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Current Law Students / Re: JD vs. MJ
« on: April 02, 2013, 12:48:14 PM »
The law education system in the US is somewhat backward (reversed) from other educational fields. In other fields, folks typically earn their Bachelors, then a Masters, then a Doctorate (PhD or EDd). In Law, after the Bachelors, you earn your JD (Juris Doctorate). To specialize in one area after a JD, lawyers may apply to a Masters in Law in that area.
So the path is: Bachelors, > Doctorate > Masters for lawyers.
Get the JD. Then decide if you want more focused training in a specialty area, and apply to the Masters.
Kim
So the path is: Bachelors, > Doctorate > Masters for lawyers.
Get the JD. Then decide if you want more focused training in a specialty area, and apply to the Masters.
Kim