Do I need an LLM to practice constitutional law?

Can you practice law in the united kingdom with a Canadian jd llm?

• Answer:

  Practicing law in the UK requires more than academic qualifications - it's a regulated profession with a regulatory authority (like, say, doctors.) If you want to practice as a general lawyer, you'll want to qualify as a Solicitor. (The other type, Barrister, is a specialist who can represent in certain courts, and can only be instructed by a Solicitor, not a general member of the public or a company.) If you are a fully qualified lawyer in Canada, then you can apply for admission by the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme operated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. You can find more details about this at http://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/qlts.page If you have a law degree but haven't been admitted as a practicing lawyer in Canada, then you'll be treated the same as any other UK graduate with a non-law degree, or law degree from a non-accredited university.