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.
The Advocacy Skills Certificate is available to concurrently enrolled KU Law J.D. students.
Effective advocacy requires a solid grounding in all aspects of litigation — planning the lawsuit, pretrial practices and procedures, trial advocacy, and post-trial matters — and in alternative forms of dispute resolution. This certificate program provides the means for students to develop basic knowledge and skills in effective advocacy.
Required Courses:
Elective Courses (five of the following):
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| LAW 850 | Administrative Law | 3 |
| LAW 852 | Criminal Procedure: Adjudication | 3 |
| LAW 857 | Advanced Litigation | 3 |
| LAW 860 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | 2-3 |
| LAW 871 | Capital Punishment | 2-3 |
| LAW 886 | Civil Rights Actions | 2-3 |
| LAW 872 | Commercial Arbitration | 3 |
| LAW 902 | Complex Litigation (Non-Writing) | 3 |
| LAW 881 | Conflict of Laws | 2-3 |
| LAW 838 | Criminal Practice in Kansas | 2-3 |
| LAW 878 | Criminal Procedure: Investigation | 3 |
| LAW 859 | Deposition Skills Workshop | 2 |
| LAW 899 | Electronic Discovery I | 2 |
| LAW 910 | Federal Courts and the Federal System | 3 |
| LAW 929 | International Law Moot Court Competition | 2 |
| LAW 845 | Jurisdiction | 2-4 |
| LAW 935 | Juvenile Law | 2 |
| LAW 840 | Kansas Supreme Court Research Practicum | 3 |
| LAW 949 | Mock Trial Competition | 1 |
| LAW 962 | Mock Trial Council | 1-3 |
| LAW 960 | Moot Court Competition | 1 |
| LAW 961 | Moot Court Council | 1 |
| LAW 964 | National/International Moot Court Competitions: _____ | 1-2 |
| LAW 970 | Pretrial Advocacy | 3 |
| LAW 928 | Remedies | 2-3 |
| LAW 969 | State Court Practice | 3 |
Clinical/Field Placement Requirement (one of the following):
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| LAW 890 | Criminal Prosecution Field Placement Program | 1-6 |
| LAW 901 | Elder Law Field Placement Program | 2-6 |
| LAW 894 | Field Placement Program | 1-6 |
| LAW 933 | Judicial Field Placement Program | 3 |
| LAW 952 | Legal Aid Clinic | 2.5-6 |
| LAW 895 | Project for Innocence and Post-Conviction Remedies | 3 |
