Experience of Legal Clinics in Matters of Legal Representation of Clients’ Interests: Difference of Approaches

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10.2991/aebmr.k.210222.079How to use a DOI?

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legal education, free legal aid, legal clinic, legal representation, access to justice, practical skills

Abstract

The world educational experience proves that the legal clinic today is the most effective element of practice-oriented training in a law school. The possibilities of clinical education allow future lawyers to acquire practical skills even before graduation. The help of a professional mentor, in fact, “smooths out” the student’s responsibility, allowing him to overcome the psychological barrier in front of real clients. The breadth of powers of a clinic student and the ability to fully immerse himself in the profession largely depends not only on national legislation on education, but also on regulations governing the position of a legal representative in civil or arbitration proceedings, as well as on the rules governing the principles of providing free legal help. According to the experience of all countries that have introduced clinical education, students advise citizens, prepare the necessary procedural documents for them. However, not all clinics allow students to perform the functions of a legal representative, which does not allow future lawyers to acquire the skills of participating in the process, developing a position on the case, analyzing evidence, etc. The reasons lie not only in the limited capabilities of legal clinics, but also in the professional monopolies on legal representation established in the procedural legislation. One of the prerequisites for ensuring economic security is the availability of high-quality drug provision for the population, ensured through the competent distribution of federal budget funds, effective targeting and budgeting in the health care sector of the Russian Federation, as well as a pharmacovigilance system capable of detecting and preventing side effects and other problems associated with medicines.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - M.S. Trofimova
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/02/24
TI  - Experience of Legal Clinics in Matters of Legal Representation of Clients’ Interests: Difference of Approaches
BT  - Proceedings of International Scientific and Practical Conference “Russia 2020 - a new reality: economy and society” (ISPCR 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 400
EP  - 403
SN  - 2352-5428
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DO  - 10.2991/aebmr.k.210222.079
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