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Table of Contents - Trial Advocacy II
LAW 8703      Trial Advocacy II
A practical skills course in the art of trial advocacy with an emphasis on technique, style, and methods of persuasion. During class sessions, students perform exercises involving the various stages of a law suit, and are critiqued on their performances. Following performance of the exercises, students are divided into teams and try a mock case in a trial competition, from which the Law School's National Trial Competition Teams are selected. The trials are evaluated by trial lawyers and federal or state judges. The course is graded on a pass/fail basis.. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: Trial Advocacy I
Faculty: School of Law
Department: Law General
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