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The Center for Advocacy & Dispute Resolution
LLM in Trial Advocacy & Dispute Resolution
Whether you plan to pursue a position with a firm or strike out on your own, your success depends on the skills you bring to the courtroom. The LLM in Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution immerses you in skills training that can’t be acquired in the traditional classroom. Each course has been created to prepare you for practice through hands-on exercises and simulations, while focusing on multiple aspects of trial advocacy and dispute resolution — less theory and more practice.
Requirements
LLM in Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution candidates must complete 24 credit hours in order to earn their degree. In addition to required courses, candidates select elective courses specific to your areas of interest.
Our program attracts recent law graduates and practicing attorneys who desire a better understanding of trial advocacy and dispute resolution. To accommodate the diverse needs and experiences of degree candidates, the program may be pursued full-time and completed over two semesters or completed part-time in less than five years.
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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)
- » 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)
- » Litigation and the United States Armed Forces: A Primer on Advocacy in the Military (TRA 216, 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.
