National Archive of Clinical Legal Education
Law School Clinics are an important partner in the delivery of legal services to the poor. Not only do they provide needed direct services to low-income individuals, they also offer meaningful opportunities for law students to engage in legal work and help to foster commitments by young lawyers to use their legal skills in the service of justice.
Recently I came across an incredible resource on clinical legal education called the National Archive of Clinical Legal Education, which is housed at the Columbus School of Law of the Catholic University of America. The site contains an extensive bibliography of articles and conference proceedings on clinical legal education, articles on the history of various clinics, and wonderful transcripts of oral histories by those involved in the development of clinical legal education, including Gary Bellow, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Philip Schrag. -M
