Category: Externships
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Margaret Castles, “Marriage of Convenience or a Match Made in Heaven? A Collaboration between a Law School Clinic and a Commercial Law Firm”
This article explores the “reverse externship[s]” where private solicitors attend clinics to assist with the supervision of students within the Australian law school context. Standard legal clinics require supervision, which often manifests in a ratio of 8:1, making supervision more costly than lecturers. The costs associated with legal clinics is a major issue within legal…
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Leah Wortham et al, Learning from Practice: A Text for Experiential Legal Education
This book examines learning from lawyering experience, whether that be through externships, clinics, or simulation courses. Chapter 3: Learning from Supervision outlines the framework for an effective supervisory relationship. The effective supervisory relationship is threefold; it involves macro planning/ goal setting, micro-planning/ assignment clarification, and effective feedback. Macro planning requires establishing long-term goals in relation…