Fundamentals of Advocacy

• Class number: 13124
• Term: Spring 2007
• Instructor: Douglas S. Lavine

This course will attempt to answer the question: What makes for effective advocacy? Fundamental principles of persuasion, such as understanding your audience, fashioning an effective theme, and effectively responding to a judge's questions, will be examined in depth. The course has five components: reading assignments, classroom discussions, 'on your feet' exercises in oral advocacy, panel discussions by practicing lawyers and judges, and a paper on advocacy Limited enrollment.

Course Schedule

• Date: Monday 6:30-8:30PM
• Location: ST8

Course Information

• Catalog number-Section number: 802-10
• Course Type: Seminar
• Prerequisites: None
• Credits (min/max): 2/2
• Subjects:
  • Lawyering

Enrollment

• Enrollment status: Open
• Current enrollment/capacity: 17/18
• Reserve population/capacity: 0/0
• Waitlist enrollment/capacity: 0/20

Grading

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