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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Benjamin H. Barton (Helen and Charles Lockett Distinguished Professor of Law, Helen and Charles Lockett Distinguished Professor of Law, The University of Tennessee College of Law)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.40cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 15.50cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9780190205560ISBN 10: 0190205563 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 09 July 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsChapter One - Introduction PART I - THE MARKET FOR LAWYERS Chapter Two - Birth, Death, Rebirth, Near Death - American Lawyers from 1776-1950 Chapter Three - From Boom, to Two Professions, to Big Law's Fall - American Lawyers from 1950-Present Chapter Four - Death from Above - Big Law Stumbles Chapter Five - LegalZoom and Death from Below Chapter Six - Death From the State - Tort Reform, Judicial Hostility, and Budget Cuts Chapter Seven - Death from the Side - More Lawyers Fight for Slices of a Smaller Pie PART II - LAW SCHOOLS Chapter Eight - A Brief History of American Law Schools Chapter Nine - The Bleak Present and Near Future for Law Schools PART III - BIG PICTURE AND THE GLASS HALF FULL Chapter Ten - Big Picture and Parallels Chapter Eleven - The Good News for American Consumers Chapter Twelve - The Profession and Law Schools that Emerge Will be Stronger and Better Chapter Thirteen - ConclusionReviewsThis is erudite but sober reading for undergraduates considering law school, for practitioners assessing their careers, and for law professors and deans concerned about meeting the continuing needs of the profession. J. R. Vile, Middle Tennessee State University, CHOICE Author InformationBenjamin Barton is the Helen and Charles Lockett Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee. His scholarship ranges from bias in the judiciary, to the backgrounds of Supreme Court Justices, to libertarianism in the world of Harry Potter. His scholarship has been covered in Time Magazine, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Washington Examiner, Sydney Morning Herald, and ABA Journal. He is the author of The Lawyer-Judge Bias in the American Legal System. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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