(Papers to be published in the Review of Litigation)
Additional presenters to be selected from Call for Papers.
Litigation is still the lynchpin of the American legal system. Lawyers are often most visible as a profession from the work they do in the courtroom. With law schools and the legal profession undergoing extraordinary change, how will those changes affect the training of the next generation of courtroom advocates? A panel of law professors, experienced litigators, clinicians and law school administrators will discuss the future of litigation training through traditional substantive courses, simulation, experiential and clinical models. The discussion will include training for both written and oral advocacy, practical decision making, and the exercise of ethical professional judgment in the courtroom. The conversations will also contemplate the expectations of private law firms and public law settings where many law graduates will litigate. The goal will be to begin an examination of “best practices” for educating those who intend to build careers as part of the trial Bar, and how law schools can achieve excellence in preparing those students for the changing landscape of the profession in the 21st century courtroom.
Business Meeting at Program Conclusion.