Study

This basic trial skills course covers Opening Statement, Direct Examination, Cross Examination, Impeachment, Exhibits, Expert Witnesses and Closing Argument. Students will prepare and perform these skills using simulated problems and case files. Students receive constructive comments from faculty who are experienced trial lawyers. The course ends with a full jury trial with teams of two students on each side. At the end of the trial, the jury deliberates while students observe. This class is appropriate for students with an interest in trial practice, with a specific focus on trial skills in the context of criminal litigation.

In the Fall, this class lasts all semester. In the Spring, this course follows the schedule for the three sections that cover both civil and criminal trials. See Law 420.

Spring 2018

Course Number	Course Credits	Evaluation Method	Instructor
422.02	Course Credits 3		Thomas K. Maher
Sakai site: https://sakai.duke.edu/portal/site/LAW.422.02.Sp18
Email list: LAW.422.02.Sp18@sakai.duke.edu