Clinical legal education

Author: (India) Mahifa Ma, Mellon
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: Does your legal clinic also treat patients? Do the teachers and students of the legal clinic also wear white coats? From primary school to university, we have become very familiar with and accustomed to the traditional teaching model; when teachers are eloquently speaking at the podium and students are diligently taking notes at the bottom of the classroom, we have never questioned whether there is a better model or method to learn. We just want to write down all the correct answers the teachers teach in our notebooks and in our hearts. When the moment comes to step out of the law school and into society, we are fearless. Because the knowledge has been packed into the ready-to-go suitcase, all recorded in our hearts, the "correct answer" will make us invincible. However, reality awakens us sharply. When facing legal consulters, our answers are irrelevant; when dealing with a simple case record, we are forgetful; when confronting a series of legal procedures, we are at a loss— the problems we encounter are so real and specific, from book knowledge to legal practice, it seems as if we are learning from scratch. After leaving law school, it seems that everyone is trapped in the of moving forward in the dark alone. Where does the problem lie? Perhaps the legal clinic will give you a satisfactory answer.