<p>Students at Widener Law Delaware got a valuable example of real-world lawyering recently when the renowned Court of Chancery visited the law school for oral arguments in a business case.</p>
<p>Chancellor Andre Bouchard, the court&rsquo;s chief jurist, presided over a hearing in Teamsters Union 25 Health Services &amp; Insurance Plan v. Martin J. Brand, et al. and Orbitz Worldwide Inc. A total of 13 attorneys representing multiple parties were present before the court, with three attorneys arguing their cases over the course of about three hours.<br /> &ldquo;I love that Chancellor Bouchard came here,&rdquo; 2L Sabrina Hendershot said during a break in the case. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s nice to see that perspective. The Chancery Court is unique to Delaware and we&rsquo;re the only law school in Delaware. It&rsquo;s something you can&rsquo;t get anywhere else, and it&rsquo;s an internationally renowned court.&rdquo;</p>
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<p>The opportunity to watch the court in action had an additional benefit for 3L Kyle Wu, who will graduate in May. New Delaware lawyers have to fulfill dozens of requirements before they can be licensed, including observing a trial or complete hearing in the Court of Chancery. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s great,&rdquo; Wu said. &ldquo;The opportunity to do that comes to you, in this sense.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Interim Dean <a href="ipl://20//WyIyOSJd">Erin Daly</a>&nbsp;spoke briefly to students in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom before Bouchard took the bench. She challenged them with a bit of trivia &ndash; the Court of Chancery&rsquo;s roots date to 1280, during the reign of Edward 1<sup>st</sup> &ndash; to illustrate that the tradition of issuing justice in an equitable way transcends centuries to come to Delaware, and to the law school. She explained that the Delaware Supreme Court has often heard arguments at the law school, but this was the first time the Court of Chancery had done so.</p>
<p>&ldquo;What you are about to witness is an extraordinary event and one that&rsquo;s unique in American legal education,&rdquo; Daly said.</p>