The Concentration in Advocacy provides students with the intellectual and practical skills necessary to become effective litigators at the trial and appellate levels.
The Concentration is nationally unique in that it exposes students to three sets of experiences essential to the development of skilled litigators.
The Concentration requirements are as follows:
Coordinator: Anthony O'Rourke
To apply for a Concentration or Curricular Program, please submit an online application.
Evidence must be taken in the 2L year. It is a corequisite for students taking Trial Advocacy in the fall semester of their 2L year, and a prerequisite for students taking Trial Advocacy after the fall semester of their 2L year.
A. Simulation Learning Requirements (9 credits):
B. Client Advocacy Requirement (4 credits):
C. Advocacy Competition Requirement—at least one (1) credit from the following list of courses, including participation in a competition offered through that course:
D. Core Doctrine Requirements (12 credits)