Paper Chase and the Socratic Method of Teaching Law.

Abstract

The success of the book, movie and TV series Paper Chase has spread a popular picture accurate or not of the lawschool classroom. Most viewers are probably impressed by the authoritative professor and enjoy watching him and his students interact. Many practicing lawyers and other professionals too can recognize that kind of classroom from their student experiences. It is fun to watch Paper Chase and great fun to recount similar stories from our student days. But quite apart from this aspect, we can look at the story and raise a few useful questions about teaching and law.

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