Hi :)

i have bachelor degree in law and i want to study in US california , can i study jd without llm? or must i take llm first to study JD ?

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you can study for a J.D. degree without a LL.M. You need to take the LSAT for being eligibl to be enrolled for aJ.D. Program.

You can study a JD without taking the LLM and you can take the LLM without the JD. They are 2 diferent programs.

LLM is a masters degree
JD is the equivalent of your bachelors in law.

Regards,
H

thanks guys ,
but what about the PHD degree ???
my friende tell me the JD is the PHD in law ??? so what is the phd ?

JD is not a PHD in law.

There is no PHD in law in the US (actually the first PHD in law will start this year only in Yale, but is the first time)

The equivalent of PHD might be the SJD.

So in summary in order:

JD
LLM
SJD


<blockquote>thanks guys ,
but what about the PHD degree ???
my friende tell me the JD is the PHD in law ??? so what is the phd ?</blockquote>

<blockquote>JD is not a PHD in law.

There is no PHD in law in the US (actually the first PHD in law will start this year only in Yale, but is the first time)

The equivalent of PHD might be the SJD.

So in summary in order:

JD
LLM
SJD


<blockquote>thanks guys ,
but what about the PHD degree ???
my friende tell me the JD is the PHD in law ??? so what is the phd ?</blockquote></blockquote>

Your explanation greatly over-simplifies this.

A JD is what an American student would obtain after doing their undergraduate degree at university (as we are not permitted do a legal degree at that time, unlike most countries). The JD is a three year course that follows the undergraduate degree, and is significantly more intensive than the typical LLM program. Most LLMs that come here have completed 4-5 years of schooling for their law degree (BCL or equivalent), and then complete another year for the LLM (for a total of 6 years). By comparison, Americans will do 4 years of non-legal studies followed by three years of exclusively legal studies (for a total of 7 years).

In sum, while the LLM is a "masters" degree, nobody here would consider a JD a "bachelors" degree when compared to the LLM as a "masters" degree. The JD is considered a terminal degree and is considered to be significantly more meaningful than a LLM.

thanks guys :)