1. Clinical Legal Education
Caroline Coles
De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
European Intellectual Property Teachers Network
#carriecoles

2. What is clinical legal education?
Learning the law through the practice of professional skills , solving probelms for clients
“Knowing the whole world”
Aims
Behavioural - Transferable skills
Thinking outside the box
Ethics
Law in society
Describe

3. Theoretical basis Constructivism - Dewey,Piaget
Deeper learning through reflection- Schon
Subject benchmarks from Bologna Process, see UK QAA
UK Legal Education and Training Review (LETR)

4. Variety of forms
Advice only to full legal representation, subj to rules of audience eg briefing barristers
Real vs simulated
Full part of a degree or just one element

5. Checklist Simulation Real client
Supervision – ethics, group work, timescale
Professional Code
Assessment
group work,
reflection
Real clients- lt to uncovered need, UK harsh restrictions on Legal Aid eg removed from divorce and crime areas. Consider real life local professional practice

6. Challenges Management structure within a Law School
Teaching skills e.g. staff:student
Divided profession
Barrister
solicitor
Assessment

7. References and further information
UK Centre of Legal Education (archive)
LETR
International Journal of Clinical Legal Education at Northumbria University, UK
Schon,D. (1959) The Reflective Practitioner
Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) for American views
Law subject benchmark
Educause in USA
Images details available
No clinic module in Aston,Hudd or QM but QM run pro bono advice centre