Glass half full: the decline and rebirth of the legal profession

Introduction. pt. I : The Market for Lawyers. Birth, death, rebirth, near death : American lawyers from 1776 to 1950

From boom, to two professions, to Big Law's slump : American Lawyers from 1950 to the present

Death from above : Big Law stumbles

LegalZoom and death from below

Death from the state : tort reform, judicial hostility, and budget cuts

Death from the side : more lawyers fight for slices of a smaller pie. pt. II : Law Schools. A brief history of American law schools

The bleak present and near future for law schools. pt. III : Big Picture and the Glass Half Full. Big picture and parallels

The good news for American consumers

The profession and law schools that emerge will be stronger and better

Conclusion.