The University of Edinburgh’s Law School has recently launched an LLB Global Law degree for undergraduates, and the university is hosting three webinars later this April that will be useful and of interest to prospective students, parents, and counselors who are interested in learning more about this fascinating law-focused four-year undergraduate degree option in Scotland.
Hosted by Dr Gail Lythgoe, Lecturer in Global Law, the online webinars will provide an overview of the program and its key features, and there will also be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the session.
The new LLB degree is designed for students who are interested in studying law and gaining the skills to adapt, innovate, and succeed in a globally oriented legal career. Studying at one of the world’s top 20 Law Schools and drawing on Edinburgh Law School’s unique position at the crossroads of common and civil law, and its unparalleled expertise in global legal issues, students will learn to think about legal frameworks, structures and problems beyond the boundaries of any particular legal system, and focus on solving global legal problems. They will also benefit from a compulsory third year abroad at one of the University of Edinburgh’s partner Law Schools that span six continents.
These online sessions will take place on Zoom and will be recorded, and the second and third webinars are repeats of the first one.
Tuesday 23rd April, 14:00 – 15:00 GMT+1 (9:00 a.m. US Eastern Time) – Register
Tuesday 23rd April, 18:00 – 19:00 GMT+1 (1:00 p.m. US Eastern Time) – Register
Wednesday 24th April, 10:00 – 11:00 GMT+1 (5:00 a.m. US Eastern Time) – Register
This program is highly selective; therefore, those who are attending high school in the United States and want to earn admission into this exiting undergraduate course of study should plan to, at a minimum, earn high grades in all high school courses and:
- an ACT score of 27 or higher and submit two AP scores at 4+;
- an SAT score of 1290 or higher (650+ in Evidence based reading and Writing and 620+ in Math) and submit two AP scores at 4+;
- three AP scores at 4+; and/or
- if an IBDP student, be predicted to earn a 39 points or higher with 666 at HL.
While the LLB Global Law does not provide students with a qualification to practice law, it is an ideal option for students hungry for undergraduate courses on law that most American colleges long ago stopped offering at the undergraduate level. LLB degrees were common in the US before the 1960s when the JD degree was created.
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