Clinical law
Subtitle: practice, theory, and social justice advocacy
By: Sarah Buhler, University of Saskatchewan, College of Law ; Sarah Marsden, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law ; Gemma Smyth, University of Windsor, Faculty of Law
Contributors: Marsden, Sarah, author; Smyth, Gemma, author
Publisher: Emond Montgomery Publications
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Toronto, Canada
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781552396278
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Law; Textbooks; Study and teaching (Clinical education); Study and teaching (Continuing education); Droit; Manuels d'enseignement supérieur; Étude et enseignement (Éducation permanente)
Description: "Clinical Law: Practice, Theory, and Social Justice Advocacy is the first Canadian text of its kind to integrate the theories of clinical law and provide a set of practical tools to assist lawyers in effectively advocating for their clients. This hands-on guide puts individual client advocacy at its centre with information on how to interview and counsel clients and how to strategize, negotiate, and verbally advocate for clients. Clinical Law focuses on the different contexts in which clinical law is practised. The text discusses practical approaches to building relationships with clients and communities, and explores the future of clinical legal practice"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Contexts of clinical legal education; title: Law, power, and critical approaches to clinical law practice; title: Clinical legal education as a method of learning; title: Roles, relationships, and ethics in clinical practice; title: Individual client advocacy in context : client interviewing and counselling; title: Legal writing in the clinic; title: Client advocacy in context : strategy, negotiation, and oral advocacy; title: Systemic and community advocacy; title: The future of clinical legal education.