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关于LLB、LLM 答案满意追加100分

我现在在国内大学读法律本科，想去美国留学。仍然学法律。现在再准备JD似乎有点晚了，准备考虑LLM。但是却不能考资格证.
我已经在国内读过本科了，再考LLB，还能考吗？是什么过程呢？
美国的pre-law又是什么呢～
如果答案很好我会追加100分～
我已经上了国内的大学了，还能考LLB吗？考什么？上的话需要多久～

Answer 1

I respect Rele2, but I can't agree with him/her this time.

The name of the degree reflects the method of study and/or the goals of the program.

MPhil is Masters of Philosophy and PhD is Doctor of Philosophy. They are research based programs and all knowledge eventually lead to philosophy, which is the foundation of everything.

MPhil is to verify old or current knowledge, but PhD is to create new knowledge. Any candidate can register in an MPhil or a PhD program upon graduation from their Bachelor's. An MPhil graduate can move onto a PhD program, or a PhD candidate can opt to graduate with an MPhil if he or she fails to produce new knowledge. Every PhD has an MPhil component. The goals are different. The purposes are also different.

In a law school in USA and Canada, LLB is a graduate program to train lawyers who have an undergraduate degree in any discipline. LLM is a research degree, very similar to a PhD, though LLM is also an advanced degree in law skills. There is a JD (Doctor of Justice or Doctor of Jurisdiction), which is an academic research program in law, but graduates are not entitled to any qualification for legal practice.

If you have an LLB, you can register for either LLM or MPhil, but their focus is very different. For LLM, probably your goal is either to become a senior law practitioner or a professor in a law school. For MPhil or PhD or JD within a law school, your goal will be within the academic world.