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   What is a Juris Doctor (JD) degree?

   • A Juris Doctor (JD) degree is a professional degree required to practice law. A Juris Doctor (JD) degree is the professional degree necessary to become a lawyer. A JD degree is a terminal degree —or the highest level of degree you can achieve in a given discipline.

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   What is a JD degree?

   • A JD degree is a professional graduate degree in law. It is the standard degree required to practice law in the United States and in most other common law jurisdictions. Most JD programs typically involves three years of full-time study or its equivalency in part-time studies.

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   What is a JD in law?

   • As stated by Hall and Langdell, who were involved in the creation of the JD, the JD is a professional degree like the MD, intended to prepare practitioners through a scientific approach of analysing and teaching the law through logic and adversarial analysis (such as the casebook and Socratic methods).

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   Is a JD a research degree?

   • While the J.D. is the sole degree necessary to become a professor of law or to obtain a license to practice law, it (like the M.D., D.O, D.D.S, or D.M.D.) is not a "research degree".

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   Is a JD a qualifying law degree?

   • In the United States, it is the only qualifying law degree. Other jurisdictions, such as Australia, Canada, and Hong Kong, offer both the postgraduate JD degree as well as the undergraduate LL.B., BCL, or other qualifying law degree depending on the requirements of the jurisdiction where the person will practice law.

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   What is the difference between a JD and a doctoral degree?

   • While the JD is a doctoral degree in the US, lawyers usually use the suffix "Esq." as opposed to the prefix "Dr.", and that only in a professional context, when needed to alert others that they are a biased party – acting as an agent for their client.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › British_degree_abbreviationsBritish degree abbreviations - Wikipedia

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   JD - Juris Doctor [43] MD - Doctor of Medicine (awarded by thesis at some universities; awarded as a higher doctorate at some universities) MusD - Doctor of Music (awarded as a higher doctorate at some universities)

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   A Juris Doctor, Doctor of Jurisprudence, [1] or Doctor of Law[2] (JD) is a graduate-entry professional degree that primarily prepares individuals to practice law. In the United States, it is the only qualifying law degree.

4. www.forbes.com › advisor › educationWhat Is A JD Degree? Everything You Need To Know

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   Jan 2, 2024 · What is a JD degree? Our guide explores program length, prerequisites and concentration offerings for JD degrees. A Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree is the most commonly awarded law degree in the...

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   Feb 26, 2024 · A Juris Doctor (JD) is a three-year professional degree that confers recognition that the holder has a professional degree in law. Upon completion of a JD. program and passing the bar exam,...

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7. law.pepperdine.edu › blog › postsWhat Is a JD? Understanding the Juris Doctor Degree

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   Jan 7, 2020 · JD is the abbreviation for juris doctor (JD), which is the degree that you receive when you graduate from law school. Completion of law school is different when compared to the completion of other graduate programs in that completion of law school awards you with a doctorate.

8. www.law.cornell.edu › wex › juris_doctor_(jd)Juris Doctor (J.D.) - LII / Legal Information Institute

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   The Juris Doctor (abbreviated J.D.) is the degree awarded in the US (and some common law countries) after the completion of law school (typically a three-year post-undergraduate program, which does not require a thesis). This is the replacement of the Bachelor of Law (See Bachelor of Law).

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   Jun 15, 2023 · A Juris Doctor (JD) degree is the professional degree necessary to become a lawyer. A JD degree is a terminal degree—or the highest level of degree you can achieve in a given discipline.