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Legal Clinics in Poland

This summary provides information on the activity of legal clinics in Poland in the academic year 2013/2014, including the number of clinics, cities, and cases dealt with. It also highlights the current status of legal clinics in Poland and their accreditation by the Legal Clinics Foundation.

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Legal Clinics in Poland

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  1. Legal Clinics in Poland Summary of the legal clinics activity in the academic year 2013/2014 Basic information on the Polish Legal Clinics Foundation activity.

  2. Gdynia Gdańsk Olsztyn Szczecin Białystok Toruń Academic year 2013/2014 25 clinics in 16 cities Poznań Warszawa Słubice Łódź Wrocław Lublin Gdańsk Opole Olsztyn Katowice Kraków Rzeszów Szczecin Białystok Toruń Rok akademicki 2007/2008 - 2009/2010 25 poradni w 15 miastach Poznań Warszawa Słubice Łódź Wrocław Lublin Opole Rok akademicki 2004/2005 21 poradni w 15 miastach Gdańsk Gdańsk Gdańsk Gdańsk Katowice Rok akademicki 2005/2006 23 poradnie w 15 miastach Rok akademicki 2003/2004 17 poradni w 14 miastach Kraków Rzeszów Olsztyn Olsztyn Olsztyn Szczecin Szczecin Szczecin Szczecin Białystok Białystok Białystok Białystok Toruń Toruń Toruń Toruń Rok akademicki 2006/2007 24 poradnie w 15 miastach Poznań Poznań Poznań Poznań Warszawa Warszawa Warszawa Warszawa Słubice Słubice Słubice Słubice Łódź Łódź Łódź Łódź Wrocław Wrocław Wrocław Wrocław Lublin Lublin Lublin Lublin Opole Opole Opole Opole Katowice Katowice Katowice Katowice Kraków Rzeszów Kraków Kraków Kraków Rzeszów Rzeszów Rzeszów Legal Clinics in Poland 2003-2014

  3. Legal Clinics in Poland Białystok - University of Białystok Białystok - Stanisław Staszic Higher School of Public Administration Gdańsk - Gdańsk University Gdynia - Higher School of Law and Diplomacy Katowice - Silesian University Kraków - Andrzeja Frycz-Modrzewski Krakow Academy Kraków - Jagiellonian University Lublin - Catholic University of Lublin Lublin - Maria Skłodowska-Curie University Łódź - University of Łódź Olsztyn - University of Warmia and Mazury Opole - Opole University Poznań - Adam Mickiewicz University Rzeszów - Rzeszów University Rzeszów - Higher School of Law and Administration from Przemyśl, branch in Rzeszów Słubice - Collegium Polonicum Szczecin - University of Szczecin Toruń - Nicolaus Copernicus University Warszawa - Leon Koźmiński Academy Warszawa - European Higher School of Law and Administration Warszawa - Academia Iuris Foundation Warszawa - Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University Warszawa - Warsaw University Warszawa - Łazarski School of Commerce and Law Warszawa - Helena Chodkowska Higher School of Management and Law Wrocław - Wrocław University

  4. Present status of the legal clinics in Poland • 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, majority of the professor’s salaries are paid by the universities.

  5. Clinics accredited by the Legal Clinics Foundation • Student Legal ClinicinBiałystok (University of Białystok) • Student University Legal ClinicinGdańsk • Legal AdviceClinicattheHigherSchool of Diplomacy and Law inGdynia • Student Legal ClinicinKatowice • University Legal ClinicinKraków • Student Legal Clinic of theKrakowAkademy of A. Frycz-Modrzewski inKrakow • University Legal ClinicinLublin (CatholicUniversity) • University Student Legal ClinicinLublin (Curie-Skłodowska University) • Student Legal Information Point „Klinika Prawa” inŁódź • Student Social – Legal Advice Office „Bona Fides” inOpole • Student Legal Clinicatthe Warmia and Mazury UniversityinOlsztyn • Student University Legal ClinicinPoznań • University Legal ClinicinRzeszowie • Scientific Group Student Legal ClinicinSłubice • „Legal Education Center” – Student Legal ClinicinSzczecin • University Legal ClinicinToruń • AcademiaIurisFoundationinWarsaw • Legal Clinic, Student Center of Legal AidinWarsaw (WarsawUniversity) • Student Legal ClinicinWarsaw (L. Koźmiński Academy) • Student Legal ClinicinWarsaw (LazarskiSchool of Commerce and Law) • Student Legal Advice Office inWarsaw (Academy-WSZiP) • University Legal ClinicinWrocław

  6. 2013/2014 legal clinics activity in numbers • 11 181 – cases submitted to legal clinics between October 2013 to June 2014 • 30 % (3428 cases) dealt with civil law problems • 2026 students and 282 supervisors worked at the clinics • 7 – supervisor – student ratio • 6 – cases – student ratio

  7. Comparing to previous years… students supervisors Number of cases: 2003-2013 Number of students and supervisors: 2003-2013

  8. Number of cases accepted by the clinics Total: 11 127

  9. Number of students working at the clinics Total: 2026

  10. Number of supervisors working at the clinics Total: 282

  11. Types of cases accepted Total in 2011/2012: 11 127 Total in 2012/2013: 11 181

  12. Average time of handling the case

  13. How did the client learned about the clinic

  14. 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. • In 2013 received award from UNDP and European Social Fund for the Best Social Partnership of the year. • ELSA Poland granted the Foundation title of „Legal Education Supporter”in 2006 and 2007. • For 12 years has organizedannualPro Bono Lawyer Contest. • Granted legal clinics with material and financial meansof the total value of appr. 200 000 USD (financial) and over 535 000 USD (in-kind). • Published first in Poland and in region textbook „The Legal Clinics. The Idea, Organization, Methodology” (available also in English and Chinese). By the time being we published 16 textbooks and manuals on clinical legal education. • Organized 23 National Legal Clinics Conferences as well as severalworkshops. • 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.

  15. Legal Clinics Foundation’s Supporters Institutional Sponsors Sponsors

  16. Thank you for your attention! Polish Legal Clinics Foundation Add.: Szpitalna 5/5, 00-031 Warsaw, Poland Ph.: +48 22 828 91 28; Fax: +48 22 828 91 29 E-mail: board@fupp.org.pl www.fupp.org.pl Bank PEKAO S.A. II o/Warszawa Account No: PL 87 1240 1024 1111 0000 0269 4777

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