法律知识导读（英文）第三单元 Legal Education.pptVIP

Unit 3 Legal Education 法律教育 Lead-in 法律教育是以传授法律知识、法学知识体系和培养法律职业为目的的教育制度和途径。现代法律教育一般分为法学教育和法律职业培训两个基本部分。美国的法律教育主要是通过在法学院接受学位教育进行的。美国的法学院授予的专业学位是法律博士 (J.D.)，法学博士 (LL.D.) 只作为荣誉学位授予。美国每个州有自己的司法考试，需要根据各州规定满足不同的特定要求方可取得律师执照。在美国实践法律的外国律师，却没有获得法律博士学位的，也要去攻读法律硕士 (J. M.)，法学硕士 (LL. M.)，比较法硕士 (M.C. L.)，或司法硕士 (M. J.)。 Legal Education Introduction: Legal education is the education of individuals who intend to become legal professionals or those who simply intend to use their law degree to some end, either related to law (such as politics or academic) or business. It includes: 1. First degrees in law, which may be studied at either undergraduate or graduate level depending on the country; 2. Vocational courses which prospective lawyers are required to pass in some countries before they may enter practice; 3. Higher academic degrees. ◆ In addition in some countries, including Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada and some states of Australia, the final stages of vocational legal education required to qualify to practice law are carried out outside the university system. Legal education in the United States It is generally undertaken through a law school program. professional degree : the Juris Doctor or Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.). Once a prospective lawyer has been awarded the J.D. (or other appropriate degree), he or she is usually required to pass a state bar examination in order to be licensed to practice as an Attorney at Law. ◆ The Doctor of Jurisprudence or Juris Doctor (J.D.), like the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), is a professional doctorate. The Doctor of Judicial Science (J.S.D.), and Doctor of Comparative Law (D.C.L.), are research and academic-based doctorate level degrees. In the U.S. the Legum Doctor (LL.D.) is only awarded as an honorary degree. Route: Undergraduate education (usually 4 years) Law school (usually 3 years) Admission to the bar (usually by taking a states bar exam) Legal practice ?Words and Expressions Pr