What is it about?
This article assesses the impact of law clinics on the skills of law students to enable them handle effectively the demands of the legal profession. The article analyses the correlation between law clinics that provide services to live clients and the skills acquired vis-à-vis the performance of student clinicians. The article recommends the need to integrate live-client law clinics into the mainstream legal education system in Nigeria.
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This article is important to promote and support the role of Legal Aid Council in Nigeria. The article raises important points on why students have to imbibe necessary skills while undergoing training to become lawyers. Additionally, the article probes the impact of clinical legal education on students' academic performance and civil responsibilities.
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This article creates further awareness on the link between clinical legal education and social justice. A lot of issues are raised which could lead to further research.
Dr. Olanike Adelakun
American University of Nigeria
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This page is a summary of: Role of Clinical Legal Education in Social Justice in Nigeria, Asian Journal of Legal Education, November 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/2322005817730148.
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