Practice makes progress. That’s why most trainings in our Litigation Skills Series are interactive, featuring both demonstrations and a chance to get on your feet to practice your skills. Our faculty are experienced, talented, and devoted to pro bono and public-interest lawyers. Past faculty has included judges from DC Superior Court and DC Court of Appeals, experienced litigators at DC law firms, corporate counsel, and seasoned advocates from legal services organizations, the Department of Justice, and the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia.
Our trainings are comprehensive, focused, and affordable – they cost far less than comparable trainings offered elsewhere.
The trainings for our 2025-2026 year include:
- Exhibits & Evidentiary Foundations – Tuesday, November 18, 2025 – Register Now!
- Pre-Trial Discovery, January 2026
- Impeachment, February 2026
- Appellate Practice: Legal Writing & Argument, March 2026
- Advanced Objections, April 2026
- Trial Advocacy, May 2026
Scholarships are available thanks to the generosity of the D.C. Bar Foundation. The list of DC Bar Foundation Partner Organizations is here. If you are working for any of these organizations when registering for Washington Council of Lawyers’ Litigation Skills Series trainings, please submit your registration through the scholarship request form on the registration page.
If you have any questions, please contact Chris Marin at cmarin@wclawyers.org.