The Litigation Experience

SLN #: 28445
Course Prefix: LAW-780
Course Section: 002
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Flood;Booker
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course is designed to be the culminating experience of the Trial Advocacy Program. Using a “learning by doing” format, students will take a hypothetical civil case from the pleading stage through discovery, pretrial motion practice, ADR, trial and post-trial motions.

NOTE that in lieu of certain scheduled class meetings, students in each Spring 2015 Litigation Experience section will participate in an all-day mock trial scheduled for SATURDAY, APRIL 18.

Generally, the Monday lecture session will focus on litigation topics related to the performance exercises to be undertaken in the skills sections conducted later in that same week. Students will engage in performance exercises involving:

• Depositions;
• Pretrial motions;
• ADR;
• Trial

Evidence is a Co or Pre Requisite for the course

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Evidence is a Co or Pre-Requisite
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 8
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes, Grading is based on student performance exercises
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.