Client Validation

$(function () {
    $("#yourSubmitButtonID").click(function (e) {
        e.preventDefault();
        var _this = $(this);
        var _form = _this.closest("form");

        var validator = $("form").validate(); // obtain validator
        var anyError = false;
        _form.find("input").each(function () {
            if (!validator.element(this)) { // validate every input element inside this step
                anyError = true;
            }
        });

        if (anyError)
            return false; // exit if any error found    

        $.post(_form.attr("action"), _form.serialize(), function (data) {
             //check the result and do whatever you want
        })
    });

});