i am an american indonesian, i am a law student in indonesia now. anyone know if i wanna be a lawyer in US?
Hey fellas, I am an American Indonesian, I am a law student in Indonesia at the moment. Due to my US citizenship, I also have an interest of becoming lawyer in US. But, what should I do next after graduated from Indonesia? Go to college again so it would be admissible to obtain a JD degree? Or should I study for LL.M degree since some said that some states in US accept LL.M graduates to practice? Thank a lot for your help or info
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You have to see if the schools in the US will accept your law credits from a school in Indonesia. In most cases, it's unlikely. But there's always a chance, depending on the school. I'd recommend focusing on the JD degree and do it again so it could be permissible. What you have to remember is that law in Indonesia is most likely specific to Indonesia, just like law in the US is specific to law in the US. As such, there could be some overlapping classes such as those in ethics or juris prudence, however overall there fields are completely different. I'd say come back to the US and find a good JD school in the US. I hear Minnesota has good law schools. In any event, in the US the LLM is taken normally after you already have a JD as a specialized field. However, you're studying law in a different country so you'd want to get your JD in the US and then move into the LLM later on; of course after you find out if the US will recognize your Indonesian degree...if they do then go into the LLM. If not, the JD would be best---personally I would go for it either way to be on the safe side. Once States laws is not the same for another State.
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It is highly unlikely that the US will allow you to sit for the bar as is, and very unlikely that with an Indonesian degree that you could get a L.LM. More than likely you will have to apply to Law School in the U.S. and go through Law School in the U.S. To be honest its truly questionable if any of your college will be recognized by a U.S. college.
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