Such courses would include, for example, Antitrust Law, Conflict of Laws, Family Law, Employment Discrimination, Immigration Law, Disability and the Law, and many others. Another fruitful area of study for students interested in litigation is the growing field of alternative dispute resolution. The Law School's offerings in this area include Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution, Mediation, and Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, as well as the Negotiation Workshop mentioned above. Finally, a vital component in the development of a litigating lawyer is an awareness of professional responsibility. The power of persuasion is the litigator's tool.
Ethical paradoxes go hand in hand with the power to persuade others.
The relationship between the nature of power and the ethical use of it is part of every litigation course. Many of the ethical dilemmas studied in depth in the Law School courses on the legal profession are likely to be those faced by litigators in court. In addition to the advanced courses taught in traditional academic format, the Law School offers many clinical courses which provide opportunities for advanced learning in real-life litigation practice. In The Lawyering Process and Introduction to Advocacy, Criminal students study advanced litigation skills and gain valuable real-life experience by working on actual litigated matters under the supervision of Harvard clinical instructors in the Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center, the Criminal Justice Institute, the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau and in legal services offices, prosecutors' offices and public defenders' offices. Other substantive courses offer clinical components or options designed to complement classroom learning with real world experience.