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Old 11-24-2015, 08:09 PM   #1
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LLB and LLD - Bachelor's and Doctor's of Law

IOW, your friendly attorney down the street.
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Old 11-25-2015, 06:34 AM   #2
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LLB and LLD - Bachelor's and Doctor's of Law

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Then what is a JD?
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Old 11-25-2015, 07:38 AM   #3
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Different countries have different degrees.

Most lawyers in the US are JDs.

LLB and LLD (which doesn't exist anymore and was replaced by LLM) is mostly a fuzzy ferriner thing.

But the specific degrees don't matter so much, what really matters is if they are members of the bar.
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