Master of Laws

A Master of Laws (M.L. or LL.M.; Latin: Magister Legum or Legum Magister) is a postgraduate academic degree for people who have an undergraduate academic law degree or a professional law degree.

In many places, the LL.M. is an advanced professional degree for those already doing legal practice.

To become a lawyer and practice law in most places, a person must first get a law degree. In most common law countries, a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) is needed. In the United States, a bachelor's degree followed by the Juris Doctor (J.D.) (a graduate school degree), and passing an another set of tests (the bar exam) is usually needed to become a lawyer.

References

  1. ↑ "So, You Want to Become a Lawyer – University of Toronto Faculty of Law". law.utoronto.ca.
  2. ↑ University of Melbourne. "About Us – The Melbourne JD". Retrieved 2008-05-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Law School Admissions". U.S. News and World Report. Retrieved 4 March 2025. Few colleges or universities even offer a pre-law undergraduate major.
  4. ↑ "Official page of New York State Bar Examination". www.nybarexam.org. January 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.