These materials are provided to the students to establish a common base for the experiential model. Law school provides a problem, usually a real case, in which it is at least theoretically possible to find two major issues, since two students argue each side before the panel of judges. Law school assumes that students understand legal process. There is no story of the precipitating incident that led to the case. This undergraduate version recognizes the importance of gaining concrete knowledge of how a record is established.
Clients tell their stories to lawyers.
They do not outline theories of legal action or give only the key facts. They pour out their hearts, for this is usually an overwhelming incident in their lives. Lawyers must be able to discern the facts in the midst of the story. They must also be able to assess the affect, so that they can argue persuasively and paint the best possible image of their client for the court. And finally, they must take care to elicit both the facts and the affect for the trier of fact.