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Law Schools in Connecticut, 1782-1843: The Lecture Method
Reeve, Gilbert, Gould, and Swift taught their students through lectures. This was the most common pedagogical system of the eighteenth and early...
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Law Schools in Connecticut, 1782-1843: The Proprietors
Engraving by Peter Maverick, 1820, based on a portrait by George Catlin. Reproduced courtesy of the Litchfield Historical Society . Tapping Reeve...
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Law Schools in Connecticut, 1782-1843: Recruiting Students
“Advertisement.” In Catalogue of the Litchfield Law School, from 1793 to 1827 inclusive (Litchfield, Conn.: S. S. Smith, 1828). [Image cropped.] Rare...
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Law Schools in Connecticut, 1782-1843: Introduction
Until the end of the nineteenth century most students prepared for the bar through an apprenticeship or self-study. These methods were often...
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How to Leave YLS Prepared for an Innovative Career: Advice from Entrepreneurial Alums
This afternoon, Jonathan Ng, Global Legal Director of Ashoka (a renowned social entrepreneurship organization), gave YLS students this advice: You can...