October 1, 1999

Harvard Law School Tries to Figure Out Why Many of Its Students Aren't Happy

By KATHERINE S. MANGAN

Students at Harvard Law School have been griping about cutthroat competition and aloof professors ever since the fictional Professor Kingsfield terrorized his students in The Paper Chase almost 30 years ago.

Now, school officials have hired a high-priced consultant to find out how much of that unflattering image is myth and how much is reality.

McKinsey & Company, based in New York, has held about 30 focus groups with students over the past several

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