Trial Practice Skills - Category II

Each student is required to earn eight skills credits to be certified for graduation by the Skills Curriculum Office. The required eight skills credits should include two courses from the list below.

Courts in Action
Quantum Theory—Valuing the Case
Developing the Theory of the Case
Lawyers in the Great Tradition: The Argument of an Appeal
Louisiana Class Action Litigation
Handling the Criminal Case
The Expert Witness in Court
Voir Dire: Evaluating the Jury
Demonstrative Evidence I
Demonstrative Evidence II
Using Evidence at Trial
Motion Practice
Intensive Trial Weekend
Family Law I
Family Law II
Products’ Liability in Louisiana
Appellate Practice
Nuts and Bolts of the Workers Compensation Case

Dual Credit
Trial Advocacy II—LAW 861
Law Clinic

Students are encouraged to attend more than the required eight courses. No tuition fee is charged for Skills Curriculum courses. The specially designed Skills Curriculum courses are taught by practitioners and judges from the local legal community. Students will examine and practice fundamental lawyering skills, including problem solving, legal analysis and reasoning, legal research, factual investigation, communication, counseling, negotiation, litigation and alternative dispute resolution procedures, organization and management, and recognizing and resolving ethical dilemmas.

Registration

Online registration for Skills Curriculum courses is available on LORA. The Skills Curriculum Office publishes registration dates each semester. After the formal registration date, students may register in person in the Skills Curriculum Office (LS 121) or by phone at (504) 861-5574 for any available skills courses.