SWOT Analysis of Clinic-style Legal Education in China

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10.2991/iccese-19.2019.313How to use a DOI?

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China; clinic-style legal education; practice; SWOT analysis

Abstract

Clinic-style law education was introduced into China in 2000, which has achieved certain results after 17 years of development. Due to its American mode, it is necessary to be localized according to Chinese conditions. The development of clinic-style legal education in China has both opportunities and challenges. The opportunities are mainly reflected in the fact that clinic-style legal education is highly practical, can make up for the inadequacies of traditional legal education, and further improve China’s existing legal education system; the development of clinic-style legal education is in the era of China’s rule of law and is conducive to the realization of Outstanding Legal Talents Program and the construction of legal aid system in China. However, the widespread implementation of clinic-style legal education in China still has difficulties in changing the concept of legal education, how to get a lot of financial support, incomplete teacher recruitment system, low social recognition of student cases, and lack of national legislative protection and other challenges. In view of the opportunities and challenges faced by China’s clinic-style legal education, the SWOT matrix analysis method is adopted. It is suggested that China should not only learn from the US education mode, but also change the concept of education. Relevant Chinese government departments must establish a special system to solve the problem of funds and teachers, increase the protection of clinic-style legal education by the law, and increase public recognition of student cases. The development of clinic-style legal education in China has a good time background. Therefore, it is imperative to seize the opportunity of the times and actively seek support from all parties to reduce the obstacles to the localization of clinic-style legal education.

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