LAW832
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TRIAL ADVOCACY II
Course Title
TRIAL ADVOCACY II
Course Number
832
Min
3
Course Types
Experiential Learning, Letter Grading, Simulation-Experiential
Credit Type
NON-GPA COURSES
Description
Satisfies Experiential Learning.
This course instructs in advanced elements of litigation. Sections of the course are designated according to subject matter emphasis, e.g., personal injury, criminal, and civil rights. Coverage may include handling of difficult witnesses such as character witnesses, alibi and eyewitnesses and other aspects of pretrial preparation such as investigation, analysis of fact and law, depositions or preliminary hearings, request for admissions, negotiations and settlement. Jury instructions are also covered. This course is particularly useful for those students who wish to be certified and to appear in court under the California Rules Governing the Practical Training of Law Students. Students engage in selected facets of trial procedure during recorded simulated trial situations. Also included in the course is a full day mock trial. The trial is intended to afford the student an opportunity to demonstrate all of the skills previously discussed on an individual basis throughout the semester.
NOTE: Students may enroll in this course only once even if the subject matter in another section differs.
This course instructs in advanced elements of litigation. Sections of the course are designated according to subject matter emphasis, e.g., personal injury, criminal, and civil rights. Coverage may include handling of difficult witnesses such as character witnesses, alibi and eyewitnesses and other aspects of pretrial preparation such as investigation, analysis of fact and law, depositions or preliminary hearings, request for admissions, negotiations and settlement. Jury instructions are also covered. This course is particularly useful for those students who wish to be certified and to appear in court under the California Rules Governing the Practical Training of Law Students. Students engage in selected facets of trial procedure during recorded simulated trial situations. Also included in the course is a full day mock trial. The trial is intended to afford the student an opportunity to demonstrate all of the skills previously discussed on an individual basis throughout the semester.
NOTE: Students may enroll in this course only once even if the subject matter in another section differs.