The Legal Education - Law Commission of India
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71“And there is no need to fit square-peg faculty into round-holecourses.”7.5 In several laws schools in US, between 20% to 40% <strong>of</strong> the credithours are allocated to the adjuncts, that is the practising lawyers andjudges.Pr<strong>of</strong>. Jonathan Rose <strong>of</strong> Arizona University in his article ‘<strong>The</strong> MacCrate Reports’ Restatement <strong>of</strong> <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Education</strong> (Vol. 44) (1994) Journal <strong>of</strong><strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Education</strong> 548 says (at p. 559):“<strong>The</strong> report does recognize that law schools cannot produce mastery(<strong>of</strong> skills) without some help from the bar”He again says at p. 564:“Many academics lack the interest, even if they have thecompetence, to devote a large portion <strong>of</strong> their pr<strong>of</strong>essional life toskills training. Part <strong>of</strong> the explanation lies in traditional academichiring standards and promotion and tenure culture.”7.6 Donald J. Weidmen in his article “<strong>The</strong> Crisis <strong>of</strong> <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Education</strong>, awake-up call for faculty” (Vol. 47) (1997) Journal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Education</strong> p. 92says: