Category: Clinical Legal Education – United States
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George Critchlow, “Professional Responsibility, Student Practice, and the Clinical Teacher’s Duty to Intervene”
Similar to other American clinical legal education research on supervision, this article addresses when intervention is required in the student-client relationship. It is difficult for supervisors to know when they should intervene as they balance the student-teacher and the student-client relationship. Clinical teachers must consider client expectations, student competency, teacher competency, and the interests of…
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Clinical Legal Education Association, “Handbook for New Clinical Teachers”
This handbook was first drafted in 1999 and has been updated many times since. The handbook is aimed at new clinicians in the United States. It contains short explainers of various important topics in clinical legal education, including supervision. The handbook contains useful information for Canadian clinicians, but has a very strong American perspective. The…
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William P Quigley, “Introduction to Clinical Teaching for the New Clinical Law Professor: A View from the First Floor”
Recognizing that there are limited resources aimed at training clinic supervising lawyers, this article aims to assist new clinic teachers in defining their teaching styles. It also highlights commonly asked questions such as, “how much control over cases should students have?” and, “what is involved in supervising the work of students?”. The author notes that…