[xhevahir]

JD isn't a terminal degree. There's two higher degrees I think.

MDs and JDs are professional professional qualifications, which makes their situation a bit different from purely academic degrees. For example the ABA acts kind of like a cartel.

I don't think I disagree with you, by the way. I'm just more unhappy about it. All of these sclerotic, even corrupt, institutions acting like aging vats for talented youth, all to exclude newcomers and to maintain hierarchies...they're not ideal.

[garciasn]

A JD is most definitely a terminal degree.

If you need a source; here is one: https://fulbrightscholars.org/sites/default/files/2024-07/US...

[Retric]

That’s arguable.

“LL.M. programs are usually only open to those students who have first obtained a degree in law, typically an LL.B. or J.D.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Laws

It’s generally for people who want to hyper focus on one area of law or switch countries.

[frmersdog]

That's strange, I was just asking Claude to write a motion for me earlier, and I've never even taken the LSAT.