The American University Washington College of Law is proud to announce the new Master of Laws, LL.M. in Advocacy Program. For more information about the program, please visit the website at http://www.wcl.american.edu/trial/llm/
The Master of Laws, LL.M. in Advocacy (Advocacy LL.M. Program)*, at American University Washington College of Law (WCL) provides opportunities for law graduates to enhance their legal advocacy skills in and out of the courtroom. The Advocacy LL.M. Program combines a rigorous academic component and a breadth of practical litigation training, including optional credits from writing projects, teaching opportunities, and practical exposure through externships.
LL.M. students will improve their technical trial skills, learn new litigation strategies and tools, strengthen persuasive abilities, and focus on the application of professional ethics in the pretrial and trial settings. Important focuses of WCL's Advocacy LL.M. Program are the use of modern technology in 21st century litigation and the training of ethical trial lawyers.
The Advocacy LL.M. Program benefits from the many opportunities afforded by the law school's location in Washington, D.C. Many full-time faculty members have extensive professional backgrounds in private practice, government litigation and non-profit advocacy, which they bring to bear in the classroom. Further, students in the Advocacy LL.M. Program benefit from more than thirty distinguished practicing judges and attorneys from the Washington, D.C. area who serve as adjunct faculty for the Stephen S. Weinstein Trial Advocacy Program courses. Many of these judges and practitioners have been honored for their excellence in the courtroom and contributions to the larger legal community.
The Advocacy LL.M Program was created to take into account the real-life needs of students. It is a 24-credit degree program that students can choose to pursue full-time (and complete in one year) or part-time (and complete at their own pace, usually in two years). There are no concentrations or tracks in the Advocacy LL.M. Program so that the students can tailor the experience to fit their individualized goals. Required courses and most elective courses are offered in the evenings to accommodate students' work schedules. LL.M. degree requirements include two advanced courses: (1) Advanced Trial Advocacy and (2) Ethics for Trial Lawyers. Additionally, LL.M. students may select from among the following core courses regularly offered by the Trial Advocacy Program:
Civil Trial Advocacy Criminal Trial Advocacy Evidentiary Foundations & Objections Litigating in the High-Tech Courtroom Litigating in the Digital Age: Electronic Discovery Pretrial Civil Litigation Advanced Trial Advocacy: Criminal Criminal Defense Externship Seminar
Each of the core Trial Advocacy Program courses is team-taught by two instructors, a practicing or recently retired judge and either a full-time faculty member with litigation experience or an experienced litigator. Most courses are taught in small-sections with a maximum class size of 8-14 students. Multiple sections of some of these courses are regularly offered. See a full list of offerings on the "Courses" page in the "Curriculum" section.
*The Advocacy LL.M. Program is awaiting aquiesence by the American Bar Association.
<p>The American University Washington College of Law is proud to announce the new Master of Laws, LL.M. in Advocacy Program. For more information about the program, please visit the website at <a href="http://www.wcl.american.edu/trial/llm/">http://www.wcl.american.edu/trial/llm/</a></p><p>The Master of Laws, LL.M. in Advocacy (Advocacy LL.M. Program)*, at American University Washington College of Law (WCL) provides opportunities for law graduates to enhance their legal advocacy skills in and out of the courtroom. The Advocacy LL.M. Program combines a rigorous academic component and a breadth of practical litigation training, including optional credits from writing projects, teaching opportunities, and practical exposure through externships. </p><p>LL.M. students will improve their technical trial skills, learn new litigation strategies and tools, strengthen persuasive abilities, and focus on the application of professional ethics in the pretrial and trial settings. Important focuses of WCL's Advocacy LL.M. Program are the use of modern technology in 21st century litigation and the training of ethical trial lawyers. </p><p>The Advocacy LL.M. Program benefits from the many opportunities afforded by the law school's location in Washington, D.C. Many full-time faculty members have extensive professional backgrounds in private practice, government litigation and non-profit advocacy, which they bring to bear in the classroom. Further, students in the Advocacy LL.M. Program benefit from more than thirty distinguished practicing judges and attorneys from the Washington, D.C. area who serve as adjunct faculty for the Stephen S. Weinstein Trial Advocacy Program courses. Many of these judges and practitioners have been honored for their excellence in the courtroom and contributions to the larger legal community. </p><p>The Advocacy LL.M Program was created to take into account the real-life needs of students. It is a 24-credit degree program that students can choose to pursue full-time (and complete in one year) or part-time (and complete at their own pace, usually in two years). There are no concentrations or tracks in the Advocacy LL.M. Program so that the students can tailor the experience to fit their individualized goals. Required courses and most elective courses are offered in the evenings to accommodate students' work schedules. LL.M. degree requirements include two advanced courses: (1) Advanced Trial Advocacy and (2) Ethics for Trial Lawyers. Additionally, LL.M. students may select from among the following core courses regularly offered by the Trial Advocacy Program: </p><ul><li>Civil Trial Advocacy </li><li>Criminal Trial Advocacy </li><li>Evidentiary Foundations & Objections </li><li>Litigating in the High-Tech Courtroom </li><li>Litigating in the Digital Age: Electronic Discovery </li><li>Pretrial Civil Litigation </li><li>Advanced Trial Advocacy: Criminal </li><li>Criminal Defense Externship Seminar </li></ul><p><br />Each of the core Trial Advocacy Program courses is team-taught by two instructors, a practicing or recently retired judge and either a full-time faculty member with litigation experience or an experienced litigator. Most courses are taught in small-sections with a maximum class size of 8-14 students. Multiple sections of some of these courses are regularly offered. See a full list of offerings on the <a href="/account/blog/courses.cfm">"Courses" page in the "Curriculum" section.</a><br /><br /></p><p><em><a href="/account/blog/ABAAcquiescence.cfm">*The Advocacy LL.M. Program is awaiting aquiesence by the American Bar Association.</a></em> </p>
