LAW D460:
ITAP
Spring 2025 • Section 31
Course offerings for are still tentative. The information below is subject to change.
Course Description
The "Integrated Trial Advocacy Program" (ITAP) is a two semester, ten credit course package. ITAP combines Evidence, Civil Procedure II, and trial advocacy skills, and weekly skills lectures. In the Fall, Evidence, and Trial Advocacy I, and weekly skills lectures coupled with the spring courses of Civil Procedure II, and Trial Advocacy II, and weekly skills lectures, introduce students to the basic skills of analyzing a trial file, examining witnesses, making and meeting objections and offers of proof, introducing exhibits, and delivering opening statements and closing arguments through a "learning by doing" or student performance format. Trial Ad I has a decidedly criminal trial advocacy orientation. The course culminates with students trying a mock criminal jury trial. Particular attention is given to the interplay between the law of evidence and the art of trial advocacy. Trial Ad II has a decidedly civil trial advocacy orientation (see the Spring 2025 schedule for further information).
Schedule
| Day/Time | Location | Note |
|---|---|---|
| W 6:00-7:50 PM | Klein 1C | CIV PRO II - Section 30 |
| T 3:00-3:50 PM | Klein 1E | ITAP Lecture |
| Th 7:30-9:20 PM | Klein 7B | CIV PRO II - 1st Week |
| Th 6:00-7:50 PM | Klein 7A | Trial Advocacy II - Sec 31 - David Kwass |
Registration Info
Registration Notes
Students will be automatically registered in the same ITAP section for the spring 2025 as they were assigned in the Fall.
Equivalent Courses
You may not register for this course if you are enrolled in or have already taken the following:
- LAW 0558 (Introduction to Trial Advocacy)
- LAW D462 (Integrated Transactional Program)
Book List/Materials
Materials To Be Announced