Law Practice
Jun. 6, 2014
Dean reacts to Scalia on law school
Though correct and characteristically clever, Scalia here seems to be missing what I see as the critical point. Law schools can no longer convey only legal learning. By Stephen C. Ferruolo
In his commencement speech at William & Mary Law School in May, Justice Antonin Scalia rejected the increasingly popular view (at least outside of the legal academy) that law school should be cut to two years and spoke eloquently about the legal profession (the "learned in the law") but contributed little of substance to the debate of what should, and realistically can, be done to improve legal education.
Although I ...
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