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Abstract

Professional training programs in England seek to prepare students for a life-long journey of development in the world of practice. The aim is high, the students have much to learn and the tutors have a lot to teach. Many decisions have to be made about course content and the structure, form and method of the educational program. As part of the planning strategy the course designers have to ask themselves and others fundamental questions about the nature of the legal profession and the role of the lawyer in society. The answers to two such fundamental questions have influenced the way in which the Inns of Court School of Law (ICSL) chose to teach the Bar Vocational Course (BVC). First, what does the recently qualified barrister do? Second, what does the student need to learn at this stage to begin the transition from student to professional? The exploration of these questions has led to the ICSL's design of a practical and taxing course for the students. However, in designing a suitable educational program for its students the ICSL has had to address a third fundamental question: How do people learn legal skills? In this article I will seek to explain and illustrate some of the answers that the ICSL has reached.

Publication Title

Clinical Law Review

Volume

5

Issue

1

First Page

179

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