Clinic At York Law School Clinic Case Study

It may seem at first that there is a clear tension between the educational aims of a clinic and the legal service needs of clients. In fact, the York law School Clinic Handbook seems to make this friction clear in stating that students have to allow their professional obligations to the client to take precedence over the intended educational outcomes of the module. Nevertheless, I feel that my time in clinic has shown that the tension between these two aspects is entirely superficial.

Students may have an overriding duty to their clients but at the International Clinical Education Conference in 2005, Law School representatives stated that a clinic 'must be sustainable both educationally and professionally '. This focus on a clinic being maintainable for both clients and students suggests that tension between the two, if there is any at all, should not result in any real friction between them achieving their objectives.

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The cycle looks at reflective learning in four distinct parts. Upon having an experience, such as the issue that came to light in our first case where we failed to correctly assess our client 's concerns, one must reflect upon the issue in question. I did this when I identified the issue. Following this, one should conceptualise a solution to that issue. I intended to resolve the situation by questioning the client in relation to their actions or intended actions prior to them coming to the clinic. Following on from this, one must experimentally apply this concept to a new problem. I did this with our second client to some degree of success. I feel that I engaged with this process effectively, and that the cycle has aided me in learning in other areas of my degree, especially with Advanced Legal Skills, which imparts education in a hands-on environment in a similar way to the Clinic module, albeit in a simulated