Navigating Troubled Seas: the future of the Law School in the United Kingdom and the United States

Davies, Gemma; Woo, Margaret

Abstract

Legal education in both the United Kingdom and the United States has faced troubled waters in recent years. With a decrease in employment opportunities for lawyers, rising expenses in legal education and unceasing critiques from the practicing bar, law schools in both countries have worked to revamp their curriculum to meet these new challenges. This article outlines some of the legal education reforms implemented in these two countries. In some areas, the reforms match in goals and methods, but in others, they diverge. Ultimately, these changes add insight into the nature and identity of the legal professional itself. This article ends with comparative observations about the direction of legal education in both countries.

Citation

Davies, G., & Woo, M. (2018). Navigating Troubled Seas: the future of the Law School in the United Kingdom and the United States. Journal of international and comparative law (Hong Kong), 5(1), 43-70

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2018-06
• Deposit Date: Mar 18, 2024
• Journal: Journal of international and comparative law (Hong Kong)
• Print ISSN: 2313-3775
• Publisher: Sweet and Maxwell
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 43-70
• Keywords: legal education; Legal Education and Training Review; Solicitors Qualifi cation Examination; transnational education
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2331023
• Publisher URL: https://www.jicl.org.uk/journal/june-2018/navigating-troubled-seas-the-future-of-the-law-school-in-the-united-kingdom-and-the-united-states
• Related Public URLs: https://researchportal.northumbria.ac.uk/en/publications/navigating-troubled-seas-the-future-of-the-law-school-in-the-unit