The intellectual framework of law and the legal profession in the U.S. is examined in terms of the unarticulated value system of legal education. Sources of the value system are discussed along with implications as viewed from a moral and religious perspective. (LBH)

What is wrong with the law curriculum, how to improve it, and obstacles to be overcome are discussed. The law curriculum is seen as: deficient in structure, not sufficiently diverse, neither sufficiently theoretical nor sufficiently practical, and not always sufficiently demanding. (MLW)

Three studies--two of trial judges' perceptions of trial lawyers' performance and one of law school graduates' perceptions of the utility of legal training--are discussed. The state of lawyer competence and the effect of law schools on that competence are also reevaluated. (Author/MLW)