The Attorney-Client Privilege as an Obstacle to the Professional and Ethical Development of Law Students

Abstract

This article argues that the law of attorney-client privilege should treat law students differently from other third parties. The gap in the law that excludes law students from the attorney-client privilege represents a failure to support the direction and needs of modern legal education and impedes practical attempts by law schools to enhance the competence and ethical development of future members of a profession that is criticized frequently on grounds of competence and ethics.