According to a posting on
the Above the Law site (
HERE IS A LINK TO THAT REPORT) Northwestern University Law has
abandoned its two-year (as contrasted with the typical three-year)
JD program. A variety of reasons are bandied about ranging
from internal issues within the law school, issues with respect to
approval of the program by the American Bar Association and a
perceived failure of the program to address the cost of law school;
the two-year program cost just as much as the three-year
program.
For myself, I am somewhat glad
the program has failed. I have nothing against Northwestern;
it is an outstanding institution. However, I am against the
notion that law school can be accelerated. Simply put, it
takes time for the rewiring that is the purpose and intent of a
legal education to take root. Shorting the program of legal
education will become little more than cramming for the SAT; lots
of data, very little information. In addition, shortening the
training
