Law study in the U.S.A

Around the Law School (6-8)

Task 6. General information. Students in the United States usually attend a four-year college and obtain a degree such as a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or a Bachelor of Science (B.S.). When they graduate from law school after another three or four years of study, they will receive a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree. Students will then usually take the bar examination somewhere in the United States. They may return to school later to pursue a Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) in a particular subject, such as international law, intellectual property law, or tax. There are other advanced law degrees available from a few schools. Very few people in the United States have these advanced degrees, which may be known as a Doctor of Juridical Science or a Doctor of Judicial Science (J.S.D. or S.J.D.) If someone does pursue further study, it is more common to seek a degree in another field, such as a Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A.) or a Philosophical Doctorate (Ph.D.) in a particular subject.