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9780226923611

Failing Law Schools

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    9780226923611

  • ISBN10:

    0226923614

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2012-06-15
  • Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
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Summary

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 facade, 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 out the how and why of the crisis and the likely consequences if the current trend continues. The out-of-pocket cost of obtaining a law degree at many schools now approaches $200,000. The average law school graduate's debt is around $100,000the highest it has ever beenwhile the legal job market is the worst in decades, with the scarce jobs offering starting salaries well below what is needed to handle such a debt load. At the heart of the problem, Tamanaha argues, are the economic demands and competitive pressures on law schoolsdriven by rankings like those of the U.S. News and World Report. When paired with a lack of regulatory oversight, the work environment of professors, the limited information available to prospective students, and loan-based tuition financing, the result is a system that is fundamentally unsustainable. Growing concern with the crisis in legal education has led to high-profile coverage at the Wall Street Journaland the New York Times,and most expect it soon will also be the topic of contentious congressional debate. Bringing to the table his years of experience from within the legal academy, Tamanaha has provided the perfect resource for assessing what's wrong with law schools and figuring out how to remedy the situation.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. ix
Acknowledgmentsp. xv
Prologue A Law School in Crisis (Circa 1997)p. 1
Temptations of Self-Regulation
The Department of Justice Sues the ABAp. 11
Why Is Law School Three Years?p. 20
Faculty Fight against Changes in ABA Standardsp. 28
About Law Professors
Teaching Load Down, Salary Upp. 39
The Cost and Consequences of Academic Pursuitsp. 54
More Professors, More Revenues Neededp. 62
The US News Ranking Effect
The Ranking Made Us Do Itp. 71
Detrimental Developments in Legal Academiap. 85
The Broken Economic Model
Rising Tuition, Rising Debtp. 107
Why Tuition Has Gone Up So Quicklyp. 126
Is Law School Worth the Cost?p. 135
Warning Signs for Studentsp. 145
Alarms for Law Schoolsp. 160
Going Forwardp. 167
Epilogue: A Few Last Wordsp. 186
List of Abbreviationsp. 189
List of Law Schools Referencedp. 191
Notesp. 195
Indexp. 223
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