Abstract: The cultivation of legal talents is an important support for promoting the construction of the rule of law. After long-term exploration, China has formed a legal education system dominated by degree education and supplemented by diversified training, achieving an organic connection between academic education and career development. However, against the backdrop of the continuous expansion of legal education, the structural contradiction between traditional training models and social needs is gradually emerging, especially in the areas of practical teaching and vocational ability cultivation, which urgently need to be optimized. In response to this problem, this article analyzes the path of innovation in practical classrooms and improvement of employment ability for law students in applied universities.

Key words: Application-oriented universities, Law major, Practical classroom, Classroom innovation, Employability, Capability upgrading