Moot Court

  • Class number: 12983
  • Term: Spring 2006
  • Instructor: TBA

This is an intensive training program in oral and written legal advocacy, consisting of three distinct components: (1) classroom instruction concerning the structure of the American judicial system, the functions, powers and responsibilities of its institutions, decision-makers and participants, and the legal rules, practical considerations and institutional expectations which set the bounds of proper advocacy therein; (2) exposure to the fundamental principles and essential techniques of effective oral and written legal advocacy of workshops designed to test those principles by fostering student participation in practical exercises involving the use, analysis, and criticism of those techniques; (3) carefully supervised practical experience in written and oral appellate advocacy, in which student teams write and rewrite appellate briefs and present arguments in mock appellate cases.

Course Schedule

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Course Information

  • Catalog number-Section number: 522-03
  • Course Type: Practicum
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Credits (min/max): 3/3
  • Notes: Instructors: Daniel J. Krisch and Michael S. Taylor
  • Subjects:

    Enrollment

    • Enrollment status: Closed
    • Current enrollment/capacity: 16/16
    • Reserve population/capacity: 0/0
    • Waitlist enrollment/capacity: 0/0

    Grading

    • Grade basis: Graded
    • Satisifies Writing Requirement: No
    • Exam type: NO EXAM