Bachelor of laws

Bachelor of LawsThe Bachelor of Laws is a bachelor or an undergraduate degree in law. It is abbreviated LLB, LL.B or occasionally Ll.B. The Bachelor of Laws degree originated in England and was offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree.

In many countries, graduates with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree add to every facet of life, whether practicing as lawyers or working in the community; business or government.

A law degree invites a wide range of careers. Graduates can work as a legal practitioner, in academia, creative arts, businesses, government (Crown Law office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, etc).

Law graduates enjoy an elevated rate of employment than graduates from most other fields. Law graduates either practice as solicitors or barristers or utilize their knowledge and skills in different law-related occupations within politics, business industry, media, government and judiciary.

Bachelor of laws degree is no longer offered in the United States. All the universities in the United States offer Juris Doctor Degree, which is a professional doctorate and a first professional graduate degree in law. There is an immediate opportunity to study Bachelor of laws after completion of secondary school in most common law countries (excluding Wales, England, the United States, and Canada).

On successful completion of Bachelor of Laws degree, one will be entitled to use the letters LLB (Hons) after their name.  The degree aims to generate intellectually pleasing law graduates who have the academic and professional skills required to work in different legal settings. It provides students with a broad range of legal professional skills such as legal professional computing skills, legal research and writing, communication, ethical judgment, etc. It also grants students with specialized skills and education in core areas of law.