3rd Asia Clinical Legal Education Conference

“Collaboratively Institutionalizing CLE Locally, Regionally, and Globally” 

23 – 25 May 2025

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Call for Presentations is Now Open

This conference will feature a wide range of discussions focusing on the development, institutionalization, and expansion of CLE programs both locally, regionally and globally.

Session Themes

  • Building and Maintaining CLE Community Partnerships
  • Building and Sustaining CLE Networks
  • CLE Ethical Practices
  • CLE Lessons Learned: Historical Experiences Fostering Future Successes
  • CLE Policies and Procedures
  • CLE Scholarship and Writings
  • CLE Supervision
  • CLE through Students’ Perspectives
  • Cross-border CLE Programs and Partnerships
  • Delivering CLE in Rural Communities
  • Establishing and Sustaining CLE Programs
  • Exploring the Various Models of CLE
  • Institutionalizing CLE
  • Introduction to CLE Methodology
  • Measuring the Impact of CLE
  • Rationale for Developing CLE Programs
  • Successful CLE Advocacy
  • The Academic Value and Pedagogical Method of CLE
  • The Context and Environment of CLE in Asia and Internationally
  • The Diversified Goals of CLE
  • The Intersection of CLE and Pro Bono
  • Thematic and Specialized CLE Programs
  • Virtual Clinical Legal Education Initiatives
  • What is CLE

Submission Deadline: 14 February 2025 (11:59 pm Bangkok Time)

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Registration for the conference will open soon.

Clinical legal education (CLE) is a progressive educational system most often implemented through university-based faculty of law programs to help develop better-trained, more socially conscious legal service providers. It is a process whereby students learn by doing. It is an experiential problem-solving based model, in which students actively involve themselves in either real client/personal interactions or simulation case studies set up to mirror real client/personal scenarios. This process is conducted under the supervision of experienced clinicians and legal practitioners. CLE also involves a variety of community outreach programs.

As a teaching device, this type of experiential problem-based learning is considered a highly effective means of adult learning where students learn and importantly retain a vast amount of what is taught.  The use of this interactive method of teaching focuses students on becoming more able, thorough and ethical advocates, attorneys, governmental and private employers/employees.

“Clinical Legal Education (CLE) programs provide pro bono services to the community while educating the next generation of social justice, pro bono champions.”