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Larry Kramer

Dean of Stanford Law School

Interview with Larry Kramer July 30, 2010
Full Interview 27:11 Discuss
How Globalization and Specialization Are Changing Law Firms 5:00 Discuss
Why Law Schools Need to Change 4:35 Discuss
Stanford’s Law School Revolution 8:35 Discuss
The Law Firm Hiring Process Is a Disaster 5:50 Discuss
Why Lawyers Are So Depressed 3:13 Discuss

Recent Activity

  • 514805551_3df3304228_o Bringing Back Compromise

    over 1 year ago

    Larry Kramer

    After a rocky start, people will come once again to appreciate the idea that compromise and democracy are synonymous: that successful democratic governance *depends* on people recognizing what a heterogeneous society we have and so that they must accommodate one another.  Compromise to achieve ... Read More

About Larry Kramer

Larry Kramer

Larry Kramer is a law professor and the current dean of Stanford Law School. Kramer has been openly critical about the state of the legal profession and has ushered in sweeping reforms of Stanford Law's curriculum since taking over in 2004. Kramer's changes seek a more multidisciplinary approach to legal studies, a stronger emphasis on public service, and a greater awareness how globalization has changed legal practice. Kramer graduated magna cum laude from the University of Chicago Law School in 1984 and has written a book "The People Themselves: Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review."