Yale Law School is one of the world's best law schools. Yale offers four degree programs--J.D. program, LL.M. program, J.S.D. program and the M.S.L. program. These programs last from one to three years in duration. Yale school focuses on giving its students opportunities in clinical training and encouraging them to provide public service. Students will be able to represent real clients and gain hands-on experience as soon as they start their first year at the university. Applicants who wish to study at the law school must meet certain requirements such as first-term course requirements, satisfactory work for 83 units, writing requirements and other requirements specified by the faculty.
Yale Law School
127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
203-432-4992
law.yale.edu
Oxford University Law School offers undergraduate and post-graduate studies. Some of the courses available at the school include a B.A. in law; diploma in legal studies; bachelor's degree in civil law; magister juris and master's degree in law and finance, among other options. For post-graduate studies, options include lecture-based or research-based study options. Students at Oxford also have opportunity to attend a moot court wherein they experience a simulation of court appeal hearings. These exercises help improve the skills of the students and prepare them for their future careers.
Oxford University Law
St. Cross Building
10 Saint Cross Road
Oxford OX1 3 UL, UK
186-527-1491
law.ox.ac.uk
Harvard Law School offers three degree program--Juris Doctor, Master of Laws and Doctor of Juridical Science. Apart from these programs, Harvard also has joint degree programs with the Harvard Business School, Harvard School of Public Health, Graduate School of Design, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and with Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. Students get the chance to choose from over 400 courses and seminars to enhance their learning experience. They also get to have hands-on experience through Harvard Law School's in-house clinics and other organizations outside the school. Applicants must take the Law School Admission Test, register for LSDAS and submit all required papers and transcripts along with letters of recommendation and a completed application form.
Harvard Law School
1563 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-3109
law.harvard.edu