The picture above is of Christopher Columbus Langdell who was appointed Dean of the Harvard Law School in 1870. In that same year he published the first casebook, his Cases on Contracts, which revolutionized legal education. He also invented the "Socratic Method," perfected by his hand-picked successor, James Barr Ames. Things haven't changed much since.Thursday, August 28, 2008
C.C. Langdell
The picture above is of Christopher Columbus Langdell who was appointed Dean of the Harvard Law School in 1870. In that same year he published the first casebook, his Cases on Contracts, which revolutionized legal education. He also invented the "Socratic Method," perfected by his hand-picked successor, James Barr Ames. Things haven't changed much since.
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