How to Set up and Run a Law Clinic

Principles and Practice

How To Guides

Donald Nicolson, OBE, Professor of Law and Director of the Essex Law Clinic, Essex Law School, University of Essex, UK, JoNel Newman, Professor of Law and Director, Health Rights Clinic, University of Miami, US and Richard Grimes, Visiting Professor, Charles University, Czech Republic and New Vision University, Republic of Georgia; formerly Director of Clinical Programmes, York Law School, University of York, UK

This accessible How To Guide provides practical, expert guidance on how to successfully set up and run a law clinic. Donald Nicolson, JoNel Newman and Richard Grimes explore the process of designing a clinic to address unmet legal needs, enhance student learning, and maximise the additional benefits of a clinic.

‘This book is very comprehensive and well-researched. It will be particularly helpful to academics wanting or needing to start a clinic. It shows them the choices they need to make on key issues and the options they have. It will also be a useful resource for those who take clinic design seriously.’
– Jeff Giddings, Monash University, Australia

‘How I wish this book had been available when I set up my first clinic! A comprehensive and detailed resource, full of wisdom, experience and practical know-how that will prove a go-to text for clinicians new and experienced alike. I am delighted that I will have it to hand hereafter.’
– Linden Thomas, University of Birmingham, UK

‘This book is a tremendous resource for legal educators around the world. It includes a comprehensive examination of the challenges of setting up an effective and sustainable legal clinic, with insightful analysis of often competing academic and public service goals as well as practical approaches to meeting those challenges.’
– Frank S. Bloch, Vanderbilt University Law School, US

‘The book is a comprehensive smorgasbord of options for establishing, managing and developing CLE programmes with a social justice service element, based on the extensive international and national experience of the three authors and other clinical law teachers. It provides a valuable addition to the global publications in the field.’
——大卫·McQuoid-Mason夸祖鲁-纳塔尔大学的, South Africa