CRIM 135 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Law School Admission Test, Juris Doctor, Bachelor Of Laws
25 Nov 2014
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Topic #6 law schools, lawyers & judges: legal education in canada, history (a) pre-1950"s. No formal academic training (not required) (b) post-1950"s. 3yr law degree (llb bachelor of law now called jd juris doctor) (after undergrad) w/ 1 yr. articling period (apprenticeship) Llb emerged from england, sole degree needed to become a lawyer. Jd cultural, north american way of saying it (more uniform with. 2 degree system), but no difference between llb & jd: admission to law school (a) opportunities. Competitive admission (not unusual ratio of 10:1) (b) measures of eligibility: gpa & lsat. Different weight on gpa vs lsat score depending on school. Typical gpa: ~3. 7, may drop some of your ~18 worst credits. Lsat: - law school admission test, aptitude test (reading. Comprehension, logical reasoning) no lower than 75 -80th percentile based on people writing all across n. a.
