Goals of In-house Clinics Roy Stuckey Professor of Clinical Education University of South Carolina School of Law

Why Have In-house Clinics Aside From Their Educational Value? To demonstrate concern for community by providing free legal services To demonstrate concern for community by providing free legal services To supplement instruction for specialty tracks To supplement instruction for specialty tracks To serve as laboratories for studying law practice and learning to be a lawyer To serve as laboratories for studying law practice and learning to be a lawyer To provide a place to nurture students who have a commitment to social justice issues To provide a place to nurture students who have a commitment to social justice issues

2007 Law School Survey of Student Engagement Students who participated in clinical programs reported greater gains in: Students who participated in clinical programs reported greater gains in: –Clarifying Career Goals –Learning Effectively on Ones Own –Contributing to the Welfare of the Community –Understanding People of Diverse Backgrounds –Working Effectively with Others

Necessary Teaching Office Procedures Office Procedures The law, procedures, systems and protocols of practice settings that will be encountered in the clinic The law, procedures, systems and protocols of practice settings that will be encountered in the clinic Students relationships with instructors Students relationships with instructors Restrictions instructors place on students freedom to act a lawyers Restrictions instructors place on students freedom to act a lawyers

Important Lessons From Supervised Practice Values, behaviors, attitudes and ethical requirements of a lawyer (professionalism) Values, behaviors, attitudes and ethical requirements of a lawyer (professionalism) Importance of seeking justice and providing access to justice Importance of seeking justice and providing access to justice Reasons for fostering respect for the rule of law Reasons for fostering respect for the rule of law Essentiality of integrity and truthfulness Essentiality of integrity and truthfulness The need to interact sensitively with diverse clients and colleagues The need to interact sensitively with diverse clients and colleagues

Important Lessons From Supervised Practice (Cont.) The value of nurturing quality of life in light of the stresses and time commitments of law practice The value of nurturing quality of life in light of the stresses and time commitments of law practice Development of positive professional characteristics, such as compassion, respectfulness, and commitment, through providing services to the underrepresented Development of positive professional characteristics, such as compassion, respectfulness, and commitment, through providing services to the underrepresented

Important Lessons From Supervised Practice (Cont.) Students discover the extent to which they will be able to conduct themselves professionally Students discover the extent to which they will be able to conduct themselves professionally Clinics encourage students to aim beyond the typical standard of the marketplace - to aspire to excellence Clinics encourage students to aim beyond the typical standard of the marketplace - to aspire to excellence