When the legal markets imploded in 2008, it wasn't apparent that law schools, too, would need to tighten their belts. Today, applicants are down about 14 percent nationally. At Temple, while applications are down, competition for admission remains keen. Like many other law schools, Temple is adjusting its curriculum to move slightly away from the heavily theoretical training model to one that focuses more on experience. "One of the challenges law schools face is finding the right line between traditional legal education and the experiential side," said Temple Law School Dean JoAnne Epps.