A legal clinic (also law clinic or law-school clinic) is a legal aid or law-school program providing services to various clients and often hands-on legal experience to law students. Clinics are usually directed by clinical professors.[1] Legal clinics typically conduct pro bono work, providing free legal services to clients.
Students working on a case in a student's legal aid office, Palacky University
Legal clinics originated as a method of practical teaching of law students, but today they also encompass free legal aid with no academic links.[2] Some practice-based law clinics with no academic link provide hands-on skills to lawyers, judges, and non-lawyers on practical dimensions of the law while offering legal services to clients.[3]
In a law-school clinic, students typically provide assistance with research, drafting legal arguments, and meeting with clients. In many cases, professors will appear for oral argument before courts. However, many jurisdictions have "student practice" rules that permit law-clinic students to appear and argue in court.[4][5]
Need and importanceedit
Some scholars in some jurisdictions have questioned the quality of that legal representation in cases where parties cannot afford a lawyer and are provided legal services by the state. Law-school clinics provide other options to such clients.[6]
Areas of serviceedit
Legal clinic - case files at Palacký University Faculty of Law Legal Clinic
Clinical legal studies operate in many areas, including immigration law, environmental law, intellectual property, housing, criminal defense, criminal prosecution, American Indian law, human rights, and international criminal law.[7] Clinics sometimes sue companies and government entities, which has led to pushback in courts and legislatures, including attempts to put limits on whom clinics can sue without losing state subsidies.[8]
Obstaclesedit
While many jurisdictions have "student practice" rules that allow law-clinic students to appear and argue in court,[4] in some countries like India law students cannot represent clients in court.[6]
According to some scholars, clinical legal education fails to meet its goals because it lacks resources.[6] Other scholars have highlighted the educational capabilities of even low-cost legal clinics.[9]
^Uniform Local Rules Of The United States District Courts For The Eastern, Middle, And Western Districts Of Louisiana, LR83.2.13, . Archived from the original on 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
^ abcBansal, Avani. "Clinical legal education as a means to means to advance to advance access to justice in India". livelaw.in. livelaw.in. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
^"404 - Universiteit Utrecht", University Utrecht School of Law Clinical Programme on Conflict, Human Rights and International Justice, retrieved March 16, 2017.
^Urbina, Ian (April 3, 2010). "School Law Clinics Face a Backlash". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
^Meghdadi, Mohammad Mahdi; Nasab, Ahmad Erfani (2011-01-01). "The role of legal clinics of law schools in human rights education; Mofid University legal clinic experience". Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 3rd World Conference on Educational Sciences - 2011. 15: 3014–3017. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.04.234. ISSN 1877-0428.
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A legal clinic also law clinic or law school clinic is a legal aid or law school program providing services to various clients and often hands on legal experience to law students Clinics are usually directed by clinical professors 1 Legal clinics typically conduct pro bono work providing free legal services to clients Students working on a case in a student s legal aid office Palacky University Legal clinics originated as a method of practical teaching of law students but today they also encompass free legal aid with no academic links 2 Some practice based law clinics with no academic link provide hands on skills to lawyers judges and non lawyers on practical dimensions of the law while offering legal services to clients 3 Contents 1 Goals objectives and methods 2 Need and importance 3 Areas of service 4 Obstacles 5 Notable legal clinics 5 1 United States 6 See also 7 References 8 BibliographyGoals objectives and methods editIn a law school clinic students typically provide assistance with research drafting legal arguments and meeting with clients In many cases professors will appear for oral argument before courts However many jurisdictions have student practice rules that permit law clinic students to appear and argue in court 4 5 Need and importance editSome scholars in some jurisdictions have questioned the quality of that legal representation in cases where parties cannot afford a lawyer and are provided legal services by the state Law school clinics provide other options to such clients 6 Areas of service edit nbsp Legal clinic case files at Palacky University Faculty of Law Legal Clinic Clinical legal studies operate in many areas including immigration law environmental law intellectual property housing criminal defense criminal prosecution American Indian law human rights and international criminal law 7 Clinics sometimes sue companies and government entities which has led to pushback in courts and legislatures including attempts to put limits on whom clinics can sue without losing state subsidies 8 Obstacles editWhile many jurisdictions have student practice rules that allow law clinic students to appear and argue in court 4 in some countries like India law students cannot represent clients in court 6 According to some scholars clinical legal education fails to meet its goals because it lacks resources 6 Other scholars have highlighted the educational capabilities of even low cost legal clinics 9 Notable legal clinics editUnited States edit Harvard Legal Aid Bureau Stanford Law School Three Strikes Project Supreme Court Clinic Tulane Environmental Law Clinic Yale Law School Supreme Court ClinicSee also editLegal aid Legal awareness Legal education Street lawReferences edit Black s Law Dictionary 6th Edition clinical legal studies St Paul Minn West Publishing Co 1990 254 M Yakasai Meaning of a Legal Clinic 2016 International Organizations lextern Retrieved 2019 10 18 a b RuleXX asp www lasc org Retrieved 2019 10 18 Uniform Local Rules Of The United States District Courts For The Eastern Middle And Western Districts Of Louisiana LR83 2 13 Local civil rule 83 Rules by district courts judges directives Archived from the original on 2008 07 03 Retrieved 2008 10 18 a b c Bansal Avani Clinical legal education as a means to means to advance to advance access to justice in India livelaw in livelaw in Retrieved 26 July 2017 404 Universiteit Utrecht University Utrecht School of Law Clinical Programme on Conflict Human Rights and International Justice retrieved March 16 2017 Urbina Ian April 3 2010 School Law Clinics Face a Backlash The New York Times Retrieved 4 April 2010 Meghdadi Mohammad Mahdi Nasab Ahmad Erfani 2011 01 01 The role of legal clinics of law schools in human rights education Mofid University legal clinic experience Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences 3rd World Conference on Educational Sciences 2011 15 3014 3017 doi 10 1016 j sbspro 2011 04 234 ISSN 1877 0428 Bibliography editDjemila Carron Nesa Zimmermann amp Vista Eskandari Pedagogies cliniques et critiques penser les rapports de pouvoir dans l enseignement du droit Cliniques juridique 5 https www cliniques juridiques org revue volume 5 2021 pedagogies cliniques et critiques penser les rapports de pouvoir dans lenseignement du droit Valeriane Thool amp Genevieve Dufour L evaluation dans les cliniques juridiques quelques reflexions sur l appreciation de l acquisition des competences Cliniques juridiques 6 https www cliniques juridiques org revue volume 6 2022 levaluation dans les cliniques juridiques quelques reflexions sur lappreciation de lacquisition des competences Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Legal clinic amp oldid 1196275049, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
