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but also how to act and communicate like one.</strong></p> <p>Lawyers rely on fundamental practice skills to solve problems for their clients.  Penn Carey Law’s Legal Practice Skills course empowers students to flex the knowledge they have already acquired and develop areas they need to thrive as a lawyer beyond their 1L year. In addition to the mandatory first-year, year-long Legal Practice Skills course, the Law School offers a wealth of opportunities for developing practical and professional skills inside and outside of the classroom. </p> <h2>Courses<a id="courses"></a></h2> <p>The Law School offers a broad range of courses to help students advance and hone their legal and professional skills.</p> <div class="lw_accordion"> <section class="lw_accordion_block"> <h4 class="lw_accordion_block_title"><button aria-expanded="false" type="button">The First-Year Course</button></h4> <div class="lw_accordion_block_content" aria-hidden="true"> <p>In Legal Practice Skills, a year-long, six-credit course, students will learn how to find the legal principles that apply to a particular situation; combine legal authorities to develop a cogent overall picture of the law; apply the law to a new set of facts; and present analyses and solutions orally and in writing.</p> <p>Students will practice communicating formally, in legal documents and oral arguments, and informally, as all lawyers do on a daily basis, through email and in face-to-face meetings.</p> <p>Through a series of exercises designed to simulate actual law practice, Legal Practice Skills exposes students to a range of practice skills beyond legal writing, including interviewing, negotiation, basic contract drafting, and fact development. The course urges students to think broadly about how different assignments and tasks fit together, as well as how they contribute to the ultimate goal of representing a client.</p> <h4><strong>Legal Practice Skills Instruction</strong></h4> <p>Legal Practice Skills is taught by full-time faculty who bring to bear a wide variety of professional experiences, spanning government, law firms, public service, and education, and share a commitment to best teaching practices. Students also hone their writing and oral communication skills in small groups led by Littleton Fellows, talented third-year students who are selected through a competitive process and are trained and closely supervised by the Legal Practice Skills faculty. Throughout the course, students receive individualized feedback from faculty and Littleton Fellows on their oral and written work.</p> <p>Legal research is taught by Penn’s law librarians, who hold degrees in both law and library science. During interactive research workshops, students follow the librarians through examples of computerized research problems on their own laptops. Research and writing are integrated so that students use the resources they find to solve problems presented by the assignments in the course.</p> <h4><strong>The Learning Process</strong></h4> <p>Throughout the course, students assume the role of attorneys, drafting legal documents and engaging in practice simulations that expose students to aspects of transactional and litigation-based law practice. They also work collaboratively with their peers in class to formulate arguments. The faculty and Littleton Fellows work together to provide students with feedback on their work in individual and group settings.</p> <p>The fall term covers the fundamentals of legal analysis and exposes students to a range of other practice skills. The course begins at 1L Orientation, with an introduction to the U.S. legal system and basic case-briefing skills. From there, students learn how to research, construct, and present legal arguments in legal memoranda, substantive emails, and face-to-face meetings. Students will use these skills to draft an in-depth memorandum analyzing a legal issue that arises from the transaction and a related assignment requiring students to orally communicate legal advice in a short video. To end the semester, working in teams, students also help guide a simulated client through a business transaction, practicing basic client interviewing, negotiating, and contract-drafting skills.</p> <p>In the spring term, students learn and practice fact development and advocacy skills. Early in the semester, they write a motion brief addressed to a trial judge and argue the motion. For the rest of the semester, students grapple with a summary judgment problem, developing and distilling relevant facts from a client interview and various primary documents, drafting an affidavit and a statement of undisputed facts, and researching and drafting a summary judgment brief. Along the way, they also practice informally communicating with their client and supervising attorney, orally and in writing, and engage in simulated case conferences and settlement negotiations. The course culminates with an oral argument at the federal courthouse in Philadelphia before a panel of practicing lawyers and judges.</p> </div> </section> <section class="lw_accordion_block"> <h4 class="lw_accordion_block_title"><button aria-expanded="false" type="button">Upper-Level Courses</button></h4> <div class="lw_accordion_block_content" aria-hidden="true"> <p>All courses at Law School are designed to help students develop their analytical skills. The Law School also offers a variety of courses that are geared primarily toward the development of practical and professional skills. </p> </div> </section> <section class="lw_accordion_block"> <h4 class="lw_accordion_block_title"><button aria-expanded="false" type="button">Legal Research and Writing for LLMs</button></h4> <div class="lw_accordion_block_content" aria-hidden="true"> <p>U.S. Legal Research and Writing, a required course for all LLM students, is taught over four weeks during the summer. Students learn how to research and work with U.S. legal resources; analyze legal issues; and communicate their legal analyses orally and in writing.</p> <p>LLM students who would like more writing and communications practice after completing U.S. Legal Research and Writing are encouraged to enroll in upper-level writing and skills courses.</p> </div> </section> </div> <h2>Lipman Redman Prize Winners</h2> <p><strong>At the end of your first year of Law School, the LPS Professors will carefully select and vote on the two best briefs from the 1L year.</strong></p> <p>The winners receive a monetary prize and a mention in the commencement brochure the year they graduate. The winners from previous years are listed below.</p> <h3>2023-2024 Winners</h3> <ul> <li> <strong><a class="file file_13107 lw_files_pdf file file_13107" href="/live/files/13107-john-foster" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Foster</a></strong> </li> <li> <strong><a class="file file_13106 lw_files_pdf" href="/live/files/13106-lia-rocchino" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lia Rocchino</a></strong> </li> </ul> <h3>2022-2023 Winners</h3> <ul> <li> <strong><a class="file file_12917 lw_files_pdf file file_12917" title="Ben Kilano Lipman Redman Brief 2023" href="/live/files/12917-ben-kilano-lipman-redman-brief-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Kilano</a></strong> </li> <li> <strong><a class="file file_12918 lw_files_pdf file file_12918" title="Rubin Summary Judgment Brief Lipman Redman 2023" href="/live/files/12918-rubin-summary-judgment-brief-lipman-redman-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jesse Rubin</a></strong> </li> </ul> <h3>2021-2022 Winners</h3> <ul> <li> <strong>Jared Cohen</strong>  </li> <li> <strong>Elizabeth Gatto </strong> </li> </ul> <h3>2020-2021 Winners</h3> <ul> <li> <strong>Meeghan Dooley</strong> </li> <li> <strong>Katherine Rohde</strong> </li> </ul> <h3>2019-2020 Winners</h3> <ul> <li> <strong>Cal Barnett-Mayotte</strong> </li> <li> <strong>Jeffrey Simon </strong> </li> </ul> <h3>2018-2019 Winners</h3> <ul> <li> <strong>Emily Friedman</strong> </li> <li> <strong>Jeffrey Popoviz</strong> </li> </ul> <h3>2017-2018 Winners</h3> <ul> <li> <strong>Lavi-Ben Dor</strong> </li> <li> <strong>William R. Heaston</strong> </li> </ul> <h3>2016-2017 Winners</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/files/6545-anna-dginto-sj-briefpdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Anna D’Ginto</strong></a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/files/6544-allie-munson-sj-briefpdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Allie Munson</strong></a> </li> </ul> <h3>2015-2016 Winners</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/files/5552-chris-brigantepdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Chris Brigante</strong></a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/files/5553-matt-feldmanpdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Matt Feldman</strong></a> </li> </ul> <h3>2014-2015 Winners</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/files/4498-ryan-miller-summary-judgment-briefpdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Ryan Miller</strong></a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/files/4497-robert-yupdf"><strong>Robert Yu</strong></a> </li> </ul> <h3>2013-2014 Winners</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/files/3228-1-winner-keblesh-michaelpdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Michael Keblesh</strong></a> <strong><br /></strong> </li> <li> <strong>Kyle Schwartz</strong> </li> </ul> <div id="lw_widget_2faaf46a" class="lw_widget_id_1311 lw_widget_legal_practice_skills_faculty lw_widget_pagination lw_widget_clean_markup student-profiles block-container"><h3>Legal Practice Skills Faculty</h3><div class="flex-wrapper wrap space-between flex3-grid"><div class="flex-3 relative"><div class="image-container"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42894_SilviaDiaz_1021_0011_1_2.rev.1641485483.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42894_SilviaDiaz_1021_0011_1_2.rev.1641485483.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42894_SilviaDiaz_1021_0011_1_2.rev.1641485483.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42894_SilviaDiaz_1021_0011_1_2.rev.1641485483.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42894_SilviaDiaz_1021_0011_1_2.rev.1641485483.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42894_SilviaDiaz_1021_0011_1_2.rev.1641485483.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42894_SilviaDiaz_1021_0011_1_2.rev.1641485483.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42894_SilviaDiaz_1021_0011_1_2.rev.1641485483.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42894_SilviaDiaz_1021_0011_1_2.rev.1641485483.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42894_SilviaDiaz_1021_0011_1_2.rev.1641485483.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42894_SilviaDiaz_1021_0011_1_2.rev.1641485483.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42894_SilviaDiaz_1021_0011_1_2.rev.1641485483.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42894_SilviaDiaz_1021_0011_1_2.rev.1641485483.jpg" alt="Silvia Diaz" width="583" height="696" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42894_SilviaDiaz_1021_0011_1_2.rev.1641485483.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42894_SilviaDiaz_1021_0011_1_2.rev.1641485483.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div><h4>Silvia Diaz L’08</h4> Senior Lecturer, Legal Practice Skills; Academic Director, Pre-College Academy<a href="/live/profiles/3373-silvia-diaz-l08" aria-label="Silvia Diaz L’08" class="link-fill"> </a></div><div class="flex-3 relative"><div class="image-container"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2334,1171/32322_gayle_gowan.rev.1618324383.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2334,1171/32322_gayle_gowan.rev.1618324383.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2334,1171/32322_gayle_gowan.rev.1618324383.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2334,1171/32322_gayle_gowan.rev.1618324383.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2334,1171/32322_gayle_gowan.rev.1618324383.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2334,1171/32322_gayle_gowan.rev.1618324383.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2334,1171/32322_gayle_gowan.rev.1618324383.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2334,1171/32322_gayle_gowan.rev.1618324383.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2334,1171/32322_gayle_gowan.rev.1618324383.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2334,1171/32322_gayle_gowan.rev.1618324383.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2334,1171/32322_gayle_gowan.rev.1618324383.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2334,1171/32322_gayle_gowan.rev.1618324383.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2334,1171/32322_gayle_gowan.rev.1618324383.jpg" alt="Gayle Gowen" width="583" height="696" data-max-w="2334" data-max-h="1171" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div><h4>Gayle Gowen L’98</h4> Legal Practice Skills Senior Lecturer; Director, Moot Court and LLM Practice Skills<a href="/live/profiles/3103-gayle-gowen-l98" aria-label="Gayle Gowen L’98" class="link-fill"> </a></div><div class="flex-3 relative"><div class="image-container"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42719_KarenLindell_1021_0026.rev.1638310639.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42719_KarenLindell_1021_0026.rev.1638310639.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42719_KarenLindell_1021_0026.rev.1638310639.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42719_KarenLindell_1021_0026.rev.1638310639.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42719_KarenLindell_1021_0026.rev.1638310639.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42719_KarenLindell_1021_0026.rev.1638310639.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42719_KarenLindell_1021_0026.rev.1638310639.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42719_KarenLindell_1021_0026.rev.1638310639.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42719_KarenLindell_1021_0026.rev.1638310639.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42719_KarenLindell_1021_0026.rev.1638310639.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42719_KarenLindell_1021_0026.rev.1638310639.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42719_KarenLindell_1021_0026.rev.1638310639.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42719_KarenLindell_1021_0026.rev.1638310639.jpg" alt="Karen Lindell's Headshot" width="583" height="696" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42719_KarenLindell_1021_0026.rev.1638310639.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/42719_KarenLindell_1021_0026.rev.1638310639.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div><h4>Karen U. Lindell</h4> Senior Lecturer, Legal Practice Skills<a href="/live/profiles/3374-karen-u-lindell" aria-label="Karen U. Lindell" class="link-fill"> </a></div><div class="flex-3 relative"><div class="image-container"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/614,0,2739,2126/36407_Sarah_Pierce_Headshot_4.rev.1721847664.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/614,0,2739,2126/36407_Sarah_Pierce_Headshot_4.rev.1721847664.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/614,0,2739,2126/36407_Sarah_Pierce_Headshot_4.rev.1721847664.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/614,0,2739,2126/36407_Sarah_Pierce_Headshot_4.rev.1721847664.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/614,0,2739,2126/36407_Sarah_Pierce_Headshot_4.rev.1721847664.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/614,0,2739,2126/36407_Sarah_Pierce_Headshot_4.rev.1721847664.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/614,0,2739,2126/36407_Sarah_Pierce_Headshot_4.rev.1721847664.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/614,0,2739,2126/36407_Sarah_Pierce_Headshot_4.rev.1721847664.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/614,0,2739,2126/36407_Sarah_Pierce_Headshot_4.rev.1721847664.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/614,0,2739,2126/36407_Sarah_Pierce_Headshot_4.rev.1721847664.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/614,0,2739,2126/36407_Sarah_Pierce_Headshot_4.rev.1721847664.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/614,0,2739,2126/36407_Sarah_Pierce_Headshot_4.rev.1721847664.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/614,0,2739,2126/36407_Sarah_Pierce_Headshot_4.rev.1721847664.jpg" alt="Sarah Pierce" width="583" height="696" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/614,0,2739,2126/36407_Sarah_Pierce_Headshot_4.rev.1721847664.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/614,0,2739,2126/36407_Sarah_Pierce_Headshot_4.rev.1721847664.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2125" data-max-h="2126" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div><h4>Sarah Pierce</h4> Denise A. Rotko Associate Dean for Legal Practice Skills; Academic Director, JD/MBA Capstone Program<a href="/live/profiles/3072-sarah-pierce" aria-label="Sarah Pierce" class="link-fill"> </a></div><div class="flex-3 relative"><div class="image-container"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/0,0,650,750/710_jessica_simon.rev.1614818762.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,650,750/710_jessica_simon.rev.1614818762.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/0,0,650,750/710_jessica_simon.rev.1614818762.jpg 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,650,750/710_jessica_simon.rev.1614818762.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/0,0,650,750/710_jessica_simon.rev.1614818762.jpg" alt="Jessica Simon" width="583" height="696" data-max-w="650" data-max-h="750" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div><h4>Jessica P. Simon C’95</h4> Associate Director of Legal Practice Skills; Director of Academic Support<a href="/live/profiles/2964-jessica-p-simon-c95" aria-label="Jessica P. Simon C’95" class="link-fill"> </a></div><div class="flex-3 relative"><div class="image-container"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/352,0,2489,2135/48177_Faculty_Headshot_Ben_Sirolly_1.rev.1723475736.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/352,0,2489,2135/48177_Faculty_Headshot_Ben_Sirolly_1.rev.1723475736.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/352,0,2489,2135/48177_Faculty_Headshot_Ben_Sirolly_1.rev.1723475736.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/352,0,2489,2135/48177_Faculty_Headshot_Ben_Sirolly_1.rev.1723475736.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/352,0,2489,2135/48177_Faculty_Headshot_Ben_Sirolly_1.rev.1723475736.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/352,0,2489,2135/48177_Faculty_Headshot_Ben_Sirolly_1.rev.1723475736.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/352,0,2489,2135/48177_Faculty_Headshot_Ben_Sirolly_1.rev.1723475736.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/352,0,2489,2135/48177_Faculty_Headshot_Ben_Sirolly_1.rev.1723475736.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/500/height/597/crop/1/src_region/352,0,2489,2135/48177_Faculty_Headshot_Ben_Sirolly_1.rev.1723475736.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/352,0,2489,2135/48177_Faculty_Headshot_Ben_Sirolly_1.rev.1723475736.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/352,0,2489,2135/48177_Faculty_Headshot_Ben_Sirolly_1.rev.1723475736.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/352,0,2489,2135/48177_Faculty_Headshot_Ben_Sirolly_1.rev.1723475736.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/352,0,2489,2135/48177_Faculty_Headshot_Ben_Sirolly_1.rev.1723475736.jpg" alt="Ben Sirolly" width="583" height="696" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/352,0,2489,2135/48177_Faculty_Headshot_Ben_Sirolly_1.rev.1723475736.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/35/width/583/height/696/crop/1/src_region/352,0,2489,2135/48177_Faculty_Headshot_Ben_Sirolly_1.rev.1723475736.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2137" data-max-h="2135" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div><h4>Benjamin Sirolly L’13</h4> Senior Lecturer, Legal Practice Skills<a href="/live/profiles/17847-benjamin-sirolly-l13" aria-label="Benjamin Sirolly L’13" class="link-fill"> </a></div><div class="flex-3" style="margin:0; padding:0;" tabindex="-1"></div><div class="flex-3" style="margin:0; padding:0;" tabindex="-1"></div><div class="flex-3" style="margin:0; padding:0;" tabindex="-1"></div></div></div> <div class="lw_widget lw_widget_type_galleries_inline lw_gallery lw_widget_type_gallery_pennlaw lw_gallery_pennlaw"> <div class="image-gallery-container block-container"> <h3>Legal Practice Skills</h3> <p></p> <div class="image-gallery-slider-main"> <div class="slide-item"> <figure><picture> <source type="image/webp" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/40/width/500/height/347/crop/1/14520_keedycup2013_0070.rev.1614818766.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/40/width/500/height/347/crop/1/14520_keedycup2013_0070.rev.1614818766.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/40/width/500/height/347/crop/1/14520_keedycup2013_0070.rev.1614818766.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/40/width/790/height/549/crop/1/14520_keedycup2013_0070.rev.1614818766.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/40/width/790/height/549/crop/1/14520_keedycup2013_0070.rev.1614818766.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/40/width/500/height/347/crop/1/14520_keedycup2013_0070.rev.1614818766.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/40/width/500/height/347/crop/1/14520_keedycup2013_0070.rev.1614818766.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/40/width/500/height/347/crop/1/14520_keedycup2013_0070.rev.1614818766.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/40/width/790/height/549/crop/1/14520_keedycup2013_0070.rev.1614818766.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/40/width/790/height/549/crop/1/14520_keedycup2013_0070.rev.1614818766.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/40/width/790/height/549/crop/1/14520_keedycup2013_0070.rev.1614818766.jpg" alt="Keedy Cup student" width="790" height="549" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/40/width/790/height/549/crop/1/14520_keedycup2013_0070.rev.1614818766.jpg 2x" data-max-w="1650" data-max-h="1098" loading="lazy"/> </picture> <figcaption> <div class="caption"> Keedy Cup student </div> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="image-gallery-slider-nav-item slide-item relative"><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/40/width/158/height/110/crop/1/14520_keedycup2013_0070.rev.1614818766.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/40/width/158/height/110/crop/1/14520_keedycup2013_0070.rev.1614818766.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/40/width/158/height/110/crop/1/14520_keedycup2013_0070.rev.1614818766.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/40/width/158/height/110/crop/1/14520_keedycup2013_0070.rev.1614818766.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/40/width/158/height/110/crop/1/14520_keedycup2013_0070.rev.1614818766.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/40/width/158/height/110/crop/1/14520_keedycup2013_0070.rev.1614818766.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/40/width/158/height/110/crop/1/14520_keedycup2013_0070.rev.1614818766.jpg" alt="Keedy Cup student" width="158" height="110" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/40/width/158/height/110/crop/1/14520_keedycup2013_0070.rev.1614818766.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/40/width/158/height/110/crop/1/14520_keedycup2013_0070.rev.1614818766.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1650" data-max-h="1098" loading="lazy"/> </picture> <a href="#0" class="slide-link link-fill" aria-label="Slide Title"> </a> </div></div><div class="slide-item"> <figure><picture> <source type="image/webp" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/40/width/500/height/347/crop/1/30295_sarahpierce_0011.rev.1614818766.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/40/width/500/height/347/crop/1/30295_sarahpierce_0011.rev.1614818766.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/40/width/500/height/347/crop/1/30295_sarahpierce_0011.rev.1614818766.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/40/width/790/height/549/crop/1/30295_sarahpierce_0011.rev.1614818766.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/40/width/790/height/549/crop/1/30295_sarahpierce_0011.rev.1614818766.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/40/width/500/height/347/crop/1/30295_sarahpierce_0011.rev.1614818766.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/40/width/500/height/347/crop/1/30295_sarahpierce_0011.rev.1614818766.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/40/width/500/height/347/crop/1/30295_sarahpierce_0011.rev.1614818766.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/40/width/790/height/549/crop/1/30295_sarahpierce_0011.rev.1614818766.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/40/width/790/height/549/crop/1/30295_sarahpierce_0011.rev.1614818766.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/40/width/790/height/549/crop/1/30295_sarahpierce_0011.rev.1614818766.jpg" alt="Sarah Pierce teaching" width="790" height="549" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/40/width/790/height/549/crop/1/30295_sarahpierce_0011.rev.1614818766.jpg 2x" data-max-w="2048" data-max-h="1365" loading="lazy"/> </picture> <figcaption> <div class="caption"> Sarah Pierce teaching </div> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="image-gallery-slider-nav-item slide-item relative"><picture> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/40/width/158/height/110/crop/1/30295_sarahpierce_0011.rev.1614818766.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/40/width/158/height/110/crop/1/30295_sarahpierce_0011.rev.1614818766.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/40/width/158/height/110/crop/1/30295_sarahpierce_0011.rev.1614818766.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/40/width/158/height/110/crop/1/30295_sarahpierce_0011.rev.1614818766.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/40/width/158/height/110/crop/1/30295_sarahpierce_0011.rev.1614818766.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/40/width/158/height/110/crop/1/30295_sarahpierce_0011.rev.1614818766.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/40/width/158/height/110/crop/1/30295_sarahpierce_0011.rev.1614818766.jpg" alt="Sarah Pierce teaching" width="158" height="110" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/40/width/158/height/110/crop/1/30295_sarahpierce_0011.rev.1614818766.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/40/width/158/height/110/crop/1/30295_sarahpierce_0011.rev.1614818766.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2048" data-max-h="1365" loading="lazy"/> </picture> <a href="#0" class="slide-link link-fill" aria-label="Slide Title"> </a> </div></div><div class="slide-item"> <figure><picture> <source type="image/webp" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/40/width/500/height/347/crop/1/14548_jessica_simon_teaching_2161.rev.1614818766.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/40/width/500/height/347/crop/1/14548_jessica_simon_teaching_2161.rev.1614818766.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/40/width/790/height/549/crop/1/14548_jessica_simon_teaching_2161.rev.1614818766.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" 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