Clinical Legal Education in Israel

Clinical Legal Education in Asia: Accessing Justice for the Underprivileged (Shuvro Prosun Sarker, ed.), 2015

21 Pages Posted: 30 Oct 2019

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Yael Efron

Zefat Academic College - School of Law; Mitchell Hamline School of Law; Hebrew University - Faculty of Law; University of Missouri

Date Written: July 1, 2015

Abstract

The development of clinical pedagogy in Israeli law schools reflects the evolution of legal culture and legal education in Israel. By reviewing the history of Israeli legal clinics, the dilemmas concerning the desired educational goals are exposed and discussed. Then, a survey of the current clinical legal programs in Israel is presented from four perspectives: administrating legal clinics; student participation; the clinical staff; and the status of clinical pedagogy in the legal curriculum. Three examples of clinical practices are then detailed, demonstrating current trends in Israeli clinical legal education. In light of the empirical data presented, this chapter discusses the challenges of clinical legal education in Israel. These challenges include institutional concerns; sociological implications; and ethical consequences. Finally, this chapter offers suggestions for constructive implementation of this unique pedagogy.

Keywords: legal education, legal clinics, Israel

Suggested Citation

Efron, Yael, Clinical Legal Education in Israel (July 1, 2015). Clinical Legal Education in Asia: Accessing Justice for the Underprivileged (Shuvro Prosun Sarker, ed.), 2015, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3472897

Yael Efron (Contact Author)

Zefat Academic College - School of Law ( email )

11 Jerusalem St.
Zefat, 13206
Israel

Mitchell Hamline School of Law ( email )

875 Summit Ave
St. Paul, MN 55105-3076
United States

Hebrew University - Faculty of Law ( email )

Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, 91905
Israel

University of Missouri ( email )

307 Hulston Hall
820 Conley Avenue
Columbia, MO 65211
United States

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