This Issue concentrates on lawyer education, training and early lawyering, the transition between law school and becoming a professional.
McConnell opens this issue with a review of what is meant by “commercial awareness” as one of the most important considerations for lawyer selection in the commercial law firm. He suggests that law firms and law schools might do better in supporting law students’ journey into the profession.
University Law Clinics have become an element in assisting access to justice in some jurisdictions and an important introduction to the realities of lawyering elsewhere, yet their sustainability is often in doubt. Kotonya considers the underlying challenges for clinics in Kenya and suggests approaches for legal educators and lawyers.
Ai Nhan Ho produces something similar for the very different circumstances of early clinic activity in Vietnam with interesting possibilities and different perspectives.
Work in Progress
Time management is trained in law firms concerned with the need to provide those time units which earn fees. Angioletti et al look at how lawyers organise both their work and the rest of their lives and when they do this in a working day.
Lopes et al have developed an interesting AI approach to predicting lawyers’ appraisal ratings with considerable accuracy.
Happy reading
Avrom Sherr