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JD Certificate in Trial Advocacy
The JD Certificate in Trial Advocacy provides degree candidates career distinction in litigation by developing practical courtroom-ready skills. In addition to designated coursework, degree candidates seeking the trial advocacy certificate will benefit from completing an approved externship (requiring a 711 license) that hones the candidate's practical courtroom experience.
Requirements
Degree candidates interested in enhancing their career opportunities with the JD Certificate in Trial Advocacy must complete a minimum of 25 credit hours, including 10 required credits, and must graduate with a cumulative overall GPA of 3.0 and a GPA of 3.25 in trial advocacy coursework.
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Proposed Schedule
| Year One |
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| Required JD Courses (29 Credits) |
| Year Two, First Semester |
| Civil Procedure II (3) |
| Constitutional Law II (3) |
| Evidence (4) |
| Lawyering Skills III: Herzog Moot Court Competition (1) |
| Professional Responsibility (3) |
| Alternative Means of Dispute Resolution (2) |
| Year Two, Second Semester |
| Trial Advocacy (3) |
| ADR-Section Electives (12) |
| Year Three, First Semester |
| Lawyering Skills IV: Drafting (2) |
| Advanced Trial Advocacy (3) |
| Externship (2) |
| Center-Related Electives (8) |
| Year Three, Second Semester |
| Center-Related Electives (15) |
Curriculum
10 credits must be taken from the following list of courses:
Minimum of 4 credits in the following alternative dispute resolution courses:
- » Advanced Mediation Practicum (JD 284, 2 Credits)
- » Alternative Means of Dispute Resolution (JD 251, 2 Credits)
- » Arbitration (JD 119, 2 Credits)
- » Client Interviewing & Counseling (JD 283, 2 Credits)
- » Collective Bargaining & Arbitration Seminar (JD 255, 2 Credits)
- » Counseling & Negotiations (JD 210, 3 Credits)
- » Deposition Practicum (JD 285, 2 Credits)
- » International Commercial Dispute Resolution (JD 198, 2 Credits)
- » Mediation & Mediation Advocacy (JD 244, 2 Credits)
- » Negotiation (JD 282, 2 Credits)
- » Public Sector Labor Relations (JD 237, 2 Credits)
- » Transnational Legal Negotiation & Mediation (JD 193, 3 Credits)
Minimum of 4 credits from the following Center-related credits:
- » Appellate Moot Court Team (2 Credits)
- » Appellate Procedure (JD 200, 2 Credits)
- » Arbitration Team (2 Credits)
- » Business Aspects of Immigration Law (IBT 725, 2 Credits)
- » Client Counseling Team (2 Credits)
- » Comparative Trial Advocacy (JD 192, 3 Credits)
- » Complex Litigation (JD 261, 2 Credits)
- » Conflict of Laws (JD 128, 3 Credits)
- » Copyright Litigation (IP 427, 1 Credit)
- » Criminal Procedure: Police Investigation (JD 212, 3 Credits)
- » Criminal Procedure: Adjudication (JD 213, 2 Credits)
- » E-Discovery (JD 287, 2 Credits)
- » Employee Benefits Litigation (EB 358, 2 Credits)
- » Federal Criminal Law (JD 219, 3 Credits)
- » High Technology Litigation (ITP 815, 2 Credits)
- » Intellectual Property Litigation (JD 194, 3 Credits)
- » Jurisdiction & Judgments in Cyberspace (ITP 860, 2 Credits)
- » Labor Law (JD 137, 3 Credits)
- » Lawyering Skills IV: Drafting ? Civil Litigation (JD 152, 2 Credits)
- » Legal Ethics in International Practice (IBT 749, 1-2 Credits)
- » Mediation or Mediation Advocacy Team (2 Credits)
- » Negotiation Team (2 Credits)
- » Patent Litigation (IP 408, 2 Credits)
- » Practicum in Information Technology (ITP 893, 1-2 Credits)
- » Pretrial Practice in Civil Litigation (JD 235, 3 Credits)
- » Professional Malpractice (JD 142, 2 Credits)
- » Professional Responsibilities of a Technological Law Practice (ITP 812, 2 Credits)
- » Public Law Litigation (JD 241, 2 Credits)
- » Real Estate Litigation (RE 613, 2 Credits)
- » Trademark Litigation (IP 409, 2 Credits)
- » Trade Secrets Litigation (IP 441, 2 Credits)
- » Trial Advocacy Honors Board (2 Credits)
- » Trial Team (2 Credits)
- » Wilhelm C. Vis Commercial Arbitration Team (2 Credits)
- » Workplace Misconduct: Conducting Investigations and Interviews (JD 298, 2 Credits)
Externship or clinic program (2-6 Credits) Must be taken when a degree candidate is 711 eligible (54 credits) and must be a litigation-based placement.
- » Defender's Clinic (JD 279)
- » Fair Housing Clinic (JD 222)
- » Local Government Clinic (JD 277)
- » Post Conviction & Innocence Claims Externship (JD 280)
- » Prosecution Clinic (JD 278)
- » Veteran's Clinic (JD 125)
Please review each course description to determine what prerequisites apply.
