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The Clinical Law Prof Blog, published by the Law Professor Blogs Network, focuses on issues related to clinical legal education and the practice of law through law school clinics. It covers topics such as legal ethics, academic freedom, and the role of clinical professors in training law students to represent marginalized and vulnerable populations. The blog highlights student achievements in clinical and externship programs, showcasing casework involving civil rights, immigration, criminal justice, and public interest law. It also addresses challenges faced by clinical educators, including political and institutional pressures, and promotes the importance of experiential learning in legal education.
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Clinical Legal Educators Condemn Political Attack on Professor Ramzi Kassem and CLEAR
By Jeff Baker
From Kathryn Banks and Neha Lall, Co-Presidents, Clinical Legal Education Association, and Julie Dahlstrom and Natalie Nanasi. Co-Chairs, AALS Clinical Section Executive Committee:
Dear Colleagues,
We write to share the attached joint statement the attached joint statement from the Board of the…
2025 CLEA Awards for Outstanding Clinical and Externship Students: Harvard’s Sarah Berton, Martha Ball, and Gabriel Eskandari
By Jeff Baker
Each year, the Clinical Legal Education Association invites law schools to nominate students as their Outstanding Clinic Student or Team and Outstanding Externship student. This series includes submissions from law schools celebrating their outstanding students. From Harvard Law School CLEA Outstanding Clinic…
2025 CLEA Awards for Outstanding Clinical and Externship Students: Denver’s Cassandra Dinaro, MaKenna Zoglmann, Teagan Foti, Maya Cemper, Makayla Shoults, Anahi Quezada-Villa
By Jeff Baker
Each year, the Clinical Legal Education Association invites law schools to nominate students as their Outstanding Clinic Student or Team and Outstanding Externship student. This series includes submissions from law schools celebrating their outstanding students. From University of Denver Sturm College…
2025 CLEA Awards for Outstanding Clinical and Externship Students: Rutgers Newark’s Kevin Stawicki and Clay Ward
By Jeff Baker
Each year, the Clinical Legal Education Association invites law schools to nominate students as their Outstanding Clinic Student or Team and Outstanding Externship student. This series includes submissions from law schools celebrating their outstanding students. From Rutgers University Law School (Newark): CLEA…
2025 CLEA Awards for Outstanding Clinical and Externship Students: UNC’s Thad Beaver
By Jeff Baker
Each year, the Clinical Legal Education Association invites law schools to nominate students as their Outstanding Clinic Student or Team and Outstanding Externship student. This series includes submissions from law schools celebrating their outstanding students. From University of North Carolina School…
2025 CLEA Awards for Outstanding Clinical and Externship Students: Michigan’s Jamaya Williams and Alex Votta
By Jeff Baker
Each year, the Clinical Legal Education Association invites law schools to nominate students as their Outstanding Clinic Student or Team and Outstanding Externship student. This series includes submissions from law schools celebrating their outstanding students. From University of Michigan Law School: CLEA…
2025 CLEA Awards for Outstanding Clinical and Externship Students: Penn State – Dickinson’s KC Read-Fisher
By Jeff Baker
Each year, the Clinical Legal Education Association invites law schools to nominate students as their Outstanding Clinic Student or Team and Outstanding Externship student. This series includes submissions from law schools celebrating their outstanding students. From Penn State – Dickinson Law: CLEA…
2025 CLEA Awards for Outstanding Clinical and Externship Students: UMass’s Daniela D’Arcangelo, Diana Turcios and Timothy Trocchio
By Jeff Baker
Each year, the Clinical Legal Education Association invites law schools to nominate students as their Outstanding Clinic Student or Team and Outstanding Externship student. This series includes submissions from law schools celebrating their outstanding students. From University of Massachusetts School of…
2025 CLEA Awards for Outstanding Clinical and Externship Students: Oklahoma City’s HEROES Clinic Team
By Jeff Baker
Each year, the Clinical Legal Education Association invites law schools to nominate students as their Outstanding Clinic Student or Team and Outstanding Externship student. This series includes submissions from law schools celebrating their outstanding students. From Oklahoma City University School of…