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Minimum Degree Requirements by Country
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| Country Name | Degree Required |
|---|---|
| AFGHANISTAN | Bachelor's degree in law |
| ALBANIA | LLB, Diploma with title of lawyer |
| ALGERIA | License en Droit or License d'etudes juridiques |
| ANGOLA | Licenciatura em Direito |
| ANTIGUA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| ARGENTINA | Abogado |
| ARMENIA | Diploma with qualification of lawyer |
| AUSTRALIA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| AUSTRIA | Magister Iuris |
| AZERBAIJAN | Diploma with qualification of lawyer |
| BAHAMAS | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| BAHRAIN | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| BANGLADESH | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| BARBADOS | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| BELARUS | Diploma with qualification of lawyer |
| BELGIUM | Licenciate in de Rechten / licencié en droit |
| BELIZE | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| BENIN | Licence en Droit |
| BERMUDA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| BOLIVIA | Licenciatura en Derecho |
| BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA | Diploma with qualification of lawyer |
| BOTSWANA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| BRAZIL | Bacharelado em Direito |
| BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| BULGARIA | Diploma with qualification of lawyer |
| BURKINA FASO | Maitrise |
| BURUNDI | Licence en Droit |
| CAMBODIA | Four-year Degree in Law from Royal University of Law and Economics |
| CAMEROON | Maitrise in Law (University of Yaounde) or LLB (Bachelor of Laws) (Univ of BUEA) |
| CANADA | First degree in law (LLB or JD or equivalent) |
| CAYMAN ISLANDS | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | Licence en Droit |
| CHAD | Licence en Droit |
| CHILE | Licenciado en Derecho |
| CHINA | LLB as first degree in law, or any of the following as advanced degrees: LLB, JD, LLM, or JM |
| 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 | Licence en Droit |
| CONGO, Republic of the | Licence en Droit |
| COSTA RICA | Licenciatura en Derecho |
| COTE D'IVOIRE (IVORY COAST) | Licence en Droit |
| CROATIA | Diploma with qualification of lawyer |
| CUBA | Licenciado en Derecho |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | Magistr práv |
| DENMARK | Candidatus Juris |
| 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 | Oigusteaduse bakalaureusekraad (4 years), Oigusteaduse magister (5 years, current degree) |
| ETHIOPIA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| FIJI | Bachelor of Law |
| FINLAND | Juris Kandidaati or Oikeustieteen Maisteri |
| FRANCE | Maitrise en Droit or Magistere de Juriste D'Affaires; or a first degree, which could be in a non-law field (diplome from one of the 'grandes ecoles,' or licence) plus proof of passing the French bar examination |
| GEORGIA | Diploma with qualification of lawyer |
| GERMANY | First State Exam (FSE) or Referendarexamen |
| GHANA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) or BA + BL (Professional Law Course Certificate) |
| GREECE | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) (Ptychion) |
| GRENADINES, The | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| GUADELOUPE | Licence en Droit |
| GUATEMALA | Licenciado en Derecho |
| GUINEA | Licence en Droit |
| GUYANA | Bachelor of Law |
| HAITI | Licence en Droit |
| HONDURAS | Licenciado en Derecho |
| HONG KONG | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| HUNGARY | LLB Omso-bidi-klevél with title of lawyer or Doktori bizonyitvany with title of "dr. jur." |
| ICELAND | Candidatus Juris |
| INDIA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) as advanced degree or five-year LLB |
| INDONESIA | Sarjana Hukum |
| IRAN | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| IRAQ | Bachelor of Law |
| IRELAND | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) or BA in law, or bachelor degree in a non-law subject plus special legal practice course leading to CPE |
| ISRAEL | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| ITALY | Laurea in Giurisprudenza |
| JAMAICA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| JAPAN | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) or first degree in non-law subject plus diploma from the Legal Training and Research Institute (LTRI) |
| JORDAN | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| KAZAKHSTAN | Diploma with qualification of lawyer |
| 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) |
| KUWAIT | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| KYRGYZSTAN | Diploma with qualification of lawyer |
| LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | Diplôma en droit |
| LATVIA | Diploma of Specialist (in law) |
| LEBANON | Licence 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 | Master of 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) | Diploma with title of lawyer |
| MADAGASCAR | Maitrise |
| MALAWI | Licence en Droit |
| MALAYSIA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| MALI | Licence en Droit |
| MALTA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| MARTINIQUE | Licence en Droit |
| MAURITANIA | Licence en Droit |
| MAURITIUS | Licence en Droit |
| MEXICO | Licenciado en Derecho |
| MOLDOVA | Diploma de licenta |
| MONGOLIA | Diploma of Specialist (in law) |
| MOROCCO | Licence en Droit |
| MOZAMBIQUE | Licenciatura em Direito |
| MYANMAR | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| NAMIBIA | Licenciatura em Direito |
| NEPAL | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| NETHERLANDS | Meester en Rechten |
| NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | Doctoraal |
| NEVIS | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| NEW CALEDONIA | Maitrise |
| NEW ZEALAND | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| NICARAGUA | Licenciado en Derecho |
| NIGER | Licence en Droit |
| NIGERIA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| NORWAY | Candidatus Juris |
| PAKISTAN | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) as advanced degree or five-year LLB |
| 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 |
| PORTUGAL | Licenciatura em Direito |
| QATAR | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| REUNION | Licence en Droit |
| ROMANIA | Diploma de licenta |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Diploma with qualification of lawyer |
| RWANDA | Licence en Droit |
| 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 | Licence en Droit |
| SERBIA and MONTENEGRO | Diploma with title of lawyer |
| SIERRA LEONE | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| SINGAPORE | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| SLOVAK REPUBLIC | Magister |
| SLOVENIA | LLB Diploma with title of lawyer |
| SOMALIA | Laurea in Giurisprudenza |
| SOUTH AFRICA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| SPAIN | Licenciado [or Grado] en Derecho |
| SRI LANKA | LLB or Certificate of Attorney-at-Law from Sri Lanka Law College |
| SUDAN | Licence en Droit |
| SWAZILAND | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| SWEDEN | Candidatus Juris |
| SWITZERLAND | Licentiate Iuris, or equivalent first degree in law |
| SYRIA | Bachelor of Law |
| TAIWAN | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| TAJIKISTAN | Diploma with qualification of lawyer |
| TANZANIA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| THAILAND | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| TOBAGO | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| TOGO | Maitrise |
| TRINIDAD | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| TUNISIA | Licence en Droit |
| TURKEY | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| TURKMENISTAN | Diploma with qualification of lawyer |
| TURKS and CAICOS ISLANDS | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| UGANDA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| UKRAINE | Diploma with qualification of lawyer |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| UNITED KINGDOM | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) or BA in law, or bachelor degree in a non-law subject plus special legal practice course leading to CPE. (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) |
| UNITED STATES | JD (Juris Doctor) |
| URUGUAY | Licenciado/Abogado |
| UZBEKISTAN | Diploma with qualification of lawyer |
| VENEZUELA | Abogado |
| VIETNAM | Bachelor of Law and title of luat su (lawyer) |
| YEMEN | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| Former ZAIRE | Licence en Droit |
| ZAMBIA | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
| ZIMBABWE | LLB (Bachelor of Laws) |
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