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3 Asian J. Legal Educ. 1 (2016)

handle is hein.journals/asjledu3 and id is 1 raw text is: Article A New Day: Prime Time to Advance AinJunlo ea dcto Asian journal of Legal Education 3(l) 1-21 @ 2016 The West Bengal National University of juridical Sciences SAGE Publications sagepub.in/home.nav DOI: 10. 1177/2322005815607131 http://ale sagepub corn Stephen A. Rosenbaum', h sage nwSAGE Abstract In a previous issue of the journal, Richard Grimes discussed the role that legal clinics can play in facilitating access to justice in a post-conflict society, such as Afghanistan's, wracked by decades of civil war, external military intervention and consequential regime changes.' As foreign military forces withdraw, this Central Asian nation faces renewed security concerns and uncertainty about its politico- economic future. Yet, there is now a critical mass of law and Shari'a professors trained in the principles of experiential education, a few legal clinics are in place and many deans are keen on hosting a clinic, with a vigorous nod of approval from the higher education ministry. Piloting a clinical programme requires a team of faculty members who remain in continuous contact with their peers across the nation and across the globe. This should include a partnership with a reputable law school abroad; support from in-country administrative staff; and periodic visits by consultants. In addition, legal faculties and university administrators need to nurture clinical education by facilitating the development of new curricula, service learning and interdisciplinary and inter-university collaboration and exchange. While they needn't reinvent policies, protocols or perhaps even priority assessments, they must remain vigilant that clinical legal education not be divorced from the rest of the curriculum. The temptation to purchase durable goods will be great, but the clinic staff should be much more strategic and frugal about ways for students, staff and clients to access information and a space for consultation, training and work. Finally, an essential but elusive goal is to maintain a relationship with donors that is marked by candour and coordination of activities with other funders. Acknowledgements: From 2012 to 2014, the author was Visiting Senior Lecturer, University of Washington (UW) School of Law. Under the auspices of the UW Legal Education Support Program-Afghanistan (LESPA), Professor Rosenbaum co-taught a tutorial in comparative clinical education for Afghan LLM candidates and conducted workshops in Afghanistan for law and Shari'a faculty members and students from across the country. This article is dedicated to all the Afghan LLM graduates from UW The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of UW or LESPA. Associate Professor, Golden Gate University School of Law, California, USA. 2 John and Elizabeth Boalt Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, USA. R. Grimes, Accessing Justice: The Role of Law School Legal Clinics in Conflict-affected Societies, 1(2) AsiAN J. LEGAL EDUC. (2014). Corresponding author: Stephen A. Rosenbaum, 1716 Milvia St., Berkeley, CA 94709 USA. E-mails: srosenbaum@ggu.edu; srosenbaum@law.berkeley.edu

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