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What do you call someone who graduated at the bottom of their class in law school? A lawyer.
by spondylosaurus 3y ago
What do you call someone who graduated at the bottom of their class in law school?
A lawyer.
- abduhl 3y agoWell they also have to pass the bar and get licensed by a state or territory. Until then they’re just a JD holder. I think it’s flipped for doctors (which is where the original joke comes from?) and an MD isn’t awarded until licensure is completed.
- akiselev 3y agoIf they pass the Bar and have a license to practice law they become an attorney. With a law degree but no license, they're just a lawyer.
- abduhl 3y agoThis is a distinction that JD holders who have not passed the bar have tried to push. It is not true and holding yourself out as a lawyer without a license is the unlicensed practice of law. The public does not recognize the distinction and neither does the law.
- mcguire 3y agoWhat do you call someone who didn't graduate from law school? Not a lawyer.