Legal Skills Training: A Call to Action

Calls for reforms to legal education and training are not new. Much of the debate has been over whether legal education and training is fit for purpose in ensuring that legal professionals are practice ready. Increasingly the spotlight is being cast on the legal educator’s role and utility against the changing realities of the practice and business of law. Law schools have been the primary providers of legal education but there is increasing participation from continuing legal education training providers and paralegal training providers in shaping the legal profession. Ideas for collaboration between academia and legal professionals towards ensuring that legal education remains relevant are presented here.