Does anyone know anywhere I could earn a law degree that would be valid in the US but not earned there?

Question

This semester I am studying abroad and I have decided that I do not want to go back to the US. I am not sure since I am kind of young and have a feeling I might change my mind later. So, I want to study international law in another country but be sure that my degree would be transferable to the US if I ever choose to return. Does anyone know where I can study? I speak French and Spanish but am willing to learn other languages. Thank you!

Answer 1

I know you can study at the National University of Singapore for an LLB and then practice in New York after you pass the New York Bar. It's one of the few overseas law schools that are approved by the NY bar.

You should probably check some of the law schools in Canada as well.

Also, the London School of Economics(LSE) has a special degree in which you spend 2 years studying in LSE and 2 years in Columbia University or USC and at the end of it, you get both an LLB and a JD- so you can practice both in the UK and in the US.
You can read more about it here:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/law/programmes/doubledegree/lse-columbia.htm

Hope this helps! All the best!

Answer 2

Short answer--zero

Long answer--sort of. If you get an LLB at a foreign law school, and then come to the US to obtain an LLM, you can sit for the bar in New York and I think California. But that would mean you would have to work in those two states, and generally speaking, an American with an LLM vs. an American with a JD--most firms would pick the one with the JD. Most other states require you to have a JD from an ABA accredited law school.

You can, however, study law at a school like Notre Dame Law School, and do your 1st year Summer in London along with your entire second year at their London campus.