Courtney Brooks

Courtney Brooks is a Clinical Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty at the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law. She serves as Director of the Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program (DWS), an award-winning alternative bar licensing program launched in 2005. The DWS Program integrates practical skills training with performance assessments, enabling students to bypass traditional bar exams and enter careers immediately post-graduation. Brooks teaches litigation, negotiation, and client-counseling courses tailored to the DWS curriculum.

• Education: J.D., University of San Francisco; B.A. in Political Science, University of Massachusetts - Amherst.

Her research focuses on legal education innovation, the legal profession's evolution, and practical skills training. Prior to academia, Brooks practiced business litigation and products liability law at Nixon Peabody LLP, Pierce Atwood LLP, and Reed Smith LLP. She has led the Legal Residency Program, which bridges classroom learning with real-world legal practice under professional supervision.

Program Leadership: Directs the DWS Program and oversees faculty roles as Associate Dean. Her work emphasizes reimagining legal education through interdisciplinary and competency-based approaches.