Professional Development
Training


Dewey & LeBoeuf University

Welcome to DLU!

Each year, Dewey & LeBoeuf lawyers invest hundreds of hours in developing and attending internal training programs through Dewey & LeBoeuf University (DLU). DLU is an extension of your law school experience. The key difference is that our training is not focused on theory or case law. DLU programs prepare our lawyers for action. Our training will walk you through the negotiation of a complex contract; videotape you deposing an expert witness; help you write a winning brief; match you with a rainmaker to develop a book of business; and put you in role-play scenarios to prepare you for managing a team of junior attorneys and staff. DLU's key objective is to develop smart thinkers and smart performers.

DLU draws on the firm's world-class lawyers and their professional experience for training programs. Partners and associates serve in the capacity of college faculty and work with the training team to identify and develop curricula that address our clients' evolving business challenges. Training sessions range from one-hour in length to several days. 

DLU has 26 campuses with nearly 3,000 enrolled students. The site can host an intimate eight-person roundtable-training program or 250 students in a theater style environment. State of the art technology has been incorporated into the site, including four movie screens that allow real-time attendee interaction from around the globe.

In addition to our main training center, the New York City location is also home to the Leonard Joseph Moot Courtroom. The moot courtroom is a replica of an actual courtroom and includes a raised judge's panel, witness stand, jury box, counsel tables and audience seating. It is fitted with interactive audio and video technology that prepares our litigators for the modern-day courtroom environment. Wireless networking is also available throughout our training facility. Students at our Washington, DC campus attend programs in a new theater style auditorium.

Training is not only critical for the continual development of our lawyers' substantive knowledge, but provides an opportunity to form professional relationships with colleagues and industry experts. Several times a year, lawyers will travel between offices to attend intensive firm and industry training programs. Weekly training sessions are often video-conferenced across the firm's offices as well. We want our lawyers to know their colleagues so that learning continues outside of the classroom.