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Lewis saw a national role for the Law School, one that would fill the role of the fading apprenticeship system for young lawyers. Development of a core of full-time faculty sat at the top of Lewis's agenda, but he gave equal attention to curriculum, admissions and graduation standards, and facilities – in particular the library.
Membership into the Pennsylvania Bar Association is open to any lawyer who is in good standing and licensed by the bar of Pennsylvania. Associate membership is open to attorneys in good standing licensed in other states but not licensed in Pennsylvania. [1] The association also offers free law student memberships for current law students. [2]
The Law Library Company of the City of Philadelphia was created by 71 attorneys, among whom were the most prominent lawyers of the time. They formed a corporation so they could jointly purchase a collection of legal materials with which to practice law. Shares of stock in the company were sold for $20; annual dues were $2.
While in law school, he served as editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. [4] He was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar. [3] Roberts served as an Assistant District Attorney and Special Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania before serving as a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy during World War II. [4]
Owen J. Roberts, Justice, Supreme Court of the United States [32]; James Wilson, Justice, Supreme Court of the United States (Hon. LL.D); Penn's first law professor (1790–92); signer of the Declaration of Independence, and major participant in first and subsequent drafts of U.S. Constitution, which he signed (becoming one of only six people to sign both documents) [33]
University of Pennsylvania Lisa M. Fairfax (born 1970) is an American legal scholar who is a Presidential Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School . She was previously Alexander Hamilton Professor of Business Law at the George Washington University Law School .
Mary Elizabeth Magill (born 1966) is an American legal scholar.She served as the 9th president of the University of Pennsylvania from July 2022 to December 2023, as executive vice president and provost of the University of Virginia from 2019 to 2022, and as the 13th dean of Stanford Law School from 2012 to 2019.
He served as the first deputy attorney general of Pennsylvania, from 1997 to 2003, and as the Attorney General of Pennsylvania, from 2003 to 2005. He was a partner at Ballard Spahr LLP, from 2005 to 2008. He served as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of Cephalon, Inc., from 2008 to 2012.