S.J.D.

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academic degree doctoral degree law degree

The S.J.D. is an advanced, research-focused doctoral degree in law typically pursued after earning an LL.M. and aimed at aspiring legal scholars and academics.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
S.J.D. canonical 6
J.S.D. 5
Doctor of the Science of Law 4

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf academic degree ⓘ
doctoral degree ⓘ
law degree ⓘ
aimedAt academic lawyers ⓘ
aspiring law professors ⓘ
aspiring legal scholars ⓘ
assessmentMethod dissertation defense ⓘ
evaluation of original research ⓘ
component doctoral dissertation ⓘ
faculty supervision ⓘ
original legal research ⓘ
degreeLevel advanced doctoral ⓘ
degreeType terminal degree in law ⓘ
emphasis contribution to legal scholarship ⓘ
independent research ⓘ
field law ⓘ
focus academic research in law ⓘ
legal research ⓘ
legal scholarship ⓘ
fullForm Doctor of Juridical Science ⓘ
Scientiae Juridicae Doctor ⓘ
hasAbbreviation S.J.D. self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: J.S.D.

S.J.D. self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: SJD
languageOfTerm Latin ⓘ
offeredBy law schools ⓘ
universities ⓘ
orientation research-focused ⓘ
positionInSequence post-LL.M. degree ⓘ
primaryGoal advancing legal theory ⓘ
training legal academics ⓘ
requires extended period of research ⓘ
faculty supervisor approval ⓘ
production of publishable scholarship ⓘ
strong research proposal ⓘ
similarTo Ph.D. in Law ⓘ
typicalDuration several years of full-time study ⓘ
typicalOutcome academic career in law ⓘ
advanced legal research roles ⓘ
university teaching positions ⓘ
typicalPrerequisite LL.M. ⓘ
first professional law degree ⓘ
usedIn United States legal education system ⓘ
some common law jurisdictions ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harvard Law School → offersDegree → S.J.D. ⓘ
School of Law → offersDegree → S.J.D. ⓘ
subject surface form: UC Berkeley School of Law
this entity surface form: J.S.D.
S.J.D. → hasAbbreviation → S.J.D. self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: SJD
S.J.D. → hasAbbreviation → S.J.D. self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: J.S.D.
Columbia Law School → offersDegree → S.J.D. ⓘ
this entity surface form: Doctor of the Science of Law
Faculty of Law → offersDegree → S.J.D. ⓘ
subject surface form: Faculty of Law, McGill University
this entity surface form: Doctor of Civil Law (DCL)
University of Virginia School of Law → offersProgram → S.J.D. ⓘ
this entity surface form: S.J.D. program
Dedman School of Law → offersDegree → S.J.D. ⓘ
this entity surface form: Doctor of Juridical Science
Yale Law School → offersDegree → S.J.D. ⓘ
this entity surface form: Doctor of the Science of Law
School of Law → offersDegree → S.J.D. ⓘ
subject surface form: University of Miami School of Law
Stanford Law School → offersDegree → S.J.D. ⓘ
this entity surface form: Doctor of the Science of Law
Boston University School of Law → offersProgram → S.J.D. ⓘ
this entity surface form: S.J.D. program
Cardozo School of Law → degreeOffered → S.J.D. ⓘ
this entity surface form: J.S.D.
School of Law → grantsDegree → S.J.D. ⓘ
University of Texas School of Law → offersDegree → S.J.D. ⓘ
this entity surface form: Doctor of Juridical Science
Cornell Law School → offersDegree → S.J.D. ⓘ
this entity surface form: Doctor of the Science of Law
UNC School of Law → offersDegree → S.J.D. ⓘ
Beasley School of Law → offersDegree → S.J.D. ⓘ
Indiana University Maurer School of Law → offersDegree → S.J.D. ⓘ
this entity surface form: SJD
University of Notre Dame Law School → offersDegree → S.J.D. ⓘ
this entity surface form: J.S.D.
UCLA School of Law → offersDegree → S.J.D. ⓘ
College of Law → offersProgram → S.J.D. ⓘ
subject surface form: University of Iowa College of Law
this entity surface form: Doctor of Juridical Science
Maurer School of Law → grantsDegree → S.J.D. ⓘ
this entity surface form: SJD
Brooklyn Law School → offersDegree → S.J.D. ⓘ
this entity surface form: J.S.D.