This course introduces the student to the structure of the trial process and the skills used by trial lawyers. The topics covered range from opening statements to closing arguments, including conducting direct and cross‑examination of witnesses, making and meeting objections, introducing documents and discovery into evidence and using hypothetical questions with expert witnesses. Students must perform simulated exercises and will try one or more civil or criminal cases before a jury. Visit the web for more information on the instructors.
Prerequisite: Evidence. Students taking Trial Advocacy in the second semester of their third year may take Evidence as a Corequisite.
Restriction: Students who have taken Trial Advocacy as part of a clinical program (Civil or Criminal) may not subsequently enroll in Trial Advocacy.
A student who fails either to attend the initial meeting of a section of Trial Advocacy, or to obtain permission to be absent from either the instructor or the Registrar, will be administratively dropped from the section. Students who are on a wait list for a section are required to attend the first section meeting to be considered for enrollment.
