<div class="Y3BBE" style="font-family: 'Google Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: 12px 16px; margin-inline: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; margin-top: 0px;" data-sfc-cp="" data-hveid="CAEQAA" data-processed="true">The Bachelor of Laws (LL.B. or LLB) is&nbsp;<mark class="HxTRcb" style="color: #001d35; border-radius: 4px; background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #d3e3fd 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 50%); background-position: 75% 0px; background-size: 200% 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; padding: 0px 2px; animation: 0.75s cubic-bezier(0.05, 0.7, 0.1, 1) 0.25s 1 normal forwards running highlight-animation;" data-processed="true">an undergraduate academic degree in law, acting as the primary professional qualification for legal practitioners in many common law jurisdictions</mark>. Typically lasting 3&ndash;4 years, it covers core legal subjects&mdash;contract, criminal, constitutional, and tort law&mdash;to develop analytical, research, and advocacy skills.</div>
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<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAUQAA" data-complete="true" data-sae=""><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-complete="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bold;" data-complete="true">Duration:</span>&nbsp;Typically&nbsp;<span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bold;" data-complete="true">3 to 4 years</span>&nbsp;for a standard undergraduate entry.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAUQAQ" data-complete="true" data-sae=""><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-complete="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bold;" data-complete="true">Integrated Options:</span>&nbsp;In countries like India, students often take a&nbsp;<span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bold;" data-complete="true">5-year integrated course</span>&nbsp;(e.g., BA LLB or BBA LLB) immediately after high school.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAUQAg" data-complete="true" data-sae=""><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-complete="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bold;" data-complete="true">Graduate Entry:</span>&nbsp;Individuals who already hold a degree in another field can often complete an accelerated&nbsp;<span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bold;" data-complete="true">2-year LLB</span>.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAUQAw" data-complete="true" data-sae=""><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-complete="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bold;" data-complete="true">Curriculum:</span>&nbsp;Focuses on the "Foundations of Legal Knowledge," including:</span>
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<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: circle; padding-inline-start: 0px;" data-hveid="CAUQBA" data-complete="true" data-sae=""><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-complete="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bold;" data-complete="true">Public Law:</span>&nbsp;Constitutional and Administrative Law.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: circle; padding-inline-start: 0px;" data-hveid="CAUQBQ" data-complete="true" data-sae=""><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-complete="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bold;" data-complete="true">Private Law:</span>&nbsp;Contract, Tort, and Property/Land Law.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: circle; padding-inline-start: 0px;" data-hveid="CAUQBg" data-complete="true" data-sae=""><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-complete="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bold;" data-complete="true">Criminal Law:</span>&nbsp;Principles of liability and specific offences.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: circle; padding-inline-start: 0px;" data-hveid="CAUQBw" data-complete="true" data-sae=""><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-complete="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bold;" data-complete="true">Jurisprudence:</span>&nbsp;The theory and philosophy of law.</span><span class="uJ19be notranslate" data-wiz-uids="phqcBc_2j,phqcBc_2k" data-complete="true"><span class="vKEkVd" style="text-wrap-mode: nowrap; position: relative;" data-animation-atomic="" data-wiz-attrbind="class=phqcBc_2i/TKHnVd" data-sae="">&nbsp;</span></span></li>
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<div class="Y3BBE" style="font-family: 'Google Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: 12px 16px; margin-inline: 0px; color: #0a0a0a;" data-sfc-cp="" data-hveid="CAQQAA" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Common Jurisdictions:</span><br data-serialized-params="[]" data-processed="true" />The LLB is popular in countries with legal systems influenced by English law, including the UK, Australia, Canada, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and New Zealand.</div>
<div class="Y3BBE" style="font-family: 'Google Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: 12px 16px; margin-inline: 0px; color: #0a0a0a;" data-sfc-cp="" data-hveid="CAYQAA" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Skills Developed:</span><button class="rBl3me" style="margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; background-color: #e5edff; border-radius: 10px; height: 20px; padding: 0px; width: 20px; position: relative; outline: 0px; cursor: pointer; border: initial none initial;" tabindex="0" data-amic="true" data-icl-uuid="17aa80d9-53b7-4245-a098-c49f6a2c6b90" data-wiz-attrbind="disabled=swalOe_2h/C5gNJc;aria-label=swalOe_2h/bOjMyf;class=swalOe_2h/UpSNec" data-ved="2ahUKEwj8h52Lu_GSAxUOr1YBHeqvLUYQye0OegQIBhAB" data-processed="true"></button></div>
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<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAcQAA" data-processed="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Legal Analysis &amp; Reasoning:</span>&nbsp;Interpreting complex legislation and case law.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAcQAQ" data-processed="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Communication:</span>&nbsp;Persuasive writing and oral advocacy, often developed through mooting.</span></li>
<li class="dF3vjf" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px;" data-hveid="CAcQAg" data-processed="true"><span class="T286Pc" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" data-sfc-cp="" data-processed="true"><span class="Yjhzub" style="font-weight: bolder;" data-processed="true">Research:</span>&nbsp;Efficiently finding and applying relevant laws.</span></li>
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<div class="Y3BBE" style="font-family: 'Google Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: 12px 16px; margin-inline: 0px; color: #0a0a0a;" data-sfc-cp="" data-hveid="CAgQAA" data-processed="true">In some regions, completing the LLB is only the first step toward practicing law, often followed by a bar examination or a practical training contract.</div>