http://www.llm-guide.com/board/24112 en 2 year JD - LLM GUIDE Discussion Board Sat, 03 Feb 2007 10:55:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/24112/last#24112 Is there any 2 year JD programme for international lawyers ? Would you please name the universities ? or, Is there any UK 2 year LLB ? and pls name the universities ? Thank you. Sat, 03 Feb 2007 20:29:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/24112/last#24122 i think Oxford has a 2 year BA (LLB) for people who already hold a law degree from somewhere else, subject of course to the courses covered in the first one. You could find out more... Sat, 03 Feb 2007 20:59:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/24112/last#24123 Northwestern and the University of Kansas are the ones I know of here in the US that offer a 2 year JD. I believe that Southwestern University Law School In Los Angeles also has a two year JD program for everybody who wishes to apply for it. By the way, if you are a licensed foreign attorney you are eligible to take the California bar exam without any further legal education in the US. Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:19:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/24112/last#24690 Hello richarddvf, I am surprised to know from your post that if you are a licensed foreign attorney you are eligible to take the california bar exam ,can you please elaborate on this and whether iam eligible to give that exam as i want to work and stay in USA.I have done my llb from India and got enrolled in Delhi bar council (Bar council of India).Which gave me licence to practice in the court of India.I will appreciate your guidance. Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:46:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/24112/last#24726 Here is the information you are requesting: http://calbar.ca.gov/calbar/pdfs/admissions/sf_legal-edu-outside-us.pdf It is very simple. If you are a licensed attorney in your home country, you are eligible to take the California bar examination without any further legal education. If you pass you are a California attorney. You do not need a JD or LL.M to take the California bar and become a California attorney. All you need is your license to practice law in India. Understand though that without any further legal education in the US, although you would be a California attorney, you probably would not be educationally qualified with only an LL.B from India to take the bar in any other state. Additionally, being a licensed attorney in California does not give you the legal right to work in the US. You would still need to get some type of work visa to remain in the US to work. As an attorney that may not be very easy to do. The best way to get a visa to work in the US is to become a nurse. In addition to the bar exam you would also have to take and pass the MPRE exam. Good luck. Mon, 09 Apr 2007 10:18:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/24112/last#29523 Stetson University in FL also has a 2-yr. J.D. program