4. INTRODUCTION
legal education, preparation for the practice of law .
instruction in law has been offered in universities
since medieval times, but , since the advent of
university – based law schools in the 18th and 19th
centuries, legal education has faced the challenge of
reconciling its aim of teaching law as one of the
academic disciplines with its goal of preparing persons
to become members of profession. most law schools
have tired to find a middle path between being a mere
trade school and being a citadel of pure theory.
6. TYPES OF LAW DEGREES AND
LEGAL STUDIES DEGREES IN USA
A Law degree is required for individuals who wish to
practice law in the United States . Three types of law
degrees prepare individuals for work as a lawyer .
These programs include Juries Doctor, Master of Laws
and Doctor of Juridical Science.
7. Juries Doctor
Applicants must have bachelor’s degrees, at minimum to enter this
standard law degree .
Prospective students don’t need to take any undergraduate law courses or
have prior experience with the judicial system. For the application, law
schools will request scores for the Law School Admission Test(LSAT),
recommendation letters and , in some cases, a current resume.
The first year of the curriculum covers core courses . Students may then
choose a concentration and complete a required number of elective classes
some possible classes include:
Torts.
Constitutional law and patent law
Legal writing
Federal litigation
Environmental law and public interest law
Law and ethics
8. Master of Laws
The Master’s degree programs which are considerred
to be the first level of graduate degrees , the Master of
laws is second professional law degree after the juris
doctor .
An LL.M program takes one year to complete with full-
time study, and students may specialize in their
interests , such as human rights law , environmental
law , technology law or taxation. Because there are
many different concentrations within LL.M programs,
curricula will differ.
9. Doctor Of Juridical Science
The most advanced law degree in the United States ,
the Doctor of Juridical Science program can be
completed on a full-time basis in three years.
This program is established law professionals with
many years of experience.
15. Concept of legal education
Legal education is human science which furnishes
beyond techniques skills and competence.
Generally refers to the education of lawyers before
entry into practice.
17. Dr. Mohammad Farogh’s Objectives
1. To show how legal rules have developed ,the reasons underlying
them and the nexus between legal and social history.
2. To provide the students with adequate experience to apply these
rules.
3. To equip the students with sufficient knowledge of the historical
an sociological background of the country’s legal system.
4. To provide the students with some knowledge of the others legal
system of the world so that the students do not find themselves at
a complete loss when it comes to adopting a comparative approach.
5. Very significantly, the students should be encouraged to
participate in discussions, seminars and challenge the vary premise
of legal concepts and their applications.
18. Conclusion
The real challenge today is on the legal and legal
profession because people see lawyers as more equally
than themselves
They regard lawyers as trained persons to use the
freedom granted by the country’s constitution and to
show them the way and also to protect in case these
freedom violated . So , the responsibility of legal
education is very heavy, as lawyers are meant to
preserve the society and act as , healers, and have to
contribute not only to their purse but more so to the
happiness of the mankind as a whole.