Lawyer education also referred to as legal education, is for people who want to be legal professionals or wants to further their degrees to fields that are related to law like politics, business and academics. The three different degrees in this field are undergraduate degree or first degree, vocational courses that lawyers are supposed to pass before they start practicing law, and higher academic degrees. In addition to the above mentioned degrees, a lawyer must include a higher degree like doctorate so as to be able to advance academically. These particular degrees may vary from country to country or state. Take for instance California, a lawyer in Sacramento must have a doctorate to practice.

Lawyer education requirements for qualifying as a lawyer differ in various countries. In the United States, they vary from state to state. In most countries, universities have established departments of law, commonly referred to as faculties of law. Students in these countries are required to have a Bachelors of Law (LL.B) before they start practicing law. In other countries, law is taught in law schools and students are allowed to earn an additional degree at the same time. This degree is normally followed by a number of examinations like the bar examination, apprenticeship and additional course works in government institutes. 

Lawyer education especially in the United States, is usually taught in law schools. Law schools offer postgraduate programs that take 3 years of study which on completion a student is awarded a Juris Doctor degree. In other law schools, students are awarded Graduate Diploma in Civil Law. Most law schools are part of the universities but a few are independent institutions. Students interested in expanding and advancing their research knowledge and credentials in a specific field should enroll for Law/Legum Magister or Doctor of Juridical Science. Most lawyers receive education through reading the law, studying with an expert or apprenticeship.

Due to the rising demand on lawyer education and highly qualified lawyers, law schools in some countries are forced to admit only a few students per class. As a result, law schools at times offer admission based on competition. Besides private practice, a lawyer can become a government counsel, a law professor, judge, administrative judge, corporate in-house counsels, or prosecutor. In some developing countries, majority of students who study law, never get to practice but rather use their acquired degree as a foundation for other careers. In most countries, lawyers are general practitioners while in others, law specialization is required.