Spring 2027

Lawyering Skills

Introduction to and skills training in general law practice, focusing on interviewing, counseling, negotiation, and legal writing.

offering recorded1–6 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Ryan Poe-Gavlinski

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.33 GPA, 33.3% A/AB (n=3 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.22 GPA, 33.3% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.38 GPA, 37.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Recognize and practice skills and techniques for use during first years of law practice.

  • Develop skills and employ resources necessary to respond to basic, recurring issues in multiple areas of general legal practice.

  • Practice professional communication.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Declared in Law JD

  • Declared in Law JD
LAW 950

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  • Declared in Law JD

Professors

Spring 2027
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

RYAN POE-GAVLINSKI is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 400

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.33 GPA, 33.3% A/AB (n=3 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.22 GPA, 33.3% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.38 GPA, 37.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

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Topics

  • General law practice
  • Client interaction and drafting

Skills

  • Interviewing, counseling, negotiation, and legal writing
  • Responding to basic, recurring issues in general legal practice
  • Professional communication

Grades

Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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LAW 950 · Spring 2027

Lawyering Skills

Recorded 2026-10-14
LAW 950 · Spring 2027

Lawyering Skills

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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