About Our Program
Training Advocates of the Future
The Advocacy Program at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø has earned a significant national reputation for its continued success transforming students into highly effective advocates, preparing them for rewarding careers outside of law school. We are currently ranked #13 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, placing us among the top 10% of school’s nationwide for Trial Advocacy.
Led by a dedicated Program Director, with the support of professors, alumni and volunteer coaches who are successful practitioners, our program synthesize classroom learning, real world observation, simulated courtroom classes and a strong foundation in legal skills and substantive law. In moot court and simulated trials, students argue cases, provide legal representation to clients in a wide range of practical skills courses, receive professional feedback on their performance by peers, faculty, practicing attorneys, and judges, and gain exposure to areas of law in which they are considering careers.
Our Advocacy Program features introductory, as well as advanced learning in the art of questioning technique, evidence, jury profiling and selection, theory, and platform skills. Students are given an opportunity to develop skills in openings, closings and examinations. This comprehensive program interfaces with the traditional curriculum allowing all students an opportunity to experience the vigor of a trial in a controlled simulated environment. Students' knowledge of substantive law is integrated in an intensive course study of trial skills.
Additionally, the program sponsors a series of lectures featuring noted attorneys who provide insight into fascinating and complex litigation matter. These seminars allow students a chance to question top litigators on strategy and technique, providing a forum for advanced intellectual discussion of modern trial problems.
Our graduates have some of the most successful job placement outcomes. Many have gone on to careers as assistant district attorneys, public defenders, private criminal defense lawyers and litigators, and return to impart their knowledge on students as coaches and mentors of the program.
Courses
Haub Law offers a variety of courses aimed at preparing students to work in trial advocacy. Designed by experienced attorneys, our comprehensive program equips students with the skills, strategies, and confidence needed to excel in the courtroom.
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- Advanced Appellate Advocacy LAW 849
- Advanced Trial Advocacy LAW 684A
- Advanced Civil Procedure Seminar: Anatomy of a Trial-The Burden of Proof LAW 612AA
- Appellate and Trial Advocacy Competition Teams LAW 872
- Civil Procedure LAW 610A
- Criminal Procedure-Adjudication LAW 676
- Criminal Procedure-Investigation LAW 675
- Evidence LAW 649
- Externship: Social Justice Advocacy 609
- Federal Courts LAW 706
- Federal Criminal Pretrial Simulation LAW 684B
- Mediation Training LAW 684DI
- Negotiation LAW 679
- Pretrial Civil Litigation Simulation LAW 817A
- Skills Workshop: Depositions LAW 684AA
- Skills Workshop: Forensics LAW 684BB
- Skills Workshop: Investigative Advocacy LAW 684HH
- Skills Workshop: Jury Selection LAW 684FF
- Skills Workshop: Persuasion LAW 684NN
- Skills Workshop: Plea Bargaining LAW 684OO
- Trial Advocacy LAW 684
2023–2024 By the Numbers
- 65 Mock Trial, Moot Court and ADR Teams
- 116 Student Participants on Mock Trial and Moot Court Teams
- 98 Mock Trial, Moot Court and ADR Coaches
- 29 of those Coaches are ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø Alumni
- 44 Second year students participating in the Advanced Appellate Advocacy Course
- 246 First year student participants in the Louis V. Fasulo 1L Moot Court Competition
- 80%+ Bar passage rate of Executive Board Members over the past few years
- 100% Job Placement of Board members over the past few years