Good News for the Legal Profession: Practice over Theory at W&L Law

Many of the “elite” law schools produce legions of lawyers who seem to be able to do everything, except practice law. They can change the world but they can’t draft a motion.

Washington and Lee in Virginia has established a 3L curriculum designed to serve as the exact opposite of the theory driven ideology posing as law at many American law schools. The Washington and Lee 3L program emphasizes practical application of law, taught by lots of adjunct professors with real world experience in the profession, not just in the the world of academia where academics talk to other academics and few others.  And the results are in.