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Collaborative learning within legal clinics: A today’s professional world necessary mutualistic symbiotic relationship

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Abstract

The work presented is the result of an investigation carried out with the support of the Academic Vice-Rectory of Diego Portales University, with the aim of analyzing the relationship between collaborative learning and the clinical method of teaching law and its usefulness in today’s professional world. This also led us to develop and examine the collaborative learning methodology and its benefits, as well as the clinical method of teaching law and its benefits. The methodology used was essentially qualitative, carrying out bibliographic analysis; semi-structured interviews with teachers and lawyers, and a survey application and focus group with students from national and Latin American legal clinics.

Keywords:

Legal clinic, collaborative learning, collaborative work, Law, professional skills

Author Biographies

Francisca Vargas, Universidad Diego Portales

Lawyer and director of the Legal Clinic
of Migrants and Refugees of the Diego Portales University. Master of Laws
Public and Constitutional Litigation from the Diego Portales University and graduated
in University Teaching from the same university. She is the main investigator
of this investigation. Her email is francisca.vargasr@mail.udp.cl.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8818-5094.

Valeria Álvarez González, Universidad Diego Portales

Lawyer and teaching assistant at the Legal Clinic
of Migrants and Refugees of the Diego Portales University. she is co-investigator
in this investigation. Her email is valeria.alvarezg@mail.udp.cl.
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9730-9511.

Massiel Cárdenas Vásquez, Universidad Diego Portales

Degree in Legal and Social Sciences from
Diego Portales University and teaching assistant at the Legal Clinic for Migrants
and Refugees from the same university. She is a co-investigator in this research.
Her email is sandra.cardenas@mail.udp.cl. https://orcid.
org/0009-0006-2647-6463.