DePaul Law’s professional skills courses simulate legal practice in a classroom setting, allowing you to build skills in advocacy, negotiation, problem-solving, litigation strategy and professional judgment.
Taught by experienced practitioners and faculty, these general and practice area-specific courses support your professional interests while helping you build skills that carry across legal roles and practice settings.*
Full course descriptions are available in the university catalog.
General Professional Skills Courses
- LAW 121: Advanced Brief Writing
- LAW 369: Litigation Lab
- LAW 419: Litigation Strategy: Pre-Trial, Civil
- LAW 438: Mediation
- LAW 475: Negotiations
- LAW 641: Practical Legal Research
- LAW 363: Restorative Justice
- LAW 450: Trial Advocacy I
- LAW 312: Trial Advocacy II
Practice-Area Professional Skills Courses
Business Law
- LAW 290: Anatomy of a Deal: From Inception to Closing
- LAW 400: Business Transactions & Documentation
- Law 453: Commercial Arbitration
Criminal Law
- LAW 213: Domestic Violence Practicum
- LAW 319: Prosecuting & Defending Criminal Cases
Family Law
- LAW 213: Domestic Violence Practicum
- LAW 438: Mediation: Family Law
Health Law
- LAW 751: Health Law Moot Court
- LAW 712: The Practice of Health Care Law
Intellectual Property Law
- LAW 469: Litigation Strategy: Intellectual Property
- LAW 246: Patent & Trademark Searching
*Representative selection; course offerings may vary from year to year.