[lbo-talk] Anyone remember a "classic" radical paper critiquing law schools?

[Jerry Monaco]

On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 11:19 AM, Tayssir John Gabbour
<tayssir.john at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I remember once finding here a highly-regarded radical look at how
> elite law schools (or at least Harvard) are run. Does anyone remember
> it?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Tayssir

There is so much to choose from and I think many of us on this list
have offered our own critique.  Also part of the origin of the legal
realism was a critique of law school.

But for a classic take, influenced by marxist existentialism among
other traditions, try "Legal Education and the Reproduction of
Hierarchy: A Polemic Against the System" by Duncan Kennedy.
http://www.amazon.com/Legal-Education-Reproduction-Hierarchy-Critical/dp/0814748058/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219078452&sr=8-1

Kennedy has his own website where you can download his papers but I am
not sure that this long essay is available there.

It's a wonderful read no matter if you are interested in Law School or
not.  Generally it is a take on how the ruling classes and its
intellectual elites make sure they keep on going.

Jerry


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