Timing questioned as bar group calls for accreditation change
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The Illinois State Bar Assn has called for amendments to ABA standards for law school accreditation which would require schools to offer students more training in clinical skills. This suggestion and the ABA's MacCrate Report on legal education issued in Aug 1992 have caused some legal educators to allege ABA meddling in their field. Legal educators have long disagreed on the law school's function, some viewing it as a graduate school teaching students to think like lawyers and some wanting more vocational training.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1993
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Students tapping LL.M. programs to 'master' their own fates
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More law schools are offering more programs leading to the LL.M., or masters of law degree, thanks to increased specialization, globalization, and the programs' profitability. An emphasis on practical skills and a tight job market both encourage lawyers to develop subspecialties, though few should pursue an LL.M. straight out of law school. Many overseas students come to intensively study a particular area, then return home to practice it. At the same time, the LL.M. is less important for an academic career.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1995
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Learning about teaching is topic at 96th annual AALS meeting
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The Assn of American Law Schools has planned its 1996 convention to remind law professors of their role as teachers as well as researchers. Emphasizing creativity, the program will involve participants in different simulated models rather than relying on lectures. The convention, slated for Jan 4-7 in San Antonio, will also feature the release of a long-term study by the Law School Admission Councul, and discussions on accreditation and the ABA.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1996
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