Lawyers as Leaders

The course is designed to help students think more broadly about the responsibilities and challenges of lawyers who achieve leadership positions. The course will also explore ways for students to strengthen their own personal leadership style through self-assessment and skill development. Course readings will cover leadership theories, case studies, and historical reflections on lawyers as leaders. Some classes will include visitors who currently or formerly served in leadership roles.

Other Leadership Courses

Developing one’s leadership potential is a lifelong endeavor, combining theoretical knowledge practice and applied skills.  For Moritz students, the journey takes place both in the classroom and in the many co-curricular activities under the Program on Law and Leadership umbrella. In the classroom, Moritz core offering is a specialized class on leadership for lawyers called, fittingly, Lawyers as Leaders.  In addition, many other Moritz expressly attend to issues of leadership.

Moritz Leadership Courses

• Advanced Communication Skills for Lawyers
• Lawyers as Leaders
• Legal Negotiations
• Legislation Clinic
• Mediation
• National Security Law
• Resolving Community Civil Rights Disputes
• Venture Capital and Deal Making
• Washington, D.C. Summer Program

Non-Law Leadership Courses

Law students may take up to five semester credit hours in non-law coursework from other colleges and schools at Ohio State, including leadership-related courses from the Fisher College of Business and John Glenn College of Public Affairs, among others.

The Program on Law and Leadership curates a list of graduate-level leadership courses throughout Ohio State and strongly encourages students to expand their exposure to leadership training by working with other disciplines. Please contact your faculty advisor for assistance with choosing courses that can further your leadership training.

Moritz Electives and Interdisciplinary Options

Students can also take several Moritz electives that further explore leadership and related issues. Additionally, law students may take up to five semester credit hours in course work from other colleges or departments at The Ohio State University, including leadership-related courses from the Fisher College of Business and the John Glenn College of Public Affairs.