The Advocacy Skills Certificate is available to concurrently enrolled J.D. students at KU Law.

Students who want to hone their skills in trial settings can earn the Advocacy Skills Certificate. By completing the certificate requirements, students gain a solid grounding in all aspects of litigation while gaining hands-on experience through a related clinic or field placement.

In addition to all other J.D. degree requirements, students must also complete the certificate requirements for the Advocacy Skills Certificate.

Students who intend to pursue a certificate program should complete the Declaration Form. The form deadline for your intention to pursue a certificate is November 1st of your 3L year, though you may certainly do so earlier. If you fail to meet the requirements of the certificate by the time you graduate, you will not earn the certificate.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses:		6
LAW 992	Trial Advocacy
LAW 908	Evidence
Elective Courses: Students must complete 5 courses from the list below, or otherwise approved by the certificate director:		5-15
LAW 850	Administrative Law
LAW 857	Advanced Litigation
LAW 860	Alternative Dispute Resolution
LAW 872	Arbitration
LAW 871	Capital Punishment
LAW 886	Civil Rights Actions
LAW 902	Complex Litigation (Non-Writing)
LAW 881	Conflict of Laws
LAW 838	Criminal Practice in Kansas
LAW 852	Criminal Procedure: Adjudication
LAW 878	Criminal Procedure: Investigation
LAW 859	Deposition Skills Workshop
LAW 899	Electronic Discovery I
LAW 910	Federal Courts and the Federal System
LAW 929	International Law Moot Court Competition
LAW 845	Jurisdiction
LAW 935	Juvenile Law
LAW 840	Kansas Supreme Court Research Practicum
LAW 949	Mock Trial Competition
LAW 962	Mock Trial Council
LAW 960	Moot Court Competition
LAW 961	Moot Court Council
LAW 964	National/International Moot Court Competitions: _____
LAW 970	Pretrial Advocacy
LAW 928	Remedies
LAW 969	State Court Practice
Clinical Requirement: Student must complete 1 of the following:		3-6
LAW 890	Criminal Prosecution Field Placement Program
LAW 901	Elder Law Field Placement Program
LAW 894	Field Placement Program
LAW 933	Judicial Field Placement Program
LAW 952	Legal Aid Clinic
LAW 895	Project for Innocence and Post-Conviction Remedies
Total Hours		14-27

At the completion of this program, students will be able to: 

• Acquire Knowledge and understanding of substantive and procedural law.
• Develop legal analysis and reasoning, legal research, problem-solving, professional skills, and written and oral communication in the legal context.
• Exercise proper professional and ethical responsibilities to clients and the legal system.