法学教育在培养法学院学生作为律师所需的技巧———如调查事实、整合所发现的事实及构思有说服力的事实理论的技巧———方面的成效不尽如人意的情况可谓司空见惯。笔者身为法学院的一名诊所教师,将在本文中对作为一种重要律师职业技巧的事实调查的价值进行探讨,并介绍可用来获取与当事人之处境有关的信息的两种方法———常规调查和非常规调查。 Law education is commonplace in developing the skills required of law school students as lawyers - to investigate facts, to reconcile discovered facts, and to develop compelling theoretical facts about techniques - where performance is less than satisfactory. The author, a clinic teacher at law school, will examine the value of fact-finding as a key attorney’s professional skills in this article and describe two ways in which information can be obtained about the circumstances of the parties - Routine and non-routine investigations.