Law Schools and the Construction of Competence.

Garth, Bryant G.; Martin, Joanne

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ERIC Number: EJ479630

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Law Schools and the Construction of Competence.

Garth, Bryant G.; Martin, Joanne

Journal of Legal Education, v43 n4 p469-509 Dec 1993

A discussion of the role of law schools in developing professional competence in lawyers reports on two surveys of law firm partners and junior lawyers, looks at what law schools do and do not teach, and examines how the latter has changed since the late 1970s. (MSE)

Descriptors: College Role, Competence, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Law Schools, Lawyers, Legal Education (Professions), Social Change

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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