As one of the first law schools in the nation to pioneer a program such as Case
Arc, Case School of Law is in the forefront of a revolutionary new style of law school instruction. The Case
Arc Integrated Lawyering Skills Program integrates lawyering skills with legal theory and professional identity and helps students better understand how lawyers really function. The goal of the program is to teach our students how to be lawyers in the real world from the first moment they begin their legal education. Case
Arc helps to equip students with the skills and knowledge they need to enter the legal world well-prepared. It gives students confidence in their practical abilities so they feel ready to enter practice.
The Guiding Principles of the CaseArc Program
- Fundamental Lawyering Skills – All students are exposed to fundamental lawyering skills during their first two years of law school. Focus is placed on skills such as fact investigation, client interviewing, client counseling, legal analysis and writing, negotiation techniques, transactional work, and much more;
- Integration of Skills and Substance – We bring substantive classroom learning to life with actual practice instruction. Students learn not just the "law" but also how to "practice law" with respect to the areas they are studying.
- Graduated Complexity – Students learn to use their lawyering skills in increasingly complex settings;
- Reinforcement – Practice of lawyering skills is emphasized throughout the program;
- Collaboration and Coordination – CaseArc is taught by teams of instructors comprised of full-time faculty and distinguished practicing lawyers from the community. Because each instructor brings a different area of expertise to the program, students benefit greatly from this team approach.