TY - BOOK AU - Tamanaha,Brian Z. TI - Failing law schools T2 - The Chicago series in law and society SN - 9780226923611 (cloth) AV - KF 272 T153f 2012 U1 - 340.071173 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Chicago, London PB - The University of Chicago Press KW - American Bar Association KW - Law schools KW - United States KW - Finance KW - Law KW - Study and teaching KW - Escuelas de derecho KW - Estados Unidos KW - Finanzas KW - Ley KW - Estudio y enseƱanza KW - 20150700 N1 - A law school in crisis -- The Department of Justice sues the ABA -- Why is law school three years? -- Faculty fight against changes in ABA standards -- Teaching load down, salary up -- The cost and consequences of academic pursuits -- More professors, more revenues needed -- The ranking made us do it -- Detrimental developments in legal academia -- Raising tuition, rising debt -- Why tuition has gone up so quickly -- Is law school worth the cost? -- Warning signs for students -- Alarms for law schools -- Going forward -- A few last words ER -