| Description |
1 online resource (x, 254 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-242) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction; 2. Harvard's Transformation; 3. Antebellum Legal Education; 4. Case Method and Legal Science; 5. Harvard and the Legal World; 6. A New Legal Science; 7. Opposition; 8. Reconciliation; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
The 19th century saw dramatic changes in the legal education system in the United States. Before the Civil War, lawyers learned their trade primarily through apprenticeship and self-directed study. By the end of the 19th century, the modern legal education system which was developed primarily by Dean Christopher Langdell at Harvard was in place: a bachelor's degree was required for admission to the new model law school, and a law degree was promoted as the best preparation for admission to the bar. William P. LaPiana provides an in-depth study of the intellectual history of the transformation. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Law -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History.
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Law -- Study and teaching. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Indexed Term |
Law Professional education History |
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United States |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Subject |
Law. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: LaPiana, William P. Logic and experience. New York : Oxford University Press, 1994 (DLC) 93021928 |
| ISBN |
9780195359954 (electronic book) |
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019535995X (electronic book) |
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0195079353 (Cloth) |
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9780195079357 |
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