Fundamentals of Advocacy

• Class number: 9730
• Term: Spring 2008
• 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
• Notes: A significant amount of independent reading will be assigned in this course. Students are advised by the instructor not to take this course if they are not prepared to read materials which will not be discussed in class.
• Subjects:
  • Lawyering

Enrollment

• Enrollment status: Closed
• Current enrollment/capacity: 13/12
• Reserve population/capacity: 0/0
• Waitlist enrollment/capacity: 0/20

Grading

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