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The Legislature's argument is that there are only two public schools and they're really far apart! I'll leave the discussion on the Legislature to someone else. I want to look at the big picture: more law schools. Is it a problem that law schools are popping up everywhere and the ABA keeps accrediting them?
My biggest concern is the quality of these law schools. What type of students are these three new public law schools going to attract in NY? What kind of career options are these students going to have?
I am not saying that all new law schools are a bad idea. UC Irvine seems to be on the right track. Dean Chemerinsky (yes, same guy that got you through Con Law) has assembled a "Dream Team" according to NewUniversity.org
At least UC Irvine is striving to be the best. As opposed to Phoenix, which is just trying to figure out why its students can't get accepted to other schools.
Anybody notice a shortage of lawyers around here? Didn’t think so.
Yet the New York Legislature has quietly allocated $50 million in seed money to
create three new law schools in a state that already has 15 of them.
The Legislature's argument is that there are only two public schools and they're really far apart! I'll leave the discussion on the Legislature to someone else. I want to look at the big picture: more law schools. Is it a problem that law schools are popping up everywhere and the ABA keeps accrediting them?
My biggest concern is the quality of these law schools. What type of students are these three new public law schools going to attract in NY? What kind of career options are these students going to have?
I am not saying that all new law schools are a bad idea. UC Irvine seems to be on the right track. Dean Chemerinsky (yes, same guy that got you through Con Law) has assembled a "Dream Team" according to NewUniversity.org
Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of UC Irvine’s new law school, announced his chosen
founding faculty and senior administrators on July 10. At top-20-caliber, the
school is expected to redefine legal education for the 21st century.
At least UC Irvine is striving to be the best. As opposed to Phoenix, which is just trying to figure out why its students can't get accepted to other schools.
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