First things first. If you want to study Law abroad, you’ll need to find out which university is best for you. When you make your decision, you should consider the country, the city, the university reputation, tuition fees and if the university has good Law degrees available for international students.

The general admission requirements for a Master’s degree in Law are holding a relevant Bachelor’s and good English-skills.

What does a relevant Bachelor’s degree mean? It depends. Some universities explicitly require only a Law Bachelor’s. Others are more flexible and accept undergraduate degrees in Social Sciences, Humanities but which included Law courses.

Others yet accept diplomas in Engineering, Natural Sciences, Finances and so on – as long as the Master’s focuses on law practice in that field. Examples of such degrees are: Environmental Law, Financial Law, Medical Law, etc. In fact, universities might prefer that you have a non-law degree in the case of such programmes.

Application documents for Law Masters

Paying attention to the application documents is a key aspect – bureaucracy still matters, and we can’t change that. Most recurrent docs on Law programmes admission pages are:

• University Diploma or recognised Access/Foundation course
• Transcripts (from all the Universities previously attended)
• Copy of passport and/or national ID
• Recent photographs
• GRE Score/GPA Scores
• Language certificates
• CV showing a relevant professional qualification
• Personal Statement
• One academic reference
• A research proposal

These documents might vary depending on the programme and university, so you should always check them carefully on the programme page and start gathering them in advance.

Some international universities that have open applications for Law programmes to which you can apply via our portal right now are:  

• The University of Western Australia
• Taylor’s University, in Malaysia
• Royal Roads University, in Canada
• Koc University, in Turkey
• University of West London, in the UK
• University of Portsmouth, in the UK 
• The University of Law Hong Kong, Hong Kong