type of law as that in which you study. Otherwise, you're studying the wrong law, and you'll be of no use to law firms in the country you want to practice in - you won't get hired. In addition, in the US, most states will not let foreign-educated lawyers sit their "bar" exams - the exam that lets you practice law. So if you did study law in the UK, you would actually need to get an LLM - masters in laws - in the US to be able to sit the bar exam. In addition x 2, you have to consider work visa issues. If you are not already legal to work in a country, how likely is it that you'd be able to get a work visa there? Finally, note that unlike in some other countries, in the US, the law is a post-graduate course only. You can't study it for your bachelors degree.
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Absolutely it would be a problem. You cannot even get a law license in one state and practice in most other states without take the bar exam in the new state. The laws are different in each state of the US besides many being different in the country. Even in the US the laws of Louisiana are based on Napoleonic Code while the rest of the states are based on English Common Law. In the US you take two tests to become a lawyer. One of the tests is called the "Multi State" which means the questions refer to laws that are the same in all states. The second part of the test is state specific and refers to the laws in the state in which you want to practice. Also a law degree is not one of the subjects that is need in the US as we are overloaded with lawyers. It would be hard to get a green card to work even if you could pass all of the tests.
Donald B
No it doesn't matter. We have a president who we don't even know what country he was born in much less where he claims to have studied law which he appears to know nothing about.
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