ANALYSIS: Four Ways Law Schools Can Shut the Practical Skill Gap

A new Bloomberg Law survey reveals a gap between what students are being taught in law school and what practical skills they will need for a successful career. Incorporating real-world practical courses in the traditional legal program can help bridge this gap.

Attorneys were asked about the skills they wished they had learned before practicing law in our Law School Preparedness Survey. Their responses—some chosen from the survey, some provided by the respondents themselves—ranged from client interaction to networking skills, as seen in the word cloud below. The majority identified multiple practical skills that would have been beneficial to ...