Reform of legal education is a hot topic. Talk today focuses on practical training. While similar issues are present in every legal system, this discussion will concentrate principally on the three systems of legal education that I know best: the legal systems of the United States, Germany and Japan. All three systems face the problem of how to integrate theory and practice in professional education.
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Maxeiner, J.R. (2009). Integrating Practical Training and Professional Legal Education. In: Klabbers, J., Sellers, M. (eds) The Internationalization of Law and Legal Education. Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9494-1_4
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