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Document Type

Article

Language

English (en)

Publication Date

2025

Publication Title

Clinical Legal Education Association Newsletter

Abstract

While the legal academy continues to debate the appropriate role of experiential training in preparing graduates for practice, one group consistently embraces its value: newly-licensed lawyers. In repeated surveys over the past twenty years, early career lawyers, as well as experienced attorneys, report that law clinic, externship, and simulation courses play an important role in legal education. The research summarized herein demonstrates that newly-licensed lawyers highly value their law school experiential courses, deem them important in their transition to practice, and believe their legal education did not sufficiently prepare them for practice.

Keywords

Legal Education, Law School, Experiential Legal Education, Clinical Legal Education, Externship, Field Placement, Simulations, Law Clinic

Publication Citation

Robert R. Kuehn, How New Lawyers Value Law School Experiential Training, 33 Clinical Legal Educ. Ass’n Newsltr. _ (forthcoming 2025)

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