Teaching Reflective Lawyering in a Small Case Litigation Clinic: A Love Letter to My Clinic

33 Pages Posted: 19 Dec 2006

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Ian Weinstein

Fordham University School of Law

Abstract

This article describes a live client, small case, teaching and learning centered, criminal defense clinic set in a high volume urban court. It offers concrete suggestions about how clinical educators can help students develop analytic and technical skills. The clinic model is conceived in three phases: giving students the opportunity to develop a contextualized understanding of the client; guiding students through strategic analysis and planning; and focusing students' litigation strategies on executing their strategic vision for their client. The article argues that this clinical setting structures the students' experiences so that they develop a complex and deeply moral lawyerly problem solving model.

Suggested Citation

Weinstein, Ian, Teaching Reflective Lawyering in a Small Case Litigation Clinic: A Love Letter to My Clinic. Clinical Law Review, Vol. 13, p. 573, 2006, Fordham Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 952502, NYLS Clinical Research Institute Paper No. 06/07-11, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=952502

Ian Weinstein (Contact Author)

Fordham University School of Law ( email )

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