Juris Doctor
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The Juris Doctor (J.D.) is a professional graduate law degree that qualifies recipients to sit for the bar exam and practice law in the United States.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Juris Doctor canonical | 55 |
| Juris Doctor (JD) | 3 |
| Juris Doctor (J.D.) | 2 |
| J.D./M.T.S. | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
graduate degree
ⓘ
law degree ⓘ professional law degree ⓘ |
| abbreviation | J.D. ⓘ |
| academicLevel | first professional degree in law in the United States ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
accredited law schools in the United States
ⓘ
law schools ⓘ |
| commonAbbreviationStyle |
J.D.
ⓘ
JD ⓘ |
| commonPostNominalLetters | J.D. ⓘ |
| countryOfUse |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| credentialFor | bar admission in most U.S. jurisdictions ⓘ |
| degreeType |
doctoral-level professional degree
ⓘ
professional doctorate ⓘ |
| discipline | legal studies ⓘ |
| enables | eligibility to practice law in the United States ⓘ |
| field | law ⓘ |
| governingStandard |
American Bar Association Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools
ⓘ
surface form:
ABA Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools
|
| hasVariant |
accelerated J.D. program
ⓘ
dual-degree J.D. program ⓘ evening J.D. program ⓘ part-time J.D. program ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Latin ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | teacher of law ⓘ |
| predecessor | Bachelor of Laws ⓘ |
| purpose | preparation for legal practice ⓘ |
| qualifiesFor | bar examination in the United States ⓘ |
| regionallyComparableTo | Bachelor of Laws in some other countries ⓘ |
| regulatingBody | American Bar Association ⓘ |
| typicalAdmissionRequirement |
Law School Admission Test
ⓘ
bachelor's degree ⓘ |
| typicalAssessmentMethod |
final examinations
ⓘ
legal writing assignments ⓘ moot court participation ⓘ |
| typicalCurriculumComponent |
civil procedure
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ contracts ⓘ criminal law ⓘ legal research and writing ⓘ professional responsibility ⓘ property law ⓘ torts ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | three years full-time study ⓘ |
| usedAsQualificationFor |
attorney
ⓘ
judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ prosecutor ⓘ public defender ⓘ |
Referenced by (61)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
subject surface form:
Faculty of Law, McGill University
this entity surface form:
Juris Doctor (JD)
subject surface form:
ANU College of Law
this entity surface form:
Juris Doctor (JD)
subject surface form:
DePaul University College of Law
this entity surface form:
Juris Doctor (JD)
subject surface form:
Faculty of Law, University of Alberta
this entity surface form:
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
this entity surface form:
J.D./M.T.S.
subject surface form:
Faculty of Law, Queen's University at Kingston
subject surface form:
Brian Boynton
subject surface form:
Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney