Lawyers, how to answer highest level of education you've completed?

[Anonymous]

If it's a JD, do you write
- Master's Degree or
- JD or
- ???

This is for a nonlegal job

[Anonymous]

Are you serious? IF there's a JD option, write JD. If not, doctorate or other.

[Anonymous]

Usually the form will tell you how to treat professional degrees. Most forms say to put it down as a doctorate, so when the form doesn't have instructions, that's what I do. "Other" is more honest, if it's an option.

[Anonymous]

Wait, PP here. Is JD an option? Why would you not put down JD?

[Anonymous]

If JD is an option, you put JD. If not, there's usually a box for "professional degrees," which would include a JD.

[Anonymous]

It's a write-in line. So would write "J.D." as the highest level of education for a non-legal job?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a write-in line. So would write "J.D." as the highest level of education for a non-legal job?

Normally you would just write J.D. But are you strategizing to try to get a job that you are overqualified for? You seem to be overthinking this, maybe you should stick to the law.

[Anonymous]

This question is so dumb.

[Anonymous]

Why wouldn't it be a masters? A lot of STEM masters take 3 years to complete also. A PhD is more like 5+ years, MD even longer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This question is so dumb.

It's asked by a JD so...

[Anonymous]

This comes up every few months because lawyers really can't figure these things out without help.

A JD is not the equivalent of a PhD or doctorate because there is no required research and presentation. If you can list JD or Other, you do so. If there is no option, then it is closer to a MS. The LLD is the law equivalent of a PhD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

A JD is not the equivalent of a PhD or doctorate because there is no required research and presentation. If you can list JD or Other, you do so. If there is no option, then it is closer to a MS. The LLD is the law equivalent of a PhD.

Or JSD or SJD which stand for Doctor of Juridical Studies, the equivalent of a law Ph.D

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why wouldn't it be a masters? A lot of STEM masters take 3 years to complete also. A PhD is more like 5+ years, MD even longer.

As far as I know, MD programs take 4 years.

[Anonymous]

I put JD, professional degree, master level

[Anonymous]

What masters degree takes three years? Also passing the bar? I had to write a note for law review too, and it got published . Not like this helped me get a job but isn’t that more than a masters?