Exploring Legal Education in England

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During the medieval and early modern period in England, early judges were primarily trained as civil servants rather than lawyers.

  • True (correct)
  • False

In the early 13th century, a body of legal professionals emerged in England who mediated between the judge and litigant.

  • Judges and litigants
  • Apprentices and lawyers
  • Advocates and attorneys (correct)
  • Solicitors and barristers

The legal profession in medieval England was closely associated with the university and church.

  • False (correct)
  • True

During the 14th century, the Lawyer's Inns were established in England primarily for the residence of apprentices and other lawyers.

<p>True (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Legal education in England has remained unchanged for the past two thousand years.

<p>False (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Currently, university law degrees in England are regulated by the legal profession.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The core subjects that a law degree in England must contain are determined by the university.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Lawyer's Inns in medieval England had articles of incorporation and a charter.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During the Tudor period, the dominant form of legal education in England was carried out in the:

<p>Inns of Court (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the educational process in the Inns of Court?

<p>Supervised learning (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the size of the education complex formed by the smaller inns and the Inns of Court in the Tudor period?

<p>Roughly the size of Cambridge (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the 17th century, the lectures in the Inns of Court declined in importance due to:

<p>The Civil War (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who gave the first university English law lecture series in 1753?

<p>Dr William Blackstone (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which university attempted to establish the Downing chair of legal studies in 1800?

<p>Cambridge University (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the mid 19th century, which university attempted to produce a new law course?

<p>University of London (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the post-war period, there was a massive increase in the number of law students compared to which period?

<p>Late 19th and early 20th century (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor contributed to the rise in law students in the post-war university?

<p>Increased public funding (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During the 1950s, how was law education perceived academically?

<p>Not held in high regard (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In 1971, the Ormerod Report recommended dividing legal education into how many stages?

<p>Three (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of the Ormerod Report on law as a profession?

<p>It made law a graduate profession (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of solicitors had completed law degrees before the Ormerod Report?

<p>40% (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happened to the number of law students after the Ormerod Report was published?

<p>It doubled (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of law students are women today?

<p>67% (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which subject areas are covered in A-level Law?

<p>Tort law and contract law (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT)?

<p>Evaluating analytical and argumentative skills (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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