The college offers an intensive trial advocacy course in which students integrate the rules of evidence with the skills of courtroom practice. Students learn how to conduct direct and cross-examinations, prepare and present exhibits, and present oral arguments at trial.
All students conduct a full mock-jury trial at the conclusion of the course.
Students may enroll in the Trial Advocacy course during their second or third year. Students meet each week in small sections, led by an experienced trial lawyer, where they practice new skills through specially designed problems and receive comments and suggestions from the practitioner. At the conclusion of the course, each student participates in a half-day trial, which is presented at the state courthouse before a practicing judge and a jury comprising members of the community. For feedback regarding this site, contact webmaster .