The Uneasy Integration of Adjunct Teachers into American Legal Education

摘要: Our infamous foreparent Langdell, sometimes called the founder of modern legal education, considered it essential to his plan that law professors be schooled in theory and, preferably, not contaminated by experiences inherent practice law. Nearly one hundred years post-Langdell, Edward J. Devitt characterized this antipragmatic vision as "Langdell's disease."1 This infectious disorder may still contaminating American but last twenty two cures Langdell's disease have been administered at most schools: permanent tenure-track or long-termcontract clinical faculty, and use adjuncts classroom teachers. discussion focuses on some issues surrounding adjuncts. In many urban areas, a rich varied community potential adjunct faculty is available, schools make frequent them. greater Washington region, for example, unusual school list anywhere from 100 200 faculty. Even when you set aside writing advocacy instruction, teach 20 35 percent upper-level curriculum.2 Despite their numbers, too often remain shadowy figures who enter under cover darkness, rarely participating intellectual dialog institution. more do they participate discussions about changing pedagogical styles, testing methods, other topics pertinent teaching.