University of London; Law with Management

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by Newbie2DL, Sep 13, 2004.

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  1. Newbie2DL

    Newbie2DL Member

    Hi,

    Is there anyone on the board that has done this bachelors?

    Furthermore, would anybody happen to know if the law content is enough to practise as a lawyer?

    Many thanks,

    Newbie
     
  2. agilham

    agilham New Member

    In the UK the degree will count as a qualifying law degree if you take all the modules marked with an asterisk in the structure and syllabus within a certain time period. No law degree in the UK exempts you from the necessity of taking the vocational stage of qualifying via either the Legal Practice Course or the Bar Vocational Course.

    In certain parts of the Commonwealth, the degree may be defined as a qualifying law degree and you can go straight on to the vocational stage of training. In other places (such as Canada), you may have to do a year at a local law school as well.

    If you're in the US, you may as well forget the whole idea. As Nosborne will undoubtedly tell you in a few hours, the chances of being admitted to the bar in any US state except California with a DL law degree are up there with those of a snowball in hell.

    Angela
     
  3. nosborne48

    nosborne48 Well-Known Member

    Not QUITE that bad. But close.
     
  4. mrw142

    mrw142 New Member

    Some states allow you to supplement the DL law degree with one year of US law school--some pursue an LLM--in a traditional face-to-face format and will then let you sit for the bar if you have a law degree from a non-U.S. common law nation. I don't know about the Law with Management Bachelor's, though--is that considered an LLB? If so, perhaps a chance. I know of a fellow who received his DL--I think--LLB at UoL and then finished with a traditional LLM at American University and they allowed him to sit for the D.C. Bar.

    The snowball analogy isn't far from being apropos--perhaps a snowball in Phoenix would be more on target.
     
  5. agilham

    agilham New Member

    The Law with Management is a BSc, not an LLB, but it is listed on the Law Society's current list of qualifying degrees.

    Whether one would want to try to explain to a sceptical state bar association that a Bachelor of Science is actually a law degree is another matter altogether.

    Snigger.

    Angela
     
  6. Newbie2DL

    Newbie2DL Member

    funny u should mention California

    thats the place i'd like to work!!!

    How can i get advice on that?

    Should i plan to get an LLM afterwards?

    Or should I study in a US law school?

    Where can I find out more info?

    I really don't want to do a straight LLB. I like having a little versatility with the degree. Or am I wrong?

    Whats wrong with a DL law degree?
     
  7. mrw142

    mrw142 New Member

    Whats wrong with a DL law degree?
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    The ABA and most state bar associations think they're about as useful as sunscreen in the Arctic. Why? I don't know, they seem to be accepted in the home of common law--the UK. Perhaps the primary rationale for the ABA's position is that they wish to limit the numbers of those practicing law--they understand the rules of supply and demand as well as any.
     
  8. nosborne48

    nosborne48 Well-Known Member

    Sunscreen in SEATTLE. It's probably useful in the Arctic. (grin)

    Look, if you want to become a California lawyer by D/L, get a California D/L degree. There won't be any Bar eligibility surprises, your degree title will be something that American Bar examiners will at least recognize...plus, in an American (read Californian) J.D. program you will learn a LOT of stuff that is uniquely American, such as federal jurisdiction.

    It'll just be EASIER.
     
  9. Lawhopes

    Lawhopes New Member

    Oh, I don't know...

    Weeeeelllll, I don't know that I'd equate Californian with American. We go our own direction.

    Etienne
     
  10. agilham

    agilham New Member

    Not to mention the fact that in a UK first law degree, a full course on European Union Law is now compulsory . . . now that really is about as much use as sunscreen in Seattle unless you plan to practise international law!

    Angela
     

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