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Catherine Campbell, Australian National University, Australia

Externships without Borders What Topics & Materials Can be Useful to Students & Teachers Across National Lines?. Catherine Campbell, Australian National University, Australia Jeff Giddings, Griffith University, Australia Nancy Maurer, Albany Law School, USA

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Catherine Campbell, Australian National University, Australia

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  1. Externships without BordersWhat Topics & Materials Can be Useful to Students & Teachers Across National Lines? Catherine Campbell, Australian National University, Australia Jeff Giddings, Griffith University, Australia Nancy Maurer, Albany Law School, USA Alex Scherr, University of Georgia, USA Leah Wortham, The Catholic University of America, USA International Journal of Clinical Legal Education Conference Palacký University, Olomouc July 15-17, 2014

  2. Learning From Practice:A Professional Development Guide for Legal Externs • First edition 1998 West Publishing (including Teacher’s Manual)—launched with first U.S. externship conference at The Catholic University of America • Second edition 2007 West (with Teacher’s Manual) • Editors: J.P. (Sandy) Ogilvy, Leah Wortham, Lisa Lerman

  3. A little more history • 1st edition grew from Catholic University Becoming a Lawyer course • Authors people teaching in CUA program along with Liz Ryan Cole, Vermont Law School • 15 chapters • 2nd edition added 8 new authors from other U.S. law schools • 20 chapters

  4. And this summer • 3rd edition underway with West Publishing • New editorial team: Leah Wortham, Susan Brooks, Nancy Maurer, Alex Scherr • 29 chapters & 35 authors including a person specific to multimedia resources

  5. Timeline • 2nd drafts underway but still much a work in progress with room for revision • Will be print book & teacher’s manual out by spring 2015 but also • Electronic version & option to buy chapter bundles

  6. International use? • Electronic version might facilitate • Possibility of national supplements? • More Americans in internationalplacements

  7. Table of Contents Sections • 1: General Externship Issues • II: Professionalism & Ethics • III: Lawyering & Skill Development • IV: Practice Contexts • V: Additional Dimensions of Learning from Practice

  8. Intent for teachers • Option as “course book” for the seminar • “Menu” of chapters to choose those that match course objectives • TM examples of chapters for different types of courses • TM with answers & discussion points for all problems, ideas for class activities & assignments, now URLs for multi-media resources (with electronic format for update after publication) • Forms & syllabi on LEXTERN

  9. Intent for students • Encourage path of autonomy & self-direction: actors not acted upon • What’s useful in externship & future career likely not learned elsewhere in law school, e.g., bridge from 1st year writing course • Internalize habits for learning from practice, not just practicing • Fill-in of knowledge re legal prof & work settings many students don’t have

  10. Next edition ideas • E-book option as well as hard copy • Better option to purchase by chapters • Incorporate a web resource for students & teachers with links to resources

  11. Next edition ideas • Text speak directly TO students--not about them • Write TM simultaneously and ask “is this for students or for teachers?” • Practical use of learning theory in book, background in TM

  12. Next edition ideas • Use real world illustrations that make points vivid • Balance coverage of basics with some “dive” into topics/problems requiring complex analysis

  13. You have • 2nd edition Table of Contents • 3rd edition Table of Contents

  14. Additional audiences? • Value to in-house clinicians? • Experiential components of doctrinal courses? • Pro bono programs? • Externship programs outside the US?

  15. Ideas from international colleagues • Catherine Campbell • Jeff Giddings

  16. Questions? • Any questions about the existing book? • Questions about plans for new edition?

  17. Small groups discuss . . . • Do you teach a seminarin your externship course? If not, how could LFP inspire you to teach one? How could you use LFP without a class? • What seem to you the most importanttopicsforthebook to coverforthecourse and the country where you teach? • How have you used LFP in the past and what did you find useful? What changes would you suggest? • What suggestions do you have for making the book, TM, and web resource on multimedia accessible and useful internationally?

  18. Feedback and suggestions • The editors welcome your ideas and suggestions after the presentation • Contact information: • Susan Brooks: susan.brooks@drexel.edu • Nancy Maurer: nmaur@albanylaw.edu • Alex Scherr: scherr@uga.edu • Leah Wortham: wortham@law.cua.edu

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