Vocational Legal Education — Its Pivotal Role in the Future of the Legal Profession

2016 ◽  
pp. 35-58
Author(s):  
Fiona Westwood
Keyword(s):  
Legal Education ◽  
Legal Profession ◽  
Pivotal Role ◽  
The Future

Law Librarianship and Legal Information Provision in the 21st Century

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-10 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Legal Education ◽  
Legal Profession ◽  
Information Provision ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Legal Information ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Impact

AbstractIn this analysis of the future of our profession, Barbara Tearle starts by looking at the past to see how much the world of legal information has evolved and changed. She considers the nature of the profession today and then identifies key factors which she believes will be of importance in the future, including the impact of globalisation; the potential changes to the legal profession; technology; developments in legal education; increasing commercialisation and changes to the law itself.

scholarly journals Visions of the Future of (Legal) Education

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J Madison
Keyword(s):  
Thought Experiment ◽  
Legal Education ◽  
Legal Profession ◽  
Law School ◽  
Legal Services ◽  
The Future

One law professor takes a stab at imagining an ideal law school of the future and describing how to get there. The Essay spells out a specific possible vision, taking into account changes to the demand for legal services and changes to the economics and composition of the legal profession. That thought experiment leads to a series of observations about values and vision in legal education in general and about what it might take to move any vision forward.

The Advent of Lawyers in Japanese Government

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-173
Author(s):  
Daniel H. FOOTE
Keyword(s):  
Justice System ◽  
Legal Education ◽  
Legal Profession ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Japanese Government ◽  
System Reform ◽  
Full Time ◽  
The Future ◽  
Full Time Employment ◽  
And Training

AbstractUntil 2003, Japanese lawyers were prohibited by law from entering full-time employment in governmental bodies. That year, in line with recommendations by the Justice System Reform Council, the Lawyers Act was amended to permit lawyers to undertake such employment. Incorporating information and insights from interviews with former government lawyers and other concerned parties, this article examines the rise in the hiring of government lawyers and its impact. The article considers factors that have contributed to the increase, examines the roles played by these lawyers, considers prospects for the future, and discusses implications for government, the legal profession, clients, and legal education and training. The article also seeks to identify a range of issues raised by these developments that warrant further in-depth research.

Reforming Legal Education through Clinical Pedagogy: Legal Education in Palestine

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-169
Author(s):  
Mutaz M. Qafisheh
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Legal Education ◽  
Legal Profession ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Solid Base ◽  
Legal Aid ◽  
Law Schools ◽  
The Future

This article introduces the modern legal education scene in Palestine, by sharing the experience in setting up and running the clinical programmes of Hebron University. The article pursues a comparative approach by reviewing models of successful clinical programmes in various countries and by shedding light on the existing clinics at Hebron University. It warns, however, that despite achievements, the future of clinical pedagogy in the country remains uncertain. It may take years for clinics to build a solid base within the legal education system. Law schools have yet to develop a clear place for clinics within the curricula. The writer argues that the capacity of clinics to advance legal education, complement the apprenticeship stage, strengthen the legal profession and become a legal aid provider is unbounded. Building a coherent clinical system that is parallel to the systems of professional training, law practice and legal aid will require other reforms.

scholarly journals Interdisciplinarity and Clinical Legal Education: how synergies can improve access to rights in prison

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 210
Author(s):  
Cecilia Blengino
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Legal Education ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Law School ◽  
Education Movement ◽  
The Future ◽  
Legal Positivist ◽  
The Law ◽  
Improve Access ◽  
Positivist Approach

<p>This article discusses the resistance experienced by the clinical legal education movement in Italy due to a widespread legal positivist approach which views law as a self-contained technical subject, and excludes interdisciplinarity from the law school curriculum.</p><p>The choice that the newly-born Italian CLE movement now faces is the option to either become a new socio-legal epistemology of law in action and a social change-maker, or to ascribe to a simple restyling of legal education to include certain practical activities aimed at introducing students to the profession. The future of the movement will depend on whether the rapid increase in the number of clinics will be matched by appropriate reflection on "how clinics might be consciously designed around exposing students to gaps between the law in books and the law in action".</p>

Do We Still Need Regional Development Banks Today (and Tomorrow)?

2021 ◽  
pp. 311-333
Author(s):  
José Antonio Alonso ◽  
José Cuesta
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Pivotal Role ◽  
Sustainable Infrastructure ◽  
The Future ◽  
Development Banks ◽  
Infrastructure Investments ◽  
Regional Development Banks

The need for regional development banks (RDB) is a straightforward question that does not have a straightforward answer. The authors assess the arguments claiming that RDB are called to play a substantive role—in fact an increasingly substantive role—in future development. They summarize these arguments in the following hypothesis: if RDB did not exist, we should re-invent them. This hypothesis is assessed against a critical developmental challenge affecting today’s world and most likely to remain in the future: the massive mobilization of resources required for financing of huge gaps in sustainable infrastructure investments that exist in the developing world. This exercise is followed by a discussion on what conditions need be in place for RDB to be truly playing a pivotal role in confronting such challenge—and perhaps others—in the future.

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