An Essay on Rebuilding and Renewal in American Legal Education

15 Pages Posted: 15 Nov 2013 Last revised: 3 Jun 2014

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Jack Graves

Touro University - Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center

Date Written: 2013

Abstract

The American model of legal education is broken as a value proposition. Like a building with an undermined foundation, it must be rebuilt rather than refurbished. And, like any rebuilding project, it will be costly and disruptive to many of its occupants. However, it will also present unique opportunities for innovation and renewal. This essay suggests a few of the contours for such a rebuilding project and describes a few of the benefits that might result.

Keywords: Legal Education, Law School, Rebuilding and Renewal, cost, economic value, student loans, U.S. News and World Report, employment, market, tuition, lawyers, JD, bottom half, ABA

Suggested Citation

Graves, Jack Michael, An Essay on Rebuilding and Renewal in American Legal Education (2013). 29 Touro L. Rev. 375 (2013), Touro Law Center Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 14-25, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2350284

Jack Michael Graves (Contact Author)

Touro University - Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center ( email )

225 Eastview Drive
Central Islip, NY 11722
United States

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