The extent to which American legal education may have contributed and may be contributing to this society's use of litigation as a means of resolving conflict is considered. Legal scholarship fostered the development of a common law system which gave American courts vast, and largely unguided, lawmaking responsibilities. (MLW)

Describes the new relationship between law and literature and how each discipline can benefit. (CRH)

This report, an addendum to "Projecting the Need for Legal Education in Texas," adopted by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in 2002, assesses different strategies to enhance the number of students from under-represented groups in Texas public law schools. The report is based on two literature reviews and a survey of efforts…

This time of student agitation offers law schools opportunities for substantial improvement in legal education and legal scholarship. (IR)

A study of University of Arizona law and medical students revealed no difference in overall stress levels, but law students showed higher stress on the academic and fear-of-failing subscales. Some specific program areas were more stressful, certain stressors were found to be held in common, and support system use differed. (MSE)

What is wrong with the law curriculum, how to improve it, and obstacles to be overcome are discussed. The law curriculum is seen as: deficient in structure, not sufficiently diverse, neither sufficiently theoretical nor sufficiently practical, and not always sufficiently demanding. (MLW)

The law school curriculum is excessively committed to doctrinal learning as differentiated from (1) theoretical and (2) practical learning. Law schools have an educational responsibility to offer their students a modicum of instruction in the applied skills of legal representation. (MLW)

A lawyer discusses legal education: the law's purpose to deliver competent legal services to the public; the widening gap in the preparedness of new lawyers; whose responsibility it is to prepare lawyers for competent practice--law schools, the bar, the government; responsibilities of practicing lawyers, etc. (MLW)

Major companies that offer streamlined, standardized bar review courses available in various media are listed, and state bar associations and licensing procedures are outlined for each state. (Journal availability: 1155 E. 60th St., Chicago, IL 60637, $1.00.) (MSE)

A survey of council members and committee chairpersons of the American Bar Association reveals clues to good job search techniques for law graduates. The hints concern resume writing, interview manner, common errors, salary questions, appearance, and firms' hiring practices. (Journal availability: 1155 E. 60th St., Chicago, IL 60637, sc $1.00).…

The validity of the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Verbal and Math scores as predictors of college freshmen's grade point average was examined on a sample of college freshmen and then cross-validated on a separate sample of freshmen law and justice students. Correlations were low to moderate. (JKS)

Because law schools need facilities to provide their students with clinical experience and the Legal Services Corporation has the resources and facilities but needs the manpower to serve the legal needs of the poor, it is argued that third year law students should intern with the Corporation. (JMD)

The experiences of several countries in Western Europe are examined. The means by which American law schools have permitted reasonable student participation without threatening the academic freedom of law school faculties is also analyzed. (LBH)

Data are summarized from in-depth interviews of senior editors who make publication decisions at student-edited journals located at 37 member institutions of the Association of American Law Schools. The data confirm that editorial practices vary significantly among the journals. (MLW)

Relates bibliographic instruction concepts to the teaching of legal research at the undergraduate level and describes a conceptual framework for teaching legal research and critical thinking skills to a journalism class. Legal research instruction for law students is also described, the expected retention level is considered, and the librarian's…