tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065001.post5091413702306075247..comments2024-03-28T17:17:48.844+10:00Comments on John Flood's Random Academic Thoughts (RATs): The Law School/University Grant/Bursary GameJohn Floodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618951794976509582noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065001.post-83139042544812265772011-05-10T04:34:52.099+10:002011-05-10T04:34:52.099+10:00You have reminded me that it's important to co...You have reminded me that it's important to consider a reasonable historical period and mine was too short. <br /><br />I don't think law schools have improved to the extent your figures would illustrate, but they have improved especially with wider-ranging faculty, adoption of clinics, etc. Maybe students are graduating with a mix of skills. Of course we know much of the increase is due John Floodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618951794976509582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7065001.post-60578649815413894842011-05-08T06:15:56.260+10:002011-05-08T06:15:56.260+10:00Let me add a quibble and introduce a layer of comp...Let me add a quibble and introduce a layer of complexity. You write:<br /><br />"Grants for law students in the US are recent. They were considered unnecessary because law students would get high-paying jobs on graduation and therefore could afford to pay off student loans."<br /><br />But way back in the 1950's, probably some half of my law school classmates (and I!) received Peter Ledererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04468665975195720914noreply@blogger.com