Doctor of Law
The Juris Doctor, or JD, is the primary degree offered by the law school. It replaced the LLB, or legal bachelors', in the 1970s. The JD is considered a professional rather than a true doctoral or even masters-level graduate degree; some of its holders elect to continue on and earn graduate LLMs and SJDs. The majority of JD students go on to work in law firms. Others go into judicial clerkships and/or academia; in the legal academy, the JD is the most basic requirement one needs to earn the right to teach.
