<p>“Law is an undergraduate course but it doesn’t qualify you to practice law in the US.”</p>
<p>It doesn’t even directly qualify you to practice law in the UK; additional postgrad study is required (and one can pursue that having done an unrelated degree). However, the OP is unlikely to be eligible for the visa to work as a lawyer in the UK (unless he/she is a dual citizen of an EU country), so they should look at it as they would a US degree before applying for a US law school (as muf123’s son is sensibly doing). And I’m sure you understand that you would be studying British law rather than US law.</p>
<p>There are two kinds of lawyers in the UK: solicitors and barristers. For the paths to each career for anyone who does have the legal right to work, see:</p>
<p>[Becoming</a> a solicitor - The Law Society](<a href=“http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/careers/becoming-a-solicitor/]Becoming”>Becoming a solicitor | The Law Society)</p>
<p>[Becoming</a> a Barrister](<a href=“http://www.barcouncil.org.uk/becoming-a-barrister/]Becoming”>http://www.barcouncil.org.uk/becoming-a-barrister/)</p>
<p>General info on what Oxford in particular wants to see in incoming law students, and requirements for US students:</p>
<p>[Oxford</a> Law :: Qualitative admissions criteria](<a href=“http://www.law.ox.ac.uk/undergraduate/criteria.php]Oxford”>http://www.law.ox.ac.uk/undergraduate/criteria.php)</p>
<p>[International</a> Qualifications - University of Oxford](<a href=“http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate_courses/international_applicants/international_qualifications/index.html]International”>International qualifications | University of Oxford)</p>
<p>I hope these are helpful.</p>