Section on Clinical Legal Education

The section is committed to assisting clinicians in responding to COVID-19 and its impact on our clients, students and communities. As a first step we have set up a dropbox folder to collect and make available any policy materials folks are generating.  We encourage clinicians to add files to this folder and access materials posted by colleagues.

Submit COVID-19 Contingency Planning Materials

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Upload Externship Syllabi and Class Plans

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Upload In-House Clinics Syllabi and Class Plans 

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The Clinical Law Review is a semi-annual, peer-edited journal devoted to issues of lawyering theory and clinical legal education. It is jointly sponsored by the AALS, the Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA), and New York University School of Law. The Review is edited, administered and financially supported by New York University School of Law.

Past

Teaching Ideas for Incorporating Anti-Racism in In-house Clinics and Externships: Part 2

Friday, October 22, 2021, 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET

Click here to watch the Webinar Replay.

Teaching Ideas for Incorporating Anti-Racism in In-house Clinics and Externships: Part 1

Friday, October 8, 2021, 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET

Click here to watch the Webinar Replay.

2023

Main Program
Pedagogy Program
Aging and the Law (Co-Sponsored by Clinical Legal Education, Employment Law, and Law, Medicine and Health Care)
Pro Bono & Access to Justice (Co-Sponsored by Creditors’ and Debtors’ Rights, Clinical Legal Education, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Professionals, and Leadership)
Balance & Well-Being in Legal Education (Co-Sponsored by Academic Support, Clinical Legal Education, Student Services, and Teaching Methods)
International Human Rights, Co-Sponsored by Clinical Legal Education, New Law Professors and Teaching Methods

2022

Main Program
Section on Minority Groups (Co-Sponsored by Clinical Legal Education)
Section on Poverty Law (Co-Sponsored by Clinical Legal Education)
Section on Aging and the Law (Co-Sponsored by Clinical Legal Education)
Section on Leadership (Co-Sponsored by Clinical Legal Education)
Section on Animal Law (Co-Sponsored by Clinical Legal Education)
Section on Civil Rights (Co-Sponsored by Clinical Legal Education)
Section on For the Law School and Pro-Bono & Public Service Opportunities Joint Program (Co-Sponsored by Clinical Legal Education)
Pedagogy
Networking Session
Award Ceremony

2021

Clinical Legal Education, Community Economic Development and Property Law Joint Program
Joint Program Panel 1
Scholarly Presentations
Pro Bono & Public Service Opportunities(Co-Sponsored by Clinical Legal Education)
Women in Legal Education(Co-Sponsored by Clinical Legal Education)
Balance in Legal Education, Clinical Legal Education, and Leadership Joint Pedagogy

2020

Main Program
Luncheon
International Legal Exchange

2019

Main Program
Luncheon

Section of the Year

2018 Winner

William Pincus Award

The purpose of this award is to honor individuals, groups or institutions for effecting an outstanding contribution to the cause of clinical legal education. This award may be announced formally at the AALS annual meeting or at an annual clinical conference or workshop. The criteria for the William Pincus Award shall be based on scholarship, program design and implementation, or other activity beneficial to clinical education or to the advancement of justice.

Shanara Gilbert Award

Designed to honor an “emerging clinician,” the M. Shanara Gilbert Award is for a recent entrant (10 years or fewer) into clinical legal education who has demonstrated some or all of the following qualities:

• • 1. a commitment to teaching and achieving social justice, particularly in the areas of race and the criminal justice system;
    2. a passion for providing legal services and access to justice to individuals and groups most in need;
    3. service to the cause of clinical legal education or to the AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education;
    4. an interest in international clinical legal education; and
    5. an interest in the beauty of nature (desirable, but not required).

2020 Awards Ceremony Video

Recipients

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Dear Colleagues,

As we reflect on this past year, we are truly awed and inspired by the creative and courageous ways that so many in our clinical and externship community have met the challenges of living, working, and teaching in this “new normal.” Yet, as we start 2022, we think it is time to catch our collective breath and acknowledge the burden these last few years have taken. This year, we seek to strengthen the bonds in our community and create space to re-kindle the joy and purpose our work can bring to our lives.

This coming year, the Executive Committee aims to find more ways to encourage community building through local meet-ups and regional conferences.  We look forward to engaging with all of you to find other ways our community can celebrate the large and small wins achieved while facing the challenges of pandemic living. We will also continue to support the meaningful work of our many dynamic sub-committees and the Section’s commitment to racial justice throughout all that we do.

Joining us in our work this year are the other members of the 2022 Executive Committee:

• Co-Chair-Elect: Anita Sinha (American)
• Co-Chair-Elect: Norrinda Hayat (Rutgers)
• Secretary: Kele Stewart (Miami)
• Treasurer: Susan Hazeldean (Brooklyn)
• Member: Natalie Nanasi (SMU)
• Sarah Shalf (UVA)

On behalf of the Executive Committee, thank you for the work you do for your students, clients, and communities, and for continuing to be a source of inspiration in such trying times.  We look forward to supporting and celebrating you and your work.

Sincerely,

Claire Raj (South Carolina)  and Cindy Wilson (Northwestern)