QUESTIONNAIRE

For

ASIAN LAW STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION PRO BONO DIRECTORY 2019-2020

In collaboration with

DLA PIPER

The Asian Law Students’ Association ("ALSA") is dedicated to foster stronger ties and greater
understanding of the different legal systems among its member Asian countries. Through this brief
survey, your answers will be helpful in updating the ALSA Local Chapters and developing the same as
a directory for clinical legal education.

Please insert your answers in the grey boxes below. We would be grateful if you could provide us with
responses by August 10th 2019. Please send your responses to Phoenix Chiu, Director of External
Affairs and Development at dir.exaffairs@alsainternational.org.

If you have any questions regarding this survey, please feel free to contact Phoenix Chiu at
dir.exaffairs@alsainternational.org.

Part A. Personal Information

National Chapter
Local Chapter (if
applicable)
Name
University
Program in university
(e.g. Bachelor of Laws)
Contact email

Part B. Legal Clinic Survey

1. Is there a legal clinic at your university?

Yes - Please go to Q3. No - Please go to Q2.

2. Is there any plans to develop the legal clinic at the university?

Yes - Please provide brief No - Please provide reasons: Not sure

outline of the plan:

3. Is the legal clinic associated with the law faculty of the university?
 Yes No - Please name other faculty (if any):

4. Is participation in clinical legal education at the university mandatory (i.e. student-run body e.g. a
volunteering opportunity as part of the pro bono society or university-led body e.g. a mandatory
course led by professors, lecturers and tutors)?

Yes - Please describe: No - Please describe:

5. Who needs the help of the legal clinic (e.g. students, alumni, family members of students)?

i.
ii.
iii.

6. What are the top 3 areas of law that requires assistance from the legal clinic?

i.
ii.
iii.
iv. Too general, no top 3 areas can be identified

7. Does the legal clinic have a physical office?

Yes - Please go to Q8. No

8. Is there any staff attending the legal clinic?

Yes - Please state (i) the frequency (e.g. on daily No

/ weekly / monthly basis), (ii) the number, and
(iii) nature of work (e.g. administrative / legal):

9. What is the ratio of (i) student, (ii) administrative staff, and (iii) advisors (i.e. those responsible for
providing legal advice)? Grateful if you could list out the respective numbers in each category.

Please try your best to give precise numbers:

10. Do the advisors at the legal clinic have legal qualifications?

Yes - Please set out the methods in recruiting No - Please set out their capacity (e.g. law
these qualified lawyers (e.g. university lecturers student (undergraduate), law student (master),
and tutors): alumni working in compliance field):
11. Does any of the staff (including part-time and full-time) at the legal clinic get remunerated?

Yes - Please name the funding department: No

12. Is the legal clinic financially supported by the university?

Yes - Please name the funding department: No - Please provide details of the funding
source:

13. Is the legal clinic covered by insurance?

Yes - Please provide the name No Not sure

of the insurer and the
insurance company:

Thank you very much for your time!