Legal profession in Washingtonia

The legal profession in the Kingdom of Washingtonia

Qualifications

 * Bachelor of Basic Laws (B.BL) - The Bachelor of Basic Laws degree is the basic law degree in Washingtonia and is regarded as the easiest to obtain. It is not a specialist degree thus does not differ in different fields of the law. The B.BL is a two year degree which attempts to lay a foundation in law for those who hold it. It is generally expected of Bachelors of Basic Laws to continue their legal education and obtain degrees of higher status. Persons not interested in practicing law also commonly pursue the degree for their respectively chosen avenues of career, such as business or politics.
 * Bachelor of Laws (BL) - The Bachelor of Laws degree is the typical degree which most lawyers in Washingtonia hold. It is independently a four year degree, however if students already poses a B.BL, the degree is generally shortened to three years. In the final year of BL studies, students have a choice to gain advanced education in two extended fields of the law, or finish the degree by learning the law generally. It is thus divided into the Bachelor of Laws (the most common), the Bachelor of Laws: Humanities (BLHum) and the Bachelor of Laws: Corporate Finances (BLCor).
 * Master of Jurisprudence (MJ) - The Master of Jurisprudence is a generally academic degree for those interested in doing continuous legal research or pursuing a career in legal education. Most universities require a MJ for law lecturers. The Master of Jurisprudence is a one year degree wherein the student must choose his MJ in a specialized academic field of law. There exist numerous MJs, including the Master of Jurisprudence: Statutory Interpretation (MJStat) and the Master of Jurisprudence: Canonical Law (MJCan).
 * Doctor of Laws (DL) - The Doctor of Laws is the highest law qualification in Washingtonia and is generally regarded as difficult to obtain. It is a two year program wherein the student must complete a thesis of no less than 200 pages, making it the length of an average book. DL students must also decide in which field of law to specialize of which the most common is the Doctor of Laws: Jurisprudence (DLJur) which is a general degree wherein an advanced study of the entire legal system is done. Furthermore, there exist the Doctor of Laws: International Law (DLInt) and the Doctor of Laws: Criminal Law(DLCrim), among others.