Thursday, November 10, 2011

More History of the Regulation of Legal Education So That We Understand Where We Are and How We Got Here « SALTLAW

More History of the Regulation of Legal Education So That We Understand Where We Are and How We Got Here « SALTLAW:
by Hazel Weiser
"The first rule of persuasion is to choose where to begin a story. All of this talk about deregulation of legal education and the practice of law as being good for everyone needs some historical context. (This talk sounds dangerously like it was manufactured by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce). I started that examination last week when I posted Deregulation is Just Another Word for … . Today I am moving deeper into history to help us understand how the legal profession became a profession. It’s not a pretty story, because it happened here in the United States: a radical, young, immature, racist, and intolerant place that has always had a hard time living up to its aspirations."

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