In your 2L and 3L years, you can:
- Take an advanced LLEAP course in litigation, appellate advocacy, or transactional skills—working like a junior attorney.
- Complete an externship during a semester or summer with judges, law firms, nonprofit and government agencies, or organizations worldwide.
- Join one of our mock trial or moot court teams.
- Join one of our journals and engage with cutting-edge scholarship shaping the profession.
- Participate in labs and practicums, collaborating with courts and practitioners on active legal cases.
- Complete a semester-long capstone, serving real clients in one of our ten in-house clinics or through a capstone externship locally, nationally or abroad.
Explore the School of Law’s JD curriculum, including a full list of course offerings.
Law school at [CWRU] is providing me with a deeper level of analysis. Where I used to think in one layer, I now think in three or four just to make one singular point. My public speaking skills have grown as well, especially in my appellate legal class on oral advocacy.â€
Caren Teague, Class of 2026
Take Your Studies Abroad
If you wish to expand your legal perspective off campus, we offer semester-long study abroad programs with numerous partner law schools across Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America.
When you immerse yourself in a new culture, you can gain firsthand experience in international law—an invaluable advantage in today’s global legal marketplace.