University of South Carolina Scholar Commons Faculty Publications Law School 5-2012 Organizational Alliances by U.S. Schools Elizabeth Chambliss University of South Carolina - Columbia,
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[email protected]. ORGANIZATIONAL ALLIANCES BY U.S. LAW SCHOOLS Elizabeth Chambliss* INTRODUCTION U.S. law schools increasingly are forming organizational alliances with other training providers, such as foreign law schools,1 business schools,2 large law firms,3 and other employers,4 in the interests of market expansion and/or consolidation. This trend is most pronounced among the most highly-ranked law schools as they develop tailored and accelerated programs for global business lawyers;5 however, cost pressures coupled * Professor of Law, New York Law School. Thanks to Rick Abel, Swethaa Ballakrishnen, David Johnson, Frank Munger, Becky Roiphe, Carole Silver, Laurel S. Terry, David Trubek, Louise Trubek, and David Wilkins for their very helpful comments on this Article, and to Michael Roffer for his library magic. 1. See John Flood, Legal Education in the Global Context, REP. LEGAL SERVS. BOARD 20 (Oct. 12, 2011), http://www.legalservicesboard.org.uk/news_publications/latest_news/ pdf/lsb_legal_education_report_flood.pdf (discussing joint ventures between U.S.