Logic and experience : the origin of modern American legal education

Logic and experience : the origin of modern American legal education / William P. LaPiana.

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 Dea...

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Main Author: LaPiana, William P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
Subjects:
Law > Study and teaching > United States > History.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Law > Study and teaching
Droit > Etude et enseignement > Etats-Unis > Histoire.
Cas, méthode des > Histoire.
United States
History
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Table of 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.

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