Advocacy Outside of the Courtroom B

Semester: Spring 2014
Course ID: 279M
Credit Hours: 2
Unique: 29430

Course Information

Grading Method: Pass/Fail Mandatory
Professional Skills: Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement

Registration Information

Upperclass-only elective
Corresponding Classes:
- Advocacy Outside of the Courtroom A (29425)

Meeting Times

Meeting information not available

Evaluation Method

Type	Date	Time	Location
None

Description

So you know the basics of litigation, what next? Are you ready to take a deposition, represent a client in mediation or try a case to an arbitrator? An effective advocate needs the knowledge and skill to assess which dispute resolution process best suits the case. In this practice intensive class, you will develop essential skills for a modern litigator whose most significant "trials" may occur outside a traditional courtroom. Working with arbitrators, mediators, lawyers and judges, students will develop and hone their deposition and negotiation skills as well as handle a mediation, arbitration and summary jury trial. This is a 4-credit class (2 credits pass/fail, 2 credits graded). Required Prerequisite: Advocacy Survey

Textbooks ( * denotes required )

Dispute Resolution & Lawyers *

Riskin & Westbrook

West , edition: Abridged 4th Edition
ISBN: 978-0-314-19573-9

Writing for Litigation *

Bridges & Schiess

Aspen , edition: 2011
ISBN: 978-1454802730

Instructors

McCormack, Tracy W.