Legal PracticumReturn to the pitch

Your school · Your students · Their practice

Good in theory.
Better in practice.
Practice ready.

Your school can be a leader in innovative legal education, with graduates who are practice ready.

The Legal Practicum combines the best of theory, knowledge, and practice with the ethical and effective use of ever-evolving technology.

Knowledge. Skills. The effective, appropriate use of evolving technology.

You already teach this way

Your faculty already write problems for exams, build skills exercises, and guide students through clinics. The Legal Practicum gives them a complete, ready-to-run system to build on that work.

Give your students the work.

Let them interview a client, research the law, write advice, and negotiate. Then give them feedback and a chance to try again.

Your faculty teach judgment. Technology supports practice between live sessions.

Keep what works. Build on it.

What you get

  • The book. A method for learning by doing.
  • The curriculum. Modules, exercises, case files, and rubrics you can adapt.
  • The platform. Simulated interviews, assessment and feedback between live sessions.

Twenty matters cover interviewing, research, writing, counseling, negotiation, and litigation. All twenty-six surveyed skills are mapped, including managing files, fees, and time.

What your school gains

  • Leadership. Build on your faculty’s work.
  • Enrollment. Show applicants how they will learn to practice.
  • Money. Plan for low cost per credit. Compare costs with your own figures.
  • Recognition. Give faculty and students a place to show what they can do.

Free to use. Help when you want it.

THE PROOF · content and code licenses

Original educational materials are free under CC BY 4.0. The code is free under the MIT license. Keep attribution and check the content license’s exclusions.

Optional paid implementation services can support faculty training, setup, and adapting matters. Choose the help you need.

Questions you may ask

Does it work? Yes. Practice, feedback, and revision build skills.

Do we abandon what we already do well? Of course not.

Can we start now? Yes. Start with a matter and a course.

Will our graduates be practice ready? You betcha!

See the pitch and explore the matters at legalpracticum.org.

Read the pitch · For law firms and bar associations

John O. Sonsteng · Damien A. Riehl · Roger S. Haydock