Effective advocacy is an important skill for a successful lawyer, and the University of Wisconsin Law School provides a number of opportunities for students to learn the basic skills and to polish their oral and written advocacy.
The Trial Advocacy Course at the University of Wisconsin Law School teaches basic litigation skills. Trial Advocacy is designed not only for students who want to try lawsuits after they leave school but for all lawyers who need the skills and self confidence to appear in court on a disputed matter. It is the core mission of this course to cultivate this skill and confidence through learning by doing. Students have many opportunities during the semester to do direct and cross examinations, to consider evidentiary foundations and argue objections, and to make opening statements and closing arguments. The course culminates in student trials of real lawsuits in front of juries or judges.
Consistent with its mission, the course is taught by experienced trial lawyers and judges who bring to the task their own extensive experience in the federal and state courts of Wisconsin and other states.
Students will leave this course with confidence, ready for the world of the courtroom.