Co-sponsored with the American College of Trial Lawyers, Trial Skills places the know-how of exceptional faculty within a supportive and technologically sophisticated learning environment. Utilizing trial simulation packages (developed by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy) specially chosen by CLAE for their relevance to legal services practice, participants develop key skill areas – opening statements, direct and cross examination of lay and expert witnesses, introducing evidence, and closing statements – through an ongoing cycle of discussion, demonstration, practice, and feedback. Meanwhile, videotaped practice sessions and one-on-one feedback and critique, help ensure that participants leave the training with heightened skills and confidence in their abilities as trial attorneys.
