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2 Colum. J. E. Eur. L. 56 (2008)
The Next Step Forward - The Development of Clinical Legal Education in Poland through a Clinical Pilot Program in Bialystok

handle is hein.journals/coleeurl2 and id is 58 raw text is: THE NEXT STEP FORWARD - THE
DEVELOPMENT OF CLINICAL LEGAL
EDUCATION IN POLAND THROUGH A
CLINICAL PILOT PROGRAM IN BIALYSTOK
MARTA SKRODZKA, JOY CHIA, EDDIE BRUCE-JONES*
I. Introduction  ...........................................................................  56
II. Clinical Legal Education in Poland ...................................... 62
A. The Development of Polish Legal Clinics ....................... 62
B. The  Bialystok  Legal Clinic ..............................................  64
C. Current Structure of the Bialystok Legal Clinic ............... 67
III. Comparative  Research  .......................................................  68
IV. Problem Statement and Implementation Strategy .............. 81
A. Problem Statement and Objectives .................................. 81
B. Im plem entation  Strategy  ................................................... 82
Goal: Development of Clinical Education in Poland through a
Clinical M odel in  Bialystok ............................................... 82
Objective 1: Create a legal clinic structure .................. 82
Objective 2: Create a working CLE methodology ..... 83
Objective 3: Increase the interest in and support for CLE
am ong  faculty  ................................................................. 84
Objective 4: Increase the interest and incentives in CLE for
students  .........................................................................  86
Objective 5: Submit a formal evaluation ..................... 86
V . C ritical A nalysis ...................................................................  88
V I. C onclusion  .........................................................................  92
I. INTRODUCTION
Clinical Legal Education (CLE) derives from a desire to equip
law students with the essential practical skills they would need as
practicing lawyers that they may not be able to gain in traditional
* Marta J. Skrodzka received her M.A. in law from the University of Bialystok in
June 2005. She currently teaches Polish Corporations and Trade Law at the Faculty of
Law, University of Bialystok. She is also the main coordinator of the Bialystok Legal
Clinic. Joy L. Chia received her J.D. from Columbia University School of Law in May
2007, and is an associate at the New York office of Sidley Austin LLP. Eddie Bruce-
Jones is a 2008 J.D. / LL.M. candidate at Columbia University School of Law and King's
College at the University of London.

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