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Can you practice law in the US if you're trained in a different tradition of law? I was under the impression Germany follows civil law, and the USA common law.
by littletimmy 11y ago
Can you practice law in the US if you're trained in a different tradition of law? I was under the impression Germany follows civil law, and the USA common law.
- burritofanatic 11y agoAuthor here, the LLM can be used as a bootcamp of sorts on American law for foreign trained lawyers.
- barry-cotter 11y agoAIUI almost all of the actual mandatory professional education in US law school occurs in the first year, 1L. It's possible and occasionally useful to do more focused professional study in 2L and 3L if you want to but you can equally fill your schedule with Literature and the Law or the like. An MLS (Master of Legal Studies) covers the same material as an Ll.M./1L, is open to non lawyers and qualifies one for nothing.
- _asummers 11y agoCalifornia does not require a law degree to practice, although their bar exam is apparently extremely difficult. http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Public/Pamphlets/BecomingALawyer.aspx#6 http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Public/Pamphlets/BecomingALawyer.as...