The document discusses challenges facing legal education including flaws in curriculum, format, and practical job preparation for students. It notes upcoming issues like the changing legal profession and declining law school applications. Law schools are not isolated from broader societal forces like the justice gap and disruptive legal technologies. However, the document suggests that law librarians can help address these challenges by teaching practical skills, connecting to real world practice, and leveraging their expertise in new technologies and areas increasingly important to law. Overall, while the situation may seem dire, the document argues it can become positive if stakeholders make changes to legal education.

1. What if They Gave a
Revolution and Nobody
Came?
Sarah Glassmeyer, JD MLS
Director of Content Development
Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)
Email: sarah.glassmeyer@gmail.com // Twitter: @sglassmeyer

2. OR

3. Sarah Glassmeyer, JD MLS
Director of Content Development
Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)
Email: sarah.glassmeyer@gmail.com // Twitter: @sglassmeyer
The Future of Legal
Education and How
Librarians Can Stop It.

4. And let it be noted that there is no more
delicate matter to take in hand, nor more
dangerous to conduct, nor more doubtful in
its success, than to set up as a leader in the
introduction of changes. For he who
innovates will have for his enemies all
those who are well off under the existing
order of things, and only lukewarm
supporters in those who might be better off
under the new.
- Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

5. And let it be noted that there is no more
delicate matter to take in hand, nor more
dangerous to conduct, nor more doubtful in
its success, than to set up as a leader in the
introduction of changes. For he who
innovates will have for his enemies all
those who are well off under the existing
order of things, and only lukewarm
supporters in those who might be better off
under the new.
- Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

6. Punk said that anyone could take part – in
fact anyone should take part. …It is about
looking at the world around you and
asking, “Why are things as fucked up as
they are?” And then it's about looking
inwards at yourself and asking, “Why aren't
I doing anything about this?”
- Dan Sinker, Founder Punk Planet

7. Punk said that anyone could take part – in
fact anyone should take part. …It is about
looking at the world around you and
asking, “Why are things as fucked up as
they are?” And then it's about looking
inwards at yourself and asking, “Why aren't
I doing anything about this?”
- Dan Sinker, Founder Punk Planet

8. Machiavelli
So, our inspiration….
X
Punk
=
21st Century
Law Librarian?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Portr
ait_of_Niccol%C3%B2_Machiavelli_
by_Santi_di_Tito.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferdislife/
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/
2012/02/one-library-for-the-entire-world/

9. Reality Check
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lange-MigrantMother02.jpg

10. The Librarian Family
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vpasson/
(Sorry there’s no men here! I just fell in love with picture!)

11. If you are ignorant of both your enemy and
yourself, then you are a fool and certain to
be defeated in battle. If you know
yourself, but not your enemy, for every
battle you won, you will suffer a loss. If you
know your enemy and yourself, you will win
every battle.
-Sun Tzu, The Art of War

12. If you are ignorant of both your enemy and
yourself, then you are a fool and certain to
be defeated in battle. If you know
yourself, but not your enemy, for every
battle you won, you will suffer a loss. If you
know your enemy and yourself, you will win
every battle.
-Sun Tzu, The Art of War

13. What are the
challenges facing
law schools and
legal education?

14. X
The Hindenburg The Titanic
A Herd of Cats
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/
2012/02/one-library-for-the-entire-world/ http://www.archives.gov/publications/record/1998/03/titanic.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/barbaradoduk/

15. Law Schools and
Legal Education
=

16. Fundamental
flaw in design
Willful disregard
of dangers
http://www.oar.noaa.gov/spotlite/archive/spot_sunclimate.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/historyinanhour/

17. I stand by any interpretations
of this metaphor.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/barbaradoduk

18. Design Flaws
http://www.flickr.com/photos/x1brett/

19. • Curriculum
• Time
• Format
• Practicality
• Administrative
• Financial ROI for
students

20. Upcoming Issues
http://www.flickr.com/photos/guilleavalos/

21. •Scholarly publishing
•Law professor as faculty
•Job market and Articling
Crisis
•Changing legal profession
•Declining Applications

22. Law schools are not isolated
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spike55151/

23. • Justice gap
• Disruptive forces
• New Techniques
• Tesco Law Firms / ABS
• Open Law

24. Librarian Strengths
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurenprofeta

25. • Under the Radar
• Teach Practical Skills
• Savvy in Tech and Newly
Important Areas
• Real World Connections
• Transferable Skills and
Knowledge

26. Putting it together…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/irisphotos/

28. This sounds bad,
but it’s actually
a positive situation…
if you make it one.

29. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ejpphoto/

30. http://www.flickr.com/photos/eaubscene/

31. http://www.flickr.com/photos/53314395@N00/

32. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa_appel/

33. Thank you!