Sometimes a law school curriculum doesn’t provide all the knowledge and details needed to start a successful career as an attorney.

Check out these five courses that will arm you with valuable insights every lawyer needs:

1. History of the Welfare State: Pre and Post Goldberg v. Kelly takes a look at the development of welfare programs from the post-WWII era through today.
2. Telling Your Story: Effective Advocacy in Legal Writing explores essentials of legal writing in various contexts, with an emphasis on how telling a good story is imperative to constructing compelling arguments.
3. 50th Anniversary Tribute to Gideon v. Wainwright: The Right to Effective Assistance of Counsel. Herald Price Fahringer and Erica Dubno trace the history of this fascinating case and its consequences for lawyers today.
4. Don’t Give Up Five Minutes Before the Miracle. Laurie Besden, Esquire, Executive Director of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of PA, shares her compelling personal story of drug addiction while providing tips for identifying and helping attorneys in distress due to substance use and mental health disorders.
5. Title IX, Due Process, and Campus Sexual Misconduct helps attorneys gain an understanding of the role an attorney might play in helping a student accused of sexual misconduct obtain a fair hearing on campus.