It was the feeling of most workshop participants that clinics housed inside the law schools are more effective and educational. Participants in the workshop voiced the concern that it is hard for the University to supervise law students in an external clinic and even more difficult to control what students are learning. Some commented that this can be partially alleviated by having an NGO or other liaison involved in the establishing of an external clinic. The group arrived at the conclusion that there are many forms of clinics and various sub-categories of each. They also expose future lawyers to the appropriate social role of the legal profession.
Clinical experiences are usually memorable for law students.
There was a brief discussion of the benefits provided by law clinics. Workshop participants agreed that the primary goals in establishing law clinics were access to justice and legal education reform. There followed a discussion of what tactics might lead Eastern European universities to accept the idea of introducing clinical legal education. A number of participants discussed experiences indicating that not many universities are enthusiastic about clinical legal education. Moreover, no funds are allocated to the new law clinics.