1. “Managing student expectations”
Student Clinics
QAILS Conference
Andrea Perry-Petersen
26 May 2015

2. Attributes STUDENT STAFF/SOLICITOR
Must work alone – do not collaborate
or rely on others’ work
Some alone work but
lots of collaboration and information sharing
Should know answers or be able to
research the answers to almost any question
Recognised specialties and ability
to consult others for gaps in knowledge
Questions and Answers somewhat “neat” –
may relate to one or two areas of law only
“Wicked” problems in real life –
many areas of law
Training to identify the dispute and resolution – rule and outcome oriented
Yes but must also be strategic
and provide advice to avoid future problems
Limited encouragement or time for reflection
(Necessary) constant evaluation –
in interests of competency, efficiency etc
Level of life experience
Awareness of clients’ issues
Others?

3. Types of expectations
See HANDOUT
2 EXAMPLES
Feedback
Research

4. What to do (and when to do it)
RESPECT
Course Outline Induction Each week Repeat yourself
RELATIONSHIP

5. Who to do it with RESPECT RELATIONSHIP Student University Colleagues
Supervisor
RELATIONSHIP

6. What to read About Clinical Legal Education
Giddings, J 2013, Promoting Justice through CLE, Justice Press, Melbourne
Prof Evans et al (2012) Best Practices Australian Clinical Legal Education, Paper presented at Common Ground Conference. Retrieved from content/uploads/2013/08/Australian-CLE-Best-Practices.pdf
Uncertainty
Tang, S and Foley, T 2014, “The Practice of Law and the Intolerance of Certainty”, UNSW Journal, Vol.37, No. 3., pp1198 – 1225.
Foley, C (2014, November 26), TEDxColumbus, Teaching art or teaching to think like an artist, Retrieved from
Supervision
The Effective Law Student Supervision Project - Retrieved from
Giddings, J and McNamara, M 2014, “Preparing Future Generations of Lawyers for Legal Practice: What’s supervision got to do with it?”, UNSLW Law Journal, Vol. 37, No. 3, pp

7. All our expectations were totally met!
The End
All our expectations were totally met!
QPILCH
Student Clinics
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