Riette du Plessis, “Clinical Legal Education Models: Recommended Assessment Regimes”

This article examines clinical legal education in South Africa and other countries, setting out both similarities and differences amongst approaches and, in particular, assessment regimes. Differences include required hours, supervision, required curriculum, classroom components and workshops, and assessment methods, including, but not limited to, written tests, short essay quizzes, multiple-choice quizzes, written assignments, oral examination, reflective journals, self-evaluation and peer evaluation, and client evaluation. The paper notes that each clinic’s mission plays a substantial role in the noted distinctions. 

Riette du Plessis, “Clinical Legal Education Models: Recommended Assessment Regimes” (2015) 18:7 Potchefstroom Elec LJ 2777.