The Master of Laws is an advanced academic degree, or research degree (as opposed to a professional degree in law, such as the Juris Doctor), and is commonly abbreviated LL.M. (also LLM or LL.M or M.L., [in Tamil Nadu]) from its Latin name, Legum Magister. (For female students, the less common variant Legum Magistra may also be used.)
To become a lawyer and practice law in most states and countries, a person must first obtain a first law degree. ...
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The Master of Laws is an advanced academic degree, or research degree (as opposed to a professional degree in law, such as the Juris Doctor), and is commonly abbreviated LL.M. (also LLM or LL.M or M.L., [in Tamil Nadu]) from its Latin name, Legum Magister. (For female students, the less common variant Legum Magistra may also be used.)
To become a lawyer and practice law in most states and countries, a person must first obtain a first law degree. While in most common law countries a Bachelor of Laws (or LL.B.) is required, the U.S. requires a professional doctorate, or Juris Doctor, to practice law.
If a person wishes to gain specialized knowledge through research in a particular area of law, he or she can continue his or her studies after an LL.B or J.D. in an LL.M. program. The word legum is the genitive plural form of the Latin word lex, which means "of the laws". When used in the plural, it signifies a specific body of laws, as opposed to the general collective concept embodied in...
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