Abstract
Based on educational theory, and anecdotal evidence, law clinicians and those interested in the ethical development of law students have long maintained that live-client law clinics are an extremely effective--if not the most effective--means of developing an awareness and understanding of and commitment to legal ethics (what can be called an "ethical effect" and/or developing or at least sustaining an altruistic commitment to use their legal skills to serve those most in need of legal services (an "altruism effect"). Here, Newman and Nicolson argue that law schools need to give pro bono programs a high profile and integrated them into the general curriculum.