Back to Basics? University Legal Education and 21st Century Professionalism

Authors

Annie Rochette
W. Wesley Pue, Allard School of Law at the University of British ColumbiaFollow

Faculty Author Type

In Memoriam [W. Wesley Pue]

Published In

Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2001

Subjects

legal profession; professionalism; legal education; law and society; legal history; english and commonwealth law; comparative law; law and culture

Abstract

This article probes the complexities surrounding trying to match law school curriculum with the needs of students intent on careers in the practice of law. It pursues the issue in three stages: 1) an assessment of a contemporary back to basics critique of legal education; 2)an empirical evaluation of actual student experiences and course selections at a major North American law school over the course of a decade; 3) an assessment of the 'fit' between existing legal education and the likely needs of future practitioners.

Citation Details

Annie Rochette & W Wesley Pue "Back to Basics? University Legal Education and 21st Century Professionalism" (2001) 20 Windsor YB Access Just 167.