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Clinical Legal Education - what it can/cannot achieve?

Conference theme. Clinical Legal Education - what it can/cannot achieve?. Victoria Speed and Jessica Austen Joint Directors of Pro Bono BPP Pro Bono Centre BPP Law School. What is your measure of success?. Improve practical skills?. Help the general public?. Lifelong pro bono commitment?.

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Clinical Legal Education - what it can/cannot achieve?

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  1. Conference theme Clinical Legal Education- what it can/cannot achieve? Victoria Speed and Jessica Austen Joint Directors of Pro Bono BPP Pro Bono Centre BPP Law School

  2. What is your measure of success? Improve practical skills? Help the general public? Lifelong pro bono commitment?

  3. Some of our motivations • To help the communities around us. • To educate our students of the benefits of volunteering and the value of their skills to the public. • To provide real life practical examples of how law affects people. • To enhance our students’ confidence and skills and improve their chances of succeeding in their career. • To reflect well on BPP.

  4. Some thoughts from our students… True or False?

  5. No 1 I undertake pro bono because offering a service for the good of others or for free is a valuable aspect of society. It hopefully encourages others to offer their services without remuneration, which is a positive development in the world of work.

  6. No 2 It is important to me – it feels wrong to do nothing.

  7. No 3 I work with victims and witnesses in court. To give time to the Innocence project was a way to redress the balance and try to help people who have been victims of miscarriages of justice.

  8. No 4 Pro bono work is quite similar to charity work. It keeps you grounded, enthusiastic and able to communicate at all levels and able to work well in a team. It is also very rewarding.

  9. Clinical legal education what it can/cannot achieve?

  10. Bar course students – why pro bono? The good, the bad and the ugly….

  11. Although it was a compulsory part of my studies I am glad I got involved in pro bono. It was worth the time and effort as it was extremely rewarding.

  12. Final thoughts

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