When you study law, does it mean you can only work within the specific country where you studied law?

Question

I ask this because I assume different countries have different laws, so if you study law in a specific country does it mean you have locked your job options to working only within that country and that country only? I assume all the years of law you studied become useless and unpractical in another country? Is this correct?

Answer 1

Probably. My parents are lawyers in MO and can only practice in MO because of the Bar exam. If they want to be lawyers in another state, they first have to pass the bar exam there and then can practice. As far as other countries go, the laws are very different depending on country. Unless you study international law, then you can really only know the laws of the country you studied in.

Answer 2

actually your limited within your state, you have to pass the BAR exam if you want to practice law. Each state requires you to take their BAR.