Law Schools Worldwide

Guides to legal education

Original guides that explain how to compare programs without confusing duration, cost, award type or recognition status. Anything about visas or work rights points to the current official source.

Choosing a program

  • How to Choose a Law School

    Questions that separate law programs that look alike: recognition, qualification route, format, cost basis and evidence.

    Updated 1 November 2026

  • Legal Education for Nonlawyers

    Legal studies degrees, certificates and courses for people who work with law but do not intend to practise it.

    Updated 1 November 2026

Qualifications and awards

  • PhD vs SJD/JSD

    Research doctorates in law: what the PhD and the SJD or JSD have in common and where schools define them differently.

    Updated 1 November 2026

  • Academic Recognition vs Professional Qualification

    A recognised degree is not a licence to practise. How institutional recognition, program approval and professional admission differ.

    Updated 1 November 2026

  • LLB vs JD

    How the LLB and the JD differ as routes into law, and why neither automatically qualifies a graduate to practise.

    Updated 1 November 2026

  • Understanding Country-Specific Qualification Pathways

    Why there is no universal route to becoming a lawyer, and how to read the pathway records on this site.

    Updated 1 November 2026

  • LLM vs Legal Studies Master's Degrees

    The LLM is usually for people who already studied law; legal studies master's degrees are usually designed for nonlawyers.

    Updated 1 November 2026

Skills and requirements

  • Applying for an LLM

    What LLM applications usually involve: entry requirements, documents, language tests, deadlines and funding.

    Updated 1 November 2026

Costs

  • Law School Tuition and Funding

    Why annual, per-credit and whole-program fees cannot be compared, and where law students find funding.

    Updated 1 November 2026

Online learning

Studying abroad

  • Studying Law Abroad

    What to check when you study law in another country: qualification systems, language, admissions, visas, and the route back to practice.

    Updated 1 November 2026

Funding