Failing Law Schools

Name: Failing Law Schools
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ISBN: 9780226923611

ISBN-10: 0226923614

ISBN-13: 9780226923611

Edition: 2012

Authors: Brian Z. Tamanaha

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On the surface, law schools today are thriving. Enrollments are on the rise, and their resources are often the envy of every other university department. Law professors are among the highest paid and are sought after as public intellectuals, advisors, and government officials. Yet behind the flourishing façade, law schools are failing abjectly. Recent front-page stories have detailed widespread dubious practices, including false reporting of test scores, misleading placement reports, and the fundamental failure to prepare students to enter the profession. Addressing all these problems and more in a ringing critique is renowned legal scholar Brian Z. Tamanaha. Piece by piece, Tamanaha lays…

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List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 6/15/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 216
Size: 0.63" wide x 0.93" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Prologue A Law School in Crisis (Circa 1997)



Temptations of Self-Regulation



The Department of Justice Sues the ABA



Why Is Law School Three Years?



Faculty Fight against Changes in ABA Standards



About Law Professors



Teaching Load Down, Salary Up



The Cost and Consequences of Academic Pursuits



More Professors, More Revenues Needed



The US News Ranking Effect



The Ranking Made Us Do It



Detrimental Developments in Legal Academia



The Broken Economic Model



Rising Tuition, Rising Debt



Why Tuition Has Gone Up So Quickly



Is Law School Worth the Cost?



Warning Signs for Students



Alarms for Law Schools



Going Forward


Epilogue: A Few Last Words



List of Abbreviations



List of Law Schools Referenced


Notes


Index