Word: legalism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Edward's much-observed gesture. Of British statesmen not in the pro-German camp, none was more sorely troubled than Home Secretary Sir John Simon, who as Foreign Secretary was definitely pro-French. The prestige of Sir John, when his great mind unburdens itself to Britain of a legal opinion, is unrivaled. This was shown in 1926 when a speech by Sir John Simon giving his opinion that the leaders of Britain's General Strike were liable to suit for heavy damages so scared them as to become a major factor in their prompt decision to call...
However Ransom pointed out that there "simply isn't enough legal work in any of our large cities to provide the $3000 income which I consider the minimum for a lawyer...
Speaking in the Court Room of Landall Hall, the Bar Association chief said that one of the gravest problems that concerns, the American Bar today is the fact that much professional work is done by people who do not possess the necessary legal and ethical training for that work. This means a loss of contact, so necessary for the young lawyer...
...real backbone of the legal profession, Ransom declared, does not lie in New York or Boston or Washington. It is not in any of the larger metropolises, but in the smaller cities with a population of under 50,000. If there is anything worthwhile being developed in this country, it is being done in these smaller cities and towns, he said...
...would compell every law professor to spend one year in five in a law office." The New York lawyer urged a discussion of the practical side. The Moot court work appeals especially to him, much more so than the Legal Aid Clinic work, operation of which was suspended on October 10 of last year...