2007-04-19 11:48:46 · 4 answers · asked by MICHEL W 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
A Juris Doctor (or JD) degree IS the degree you get from law school. To be a lawyer, you do 4 years as an undergrad, 3 years in law school (get your JD), then take the bar exam in the state you want to practice law in.
2007-04-19 11:52:00 · answer #1 · answered by CG 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for starters it spelled different :)
(just kidding just had to make a lil joke)
to become a lawyer you get your jd from grad school then you take the bar to become a lawyer. if you have a jd and dont take the bar or dont pass the bar then you are not a lawyer and you cannot practice law.
2007-04-19 13:30:22 · answer #2 · answered by Lil Mami so Fly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a law degree from a school. to be a lawyer you have to pass a state bar exam.
2007-04-19 11:51:20 · answer #3 · answered by urrrp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To add to that above, in case you're not in the USA.
An American JD is equivalent to a Commonwealth LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws), except law is a graduate subject here, where it is an undergraduate subject in the Commonwealth.
2007-04-19 11:54:41 · answer #4 · answered by Bradford B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋