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The Center for Advocacy & Dispute Resolution
JD/LLM in Trial Advocacy & Dispute Resolution
John Marshall's nationally ranked Trial Advocacy program gives JD candidates interested in trial advocacy and dispute resolution the opportunity to save time and money by earning a JD/LLM in Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution. Through hands-on exercises and simulations, the joint degree develops courtroom skills that otherwise only come from being in actual practice. Whether you plan to pursue a position with a firm or strike out on your own, the JD/LLM in Trial Advocacy will make you courtroom-ready, a characteristic employers search for in the best applicants.
Requirements
Joint JD/LLM in Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution candidates must complete 80 credits from John Marshall's JD catalogue, including all required courses, plus 24 credit hours from the LLM in Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution catalogue (the first 10 LLM credit hours will count as JD elective credits), including required and elective courses.
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Proposed Schedule
| Summer Session |
|---|
| Negotiation Theory & Practice in Primarily Pretrial Scenarios (2 Credits) |
| Fall Semester |
| Litigation Technology (3) |
| Expert Witnesses (2) |
| Trial Advocacy Elective (3) |
| ADR Elective (3) |
| Spring Semester |
| Advanced Scientific Evidence (3) |
| Models of Dispute Resolution (2) |
| Trial Advocacy Elective (3) |
| ADR Elective (3) |
This proposed schedule is based on a one-year degree track. LLM in Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution candidates must complete their degree within five years.
Curriculum
- » Administrative Law Litigation & Dispute Resolution (TRA 201, 2 Credits)
- » Advanced Discovery Workshop (TRA 202, 2 Credits)
- » Aviation Law Litigation (TRA 203, 2 Credits)
- » Environmental Crime & Prosecution (TRA 204, 3 Credits)
- » Family Law Mediation (TRA 205, 2 Credits)
- » Graduate Seminar (TRA 206, 1 Credit)
- » Illinois Civil Motion Practice (TRA 207, 2 Credits)
- » Illinois Civil Trial Litigation Strategy (TRA 208, 2 Credits)
- » Illinois Criminal Trial Litigation Strategy (TRA 209, 3 Credits)
- » Illinois Evidence (TRA 210, 2 Credits)
- » International Conflict Resolution (TRA 211, 2 Credits)*
- » Jury Selection (TRA 212, 2 Credits)
- » Media Relations & the Advocate (TRA 213, 2 Credits)
- » Prosecutorial Ethics (TRA 214, 2 Credits)
- » Victims in Criminal Procedure (TRA 215, 2 Credits)
Please review each course description to determine what prerequisites apply.
