在中国大陆法学教育改革呼声此起彼伏的背景下,正在努力探索新的法学教育模式的我国部分法律院系,把目光投向了美国法学教育改革的有益探索和成功经验。在美国一些大学和福特基金会的帮助和支持下,从2000年秋季开始,我国首次在北大、清华、中国人民大学、武汉大学、中南财经政法大学、复旦大学和华东政法学院等七所高校 Under the backdrop of the rising demands for legal education reform in mainland China, some law departments in our country that are trying their best to explore new modes of legal education have turned their attention to the beneficial exploration and successful experience in the reform of legal education in the United States. With the help and support of some universities and Ford Foundation in the United States, China’s first seven universities, including Peking University, Tsinghua University, Renmin University of China, Wuhan University, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Fudan University and East China University of Politics and Law,