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Law Practice

Oct. 18, 2016

Tunc Pro Nunc

A leading politician recently complained that the laws had grown so numerous and complex that law students could not master them "even in the prescribed three years." Actually, it wasn't all that recent. It was in 528. By David M. Balabanian

David M. Balabanian

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

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By David M. Balabanian

LESSONS LEARNED

A leading politician recently complained that the laws had grown so numerous and complex that law students could not master them "even in the prescribed three years."

Actually, it wasn't all that recent.

It was in 528 and the politician was the Roman emperor Justinian - though law school did take three years, then as now.

Fortunately, he was in ...

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