The course is intended to educate and train students in the trial advocacy theory and skills necessary to conduct and present civil and criminal cases either before the court or a jury. Through your experiences in both the large and small groups you will be provided with the knowledge, theories, skills, strategies, and techniques enabling you to become a successful trial attorney. Participation, presence and preparation are required. The trial of a case is like a marathon. You must keep going at a pace which always allows you to do a competent and honorable job for your client and for your profession.
More lawyers find themselves in trouble for procrastination than for any other failing.
In this class, you will learn by doing. Each small group will have a maximum of 8 students. Each student will be assigned a number and these will be used to determine the role the student will play in the weekly exercises. The syllabus makes reference to the objectives for the week, the reading, performance and written assignments.