In the past, Chinese law students apply through the College of foreign law learning of foreign law, is more likely to be considered only to learn the difference between the advantages of law and foreign law system so as to improve the theoretical level China legal system study. However, with the Chinese foreign trade exchanges have become more frequent, we found a lot of need in the course of trade can provide legal services business lawyer. To provide legal services concerning foreign affairs, not only requires the lawyer outstanding foreign language skills, familiar with China laws, and should also be familiar with the foreign legal, because the foreign law is not only to foreign customers China legal services (such as foreign capital investment, China market M & A), but also for domestic customers to provide foreign legal service (domestic enterprises in foreign countries overseas mergers and acquisitions or listing). Therefore, now the law school students to study abroad the law a law degree and lawyer qualification certificate has become the legal service market demand. For USA law school America law became the most law school graduates choice, not only because America law is a typical representative of the Anglo American law system in the world, more because of American leading position in international trade. In the application USA law school, the first problems encountered may be the degree of choice, because of the degree to choose different, process for preparation and preparation time will be different, so here degree and selection of America law school to do a simple introduction.

The degree USA law school is divided into three types: LLM (Master of Laws), JD (Juris Doctor), SJD or JSD (Doctor of Juridical Science).

1.LLM (Master of Laws), known as the master of law. Most America law school LLM degree is set for international students, but require applicants to have access to legal undergraduate or graduate degree in the country. Applicants need to provide language test scores, TOEFL scores. The LLM degree is divided into General Program and Specialize. Program, length of schooling for one year, to take the credit system, the general law school requires 24 credits. The General Program program is the basic law American learning, including the Constitution (Constitutional Law) (Contract Law), contract law, tort law, criminal law (Tort Law) (Criminal Law) (Corporation Law, company law, bankruptcy law (Bankruptcy Law), family law (Family Law) and legal writing (Legal Writing) and so on; and Specialize. Program is a specific research courses, such as international tax law project (International Taxation Program) Comparative Law Program (Comparative Law Program), international law project (International Law) etc.. At present, many American law school to LLM degree of the applicant to provide the scholarship, the applicant can get 1/3, 1/2 or even one hundred percent of Tuition Waive. ABA (American Bar Association) USA lawyers association approved law school LLM graduates, can be in New York or California lawyer qualification examination, the examination for the qualification as a lawyer and the lawyer occupation moral examination of Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE), access to the New York or California lawyer qualification.

2.JD (Juris Doctor), known as a doctor of law. Some people think of JD as a master's degree in law in our country, because of the America students of American University undergraduate degree, no law, only the students in other professional degree can apply for JD. For international students, unlike LLM, JD does not require applicants to apply for to get the degree of the legal profession in the country, but the need to provide language test scores and LSAT (Law School Admission Test) the law school admission test scores. JD degree education system for three years, the general law school to complete 90 credits, legal practice skills the courses focus on training students. Compared to LLM degree, JD degree of America legal system of learning, and unlike the LLM degree is limited, JD degree winner can participate in any one American state bar exam and became a practicing lawyer in the state.

3.SJD or JSD (Doctor of Juridical Science), called law. SJD or JSD. degree in general education system for 3 years, aims to cultivate and hope to have a deeper study in one of the professional field of law students, is usually applied to continue study for a doctoral degree in SJD or JSD law LLM from before. USA law school class SJD or JSD places are very limited, some law school only recruits graduated this Law School LLM students. Application of SJD or JSD degree, generally require applicants to have good academic background, and a comprehensive academic research program.

Since most wish to apply for American law school students generally choose LLM or JD, which mainly talk about the two degrees of choice.

The LLM degree is an academic degree, is of certain academic background of scholars such as domestic law school professor, and have some experience of legal workers such as prosecutors, judges or lawyers and other settings, however, because the LLM project time is short, apply for degree of difficulty compared to JD easily, and cost less so, still attracted many domestic legal professional graduates. But due to the LLM degree basically for international students, its purpose is to make these international students through USA law school a year after learning to return home to have a better development, therefore, to obtain the LLM degree students rarely is also very difficult to stay in USA development. While the JD degree is to train the ability of practice of law degree, compared to the LLM degree in one year and short learning time and the American law "Dragonfly" type of learning, JD degree can make students more learning system America laws and practice of the law application ability, and the JD degree in USA legal market can also have the potential good.

The choice of degree, the key is according to the occupation development direction of my own.

If the applicant has a clear goal, had even found the direction of professional development of specific, that is the hope of development through study abroad returned home to get better, such as access to foreign companies become lawyers, law firms or foreign law firm representative office in China into foreign law, has been so LLM can meet the need of the work because the LLM degree, although known as an academic degree, but the curriculum still includes a course of practical example: International Trade Law (International Business Transactions), contract law (Contract Law) and legal writing (Legal Writing ). Many people believe that, at present the domestic employment market competition is intense, than with a solid legal knowledge background of JD degrees, LLM degrees do not have too much market competitiveness. If talent showing itself in the fierce market competition, then won the New York lawyer qualification is essential, even if is the JD degree China students, the final 90% will also participate in the New York state bar examination, and whether it is LLM or JD degree, as long as the New York lawyer qualification, all have a very good employment prospects in China or Hongkong, and can obtain Global Pay. in foreign law firms

If the applicant believes he should stay in the American development in America through law school, then choose the best JD degree, because the JD degree can not only to study the system of USA law known as degree of the highest, three years of study and life is America America into legal career important adaptation stage. There is also a situation, the applicant at the time of application is not clear their own professional interests or occupation development direction of their own is not found, then select the JD degree may be more appropriate to. Three years of JD learning can have enough time to let you know their own development goals, and have enough time to act as a buffer to adapt to the legal theory and legal practice gap. But the application of JD must be cruel LSAT test, and LSAT test has become a lot of applicants' checkpoints'. There is a suggestion here, if the applicant has not got a good LSAT score to apply for JD degree, or participate in the LSAT exam is not ideal, you can apply for a LLM degree, LLM degree and then apply for the LSAT exam and directly into a JD degree, of course, the LLM course of study during the period of performance is very outstanding, and as such, can be removed from the LSAT results directly from the LLM degree to JD degree in law school is not much.

The above is to America law degree is introduced and the choice suggestion, hope to apply for America law school students as a reference.