Country Name | Degree Required |
AFGHANISTAN | Bachelor’s degree in law |
ALBANIA | Diplome e Integruar e Nivelit te Dyte ne Drejtesi or Master i Shkencave ne e Drejte or Diplome with titulli Jurist from prior system |
ALGERIA | License en Droit or License d’etudes juridiques |
ANGOLA | Licenciatura em Direito |
ANTIGUA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
ARGENTINA | Abogado |
ARMENIA | Bakalarvi astichan diplom/Diploma of Bachelor in jurisprudence or masnageti diplom/Diploma of Specialist in jurisprudence from prior system |
ARUBA (former Netherlands Antilles) | Master |
AUSTRALIA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) or Juris Doctor (JD) |
AUSTRIA | Magister Iuris; Magister der Rechtswissenschaften |
AZERBAIJAN | Diplom bakalavr huquq |
BAHAMAS | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
BAHRAIN | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
BANGLADESH | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
BARBADOS | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
BELARUS | Diplom, kvalifikatsiya yurist |
BELGIUM | Master in de rechten / master en droit; or licenciaat / licencié from prior system |
BELIZE | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
BENIN | Maitrise en Droit |
BERMUDA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
BOLIVIA | Licenciatura en Derecho |
BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA | Magistar prava or Diplomirani/a pravnik/pravnica from prior system |
BOTSWANA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
BRAZIL | Bacharelado em Direito |
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
BULGARIA | Diploma magistur, kvalifikatsiya yurist |
BURKINA FASO | Maitrise |
BURUNDI | Diplome de Licence en Droit |
CAMBODIA | Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE) or Pannasastra University of Cambodia |
CAMEROON | Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from University of Buea; Maitrise en droit from Francophone universities |
CANADA | Bachelor of Laws; Juris Doctor; Licentiate in Law (U. of Ottawa); Bachelor of Civil Law/Bachelor of Laws (McGill University); Bachelière en Droit (U. of Quebec) Baccalauréat en Droit (U. of Montreal) |
CAYMAN ISLANDS | Bachelor of Laws |
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | Licence en Droit |
CHAD | Licence en droit (4 years) from LMD system or Maitrise en Droit from prior system |
CHILE | Licenciado en Derecho |
CHINA | Bachelor of Law (first degree); Master of Law or Juris Master for holders of a bachelor’s degree in another field |
COLOMBIA | Abogado |
COMMONWEALTH CARRIBEAN NATIONS
(Antigua, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, the Grenadines, Nevis, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Trinidad, Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands) | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
CONGO, Democratic Republic of the | Maitrise en droit |
CONGO, Republic of the | Licence en droit |
COSTA RICA | Licenciatura en Derecho |
COTE D’IVOIRE (IVORY COAST) | Master from LMD system or Maitrise en Droit from prior system |
CROATIA | magister prava or diplomirani/a pravnik/pravnica from prior system |
CUBA | Licenciado en Derecho |
CURACAO (former Netherlands Antilles) | Master |
CYPRUS, Republic of | Ptychio nomikis / Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) |
CYPRUS, Turkish Republic of Northern | Lisans diplomasi / Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) |
CZECH REPUBLIC | Magistr práv |
DENMARK | Candidatus Juris / kandidatgraden i jura |
DJIBOUTI | M1 or M2 en Droit |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Licenciado en Derecho |
ECUADOR | Abogado (or Doctor en Jurisprudencia if earned prior to 2005) |
EGYPT | Bachelor (bakalorus) of Law |
EL SALVADOR | Licenciado en Derecho |
ERITREA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
ESTONIA | Õigusteaduse bakalaureusekraad; Õigusteaduse magister |
ETHIOPIA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
FIJI | Bachelor of Law |
FINLAND | Juris Kandidaati or Oikeustieteen Maisteri |
FRANCE | Maitrise in law, Master 1 in law or other recognized 'Bac + 4' degree in law; or proof of passing the French bar examination based on an admissible 'Bac + 4' degree |
GABON | Maitrise / Master 1 in law |
GAMBIA, THE | Bachelor’s degree (LL.B.) |
GEORGIA | Bakalavris Diplomi or Specialistis Diplomi from prior system |
GERMANY | Erste Juristische Staatsprufung or Erste Prufung |
GHANA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) or BA + BL (Professional Law Course Certificate) |
GREECE | Ptychio (university degree in law) |
GRENADINES, The | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
GUADELOUPE | Licence en Droit |
GUATEMALA | Licenciado en Derecho |
GUINEA | Licence en Droit |
GUYANA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
HAITI | Licence en Droit |
HONDURAS | Licenciado en Derecho |
HONG KONG | Bachelor of Laws |
HUNGARY | Doktori bizonyitvany, “dr. jur.”; egyetemi oklevel, jogasznak |
ICELAND | Candidatus Juris; Meistaraprof logfraedi |
INDIA | 3 year Bachelor’s + Bachelor of Laws; integrated five year Bachelor of Laws. Bachelor of Laws is considered first professional exam. |
INDONESIA | Sarjana Hukum |
IRAN | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
IRAQ | Bachelor of Law |
IRELAND | Law Society of Ireland Professional Practice Course I & II or FE-1 Exam, or Admission to the Roll of Solicitors, or the Barrister-at-Law degree from the Honorable Society of King’s Inns, or a four-year bachelor’s degree in law. |
ISRAEL | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
ITALY | Laurea in Giurisprudenza; Laurea Specialistica/Magistrale in Giurisprudenza |
JAMAICA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
JAPAN | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) through 2010; Starting 2011: Bachelor degree (any major) PLUS Legal Training and Research Institute diploma, or Bachelor degree PLUS Juris Doctor |
JORDAN | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
KAZAKHSTAN | Diplom, kvalifikatsiya yurist; Bakalavr yurisprudentsii |
KENYA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
KOREA, Democratic Republic of (North) | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
KOREA, Republic of (South) | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) or first degree in non-law subject plus diploma from the Judicial Training and Research Institute (JTRI) or first degree in non-law subject and Juris Doctor |
KOSOVO | Jurist i Diplomuar-Bachelor (240 ECTS) or Bacelor i Drejtesise (180 ECTS) from prior system |
KUWAIT | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
KYRGYZSTAN | Diplom, kvalifikatsiya yurist; Yurisprudentsiya bakalavry |
LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | Bachelor’s degree in law |
LATVIA | Jurista kvalifikaciju; Magistra diploms in jurisprudence |
LEBANON | Licence libanaise en droit |
LESOTHO | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
LIBERIA | LLB from University of Liberia, Cuttington College or African Methodist Episcopal University |
LIBYA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) or Licence en Droit |
LITHUANIA | Magistro Diplomas in law |
LUXEMBOURG | Does not have its own degree in law; program is done through University of Strasbourg, France. |
MACAO (MACAU) | Licenciatura em Direito |
MACEDONIA (the former Yugoslav Republic of) | Magistar po pravo or Diplomirani/a pravnik/pravnica from prior system |
MADAGASCAR | Maitrise |
MALAWI | Bachelor of Laws (Honours) |
MALAYSIA | 4 year LLB (Bachelor of Laws/ Hons); 3 year Bachelor of Legal Studies + 1 year Bachelor of Laws Hons. The 4 year LLB/ Hons and the 3+1 Bachelor of Laws Hons are considered the first professional degrees in law in Malaysia. |
MALI | Maitrise en Sciences Juridiques |
MALTA | Master of Advocacy (starting 2016) or Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) from prior system |
MARTINIQUE | Licence en Droit |
MAURITANIA | Licence en Droit |
MAURITIUS | Bachelor of Laws (Honours) |
MEXICO | Licenciado en Derecho |
MOLDOVA | Diploma de licenta |
MONGOLIA | Bakalavryn Diplom (in law) |
MONTENEGRO | Magistar or Specijaliste pravnih nauka from ECTS system, or Diplomirani/a pravnik/pravnica from prior system |
MOROCCO | Master from LMD system or Licence en Droit from prior system |
MOZAMBIQUE | Licenciatura em Direito |
MYANMAR | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
NAMIBIA | Bachelor of Laws (Honours) |
NEPAL | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
NETHERLANDS | Bachelor of Laws + Master in Law both from Dutch universities
or HBO Bachelor in Law + bridge program + Master in law from a Dutch institution
or Doctoraal in law (4 years) from prior system |
NEVIS | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
NEW CALEDONIA | Maitrise |
NEW ZEALAND | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
NICARAGUA | Licenciado en Derecho |
NIGER | Master en droit or Maitrise en droit from prior system |
NIGERIA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
NORWAY | Candidatus Juris; master i rettsvitenskap |
OMAN | Bachelor’s degree in law |
PAKISTAN | Bachelor’s degree in non-law field plus Bachelor of Laws or integrated five-year Bachelor of Laws |
PALESTINE (Occupied Palestinian Territory) | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
PANAMA | Licenciado en Derecho |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
PARAGUAY | Abogado |
PERU | Abogado |
PHILIPPINES | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
POLAND | Magister prawa |
PORTUGAL | Licenciatura em Direito |
QATAR | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
REUNION | Master en droit or Maitrise en droit from prior system |
ROMANIA | Diploma de licenta |
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Diplom spetsialista or bakalavra, kvalifikatsiya Yurist |
RWANDA | LL.B. from University of Rwanda or Licence en droit from Universite nationale du Rwanda |
SAINT HELENA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
SAINT KITTS | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
SAINT LUCIA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
SAINT VINCENT | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
SAUDI ARABIA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
SENEGAL | Master en droit or Maitrise en droit from prior system |
SERBIA | Diplomirani/a pravnik/pravnica |
SIERRA LEONE | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
SINGAPORE | LLB (Bachelor of Laws); JD (Juris Doctor) for students who already have a bachelor’s degree in another field |
SLOVAK REPUBLIC | Magister |
SLOVENIA | Univerzitetni/a diplomirani/a pravniki/pravnica |
SOMALIA | Bachelor's degree in law or Laurea from prior system |
SOUTH AFRICA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) or BProc (Baccalaureus Procurationis) plus graduate LLB from prior system |
SPAIN | Licenciado en Derecho or Grado en Derecho plus Máster Universitario de Acceso a la Abogacía (awarded after 10/31/2011); Licenciado en Derecho/Grado en Derecho (awarded on or before 10/31/2011). |
SRI LANKA | Bachelor of Laws (LLB); Certificate of Attorney-at-Law from Sri Lanka Law College |
SUDAN | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
SWAZILAND | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
SWEDEN | Candidatus Juris / Juris kandidatexamen |
SWITZERLAND | Lizentiat der Rechtswissenschaft / licence en droit; Master of Law/Master der Rechtswissenschaft / Maitrise universitaire en droit |
SYRIA | Bachelor of Law |
TAIWAN | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
TAJIKISTAN | Diplom spetsialista, kvalifikatsiya Yurist |
TANZANIA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
THAILAND | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
TOBAGO | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
TOGO | Maitrise |
TRINIDAD | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
TUNISIA | Master from LMD system or Maitrise en droit (4 years) from prior system |
TURKEY | Hukuk Lisans Diplomasi (Bachelor of Laws) |
TURKMENISTAN | Diploma with qualification of lawyer |
TURKS and CAICOS ISLANDS | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
UGANDA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
UKRAINE | Diploma magistra or Diplom spetsialista, kvalifikatsiya yurista |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
UNITED KINGDOM | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) or BA Law; or Bachelor degree in a non-law subject plus GDL/CPE |
UNITED STATES | JD (Juris Doctor) |
URUGUAY | Doctor(a) en Derecho or y Doctor(a) en Derecho Ciencias Sociales |
UZBEKISTAN | Bakalavr diplomi, yurist |
VENEZUELA | Abogado |
VIETNAM | Bachelor of Law and title of luat su (lawyer) |
YEMEN | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
ZAMBIA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
ZIMBABWE | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |