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The Meaning Of Quality, Steven R. Smith
The Meaning Of Quality, Steven R. Smith
Steven R. Smith
This essay considers the qualities that constitute excellent lawyers in any society. It thereby suggests the qualities that law schools should seek to ensure that their graduates possess as they leave law schools and enter the practice of law.
Financing The Future Of Legal Education: "Not What It Used To Be", Steven R. Smith
Financing The Future Of Legal Education: "Not What It Used To Be", Steven R. Smith
Steven R. Smith
This Article will first review the substantial improvements in legal education and track the sources of the funding for these improvements. It will look at whether law school is, and continues to be, a good economic investment for most students. It will then consider the current economic circumstances of legal education and the possible coming disconnect between expectations and reality. It will conclude by considering what could improve the lot of legal education in the future and, to the contrary, what could make matters much worse.
Deaning's Seven Deadly Sins And Seven Deanly Virtues, Steven R. Smith
Deaning's Seven Deadly Sins And Seven Deanly Virtues, Steven R. Smith
Steven R. Smith
Deans sin. There are the petty offenses: the occasional missed reception, the student's name forgotten, or the parliamentary gaff at a faculty meeting. These are generally forgiven and dismissed before the next graduation. There are, however, the more serious decanal transgressions that are not so easily forgiven or forgotten. The worst of these are The Seven Deadly Sins of Deaning are Deception, Revenge, Narcissism, Pessimism, Taciturnity, Disloyalty and Aimlessness. The "opposite" evils are noted in italics at the end of each section.
Gresham’S Law In Legal Education, Steven R. Smith
Gresham’S Law In Legal Education, Steven R. Smith
Steven R. Smith
This article will first examine the traditional Gresham's Law regarding currency and then its broader application to instances in which the nominal and intrinsic values of something are separated. It will then look at the licensing of attorneys and how Gresham's Law may justify both the general accreditation of legal education and specific accreditation Standards. Viewed from this perspective it is the interests of the public, and not the more parochial interests of law schools, that deserve primary consideration in accreditation related to licensure. The article will conclude with a consideration of a coming debate about the appropriate place of …
Accreditation Revisited: Aba Reexamination Of Approved Law Schools, Steven R. Smith
Accreditation Revisited: Aba Reexamination Of Approved Law Schools, Steven R. Smith
Steven R. Smith
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The Dean And The Budget: Not 'Just A Bunch Of Damn Numbers', Steven R. Smith
The Dean And The Budget: Not 'Just A Bunch Of Damn Numbers', Steven R. Smith
Steven R. Smith
The process of developing and implementing a budget is among the most important and least understood responsibilities of deans. When done properly, the budget will move the school toward its goals and promote its mission. When done improperly, the budget will waste the limited resources of the school. This essay first considers the First Principle of Budgets for deans, then discusses procedural issues in developing a successful budget, and finally reviews a number of specific budget issues that law schools face.