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Arthur W. Maclean and the Legal Education of American Women

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:22 PM PDT

Ronald Chester, New England School of Law, has published History's Orphan: Arthur Maclean and the Legal Education of Women, at 51 American Journal of Legal History (April 2011). Here is the abstract.




Relatively few people, even American legal historians, recognize the name Arthur W. Maclean. This article aims to change that by reconstructing the life of this fascinating individual. Arthur MacLean was a pioneer in the legal education of women, who founded Portia Law School in Boston in 1908. MacLean ran that school (now the large, co-educational New England School of Law) as the world's only all-women law school until 1938. His venture was not only unique, but for the most part highly successful. Yet, MacLean died in near-obscurity and his story nearly vanished from the history books – at least until now.
Download the article from SSRN at the link.

USA Announces New Legal Drama For Summer

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:09 PM PDT

USA Network announces the launch this summer of a new legal drama, Suits (previously titled A Legal Mind).
It will debut June 23 at 10 p.m. following the series return of Burn Notice. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Suits stars Gabriel Macht as a "top Manhattan corporate lawyer" who "recruits a new hotshot associate and hires the only guy that impresses him, a brilliant but unmotivated college dropout," (Patrick J. Adams). Continues THR, "In order to serve justice and save their jobs, both unconventional thinkers must continue the charade." Wait...I missed something. Is the associate actually an associate (i.e., an attorney just out of law school) or is he a college dropout, or is he a college dropout pretending to be a law school grad? Is that the "charade"?  Hmmm. Stay tuned: the series doesn't appear on USA's website yet but joins several other law-related shows on the network, including Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Fairly Legal, Psych, In Plain Sight, Burn Notice, and White Collar.

The Dutch Court Bailiff

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 07:31 AM PDT

Cornelis Hendrik Van Rhee, Maastricht University School of Law, has published The History of the 'Huissier De Justice' in the Low Countries in Enforcement and Enforceability: Tradition and Reform (C. H. van Rhee and A. Uzelac eds.; Antwerp: Intersentia, 2010) (M-EPLI Working Paper 2011/15). Here is the abstract.



The present paper discusses the history of the huissier de justice (court bailiff or 'deurwaarder') in the Netherlands. The author demonstrates that the Dutch huissier has undergone a metamorphosis during the last few centuries. He has changed from a badly educated civil servant with a questionable reputation into a highly educated professional. The reasons underlying this metamorphosis are analysed. Additionally, some of the problems caused as a result of the introduction of market forces in the profession are discussed.
Download the essay from SSRN at the link.
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