“Scalia in NH: Modern law school ‘failed’ students,” as reported by Portsmouth Herald (via Boston.com and New Hampshire Union Leader)
Yes, but Scalia’s thinking is that law schools are failing for different reasons than are probably on your mind right this second:
1. It includes too many elective classes unrelated to law;
2. Lack of a prescribed curriculum means that the classes aren’t rigorous and allow students to be lazy and avoid ‘‘the austere pleasures of doctrinal courses,’’
3. Scalia also poked at law professors because they are ‘‘prominent not because of how they teach but how they publish’’ and the publishing often involves irrelevant legal scholarship.
Jordan Budd, the associate dean for academic affairs at UNH School of Law was happy to report that Scalia’s critique of law schools in general had no application to their school! They focus on “substantial practical experience” with courses focusing on basic law like Constitutional law! Boy, that sure would have been awkward if Scalia had been talking about them!
Apparently Scalia did not mention that whole "no jobs" thing that modern law students care about. Maybe if we added about 200,000 seats a year on the high court that would help out.
Apparently Scalia did not mention that whole "no jobs" thing that modern law students care about. Maybe if we added about 200,000 seats a year on the high court that would help out.
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130322/NEWS04/130329619
http://www.boston.com/news/education/2013/03/22/scalia-modern-law-school-failed-students/NrOcBPdPzRF8EnPg3uhiPI/story.html
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