Symposium – Revisiting Langdell
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Hippocrates and Socrates: Professional Obligations to Educate the Next Generation
Do professionals have an ethical obligation to educate new members of their profession? The ancient Hippocratic oath recognized such a… Read More
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How the Disappearance of Classical Rhetoric and the Decision to Teach Law as a “Science” Severed Theory from Practice in Legal Education
Although the privilege traditionally accorded theory in legal education is well known among members of the legal academy and fiercely… Read More
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The Humanities in the Law School Curriculum: Courtship and Consummation
So what can the humanities teach us about law? Today the humanities occupy a small corner of the law school… Read More
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Beyond the Metatheoretical: Implicit Bias in Law Review Article Selection
In the early 1970s, the leading symphonies in the United States were composed almost entirely of men. In fact, only… Read More
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The Role of Experiential Learning on a Law Student’s Sense of Professional Identity
Among the most important factors for hiring new faculty members at most law schools is the promise of future scholarship. … Read More
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Finishing the Job of Legal Education Reform
It is time to strike a new balance between teaching and scholarship in legal education. This new balance does not… Read More
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The American Bar Association’s New Mandates for Teaching Professional Skills and Values: Impact, Human Resources, New Roles for Clinical Teachers, and Virtual Worlds
The accreditation standards for law schools were amended on August 12, 2014, to require law schools to establish and publish… Read More
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The Continued Evolution of American Legal Education
Perhaps no subject has captivated media attention more than the alleged “crisis in legal education.” From articles in major periodicals… Read More
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Raising the Bar, Razing Langdell
As an introduction to this Wake Forest Law Review Symposium, Revisiting Langdell: Legal Education Reform and the Lawyer’s Craft, I… Read More