Nineteenth-century law schools were loosely tied to universities and required no college degree

Evidence

The relationship of law schools to their universities was, in general, a far cry from what it became in the twentieth century. The usual law degree, the LLB, was certainly not a postgraduate degree. Law schools did not usually require any college work to get in. The more pretentious law schools tightened their entrance requirements toward the end of the century; none required a full college education. Many “university” law schools were rather loosely connected to their parent institutions. They were by no means an organic part of world of higher education. Yale Law School in the 1870s supported itself, as best it could, from tuition payments; it got nothing from the University. — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 3489

Categorization

• XREF: Contextualizes the later professionalization threads in chapters 45-48 on bar admission and legal education growth. — connects to: Before 1900 most American lawyers learned law by apprenticeship, not law school — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 642; University-based law schooling replaced apprenticeship only within the last century — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1194
• DEFINE: Establishes the LLB as non-postgraduate in this era, useful shared vocabulary for the course.

Broader Connections

• Before 1900 most American lawyers learned law by apprenticeship, not law school #corroborates (0.85) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 642
• University-based law schooling replaced apprenticeship only within the last century #expands (0.80) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1194