The American University law school offers three degree:JD, LLM, JSD.

JDThe full title for theJurisDoctor. Although it is calledDoctorBut in fact, in America, because the undergraduate course is no law of the professional, soJDBachelor of law degree is after, belonging to the AmericanFirstLawDegreeAny bachelor's degree, undergraduate students can apply forJDHowever, American more hope oneselfJDApplicants, also is to have a professional background in a particular area is, in some sense, non legal professional graduates to apply for theJDMore advantages.

LLMThe full title for theMasterOfLawsMaster's degree in law, namely, it is with a special background of occupation legal professional degree, the applicant for the general law of undergraduate students, master of law and current legal personnel, no law related experience and academic background of the applicants cannot apply for.

JSDThe full title for theDoctorOfJuridicalScienceIt is, Dr. law on real significance, is an advanced degree, the legal profession in general, applicants must have the occupation target engaged in legal research, and must haveMasterA degree orJDDegree to be able to apply for.

1．LLM(MasterOfLaws), known as the master of law. Most American Law SchoolLLMDegree 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 results, i.e.TOEFLResults.LLMDegree is divided intoGeneralProgram(general subjects) andSpecializeProgram (Special training course)For a year, educational system, adopt the credit system, the general law school requirements24Credit.GeneralProgramThe course is the basic legal America learning, including the Constitution (ConstitutionalLawContract Law (,)ContractLawTort law (,)TortLaw), criminal law(CriminalLaw),Company law (CorporationLaw(, bankruptcy lawBankruptcyLawFamily law (,)FamilyLawLegal Writing ()LegalWriting) and so on; andSpecializeProgramIs a specific research courses, such as international tax law project (InternationalTaxationProgramComparative law project)(ComparativeLawProgram)Project (, international lawInternationalLaw) etc.. At present, a lot of USA Law SchoolLLMThe degree of the applicant to provide the scholarship, the applicant may obtain three points

 

One, 1/2 or even one hundred percentTuitionWaiveGetABA(AmericanBarAssociation)American lawyers association approved law schoolLLMGraduates, can be in New York or California lawyer qualification examination, the examination for the qualification as a lawyer and the lawyer occupation moral examinationMultistateProfessionalResponsibilityExamination(MPRE)Later, access to the New York or California lawyer qualification.

 

LLM--Is a legal courses a year, equivalent to a master's degree. The full name isMASTEROFLAW,USA native students basically to readJDThe main,Can sayLLMA one-year course is specially designed for international students, the learning time is9Month. Professional branch: such as: Business Law, intellectual property law, criminal law, civil law of tort, Chinese law, human rights law, environmental law.

 

The state law as an important branch of the legal category, has beenLLMAs an important part of foreign law education. The Chinese students want to learn is the national economy, especially in the Chinese joinWTOLater, the importance of the national anti unfair competition law, state law become more and more important delivery etc.. The top law schools in addition to New York University, Duke University,GeorgetownOutside.AmericanUniversityThis ranking is not high school of law in international law ranked first.

Since the Chinese in opening to the outside world, intellectual property law has been the focus of law between China and the United States, so it has been a major field of study Chinese law students to USA. Chinese joinWTOAfter the development of intellectual property law, also contributed to the development of the education of intellectual property rights. Intellectual property law rankings andUSNewsOn top of some conflict, exceptStanfordIntellectual property law schools, ranked in the top ten as well asHoustonLawSchoolAnd even asSantaClaraSmall law school this unknown.

The commercial outstanding law school in New York, "the old school, in particularBostonCollege.American commercial I likeKentGreenfieldFocus onBostonCollege. MakeBCBecome an intensely competitive law school. Commercial law is strong andIowaLawSchoolAndEmoryLawSchoolEtc.. In addition, it is worth mentioning thatGoergeMasonLawSchool. Although this is just aRegionalLaw school, but the economic research and economic law of the university is extremely strong, have Nobel prize in EconomicsVernonLomaxSmithThe professor is teaching in this university, andGMEconomic law professional university are known America.

Environmental law in recent years has become a very popular department law circle, especially during the Obama administration has clearly put the environment and new energy as an important department of law. Although there is no home to support environmental litigation of collective action, but there have been many research and environmental lawClinicThe. Environmental law and individual rankingUSNewsThe law also ranked very different.OregonThe state has two law school,OregonLawSchoolAndLewis&ClarkLawSchoolEnvironmental law of the two law school have come out in front.

1TaxLaw  (Have the professional direction of many schools, is a legal research on popular direction, some schools directly set upMLT(MasterOfLawsInTaxation)Academic degree) 

2BankruptcyLaw(The professional direction of the more common)

3BusinessLaw (Common professional direction)

4HumanRightsLaw(Common professional direction)

5AmericanLaw(Common professional direction)

6CommercIalLaw (Common professional direction)

7ComparativeLaw (Common professional direction)

8EnvironmentalLaw(Common professional direction)

9EstatePlanning (Common professional direction)

10FamilyLaw(Common professional direction)

11GovernmentProcurementLaw(Common professional direction)

12HealthLaw(Common professional direction)

13IntellectualPropertyLaw (Common professional direction)

14InsuranceLaw (Common professional direction)

15InternationalBusinessAndEconomics (Common professional direction)

16InternationalAndComparativeLaw(Common professional direction)

17InternationalLaw (Common professional direction)

18Banking

19ChildLaw

20ClimateChange

 

 

1ConstitutionalLaw(Should beGovernment LawThat's about it)

2CorporateLawAndGovernance(Estimation andBusinessLawSome duplication)

3CriminalLaw(should the culvertTrialAdvocacy )

4DisputeResolution

5ElderLaw

6EmployeeBenefits

7EnergyAndEnvironmentalLaw

8EntertainmentAndMedia

9GeneralStudiesOrU.S.Law

10AmericanBusinessLaw

11IndigenousPeoplesLawAndPolicy

12InformationTechnology Law

13InternationalCommercialLaw

14InternationalCriminalLawAndJustice

15InternationalDevelopment

16InternationalTax&FinanceLaw

17InternationalTradeAndTradeRegulation

18Law&Economics

19MilitaryLaw

20ProsecutorialScience

21ScienceAndTechnology

22SecuritiesAndFinance

23AdmiraltyLaw