legal clinic
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A legal clinic is an educational and service-oriented institution where law students, under supervision, provide free or low-cost legal assistance to the public while gaining practical experience.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Civil Litigation Clinic | 1 |
| Clinical Legal Education Programme | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clinical legal education program
ⓘ
educational institution ⓘ legal service provider ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
access to justice
ⓘ
experiential learning ⓘ public interest law ⓘ |
| benefits |
clients
ⓘ
law students ⓘ local communities ⓘ |
| componentOf | law school curriculum ⓘ |
| employs | supervising attorneys ⓘ |
| field | law ⓘ |
| focusArea |
civil law
ⓘ
community economic development ⓘ consumer law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ environmental law ⓘ family law ⓘ housing law ⓘ human rights law ⓘ immigration law ⓘ |
| goal |
develop professional responsibility in students
ⓘ
improve access to legal services ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryPurpose | provide legal assistance to the public ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryPurpose | train law students in practical skills ⓘ |
| involves | law students ⓘ |
| mayReceive |
donations
ⓘ
grant funding ⓘ university funding ⓘ |
| offersService |
free legal assistance
ⓘ
low-cost legal assistance ⓘ |
| oftenInvolves |
casework under supervision
ⓘ
community legal education ⓘ live client representation ⓘ |
| oftenRequires | student enrollment in clinical course ⓘ |
| provides | practical legal training ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | professional conduct rules for lawyers ⓘ |
| requires | supervision by licensed attorneys ⓘ |
| serves |
indigent clients
ⓘ
low-income communities ⓘ nonprofit organizations ⓘ public interest causes ⓘ |
| teachesSkill |
case management
ⓘ
client interviewing ⓘ legal research ⓘ legal writing ⓘ oral advocacy ⓘ |
| typicalSetting |
law school
ⓘ
university ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
this entity surface form:
Clinical Legal Education Programme
this entity surface form:
Civil Litigation Clinic