a lot of people say that in law school
you learn all the law and you learn the
letter of the law this is one of the
only programs that truly helps you
prepare to be in court the goal of the
program is learning by doing not
learning by sitting the intensive
advocacy program is a two-week trial aid
program we have workshops for direct
examination for cross-examination
opening statements
closing arguments jury selection and
they have two full trials they said look
this is going to be very hard you're
going to do a lot of things wrong but
these are all things that most lawyers
do wrong and most lawyers aren't able to
grasp the first time the students
perform they get immediate feedback they
get to do another performance and they
incorporate that feedback just the sheer
number of attorneys that they bring in
as faculty you are able to get so many
different perspectives and so many
different little tips and tricks of the
trade these are people who become USF
students mentors and teachers some of
them will become their employers we hope
and that it helps to bring the students
and the legal community into the same
forum it's a course that should be given
and taken by all lawyers whether you
want to do trial work through appellate
work or just litigation students who
finish the intensive advocacy program
come out as stronger communicators and
stronger advocates no matter who they're
representing