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The personal statement is seldom the primary factor in evaluating a law school admission application, but it could tip the scales. Many law schools restrict the number of words or pages of the essay, while others provide a specific topic. A few allow unlimited length. A law school will examine your choice of content and the manner in... more »
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A law school (also known as a school of law or college of law) is an institution specializing in legal education.
Law degrees
United States
Law school in the United States is a postgraduate level program which typically lasts three years and results in the awarding of the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree. Some schools in Louisiana concurrently award the Graduate Diploma in Civil Law (D.C.L.). In order to be admitted to a United States American Bar Association (ABA) approved law program, a prospective student must take the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) and have graduated with a minimum four-year undergraduate (bachelors) degree in any major. Currently, there are 199 ABA-approved law schools.
Canada
The typical degree to practice law in Canada is the Bachelor of Laws,. FLSC. Accessed September 16, 2008 which requires previous college coursework and is very similar to the first law degree in the United States, except there is some scholarly content in the coursework (such as an academic research paper required in most schools).University of British Columbia. . Accessed June 28, 2008 The programs consist of three years, and have similar content in their mandatory first year courses. Beyond first year and the minimum requirements for graduation, course selection is elective with various concentrations such as business law, international law, natural resources law, criminal law, Aboriginal law, etc.Canadian law school concentrations, certificates and joint-degree programs . Some universities such as the University of Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School, Queens University and University of British Columbia have changed the name of their degree to that of a J.D., and the law faculties at the University of Western Ontario have recently voted to do the same. Despite changes in designation, schools opting for the J.D. have not altered their curricula. Neither the J.D. or LL.B. alone are sufficient to qualify for a Canadian license, as each P read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law+school
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