Students develop their skills to compete in inter-law school mock trial competitions sponsored annually by various law schools, bar, and trial lawyer organizations. Students learn the techniques involved in trying cases from faculty advisors and local attorneys acting as coaches and judges in preparation for inter-law school trial competitions. Enrollment in this course is limited to students who are members of the law school’s mock trial team, and with the approval of the advocacy team’s faculty advisor. Students competing in intercollegiate competitions will earn for satisfactory completion of such competition either one (1) credit, if serving as a witness, or (2) credits, if serving as an attorney advocate. Students serving as alternates for attorney advocates may also earn one (1) credit, with the approval of the Mock Trial faculty advisor. No student may earn more than four (4) credits towards graduation for participation on the Mock Trial Team. This course is graded on a pass/fail basis. The class involves several faculty-supervised simulation exercises and satisfies the experiential learning requirement. A minimum law school GPA of 2.333 is required to register for this course.
Membership determined by organization by-laws.