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Abstract

An important part of the lawyer's professional work involves teaching people about the law and the legal system. Consequently, courses, educational programs and extracurricular activities within law schools should incorporate this task. Although opportunities for the law student to acquire teaching experience exist within established clinics and classes, law schools may also want to consider the creation of separate classes or clinics concentrating on the lawyer's role as a teacher. Education and the law are intertwined in a number of ways. Education directly influences the legal system. In order to become a lawyer, one must go to law school for three years, although this was not always the case. Now a majority of states requires that legal education must be continued throughout the lawyer's practice life. When a lawyer confronts a problem or situation for the first time, he must learn about it, either informally by researching the issue, or formally by attending a relevant seminar or other educational program. And when an individual hires a lawyer, the lawyer must take some time to educate the client about the particular law or issue at hand. Yet, these examples only scratch the surface in terms of how great an impact teaching and learning have on the practice of law. For not only is it within the work of the lawyer to educate himself regarding his clients' matters, but it is part of the lawyer's task to educate others as well.

Publication Title

Clinical Law Review

Volume

4

Issue

2

First Page

359

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