LAWS 8251 Legal Practice Seminar
This seminar will support students to be successful in their legal externships and will encourage sharing and cooperation among students in self-evaluation, providing feedback, and navigating ethical considerations. The course will cultivate students professional development through the exploration of different legal career pathways and through critical evaluation of external and internal influences on individual and organizational practice. Students will be equipped to engage in authentic and impactful legal practice, and will develop skills to help them support both client and attorney well-being.
Course overview
- Department
- Law
- School
- LAW
- Credits
- 1
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- Permission of Department
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.36 / 5 · Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.83 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 8
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Crystal Lyons | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 12 of 13 |
| Fall 2025 | Crystal Lyons | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 9 of 12 |
| Spring 2025 | Crystal Lyons | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 13 of 14 |
| Fall 2024 | Crystal Lyons | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 4 of 4 |
| Spring 2024 | Crystal Lyons | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 15 of 17 |
| Fall 2023 | Crystal Lyons | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 of 17 |
| Spring 2023 | Crystal Lyons | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 17 of 18 |
| Fall 2022 | Alan Minuskin | 2.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 6 of 10 |