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') 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) |