Saturday, June 11, 2011

TaxProf Blog: ABA to Continue as Law School Accrediter, Despite Noncompliance With 17 Regs

TaxProf Blog: ABA to Continue as Law School Accrediter, Despite Noncompliance With 17 Regs: "The ABA drew intense scrutiny on Thursday from a federal panel that reviews accrediting agencies."

The ABA section on Legal Education accredits law schools. Most states allow only graduates of ABA-accredited law schools to take the bar exam. Its recent proposals (which would weaken tenure) have drawn fire. Lack of openness about job prospects is another area of criticism. My favorite beef is the upstairs-downstairs approach to clinical egal education. The ABA ratifies the common practice of tenure for `academic' faculty and five-year contracts for clinical faculty.   As for legal writing teachers and adjuncts: oh, never mind. - GWC

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