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Executive Summary-report AND RECOMMENDATIONS MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF LEGAL EDUCATIONIn October 2013. the Minnesota recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-forcea State Bar Association ("MSBA") Council approved the creation of a Future of Legal Education Task Force (the "Task Force") Io explore and make recommendations regarding steps, if any. which the MSBA. Minnesota courts, and Minnesota’s law schools might lake to assure that legal education in Minnesot recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-forcea maximizes its relevance, costeffectiveness. and value with respect Io the needs of students, the justice system, and the public. The Task Force’s worecommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-force
rk was to be completed no later than June 30. 2015.From May 2014 through May 2015, the Task Force, led by co-chairs former Minnesota Supreme Court JusExecutive Summary-report AND RECOMMENDATIONS MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF LEGAL EDUCATIONIn October 2013. the Minnesota recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-force the deans of all four Minnesota law schools* 2, participated in the Task Force. To prepare for the Task Force’s work, members conducted focus-group style discussions with the MSBA Governing Council during the September 2014 general assembly meeting. Task Force members organized into three separate recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-forcesubcommittees —Preparing Law Students for Practice. Making Law School Affordable, and Unmet Legal Needs—each focused on separate aspects of the legalrecommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-force
education sector. In addition, the Task Force reviewed numerous reports and studies on the legal education sector (see Bibliography). as well as preseExecutive Summary-report AND RECOMMENDATIONS MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF LEGAL EDUCATIONIn October 2013. the Minnesota recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-forceof Law Examiners.Following a brief introduction and description of the role of law and legal education in society, the report provides more detail behind the work of the subcommittees. First, the report examines the delivery of value in legal education to law students. The chief focus of this examin recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-forceation is on methods to increase the practice readiness of graduates as they enter the legal marketplace. Second. the report looks at the accessibilityrecommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-force
of law school, primarily through the lens of financing and cost. This section includes discussion of the issues surrounding current law school ratingExecutive Summary-report AND RECOMMENDATIONS MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF LEGAL EDUCATIONIn October 2013. the Minnesota recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-forceited license legal technician ("LLLT") pilot program as a way to increase accessibility to legal services for low- and moderate-income-earners. This section contains consideration of kith existing LLLT models and Minnesota’s unique unmet legal needs. Finally, the report looks al ways the MSBA can fa recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-forcecilitate connections between futureSee Appendix A for complete listing of Task Force participants.2 In January 2015, the law school deans decided to wrecommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-force
ithdraw as voting members of the Task Force in order to ensure no appearance of conflict regarding any of the Task Force's recommendations. However, tExecutive Summary-report AND RECOMMENDATIONS MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF LEGAL EDUCATIONIn October 2013. the Minnesota recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-force Task Force’s work.1lawyers at the metro-area law schools and opportunities in outslate communities. In this section, the Task Force notes the lack of legal services in certain rural and oulstaie-Minnesoia communities but also acknowledges the challenges law schools face in finding and placing stude recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-forcents in summer employment and internship positions in outstate and rural communities.The culmination of these discussions laid out in (he following reprecommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-force
ort and appendices is a series of six recommendations directed al the greater MSBA:1.In order to assist law graduates to become practice ready, the MSExecutive Summary-report AND RECOMMENDATIONS MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF LEGAL EDUCATIONIn October 2013. the Minnesota recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-forces practice areas; and (b) offer post-graduate practical training opportunities to improve the transition to practice.2.In order to make legal education more accessible and reduce law student living expenses, the MSBA should recognize and encourage continued technological and pedagogical innovation b recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-forcey the law schools including the offering of distance and other flexible learning options.3.In order to be more inclusive and welcoming so as to increarecommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-force
se the number of diverse attorneys in the state, the MSBA should link any initiatives taken in response to these recommendations 10 efforts that involExecutive Summary-report AND RECOMMENDATIONS MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF LEGAL EDUCATIONIn October 2013. the Minnesota recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-force provide earning opportunities immediately upon graduation, the MSBA should consider petitioning the Minnesota Supreme Court to amend the Rules for Admission to the Bar to provide the option for law students to complete the bar examination during their last year in law school, for those law schools recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-forcethat offer a curriculum designed to accommodate early examination.5.In order to identify a less costly path to a career in legal services and addressrecommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-force
unmet needs for specific types of legal services, the MSBA should establish a separate task force focused on studying the viability of certifying LimiExecutive Summary-report AND RECOMMENDATIONS MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF LEGAL EDUCATIONIn October 2013. the Minnesota recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-forcef representatives from the state court administrative office. civil legal services and pro bono programs, private practices from diverse practice settings throughout the Slate, potential clients, and institutions of higher education (including. but not limited to law schools). The task force should recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-forceprepare a recommendation to the MS BA Assembly on the question whether to submit a petition to the Minnesota Supreme Court to establish an LLLT practirecommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-force
tioner rule by June 2016.6.In order to increase job opportunities for law' graduates and address unmet needs for legal services in outstate areas, theExecutive Summary-report AND RECOMMENDATIONS MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF LEGAL EDUCATIONIn October 2013. the Minnesota recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-forceng lawyers in those outstate areas.2TABLE OF CONTENTSI.OVERVIEW..........................................................................4II.THE ROLE OF LAW AND LEGAL EDUCATION.......................4III.DELIVERY OF VALUE TO STUDENTS IN LEGAL EDUCATION..........5Recommendation 1: In order to assist recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-forcelaw graduates to become practice ready, the MSBA should: (a) engage in conversation with the law schools in order to identity the key competencies tharecommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-force
t are necessary for beginning lawyers in various practice areas: and th) offer post-graduate practical training opportunities to improve the transitioExecutive Summary-report AND RECOMMENDATIONS MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF LEGAL EDUCATIONIn October 2013. the Minnesota recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-force..................................12Recommendation 2: In order to make legal education more accessible and reduce law student living expenses, the MSB A should recognize and encourage continued technological and pedagogical innovation by the law schools including the offering of distance and other f recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-forcelexible learning options...............................................................15Recommendation 3: hl order to be more inclusive and welcomingrecommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-force
so as to increase the number of diverse attorneys in the state, the MSBA should link any initiatives taken in response to these recommendations to efExecutive Summary-report AND RECOMMENDATIONS MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF LEGAL EDUCATIONIn October 2013. the Minnesota recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-forceer to reduce the cost of law student living expenses and provide earning opportunities immediately upon graduation, the MSBA should consider petitioning the Minnesota Supreme Court to amend the Rules for Admission to the Bar to provide the option for law students to complete the bar examination duri recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-forceng their last year in law school, for thoselaw schools that offer a curriculum designed to accommodate early examination.17V. EXPAND ACCESSIBILITY OFrecommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-force
NEEDED LEGAL SERVICES...................17Recommendation 5: In order to identify a less costly path to a career in legal services and address unmet neExecutive Summary-report AND RECOMMENDATIONS MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF LEGAL EDUCATIONIn October 2013. the Minnesota recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-forcense Legal Technicians ("LI .LT") with authority to provide supervised legal services in delined practice areas. This task force should consist of representatives from the stale court administrative office. civil legal services and pro bono programs, private practices from diverse practice settings t recommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-forcehroughout the state, potential clients, and institutions of higher education (including, but not limited to law schools). The task force should preparrecommendations-and-report-from-the-future-of-legal-education-task-force
e a recommendation to the MSB A Assembly on the question whether to submit a petition to the Minnesota Supreme Court to establish an LLLT practitionerGọi ngay
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