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In this project, James P. White, the American Bar Association consultant on legal education, discusses the history, changes, goals, conflicts, and mission of that institution. He describes his involvement in legal education activities and the occasionally rocky relations between the association and the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar. Law schools, legal specialization, and the commercialization of the legal profession are also major topics within this interview.
| Interviewee: | White, James P. |
| Call number: | 01-005 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | May 10, 2001 |
| Physical Description: | 24 pp.; 2 tapes, 1 3/4 ips, 115 minutes; index; interviewee's curriculum vitae, list of publications, monographs, articles, lectures, and seminars by interviewee, American Bar Association 1999-2000 annual report |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Kraus, Deborah |
James P. White, born on September 29, 1931, discusses his legal education and law school experiences, his work with the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General, and his involvement with the American Bar Association, or ABA, primarily as the ABA consultant on legal education. He speaks of the dynamic relationship between the American Bar Association and the American Bar Association Section on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar, as well as problems within the ABA revolving around tensions between practicing lawyers and academic members. In addition, Mr. White comments on the increasing specialization and commercialization in the field of law, and he describes the mission statement of the American Bar Association and the steps it has taken to increase diversity within the profession.
American Bar Association
Army ROTC
Council of Post-Secondary Accreditation
George Washington University
Massachusetts School of Law
United States Department of Justice
University of North Dakota
Groves, Harry
Root, Elihu
Ruud, Millard
Iowa City, Iowa
American Bar Association consultant on legal
education
Judge Advocate General
attorney
Affirmative Action
American Bar Association Mission Statement
Central and Eastern European Law Initiative
diversity
law school
legal commercialization
legal specialization
salaries