Category: Rewards of Clinic Supervision

  • Rewards of Clinic Supervision

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    “[N]othing beats that feeling of just seeing the growth in students. From day one, we see students who can’t write properly, don’t know how to even start a letter, how to draft a letter to somebody, don’t know where stamp goes on an envelope that you’re mailing out to a client. There’s so many skills that they learn and to just…

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    “I’ve had students that I’m so proud of and I know that they’ll go on to do amazing things. And they’re already… working at labour law firms and clinics and having major impacts. So one case we worked on we helped support the community of [de-identified], a woman who had experienced racial discrimination and died…

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    “I have been working with a student who came in quite shy and unsure. So, it took a little bit longer working with her. She observed me more than the average student did before getting into doing her own work. She just wasn’t comfortable. Hearings were coming up and she didn’t feel confident in doing…

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    “When you get into practice, you run the risk of becoming cynical because of how violent the legal system is and how rarely you can drive just results through legal means. The students’ enthusiasm and optimism, it helped keep me energized. It helped restoke my hope for justice for our clients and excitement around the work.” (18) 

  • Rewards of Clinic Supervision

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    Gemma Smyth
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    “[O]ne student… was one of the ones that just hung back in the fall and just didn’t do what he was supposed to be doing. By October, you’re having that come-to-Jesus speech. He was really honest and open, and he just said that he was so nervous about the work, that he was afraid to call the clients. You’re looking at their…

  • Rewards of Clinic Supervision

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    by

    Gemma Smyth
    in

    “[N]othing beats that feeling of just seeing the growth in students. From day one, we see students who can’t write properly, don’t know how to even start a letter, how to draft a letter to somebody, don’t know where stamp goes on an envelope that you’re mailing out to a client. There’s so many skills that they learn and to just…