I. INTRODUCTION |
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II. OUR ENGLISH HERITAGE |
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C. Influence of the English System in America |
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III. THE FORMATIVE PERIOD OF AMERICAN LEGAL EDUCATION |
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C. The Establishment of Chairs of Law |
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E. The Development of Bar Admission Requirements |
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IV. EARLY AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS AND THE LAISSEZ FAIRE PERIOD |
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A. The Royall Professorship of Law at Harvard-Justice Parker |
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35 | (2) |
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C. Barriers to Development of Law Schools |
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D. Story and the Harvard Law School |
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V. THE CASE METHOD |
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A. Law Schools, 1839-1870 |
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B. The Influence of Langdell |
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C. Early Disciples of Langdell |
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D. Later Appraisal of the Case Method |
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E. Developments in the Case Method |
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VI. IMPACT OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS |
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A. Import of the Profession |
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B. The ABA-Its Organization and Immediate Interest in Legal Education |
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C. The "John Marshall" and "Abraham Lincoln" Argument |
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D. The Formation of the Section of Legal Education-Early Programs |
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E. Further Moves to Strengthen Legal Education Conference of Bar Examiners |
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F. Formation of the Association of American Law Schools |
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G. The Problem of Prelegal Education |
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H. Developments, 1903-1913 |
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I. The Separation of the AALS from the ABA |
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J. Resolutions of ABA in 1921; Influence of Elihu Root |
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K. Conference of Bar Association Delegates in 1922 |
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L. Progressive Steps in Legal Education since 1922 |
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M. The American Law Institute |
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VII. CRITICISMS OF MODERN LEGAL EDUCATION |
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A. The Objectives of Legal Education |
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B. The Unapproved Law School |
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D. The Financial Status of Law Schools |
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E. Criticisms of the Case Method |
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G. Failure to Provide Synthesis |
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H. Neglect of Training in Practical Skills |
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I. Failure to Inculcate Professional Standards and Ideals |
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VIII. LEGAL EDUCATION-A PRESENT APPRAISEMENT |
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A. Objectives and Pertinent Appraisals of Legal Education |
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(2) Schools Inadequately Financed |
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(3) Problem of Large Classes |
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166 | (1) |
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(4) Comments on Prelegal Education |
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(5) Overcrowded Curriculum |
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B. Bridging the Gap between Law Schools and Practice |
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(2) The Responsibility of the Schools |
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D. Ferment in the Law Schools |
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E. Rapprochement between Law Teachers and Practicing Lawyers |
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F. Legal Scholarship and Research |
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192 | (2) |
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H. Professional Standards and Ethics |
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INDEX |
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