• TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.idEnglish
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    1 year ago

    That seems a little generous. While I know it’s challenging, I don’t think law school is quite the same thing as a PhD program.

    • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip
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      1 year ago

      I agree with your statement, but law school (in the US) gives you a literal doctorate. It’s not a PhD but JD stands for juris doctor.

      • TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.idEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Yes, I am aware of what JD stands for. Glad that we can agree that it’s not really equivalent to a PhD.

        A little known fact is that provided one can pass their local bar exam, they’re still a lawyer/officer of the court, regardless of whether they attended law school or not.

        It’s not really a thing anymore, but historically a lot of lawyers served a kind of apprenticeship in lieu of law-school.

        Abraham Lincoln is a great example, for instance.