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Legal Clinics in Poland
Summary of the
legal clinics activity
in the academic
year 2010/2011
Basic information on
the Polish Legal Clinics
Foundation activity.
Legal Clinics in Poland 2003-2011
Gdynia
Gdańsk
Olsztyn
Szczecin
Białystok
Toruń
Academic
year
Rok
akademicki
2007/2008
2010/2011
2004/2005
2005/2006
2006/2007 - 2009/2010
2003/2004
Poznań
Warszawa
Słubice
Łódź
Wrocław
Lublin
Opole
Katowice
Kraków
Rzeszów
25
poradniinww
clinics
16
15
cities
miastach
21
23
24 poradnie
15
miastach
17
14
Legal Clinics in Poland
Białystok - University of Białystok
Rzeszów – Rzeszów University
Białystok – Stanisław Staszic Higher School of Public
Administration
Słubice - Collegium Polonicum
Gdańsk – Gdańsk University
Gdynia – Higher School of Law and Diplomacy
Szczecin – University of Szczecin
Toruń – Nicolaus Copernicus University
Katowice – Silesian University
Warszawa - Leon Koźmiński Academy of
Entrepreneurship and Management
Kraków – Andrzeja Frycz-Modrzewski Krakow
Academy
Warszawa – European Higher School of Law and
Administration
Kraków – Jagiellonian University
Warszawa - Academia Iuris Foundation
Lublin – Catholic University of Lublin
Warszawa – Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University
Lublin - Maria Skłodowska-Curie University
Warszawa – Warsaw University
Łódź – University of Łódź
Warszawa – Łazarski School of Commerce and Law
Olsztyn – University of Warmia and Mazury
Warszawa – Helena Chodkowska Higher School of
Management and Law
Opole – Opole University
Poznań - Adam Mickiewicz University
Wrocław – Wrocław University
Clinics accredited
by the Legal Clinics Foundation
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Student Legal Clinic in Białystok (University of Białystok)
Student University Legal Clinic in Gdańsk
Legal Advice Clinic at the Higher School of Diplomacy and Law in Gdynia
Student Legal Clinic in Katowice
University Legal Clinic in Kraków
Student Legal Clinic of the Krakow Akademy of A. Frycz-Modrzewski in Krakow
University Legal Clinic in Lublin (Catholic University)
University Student Legal Clinic in Lublin (Curie-Skłodowska University)
Student Legal Information Point „Klinika Prawa” in Łódź
Student Social – Legal Advice Office „Bona Fides” in Opole
Student Legal Clinic at the Warmia and Mazury University in Olsztyn
Student University Legal Clinic in Poznań
University Legal Clinic in Rzeszowie
Scientific Group Student Legal Clinic in Słubice
„Legal Education Center” – Student Legal Clinic in Szczecin
University Legal Clinic in Toruń
Academia Iuris Foundation in Warsaw
Legal Clinic, Student Center of Legal Aid in Warsaw (Warsaw University)
Student Legal Clinic in Warsaw (L. Koźmiński Academy)
Student Legal Clinic in Warsaw (Lazarski School of Commerce and Law)
Student Legal Advice Office in Warsaw (Academy-WSZiP)
University Legal Clinic in Wrocław
2010/2011legal clinics activity in
numbers
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12 786 – cases submitted to legal clinics
between October 2010 to June 2011
30 % (3934 cases) dealt with civil law
problems
1994 students and 224 supervisors worked at
the clinics
9 – supervisor – student ratio
7 – cases – student ratio
Comparing to the previous academic
year…
… number of cases increased by 8 %
… number of students increased by 13,5 %.,
… number of academic staff involved increased by 3,7%
Comparing to previous years…
2500
students
2000
1994
1661
1279
1500
1302
1756
1350
1049
913
1000
supervisors
500
109
147
179
197
209
216
216
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Number of cases: 2003-2011
Number of students and
supervisors: 2003-2011
224
Number of cases accepted by the
clinics
Total: 12 786
Number of students working at the
clinics
Total: 1 994
Number of supervisors working at
the clinics
33
Total: 216
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Types of cases accepted
3934
Total in 2009/2010: 11 899
3214
Total in 2010/2011: 12 786
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Average time of handling the case
Short
explanation advice on the
spot (1-2
visits, up to 2
weeks)
37,4%
Year and
more
4,7%
Several visits
(between 2
weeks and 2
months)
47,4%
Between 2
months and
year
10,5%
How did the client learned about
the clinic
Other
NGO and 13%
institution
s
12%
Family
8%
Friends
27%
Info Flyer
11%
Media
28%
Present status of the legal clinics in Poland
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There are very few NGO based legal clinics in Poland.
Almost all of the legal clinics in Poland are recognized by the Universities as a
part of the legal curriculum at our law schools (as one of the optional classes that
are offered to the students).
Legal Clinics are present at every law school in Poland.
Some of the legal clinics (Krakow, Warsaw, Bialystok, Lodz) gained a status of a
chair or laboratory, which means that they became part of the university budget.
All of the legal clinics that are based at the Universities get all the office costs
covered as well as the professor’s salaries paid by the universities.
Our Foundation representatives and a group of legal aid NGO’s with a support of
the Ombudsman drafted a new law on access to legal aid. We convinced the
Ministry of Justice to include our activity as a part of the national network of
institutions that will provide so called pre-trial legal advice and basic legal
information to poor people.
Legal Clinics Foundation’s
achievements
• The Foundation has the status of the public benefit organization.
• Won a distinctive prize of the Best Pro Publico Bono Civil Initiative contest.
• ELSA Poland granted the Foundation title of „Legal Education Supporter”
in 2006 and 2007.
• For 9 years has organized annual Pro Bono Lawyer Contest.
• Granted legal clinics with material and financial means of the total value
of appr. 200 000 USD (financial) and over 315 000 USD (in-kind).
• Published first in Poland and in region textbook „The Legal Clinics. The Idea,
Organization, Methodology” (available also in English, and soon in Russian
and Chinese). By the time being we published 11 textbooks and manuals on
clinical legal education, another 2 are in preparation.
• Organized 16 National Legal Clinics Conferences as well as several workshops.
• Actively participated in the creation of a strong clinical movement in Central and
Eastern Europe and in the transforming countries including: Ukraine, Czech
Republic, Moldova, Uzbekistan, China, Russia, Serbia, Belarus, Georgia.
• In 2008 Centrum Pro Bono has been opened as a program which aims to connect
pro bono legal aid offered by law firms with legal needs of the NGOs.
Legal Clinics Foundation’s
Supporters
Institutional Sponsors
Sponsors
Thank you for your attention!
Legal Clinics
Foundation
ul. Szpitalna 5 lok. 5
00-031 Warszawa
tel.: (22) 828 91 28 w.143; fax: (22) 828 91 29
www.fupp.org.pl, [email protected]
Bank PEKAO S.A. II o/Warszawa
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