JD Certificate in Trial Advocacy


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To earn a Certificate in Trial Advocacy, a student must complete the 90 semester hours required for the Juris Doctor degree and satisfy all the JD requirements. All JMLS students must complete the following ten (10) hours of core curriculum courses:

Evidence (4), Professional Responsibility (3), and either Trial Advocacy (3) or Accelerated Trial Advocacy (Basic or IP) (3), or Trial Lawyer (7)

Within the elective course work required for the JD degree, a student must complete fifteen (15) credit hours from the following categories:

A. Minimum of two (2) credit hours in Advanced Trial Advocacy (3) or Scientific
Evidence Seminar (2)
B. Minimum of four (4) credit hours in ADR courses.
C. Externship or Clinic program for a minimum of two (2) credit hours and a maximum
    of six (6) credit hours.
    (Must be taken when student is 711 eligible (54 credits) and must be at a litigation-
    based placement)
D. Minimum of four (4) credit hours from the following Center activities or the following elective courses.

Additional Requirements:

A student must have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be accepted into the certificate program.
A student must attain a 3.25 GPA in the certificate courses.

PLEASE REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION BEFORE SUBMITTING:

The stated minimum credit hours for each section must be satisfied or the application will be rejected (no exceptions).
DO NOT SUBMIT the application more than two months in advance of your graduation. Your application must be submitted no later than one months prior to your graduation
DO NOT SUBMIT the application if you have not satisfied the course requirements for each section. Incomplete applications will be rejected.

THE JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL
APPLICATION FOR JD CERTIFICATE IN TRIAL ADVOCACY

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A student must list on this form the courses taken, even if the grade is not yet known.

REQUIRED COURSES

COURSE	GRADE	SEMESTER	YEAR
Evidence (4) Law 180
Trial Advocacy (3) Law 181
Accelerated Trial Advocacy:Basic (3) Law 183
Accelerated Trial Advocacy: IP(3) Law 189
Trial Lawyer (7) Law184
Professional Responsibility (3) Law 176

A. Minimum of two (2) credit hours:

COURSE	GRADE	SEMESTER	YEAR
Advanced Trial Advocacy (3) Law 182
Scientific Evidence Seminar (2) Law 246

B. Minimum of four (4) credit hours in ADR courses.

COURSE	GRADE	SEMESTER	YEAR
Advanced Mediation Practicum (2) Law284
Alternative Means of Dispute Resolution (2) Law 251
International Commercial Dispute Resolution (2) Law 198
Client Interviewing and Counseling (2) Law 283
Negotiation (2) Law 282
Counseling & Negotiations (3) Law 210
Deposition Practicum (2) Law 285
Mediation and Mediation Advocacy (2) Law 244
Transnational Legal Negotiation and Mediation (3) Law 193
Public Sector Labor Relations (2) Law 237
Collective Bargaining & Arbitration Seminar (2) Law 255

C. Externship or Clinic Program for a minimum of two (2) credit hours and a maximum of six (6) credit hours. (Must be taken when student is 711 eligible (54 credits) and must be at a litigation-based placement.)

COURSE	TOTAL CREDITS	SEMESTER(S)	YEAR(S)
Fair Housing Clinic
Prosecution Clinic
Defender's Clinic
Local Government Clinic
Immigration Law Clinic
Patent Clinic
Veteran's Clinic
Department of Labor Externship
Other approved clinical offering

D. Minumum of four (4) credit hours from the following Center activites or the
following elective courses:

ACTIVITY / COURSE	GRADE	SEMESTER	YEAR
Trial Ad Honors Board (2)	N/A
Appellate Moot Court Team (2)	N/A
Arbitration Team (2)	N/A
Client Counseling Team (2)	N/A
Mediation or Mediation Advocacy Team (2)	N/A
Negotiation Team (2)	N/A
Trial Team (2)	N/A
Wilhelm C. Vis Commerical Arbitration Team (2)	N/A
Conflict of Laws (3) Law 128
Criminal Procedure: Policce Investigation (3) Law 212
Criminal Procedure: Adjudication (2) Law 213
Lawyering Skills IV:Drafting - Civil Litigation (2) Law 152
Labor Law (3) Law 137
Public Law Litigation (2) Law 241
Copyright Litigation (1) IP 427
Trademark Litigation (2) IP 409
Real Estate Litigation (2) RE 613
Pretrial Practice in Civil Litigation (3) Law 235
Patent Litigation (2) IP 408
Comparative Trial Advocacy (2) Law 192
Trade Secrets Litigation (2) IP 441
High Technology Litigation (2) IT 815
Employee Benefits Litigation (2) EB 358
Appellate Procedure (2) Law 200
Professional Malpractice (2) Law 142
Intellectual Property Litigation (3) Law 194
The Professional Responsibilities of a Technological Law Practice (2) IT 812
Practicum in Information Technology (1-2) IT 893
Jurisdiction and Judgments in Cyberspace (2) IT 860
Business Aspects of Immigation Law IBT (2) IBT 725
Legal Ethics in International Practice (1-2) IBT 749
Complex Litigation (2) Law 261
E-Discovery (2) Law 287
Federal Criminal Law (3) Law 219
Workplace Misconduct: Conducting Investigations and Interviews (2) Law 298

Total Trial Advocacy Certificate Credits taken:

PLEASE REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION BEFORE SUBMITTING:

The stated minimum credit hours for each section must be satisfied or the application will be rejected (no exceptions).
DO NOT SUBMIT the application more than two months in advance of your graduation. Your application must be submitted no later than one month prior to your graduation.
DO NOT SUBMIT the application if you have not satisfied the course requirements for each section.

Last Updated On: 2/6/11


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JD Certificate in Trial Advocacy

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To earn a Certificate in Trial Advocacy, a student must complete the 90 semester hours required for the Juris Doctor degree and satisfy all the JD requirements. All JMLS students must complete the following ten (10) hours of core curriculum courses: