Task force explores need for practical skills training

Christopher Edley quoted in California Bar Journal, June 2012

UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Christopher Edley Jr., whose colleague Marjorie Shultz is one of three academics on the task force, said the practical skills issue has been debated for at least the 30 years he’s been in academia. “It’s not a new concern but it’s arguably gotten worse because of changes in the law firm market with pressure on the way associates bill,” he said.