Spring 2027

Law in Practice

Law in Practice prepares students for practical legal work by developing research, transactional planning, and litigation practice skills.

offering recorded1–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Bonnie ShuchaCary BloodworthDenise Lopez +8 more

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Recognize and apply techniques necessary to analyze, investigate, and resolve legal matters.

  • Recognize and apply appropriate procedures specific to legal strategy preparation, support, and management.

  • Identify and execute various roles and responsibilities required for general legal practice as well as practice in various specialized fields of law.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Declared in Law JD

  • Declared in Law JD
LAW 951

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Professors

Spring 2027
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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 490
LEC 002Classroom Instruction0 / 240
LEC 003Classroom Instruction0 / 200
LEC 004Online Only0 / 160
LEC 005Classroom Instruction0 / 120
LEC 006Classroom Instruction0 / 300
LEC 007Online (some classroom)0 / 200
LEC 009Classroom Instruction0 / 200
LEC 010Classroom Instruction0 / 200
LEC 008Classroom Instruction0 / 240

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Student experience

the class

Preparation for the practical aspects of work in the legal field. Develop research skills, transactional planning skills, and familiarity with various aspects of litigation practice.

difficulty & workload

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Topics

  • Practical aspects of work in the legal field
  • Research skills, transactional planning, and litigation practice
  • Analyzing, investigating, and resolving legal matters
  • Legal strategy preparation, support, and management
  • Roles and responsibilities in general and specialized fields of law

Skills

  • Legal research, transactional planning, litigation practice familiarity, analyzing and resolving legal matters, legal strategy management, and executing roles in general and specialized legal practice.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
LAW 951 · Spring 2027

Law in Practice

Recorded 2026-10-14
LAW 951 · Spring 2027

Deposition Skills

Recorded 2026-10-14
LAW 951 · Spring 2027

Advanced Legal Research

Recorded 2026-10-14
LAW 951 · Spring 2027

"Sustained" Wellness for Lwyrs

Recorded 2026-10-14
LAW 951 · Spring 2027

Business Orgs Module

Recorded 2026-10-14
LAW 951 · Spring 2027

Intro to Energy Law

Recorded 2026-10-14
LAW 951 · Spring 2027

Spanish for Lawyers

Recorded 2026-10-14
LAW 951 · Spring 2027

Forensic Pathology for Lawyers

Recorded 2026-10-14
LAW 951 · Spring 2027

AI Literacy for Lawyers

Recorded 2026-10-14
LAW 951 · Spring 2027

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Recorded 2026-10-14
LAW 951 · Spring 2027

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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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