Curriculum Planning Advocacy Certificate

ABA STANDARDS Fulltime - 2Ls & 3Ls Minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0 Complete the required curriculum; total 86 credits Maximum number of credits per semester: 17 credits Minimum number of credits per semester: 12 credits Minimum number of semesters: 6 semesters Maximum number of credits in any summer term: 8 credits

LOYOLA REQUIRED CURRICULUM Fulltime – 1L year FT - 1-Ls: FALL SEMESTER: Civil Procedure - 4 credits Property – 4 credits Torts – 4 credits Legal Writing (& research) – 2 credits SPRING SEMESTER: Constitutional Law - 4 credits Contracts – 4 credits Criminal Law – 3 credits Legal Writing – 2 credits Perspective Elective – 2 or 3 credit elective

LOYOLA 1L ADVOCAY REQUIREMENTS Jury Duty Service Each first year student is required to attend one Jury Duty session in Loyola’s trial practice class Intra-School Moot Court Competition Observe one round of Loyola’s appellate level intra-school moot court competition.

LOYOLA REQUIRED CURRICULUM Full-time -2L and 3L year Additional Loyola Required Curriculum Advocacy (Writing) – 2 credits [2L fall semester] Skills Training Course(s)—2 credits [before graduation] Experiential Learning – 6 credits* [before graduation] Professional Responsibility** - 3 credits [before graduation, preferably 2L fall semester] Highly Recommended Core Curriculum Evidence – 3 credits* [required for advocacy certificate] Rigorous Writing Course [required for advocacy certificate] Administrative Law – 3 credits Business Organizations – 4 credits Federal Income Tax – 3 credits

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Full-time students 86 credits (36 required course credits) Minimum of 74 graded credits 6 FT semesters on campus (minimum of 12 /maximum of 17 credits per semester) Exit interview with registrar

Skills Training Courses Skills courses Experiential courses Trial Practice Dispute Resolution Appellate Advocacy Pre-trial Litigation Transactional Advocacy Competition teams Clinics Externships Trial practice* Competition teams* * Trial practice and competition teams may count toward skills or experiential course credit but cannot be used for both.

Develop a Legal Concentration in Advocacy (may specialize in trial, appellate or dispute resolution) Rising 2L Summer or Fall 2L Fall/Spring 3L Fall Spring Evidence Trial Practice I Trial Practice II Co-Curricular experience, includes: Competition Teams Mock Trial OR Moot Court Course in Trial/Appellate Advocacy Clinic Trial/Appellate Writing Course Course in Dispute Resolution Externship

Competition teams Try outs occur in Spring of 1L year for all teams. Moot Court Teams [over 15 competitions] Mock Trial Teams [Corboy Fellows; Thurgood Marshall; Civil Law Mock Trial Team; Criminal Law Mock Trial Team] Dispute Resolution Skills: Client Counseling; Negotiation; Mediation; International Commercial Arbitration

Recommendation: Balance Bar Courses Skills/Experiential Learning Courses Legal Concentration (Advocacy)

Things to keep in mind: 711 Certification – must complete 43 credit hours before applying for a 711 license. MPRE – offered 3 times a year – March, August, November Does not have to be taken in conjunction with Professional Responsibility (although recommended)

Pre-Approved Courses Some courses require prior approval Externships Instructor Approval Courses Procedure for registration Complete the Instructor Approval Registration Form from the Registration website and submit the signed approval to the Registrar The Registrar will register you for the course