University-based law schooling replaced apprenticeship only within the last century

Evidence

Every element of that description represents a change from the past. The current emphasis on academic studies in a university setting marks a departure from the nation’s first century, when apprenticeship was the most common form of legal training. Until well into the twentieth century, graduation from college was not a requirement for law school—indeed, some law schools accepted students who did not even have high-school diplomas—and some graduated students after as little as a single year of study. Only recently has admission to law school become fiercely competitive. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1194

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Legal profession growth substantially reflects opening to formerly excluded groups — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1195; Before 1900 most American lawyers learned law by apprenticeship, not law school — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 642; Law-school training and strict bar admission are recent American developments — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 972 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Islamic legal learning was integrated into daily legal practice rather than segregated as schooling #complicates (0.75) — Timothy Mitchell, Colonising Egypt, 292