The sherbrooke dual law will permit me to have an access to this school without doing undergrade? And it will permit me to practice as a practicing attorney in the US?
Is there any options for me to study in france and then to go abroad?
I had bad school reports too due to the fact that teachers werent able to listen my problems
In Quebec, the law degree is integrated. That degree allows you to sit the bar exam to practice in New York State, Canada, Quebec.
You can read the website yourself for further details.
The French programs Ith American law require a mention TB so you can stay in France, survive the 60+% failure rate in ‘regular’ law, then become a lawyer with french law and then go to the Us for a professional graduate degree in law.
I know that most people stops law because of its difficulty. But to be honest i hate french law, but if you suggest me this path i will follow it. So i need to finish my licence or a master? then i need to go to the us and study american law? sounds good
No, I don’t. I suggest you apply to Université de Sherbrooke as soon as the application opens, which means you need to read their website first.
Most people drop out of law in France because it’s all large lectures where you need to memorize everything, and the faculty ratio is (if I’m not mistaken) 1:46 - in the US 1:18 would be considered pretty high so you have an idea of how underfunded the law programs are in France.
Your odds of success at Sherbrooke are much higher.
But if you want to stay in France you ont have a choice.
So, basically, you can stay in France and study French law, or go to Canada and study law there.
You can apply to more than one university by the way. My advice would be to apply for law in Sherbrooke and for a certificate at UQAM or Laval.
Thank you for your answer. I think Canada is a good option since it will permit me to practice in the US. Im trying to think about it, if there are any other paths do not hesitate! Thank you everyone again! I hope my dream will become reality, because law in france is so damn boring. I want to become a crimina ldefense attorney in the US and i hope it will work
Law can be pretty boring in the US too. You have to really like reading for hours, writing and rewriting papers, dealing with a lot of people who might not understand the law (or even right and wrong).
What you see on TV is not what most lawyers do for 10 hours a day.
Of course im not believing the lawyer image that tv shows, youtubers shows. i want to become a criminal defense lawyer because of the injustice that strok be of my family members. Beside of this thank you for your answers. If there is any details that i can add, i always wanted to try the pennsylvania bar exam or the californian one. I hope that with your answers i can create my own path
Research civil law schools in Quebec, Canada. After earning a degree in civil law, then you may apply for a one year common law degree at the University of Victoria (big in criminal law practice) or the University of Ottawa (has programs taught in both French & English) or another Canadian or US law school which offer one year LLM degrees for foreign lawyers.
Any Canadian law school that authoritatively states that its students are eligible to sit for the New York State bar examination should be viewed with caution. Holders of foreign law degrees who have studied & completed the common law curriculum required by the New York State Bar for foreign lawyers may petition / apply to get educational clearance to sit for the New York State bar, but that person must also pass a strict background check (debts past due for over 90 days must be thoroughly explained, for example, as must any criminal conviction / criminal charges or acts of dishonesty such as being fired from a job due to dishonest behaviour).
If targeting the US, might be wiser to earn the common law LLM–usually in comparative law–at a law school based in the US and certified by the ABA (American Bar Association). This is especially true if the foreign lawyer earns a law degree in France rather than in Canada as some Canadian law schools restrict their LLM programs to graduates of civil law programs in Quebec.
No graduate of a foreign based law school is assured of a right to sit for any US state’s bar examination.
Some US states used to permit those meeting educational qualifications to sit for the state bar, and if a passing grade was received, then applying for ethical clearance but I am not sure how common this practice is today and if it ever applies, or applied to, foreign lawyers.
P.S. I strongly recommend that you investigate the offerings at the University of Victoria & at the University of Ottawa as both have joint programs with US based ABA accredited law schools.
And most of US law is boring (to most people) too.
You have a lot of paperwork in front of you - getting into an undergrad program, probably getting into a grad program, applying for the bar exam, and then getting a work permit for the US. Lots of paperwork, lots of money.
Difference between a civil law jurisdiction and a common law jurisdiction. One requires conformity while the other often rewards creativity.