Automating Administrative Systems in a Law School Teaching Clinic: Designing a Computer System to Process Case and Time Data for Management and Research |
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| Authors: | Ronald W Staudt James A Sprowl |
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| Institution: | Ronald W. Staudt;is Associate Professor of Law, IIT/Chicago Kent College of Law. B.A., B.S., 1967, Saint Joseph's College (Indiana);J.D., 1970, University of Chicago. James A. Sprowl;is Research Attorney, American Bar Foundation, and Lecturer, Northwestern University School of Law and IIT/Chicago Kent College of Law. B.S.E., 1964, J.D., 1967, University of Michigan. |
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| Abstract: | The authors describe the design and installation of a computerized administration system in a law school clinic. The automated system gathers, maintains, and reports data about the cases and the activities of clinical teachers and students. It is found that automated case and time data systems can improve the quality of client service and education and simultaneously support empirical research. The authors propose that a national coding protocol for computer management systems be established to facilitate uniform data gathering about clinical education. |
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