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Q2. 直接读JD好还是LLM转JD好？
答：一般说来，直接申请JD的难度较大，这和它的高回报是成正比的。因此一些学生会选择先读LLM，然后再转JD。这样做也有一些好处，比如不用考LSAT，可以提前考律考，不用出示长达三年的财力证明，LLM比较轻松可以慢慢调整适应。但是能否转JD还有一条很重要的因素，那就是当年的JD位子是否有空余。
Q3. 什么是美国律师执业资格考试？
答：首先，只有JD学位考Bar是不受任何限制的。
美国司法考试BAR：没有全美统一的考试，每一个州都是独立的司法单位，都有自 己的律师考试、报考条件和通过标准。如果你获得了某个州的执照，通常只能在该州执业。跨州执业要另行申请，一般需要4到7年的执业经验才可以申请到其他州免试执业。到联邦法院出庭也要经该法庭另外核准。首都华盛顿特区有点特殊，只要你有任何一个州的执照，你都可以到首都执业。
美国律考，每年2次，分别在2月底和7月底举行。律考本身由两大块组成：全国联考部分和各州单独测试部分。 全国联考部分是有专门机构统一命题，有MBE(Multi-state bar exam)和MPT (Multi-state performance Test) 两部分，各州自行决定采用其一或全部。
MPRE: 通过律考的考生，还必须通过职业责任联考Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) 才能被授予执业资格。是单独的全国考试， 全是选择题，一年多次，可在当地考，各州分数线不一，但成绩全国有效。
Q4. 接受GRE成绩的JD项目？（根据ETS官方公布）
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American University Washington College of Law
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Boston University School of Law
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Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School
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Brooklyn Law School
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Chicago-Kent College of Law
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Columbia Law School
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Cornell Law School
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Florida International University College of Law
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Florida State University College of Law
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George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
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Georgetown University Law Center
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Hamd Bin Khalifa University Law School
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Harvard Law School
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John Marshall Law School
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Massachusetts School of Law at Andover
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New York University School of Law
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Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
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Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law
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Pennsylvania State University — Penn State Law
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Pepperdine School of Law
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St. John's University School of Law
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Suffolk University Law School
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Texas A&M University School of Law
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University at Buffalo School of Law
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University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
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University of California, Davis, School of Law
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University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
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University of Chicago Law School
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University of Dayton School of Law
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University of Hawai’i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
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University of New Hampshire School of Law
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University of Notre Dame Law School
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University of Pennsylvania Law School
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University of Southern California, Gould School of Law
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University of South Carolina School of Law
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University of Texas at Austin School of Law
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University of Virginia School of Law
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Wake Forest University School of Law
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Washington University School of Law
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Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Q5 USNEWS法律排名？
TOP50，完整排名请见USNEWS官网
| 院校/排名 |
学费 |
人数 |
LSAT中位成绩 |
| New Haven, CT |
$64,267 (full-time) |
621 |
173 |
| Stanford, CA |
$62,373 (full-time) |
565 |
171 |
| Cambridge, MA |
$64,978 (full-time) |
1,737 |
173 |
| Chicago, IL |
$64,089 (full-time) |
600 |
171 |
| New York, NY |
$69,916 (full-time) |
1,268 |
172 |
| New York, NY |
$66,422 (full-time) |
1,380 |
170 |
| Philadelphia, PA |
$65,804 (full-time) |
755 |
170 |
| Charlottesville, VA |
$60,700 (in-state, full-time)$63,700 (out-of-state, full-time) |
923 |
169 |
| University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI |
$59,762 (in-state, full-time)$62,762 (out-of-state, full-time) |
1,012 |
169 |
| Durham, NC |
$64,722 (full-time) |
682 |
169 |
| Northwestern University (Pritzker) Chicago, IL |
$64,402 (full-time) |
752 |
169 |
| University of California--Berkeley Berkeley, CA |
$49,325 (in-state, full-time)$53,276 (out-of-state, full-time) |
976 |
168 |
| Ithaca, NY |
$65,541 (full-time) |
595 |
167 |
| Washington, DC |
$62,244 (full-time)$42,237 (part-time) |
1,790 |
167 |
| University of California--Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA |
$45,600 (in-state, full-time)$52,094 (out-of-state, full-time) |
955 |
168 |
| Austin, TX |
$35,715 (in-state, full-time)$53,035 (out-of-state, full-time) |
997 |
167 |
| University of Southern California (Gould) Los Angeles, CA |
$64,908 (full-time) |
614 |
166 |
| Nashville, TN |
$57,558 (full-time) |
577 |
167 |
| Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO |
$57,445 (full-time) |
728 |
168 |
| Minneapolis, MN |
$44,919 (in-state, full-time)$53,607 (out-of-state, full-time) |
590 |
164 |
| Notre Dame, IN |
$58,358 (full-time) |
587 |
165 |
| Washington, DC |
$60,790 (full-time)$44,940 (part-time) |
1,366 |
165 |
| Boston, MA |
$55,076 (full-time) |
769 |
166 |
| University of California--Irvine Irvine, CA |
$45,099 (in-state, full-time)$51,593 (out-of-state, full-time) |
514 |
163 |
| University of Alabama (Culverhouse) Tuscaloosa, AL |
$23,920 (in-state, full-time)$42,180 (out-of-state, full-time) |
381 |
164 |
| Atlanta, GA |
$57,348 (full-time) |
864 |
165 |
| Arizona State University (O'Connor) Phoenix, AZ |
$27,584 (in-state, full-time)$45,940 (out-of-state, full-time) |
779 |
163 |
| Newton, MA |
$54,750 (full-time) |
737 |
164 |
| Athens, GA |
$19,708 (in-state, full-time)$38,146 (out-of-state, full-time) |
582 |
163 |
| Iowa City, IA |
$27,344 (in-state, full-time)$46,824 (out-of-state, full-time) |
416 |
161 |
| University of California--Davis Davis, CA |
$47,723 (in-state, full-time)$56,974 (out-of-state, full-time) |
530 |
162 |
| Gainesville, FL |
$21,803 (in-state, full-time)$38,039 (out-of-state, full-time) |
897 |
163 |
| Winston-Salem, NC |
$46,409 (full-time) |
496 |
162 |
| Indiana University--Bloomington (Maurer) Bloomington, IN |
$35,588 (in-state, full-time)$55,338 (out-of-state, full-time) |
519 |
162 |
| Ohio State University (Moritz) Columbus, OH |
$30,854 (in-state, full-time)$45,806 (out-of-state, full-time) |
563 |
161 |
| University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC |
$24,172 (in-state, full-time)$40,802 (out-of-state, full-time) |
621 |
161 |
| University of Wisconsin--Madison Madison, WI |
$23,517 (in-state, full-time)$42,214 (out-of-state, full-time) |
567 |
162 |
| Lexington, VA |
$49,355 (full-time) |
396 |
163 |
| Brigham Young University (Clark) Provo, UT |
$13,060 (LDS member, full-time)$26,120 (Non-LDS member, full-time) |
356 |
164 |
| New York, NY |
$60,406 (full-time)$45,432 (part-time) |
1,077 |
164 |
| University of Arizona (Rogers) Tucson, AZ |
$25,826 (in-state, full-time)$30,326 (out-of-state, full-time) |
340 |
161 |
| University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL |
$38,118 (in-state, full-time)$48,118 (out-of-state, full-time) |
402 |
162 |
| Williamsburg, VA |
$34,000 (in-state, full-time)$43,000 (out-of-state, full-time) |
611 |
162 |
| Seattle, WA |
$35,988 (in-state, full-time)$47,190 (out-of-state, full-time) |
492 |
163 |
| Arlington, VA |
$25,354 (in-state, full-time)$40,740 (out-of-state, full-time) |
425 |
163 |
| University of Colorado--Boulder Boulder, CO |
$31,898 (in-state, full-time)$38,684 (out-of-state, full-time) |
512 |
162 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
$28,354 (in-state, full-time)$37,011 (out-of-state, full-time) |
279 |
159 |
| Waco, TX |
$62,432 (full-time)$1,503 (part-time) |
426 |
160 |
| Tallahassee, FL |
$20,693 (in-state, full-time)$40,705 (out-of-state, full-time) |
547 |
160 |
| Philadelphia, PA |
$27,103 (in-state, full-time)$41,341 (out-of-state, full-time) |
545 |
161 |
4.1常见就业方向
JD因为是一种职业学位，课程侧重于法律实务技能的培训，所以就业渠道在美国通常是律师、企业法律顾问、检察官和政府法务人员。
其实国际学生除了律师这样传统的职业外，还可以选择做非盈利组织的顾问、专利申请代理人、大公司或者创业公司的法务、商业管理、涉外咨询、投行等等。
JD学位的含金量高，职业选择前景广是显而易见的事实。
4.2 就业展望
JD的含金量会高于LLM，JD学位在美国很受认可，对于国内申请人来说，如果打算长久留在美国，那么读JD是迟早的事。JD是美国大部分州报考司法考试的前提，虽然有些州 (CA & NY) 也允许ABA认证的LLM考司法。就业前景来说，如果能进T14的JD项目，大部分成绩尚可的JD找到律所的工作甚至进Big Law Firm拿18万美元的起薪并不是特别困难。而且如果美国JD是在纽约被招进Big Law,被外派到其他地方可能会有Cost of Living Adjustment（“COLA”），这是LLM毕业生一般享受不到的。
2016年至2026年，律师的就业预计将增长8%。由于个人、企业和各级政府在许多领域都需要法律服务，预计对法律工作的需求将会继续。律师就业薪资水平也很可观。2018年薪资的中位数高达12万美金。
尽管律师事务所仍将是最大的律师雇主之一，但许多大公司正在增加其内部法律部门，以削减成本。对许多公司来说，聘请外部法律顾问及其支持人员的高昂成本，使得将工作转移到内部法律部门更为经济。这一转变将导致金融和保险公司、咨询公司和医疗保健提供者等各种机构对律师的需求增加。
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