James P. White

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A Look at Legal Education: The Globalization of American Legal Education

On behalf of the American Bar Association's (ABA) Out of the Box Committee on Legal Education, I would like to thank Chief Justice Shepard for inviting me to participate in this symposium. The genesis for the creation of the Out of the Box Committee came from a program in the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar at the ABA annual meeting, held in London in July of 2000. At that meeting the Section's presentation was entitled: "Out of the Box" Thinking About the Training of Lawyers in the Next Millennium. It is my pleasure to report some of the committee's work to the Conference of Chief Justices. Specifically, this presentation will address three main areas of concern regarding globalization: Summer Abroad Programs, Joint Agreements between International Law Schools, and Cross-Border Practice. . . . [for full article click the PDF below]