Legal Education and Bar Admissions: A History of the Nebraska Experience

I. Introduction II. 1854–1867. Decentralized Access and Minimum Educational Standards III. 1867–1893. Dissatisfaction with Decentralization and with Law Office Training IV. 1893–1910. Centralized Access and Law School Legitimization V. 1910–1933. Dissatisfaction with Legislative Standards; The Law Schools Seek Primacy VI. 1933–1941. The Judiciary Secures Control; The Full-time Law Schools Gain Primacy VII. 1941–1950. A Coda VIII. Conclusio