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unusual facts about legal education


Jakob Axel Nielsen

He graduated from the Gymnasium (secondary school) in Hobro and was educated in law at the University of Aarhus; he worked as a lawyer from 1994 until 2005 when he was elected to the Folketing.


Chanakya National Law University

It was established in 2006 by the Government of Bihar (Bihar Act 24 of 2006) as a public university dedicated to the field of legal education.


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Anders Sunesen

A nephew of Absalon and a member of the religious and political elite, Sunesen was well-traveled, having received his education in theology and philosophy in Paris, France, and his legal education in Bologna, Italy and at Oxford, England.

Benson Commission

The Commission was led by Sir Henry Benson, and also had a sub-committee looking at legal education, which was led by R.G. Dahrendorf.

Charles Halpern

Prior to joining the Nathan Cummings Foundation, Halpern lectured throughout Asia on behalf of the United States Information Agency regarding public interest law and new directions in legal education.

Christine Quinn-Brintnall

She judges Mock Trial competitions for the YMCA and law schools, and she enjoys speaking on appellate practice issues at continuing legal education seminars.

Dallas Association of Young Lawyers

The Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (DAYL) is a bar organization based in Dallas, Texas (USA) dedicated to community service, such as clothing drives for local shelters, 5K runs for charity, holiday teddy bear drives, mentoring programs for children, programs for homeless citizens, and continuing legal education programs for attorneys.

Erwin Griswold

One of the dominant figures in American legal education, he doubled the size of the faculty, bringing in such legal luminaries as Derek Bok, Kingman Brewster, Archibald Cox, and Alan Dershowitz.

Frank Dermody

Dermody also worked as a legal advisor to Allegheny County's district justices, an instructor at the Community College of Allegheny County, and a faculty member of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education.

Hawkins v. McGee

This case is famous for its mention in the John Jay Osborn, Jr. novel The Paper Chase and in the film version of that work, as well as its use in legal education.

Henry Seidu Daanaa

The Board of Legal Education approved Daanaa's admission to the Ghana School of Law for a two-year professional law course.

Legal education in India

Law degrees in India are granted and conferred in terms of the Advocates Act, 1961, which is a law passed by the Parliament both on the aspect of legal education and also regulation of conduct of legal profession.

Lewis ap Owen

He is presumed to have had some legal education as he was appointed Chamberlain and 1st Baron of the Exchequer for North Wales.

Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law

It was established in 2006 by the Punjab Government (Punjab Act No. 12 of 2006) as a university dedicated to the field of Legal Education.

Sharon Hom

She was a Fulbright Scholar in China (1986–88), served on the U.S.-China Committee on Legal Education Exchange with China (CLEEC) (1990–2000), and was a faculty member and program director for the U.S. Clinical Legal Education Workshop convened at Tsinghua University School of Law (2000).