ANALYSIS: Innovative Law Schools Embrace Experiential Learning

Increasingly, law schools are recognizing that the traditional law school curriculum doesn’t necessarily do enough to prepare students for the real-world tasks they’ll face as attorneys. Client counseling, business development, and project management are just a few examples of skills that many new attorneys find they need to learn on the job. In an effort to address this gap, law schools are beginning to adopt programs that give students the opportunity to practice these skills.

Bloomberg Law’s inaugural Law School Innovation Program seeks to identify and promote those law schools that are leading the way in reconceiving the traditional law ...