Law school

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002946

An institution of higher education dedicated to the professional training of lawyers. Students pursue a graduate-level degree, most often the Juris Doctor (J.D.), through a curriculum covering foundational subjects like contracts, torts, criminal law, and constitutional law, alongside specialized elective courses. In the United States, the standard full-time J.D. program is completed in three academic years, after which graduates must pass a state bar examination to practice law.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-LAW-002946
Field	Law

Record as JSON

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