Failing law schools / Brian Z. Tamanaha.
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 play key roles as public intellectuals, advisers, and government officials. Yet behind the flourishi...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2012.
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| Series: | Chicago series in law and society.
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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 play key roles as public intellectuals, advisers, 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 LSAT and GPA scores, misleading placement reports, and the fundamental failure to prepare graduates to enter the profession. Addressing all these problems an. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 235 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226923628 0226923622 1280699655 9781280699658 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |