Law is a cluster of rules that help bring about order and justice in the free world. It is used to bring about change in the society and in people. Legal education is the process of teaching individuals the aspects of law and order. People go to law colleges and to study legal education that will help them in the field when practicing.



Legal education comprises of:

1) Degrees in law that can be completed at the graduate or undergraduate level depending on which country you finish the degree in.

2) It also includes certain Vocational courses in which future lawyers are required to pass the final exams to be awarded to certificates.

3) Academic degrees that are higher than the post graduate degrees such as the PHD etc.

In most of the countries, apart from the U.S, law colleges and law universities teach legal education at the undergraduate level. Such graduates are required to pass a bar exam before they officially become lawyers and start practicing.

In the US

The apex body for legal education is called the ?Education of Lawyers? in the United States. The name of the official professional degree that is given by

and Law universities is called Juris Doctor or Doctor of Jurisprudence. Once a student is given this degree, he is required to pass a bar examination. Once this is done, he is a given a license to practice as Attorney of Law. He can start his own practice or join a law firm. However as many as 32 states have a different method of admission in which the bar examination is not required.

To become a full fledged lawyer, a prospective lawyer must first do a lot of

tests to do well in the examination. The process of becoming a lawyer is as follows:

1) First complete a 4 year Undergraduate education

2) Join a Law school for 3 years.

3) Pass the bar examination and get admitted into the bar

4) Start doing Legal practice

In the UK

In the United Kingdom, a student must pass the Common Professional examination. This again calls for some good study and solving law practice tests. They can complete their legal education in the undergraduate level or by getting a diploma from a law college or university. After getting the degree, the prospective must complete a vocational course and do an internship before becoming an official lawyer.