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Glass half full : the decline and rebirth of the legal profession /
"The hits keep coming for the American legal profession. Law schools are churning out too many graduates, depressing wages, and constricting the hiring market. Big Law firms are crumbling, as the relentless pursuit of profits corrodes their core business model. Modern technology can now handle...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2015]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; PART I: THE MARKET FOR LAWYERS; 1. Introduction; 2. Birth, Death, Rebirth, Near Death: American Lawyers from 1776 to 1950; 3. From Boom, to Two Professions, to Big Law's Slump: American Lawyers from 1950 to the Present; 4. Death from Above: Big Law Stumbles; 5. LegalZoom and Death from Below; 6. Death from the State: Tort Reform, Judicial Hostility, and Budget Cuts; 7. Death from the Side: More Lawyers Fight for Slices of a Smaller Pie; PART II: LAW SCHOOLS; 8. A Brief History of American Law Schools; 9. The Bleak Present and Near Future for Law Schools.
- PART III: BIG PICTURE AND THE GLASS HALF FULL10. Big Picture and Parallels; 11. The Good News for American Consumers; 12. The Profession and Law Schools That Emerge Will Be Stronger and Better; 13. Conclusion; Notes; Index.