Center for Legal Aid Education

Affirmative Litigation Skills Training

Affirmative Litigation Training

This course is now enrolling for the July 22nd - 25th delivery  as part of our Summer Institute at Seattle University School of Law. Note: This course also involve two weeks of online activities from July 7th - 19th before arriving on site in Seattle. Click on the registration tab below to download a course announcement and registration form.

Through the Affirmative Litigation training, participants develop skills necessary to plan and file an action seeking broad based relief in state or federal court, to seek preliminary relief, and to survive a motion to dismiss. Participants prepare and receive feedback on a complaint, and practice arguing a motion for a TRO and a motion to dismiss. See the course announcement for more information.

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What you will learn

  • Pre-filing issues;
  • Jurisdiction, causes of action and state action;
  • Seeking emergency relief;
  • Standing and mootness;
  • Exhaustion, preclusion, removal and abstention;
  • Damages and attorneys fees;
  • Class actions; and
  • Discovery

This course addresses the following ABA Standards for the Provision of Civil Legal Aid: 7.11-Litigation; 7.11-1- Litigation Strategy; 7.11-2-Pleadings; 7.11-4-Discovery

State Credits Ethics
WA 48.5 credits
NH 22 credits

Please click the links below to find out more about Affirmative Litigation in:

Florida

Missouri (coming soon)

This course is not scheduled for delivery. Please contact us if you are interested in taking this course.

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