<p>As a lawyer (that is also married to another lawyer and has many friends that are lawyers), annelisesmom is correct. Although our degrees are written in Latin, JD stands for Juris Doctoris. There’s another degree, LLM, that is a Master of Laws. </p>
<p>On the topic at hand, in all honesty if the law is not a passion of yours, don’t bother with law school. The rigors of First Year does an effective job of weeding out students that do not love the law. </p>
<p>I’m also going through something similar. As a parent, you want your child to be fulfilled and financially secure. There is a view that theater careers may be high risk from a financial perspective and filled with rejection. Only a small percentage seem to make it “big.” To avoid the boomerang situation, your parents would probably like you to have a good alternative available in case things don’t work out. You may want to think about a plan B and discuss it with your parents. A double major seems like a good middle ground. </p>