The Praise of Folly: A Defense of Practice Supervision in Clinical Legal Education

I. Introduction II. The Common Characteristic of Externships: Field Placement III. A Categorization and Evaluation of Externships ... A. Case Supervised Clinical Programs ... B. Practice Supervised Clinical Programs IV. The Weaknesses of Practice Supervised Programs ... A. Two Preludes ... 1. The Shift from Service to Education ... 2. Supervision: Changing Perspective ... B. An Evaluation of Other Concerns V. Designing Better Practice Supervised Clinical Programs ... A. Prerequisites ... B. Course Component … C. Journals and Other Written Assignments ... D. Time and Activity Reports ... E. Placement Selection ... F. Program Materials ... G. Training and Monitoring Supervisors VI. The Regulation of Practice Supervised Clinical Programs ... A. Regulation by the ABA ... 1. The Development of Standard 306 ... 2. Groundwork for Future Regulation ... 3. The Development of Two Interpretations ... 4. Unpacking Interpretation 2 ... 5. Living with Interpretation 2 ... B. A Critique of ABA Regulation VII. Clinical Politics and the Agenda of Self-Interest ... A. The Ramifications of Standard 306 .... B. The False Dichotomy of Theory and Practice VIII. Conclusion