JD

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The JD (Juris Doctor) is a professional graduate law degree that qualifies individuals to practice law in many jurisdictions.

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Surface form Occurrences
Juris Doctor 0
J.D. 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf graduate degree
professional law degree
abbreviation JD
academicDiscipline legal studies
associatedProfession attorney
barrister
lawyer
solicitor
awardedBy accredited law schools
universities
commonAbbreviation J.D. NERFINISHED
JD
countryOfPrevalence Australia NERFINISHED
Canada NERFINISHED
Japan NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
degreeFormat coursework-based
degreeType first professional degree in law
professional doctorate
educationLevel graduate
enablesEligibilityFor bar examination
field law
governedBy legal education accreditation bodies
grantsTitle juris doctor graduate
isRequirementFor admission to legal practice in many jurisdictions
languageOfInstruction varies by country
legalQualificationIn Australia NERFINISHED
Canada NERFINISHED
Japan NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
mayInclude clinical legal education
externships
moot court
offeredBy law school
purpose qualify individuals to practice law
regulatedInUSBy American Bar Association NERFINISHED
replacedDegreeInUS Bachelor of Laws
standsFor Juris Doctor NERFINISHED
typicalCurriculumIncludes civil procedure
constitutional law
contracts
criminal law
legal research and writing
torts
typicalDuration three years full-time
typicalPrerequisite bachelor's degree

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College of Law grantsDegree JD
subject surface form: College of Law (University of Cincinnati)
this entity surface form: J.D.