Clinical legal education, closely related to the objective of developing lawyer competence, involves the creation, organization, and management of a total educational environment. Therefore development of a clinical program requires special attention and special resource planning. Available from Dennis & Co., 251 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14203. (MSE)

Implications from common themes underscore the need to redefine and expand the purposes of professional education and to consider experiential learning programmatically in relation to these purposes. Other implications relating to program design and to how we view and manage the process of learning are summarized. (Author/MLW)

Resulting from a conference co-sponsored by the Notre Dame Law School and the American Bar Association (ABA), this book explores recent innovations in legal education, specifically those "apprenticeship" programs in clinical and client counseling. Papers include: "The Problem of Teaching Lawyer Competency" (Fernand N. Dutile); "Opening Remarks"…

Issues addressed by this committee of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy include: communication problems; admissions; entry-level, differential, and doctoral-level competence; curriculum components for competence attainment (externships/clerkships); and post-baccalaureate study on an extended basis. Definitions and the report of a…