In most countries that offer the degree, a Bachelor of Laws, or an LLB, is a first professional law degree and is usually completed as an undergraduate course of study. The LLB originated in England, where the abbreviation LL.B referred to the Latin Legum Baccalaureus with the genitive plural indicating the study of both canon and civil law. In most common law countries, LLBs are designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to enter into a legal career.
The LLB is the most common undergraduate law degree in the UK, where university students can enroll in programs directly after completing their secondary education. In the US, the LLB was replaced by the Juris Doctor (JD) in the 1970s. While other countries also are moving away from the LLB degree in favor of the JD, the degree is still applied in many common law countries. Some countries, like Canada, offer both LLBs and JDs and graduates with LLBs obtain a license and complete a year of articling before being able to practice law. The length of study to complete an LLB ranges from three to six years. In countries like Australia and New Zealand, LLB studies are generally longer (four to five years) and combined with another degree. In some instances, LLBs are considered a second-level degree with LLB students having completed a previous undergraduate degree or qualification in another field of study.
If you are considering an LLB in order to enter the legal profession, it is important to determine the level of qualification you wish to obtain in relation to the country where you intend to practice law. Some LLBs are offered online and can be transferred or converted to equivalent law degrees in your country. Others will require additional courses of study, examinations or certification before you are qualified to practice law.
Explore the list below and find LLB programs around the world. You can read more about each program by clicking on ‘Read More.’ The form on each page allows you to contact the program’s admissions officials directly.
You’ll study key legal topics and related skills to gain a wide understanding across a range of legal areas, necessary to obtaining a qualifying law degree. A practical focus with real-world application of the law and business with employability embedded into the course. [+]
Boost your career prospects with our unique law and business programme. Achieve a Qualifying Law Degree while also developing skills in management, communication and finance. In this combined programme, you’ll acquire knowledge of legal and business concepts, while also improving your transferable workplace skills. [+]
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This course provides you with the foundation subjects required to obtain a Qualifying Law Degree along with the opportunity to spend a year of study in one of our partner universities in Europe, gaining knowledge of other legal systems, experiencing another legal culture, enhancing your European language skills and developing international links. [+]
All our qualifications are accredited by the Council of Higher Education (CHE) and recognised by the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA), the General Council of the Bar (GCB) and all local and international employers of law graduates or legal professionals. Our academic staff are experienced, dynamic, and passionate about ensuring excellence in their teaching, research, and community engagement endeavors. [+]
Many Law graduates have found career success in business, the arts, science, education, and the public sector. Whichever industry you finally choose, you will always enjoy the distinct advantage of being an INTI Law graduate. [+]
The CEILS will provide its students with an authentic international experience and an all-encompassing education in comparative, European, international and transnational law. Together with other national legal systems, elements of Italian law will be taught within the European, comparative and international framework. [+]
It provides the essential training – delivered by professionally qualified academics - that you need to go on and become a successful solicitor or barrister - and it’s truly fascinating. You’ll learn about ground-breaking research topics like war crimes trials and women in prison from leading academics – and because of their experience in the field, you’ll also get a good practical grounding in how the law operates and how legal practices work. [+]
On the LLB Honours Law degree you will gain an excellent grounding in legal skills and the foundation subjects and opportunities to gain specialist knowledge in optional modules such as Employment and Discrimination Law. Students who graduate with at least a lower second class honours will be guaranteed a place at the College of Law to undertake the Legal Practice Course (the next stage towards becoming a solicitor). If you are not successful in any of the core modules in years 1 and 2 you may opt to exit with the BA Honours Law. [+]
The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme, along with Masters of Laws, Masters of Environmental Law, and PhD, are offered by USP’s School of Law. These programmes specifically focuses on the legal systems of the South Pacific region, particular those of USP's 12 Member Countries: Cook Islands, Fiji Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tokelau, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. [+]
General competences: to have an integral vision of the human being in its immanent and transcendent dimension. Achieving this competition implies an attitude of seeking truth from different orders of knowledge about human nature and common personal dignity to all men and women, with particular attention to the ethical and moral implications, by recourse to the knowledge of the different conceptions of the person throughout history and the social, political and legal consequences of these conceptions. [+]
If you want to succeed in law, there's no better place to gain a mastery of the subject than on the LLB (Hons) Law course at the Ealing Law School. [+]
This uniquely designed and cutting-edge three-year taught undergraduate degree program lies at the heart of the mission of the ELGS as an academic hub of European integration. The main objective of the program is to offer students an in-depth look at the functioning of the European legal order in its capacity as a derivative of international law and as an amalgamation of national legal traditions and European Union law. By unprecedentedly combining theories of EU law, public international law and the general legal traditions of national jurisdictions, students should acquire a comprehensive view and understanding of the EU’s mission, progress and road-map. At the end of their studies, graduates will be fully equipped not only to envision a truly European legal order but also to form part of its professional and/or academic network. Moreover, this program will grant students the opportunity to develop critical skills and valuable professional experience that will prepare them for life after graduation. [+]
The four year LLB (Hons) Law with Foundation programme at the University of Bolton includes the initial or academic stage of training in the process of becoming a solicitor or barrister. Successful completion of this course will enable you to progress to further training, leading to qualification to practice as a barrister or as a solicitor. An LLB law degree is highly regarded by many employers and will also open doors into careers in... [+]
Are you interested in law? Do you want to work in a challenging environment that pays well? Do you like knowing how the body works? Becoming an attorney could be the right path for you, and you could begin to lay the foundation for this career at SPSCC. Our courses at SPSCC are small enough for personal attention, held in state-of-the-art facilities, and led by instructors who are excited about teaching. [+]
