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Law degrees abroad

Law degrees are sought after by many international students with a legal career in mind. The completion of a law degree abroad doesn’t certify you to work in the legal profession, however it’s a great first step towards it.

If you want to qualify as a lawyer in a specific country, it is important to research the exact steps you need to take as the process varies.

Law program structure

In the US and Canada you must hold a bachelor’s degree before going on to study a postgraduate degree specifically in law, at Juris Doctor (J.D) degree level.

A bachelor’s degree in law will take you around three years to complete, which is the same as a liberal arts degree in the US.

A law master’s will then take an additional year to complete following a bachelor’s. However to study for a J.D in the USA will take as long as three years.

Types of law degrees

Across Europe, master’s (LLM) and bachelor’s (LLB) focusing on European Law are available at many universities. This focus on law is then relevant in member states of the EU.

Why study law abroad

A law degree shows a student’s ability to think critically, research, debate, and analyze. It also enables students to study a wide range of social science and humanity issues in one degree.

There are some added reasons to study law that come from the decision to study abroad:

  • Undergraduate law degrees

    Not all countries offer law degrees at a bachelor’s level

  • Shorter degrees

    Some countries, such as the UK, offer a bachelor’s of law (LLB) in as little as three years

  • Improve your English

    widen your career opportunities by improving your skills in one of the most widely spoken languages

Where to study law abroad

For many overseas students, the decision of where to study is led in part by their career goals. If you want to study for a degree in law simply because it interests you, then an undergraduate level may be all you want. However, if you are more career led you’ll have to consider the exact steps for achieving your goals.

Best countries to study law

Many English speaking countries are considered the best to study law in, because they have a long history based around UK ‘common law’. It provides an internationally renowned basis for a career in law relevant to many countries and areas.

Best universities to study law

There are particular universities around the world that are highly regarded for their law teaching. These universities usually have higher entry requirements and can be difficult to get into.

For Canada and the USA, law schools are the best option for studying for your J.D. The schools may be independent, or part of a larger university. They will often be accredited by an official law body, with specialist teaching staff and researchers.

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Law study abroad programs

Undergraduate and postgraduate level law degrees can be studied as a country-specific program, or many universities now offer international law programs. At all levels of study you can specialize in certain areas or types of law.

Common types of law to study include:

  • Environmental law
  • Business law
  • Criminal law
  • Family law

Law undergraduate programs

Bachelor's in law

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    Law and Tourism - BA Liverpool Hope University, UK

    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Duration
    3 years
    Annual tuition fee
    15,442 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 12,500 GBP

    Start date
    September
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    Business Management with Law - BA (Hons) Abertay University, UK

    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Duration
    4 years
    Annual tuition fee
    17,425 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 14,000 GBP

    Start date
    September
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    Accounting and Law - Dual BSc (Hons) (with placement) Ulster University, UK

    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Duration
    4 years
    Annual tuition fee
    19,648 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 15,840 GBP

    Start date
    September
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    Anthropology: Accelerated Law - BA Troy University, USA

    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Duration
    3 years
    Annual tuition fee
    19,600 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 19,600 USD

    Start date
    September, January
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    Law and Business - BCL (with placement) Maynooth University, Ireland

    Program type
    Bachelor's
    Duration
    4 years
    Annual tuition fee
    15,130 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 14,000 EUR

    Start date
    September
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Associate in law

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    Conservation Law Enforcement - ASc Mount Aloysius College, USA

    Program type
    Associate
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    21,870 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 21,870 USD

    Start date
    September, January
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    Law (Pre-Professional) - AAOT Lane Community College, USA

    Program type
    Associate
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    11,500 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 11,500 USD

    Start date
    September, January, March
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    Law Enforcement - ASc Contra Costa College, USA

    Program type
    Associate
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    10,380 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 10,380 USD

    Start date
    August, January
    Show program overview about Law Enforcement
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    Law Enforcement - AASc St. Charles Community College, USA

    Program type
    Associate
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    5,520 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 5,520 USD

    Start date
    January, August
    Show program overview about Law Enforcement
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    Law Enforcement - AASc Lake Land College, USA

    Program type
    Associate
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    13,500 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 13,500 USD

    Start date
    August, January, June
    Show program overview about Law Enforcement

Diploma in law

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    Law Clerk - OCDip Centennial College, Canada

    Program type
    Undergraduate diploma
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    12,285 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 16,704 CAD

    Start date
    September, January
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    Law Clerk - Dip Georgian College, Canada

    Program type
    Undergraduate diploma
    Duration
    16 months
    Annual tuition fee
    12,508 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 17,007 CAD

    Start date
    August
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    Law Clerk (Co-op) - OCDip Fanshawe College, Canada

    Program type
    Undergraduate diploma
    Duration
    14 months
    Annual tuition fee
    11,710 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 15,922 CAD

    Start date
    January, September
    Show program overview about Law Clerk (Co-op)
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    Law Clerk - UGDip Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Canada

    Program type
    Undergraduate diploma
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    11,334 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 15,412 CAD

    Start date
    January
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    Law Clerk (Kingston Campus) - OCDip St. Lawrence College, Canada

    Program type
    Undergraduate diploma
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    15,056 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 20,394 CAD

    Start date
    September, January, May
    Show program overview about Law Clerk (Kingston Campus)

Certificate in law

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    Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement Training Academy - Cert College of Southern Nevada, USA

    Program type
    Undergraduate certificate
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    11,048 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 11,048 USD

    Start date
    August, January, June
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    Family Law Practice - Cert Westcliff University, USA

    Program type
    Undergraduate certificate
    Duration
    9 months
    Annual tuition fee
    9,120 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 9,120 USD

    Start date
    August, October, January, March, May
    Show program overview about Family Law Practice
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    Law with Psychology - Cert HE University of Essex, UK
    • Online
    • Part-time

    Program type
    Undergraduate certificate
    Duration
    16 months
    Annual tuition fee
    7,649 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 6,167 GBP

    Start date
    July, September, November, February, April
    Show program overview about Law with Psychology

Pathway in law

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    International Foundation Year: Arts, Humanities, Law and Social Sciences - UGP Cardiff University, UK

    Program type
    Undergraduate pathway
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    22,948 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 18,500 GBP

    Start date
    January, September
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    Law with International Business (Foundation) - FD Leeds Beckett University, UK

    Program type
    Undergraduate pathway
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    14,453 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 11,700 GBP

    Start date
    September, January
    Show program overview about Law with International Business (Foundation)

Law graduate programs

Master's in law

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    Child Care Law and Practice - MA Keele University, UK

    Program type
    Master's
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    22,030 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 17,700 GBP

    Start date
    October
    Show program overview about Child Care Law and Practice
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    Construction: Construction Law - MConst Massey University, New Zealand

    Program type
    Master's
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    23,133 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 36,810 NZD

    Start date
    November, February, July
    Show program overview about Construction: Construction Law
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    Corporate Governance and Law/Grad.CG - LLM University of Portsmouth, UK

    Program type
    Master's
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    20,219 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 16,300 GBP

    Start date
    September
    Show program overview about Corporate Governance and Law/Grad.CG
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    Law: Human Rights Law and Transitional Justice - LLM Ulster University, UK

    Program type
    Master's
    Duration
    15 months
    Annual tuition fee
    19,648 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 15,840 GBP

    Start date
    January, September
    Show program overview about Human Rights Law and Transitional Justice, LLM
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    Data Protection and Privacy Law - MA (with foundation) Dublin City University, Ireland

    Program type
    Master's
    Duration
    20 months
    Annual tuition fee
    17,168 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 16,000 EUR

    Start date
    September
    Show program overview about Data Protection and Privacy Law

Doctorate in law

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    International Studies Law - Dual JD/MA DePaul University, USA

    Program type
    Doctorate/Master's
    Duration
    2 years
    Annual tuition fee
    24,320 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 24,320 USD

    Start date
    September
    Show program overview about International Studies Law
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    Law - MPhil/PhD Abertay University, UK

    Program type
    Master's/Doctorate
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    19,603 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 15,750 GBP

    Start date
    October, February, June
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    Law - PhD University of Canterbury, New Zealand

    Program type
    Doctorate
    Duration
    18 months
    Annual tuition fee
    4,461 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 7,099 NZD

    Start date
    July, August, September, October, November, January, February, March, April, May, June
    Show program overview about Law
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    Law - PhD RMIT University, Australia

    Program type
    Doctorate
    Duration
    4 years
    Annual tuition fee
    22,566 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 34,560 AUD

    Start date
    July, February
    Show program overview about Law
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    Law - PhD University of Nicosia, Cyprus

    Program type
    Doctorate
    Duration
    3 years
    Annual tuition fee
    16,202 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 15,000 EUR

    Start date
    September, February, June
    Show program overview about Law

Diploma in law

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    Graduate Diploma in Law (Distance Learning) - GradDipLaw University of the West of England - UWE Bristol, UK

    Program type
    Postgraduate diploma
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    19,847 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 16,000 GBP

    Start date
    September
    Show program overview about Graduate Diploma in Law (Distance Learning)
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    International Business Law - PGDip University of Liverpool, UK
    • Online

    Program type
    Postgraduate diploma
    Duration
    20 months
    Annual tuition fee
    6,330 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 5,100 GBP

    Start date
    October, January, May
    Show program overview about International Business Law
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    International Business Law - PGDip University of Essex, UK
    • Online
    • Part-time

    Program type
    Postgraduate diploma
    Duration
    16 months
    Annual tuition fee
    9,286 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 7,482 GBP

    Start date
    July, October, January, April
    Show program overview about International Business Law
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    Law - GradDipLaw University of Auckland, New Zealand

    Program type
    Postgraduate diploma
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    23,813 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 37,891 NZD

    Start date
    February, July
    Show program overview about Law
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    Law/CPE - GradDip Bournemouth University, UK

    Program type
    Postgraduate diploma
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    14,885 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 12,000 GBP

    Start date
    January
    Show program overview about Law/CPE

Certificate in law

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    Emerging Technologies and Law - PGCert RMIT University, Australia
    • Online

    Program type
    Postgraduate certificate
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    10,029 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 15,360 AUD

    Start date
    September, January
    Show program overview about Emerging Technologies and Law
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    International Business Law - PGCert University of Liverpool, UK
    • Online

    Program type
    Postgraduate certificate
    Duration
    10 months
    Annual tuition fee
    6,330 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 5,100 GBP

    Start date
    October, January, May
    Show program overview about International Business Law
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    International Business Law - PGCert University of Essex, UK
    • Online
    • Part-time

    Program type
    Postgraduate certificate
    Duration
    8 months
    Annual tuition fee
    4,640 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 3,741 GBP

    Start date
    July, October, January, April
    Show program overview about International Business Law

Pathway in law

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    Business and Law (Pre-Masters) - PGP University of Aberdeen, UK

    Program type
    Postgraduate pathway
    Duration
    3 months
    Annual tuition fee
    14,273 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 11,500 GBP

    Start date
    September, May
    Show program overview about Business and Law, Pre-Master's Program
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    Business with Law - PGP University of York, UK

    Program type
    Postgraduate pathway
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    25,429 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 20,500 GBP

    Start date
    September
    Show program overview about Business with Law, Pre-Master's
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    Business, Management and Law (Pre-Masters) - PGP Liverpool John Moores University, UK

    Program type
    Postgraduate pathway
    Duration
    6 months
    Annual tuition fee
    8,771 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 7,100 GBP

    Start date
    September
    Show program overview about Business, Management and Law, Pre-Masters
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    Law and Social Sciences - PGP University of Nottingham, UK

    Program type
    Postgraduate pathway
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    26,660 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 21,480 GBP

    Start date
    September
    Show program overview about Law and Social Sciences, Pre-Master’s
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    Law and Social Sciences - PGP University of Liverpool, UK

    Program type
    Postgraduate pathway
    Duration
    1 year
    Annual tuition fee
    20,628 USD

    Fee in university's local currency 16,620 GBP

    Start date
    October, January, May
    Show program overview about Law and Social Sciences, Pre-Master’s

Entry requirements to study law abroad

In some countries such as the UK, New Zealand and Australia, you can begin studying law straight after the end of secondary education, and this applies for study abroad students too. As it is a popular and demanding subject, academic entry requirements can be high.

The US and Canada don’t offer law programs at an undergraduate level unlike other English speaking countries. In the US and Canada all students are required to hold a bachelor’s degree before entry to law school to gain a J.D. degree. Your bachelor’s or major for applying to law school can usually be in any subject that interests you, but some subjects such a philosophy or history are more closely linked to law than others.

Future law careers

The UK offers one of the shortest paths to becoming a lawyer. Your undergraduate degree in law (LLB) will typically take three years, followed by a one year Legal Practice Course. You can then apply for a training contract with a law firm. This last stage of your training is typically two years.

Other careers that may stem from studying law include:

  • Paralegal
  • Barrister
  • Detective

Having legal knowledge can also benefit a range of other career areas, including:

  • Human resources
  • Compliance
  • Police
  • Business
  • Property