Applied Trial Evidence

LAW8656
Section 1, Fall 25

Schedule Information

Enrollment: /16
Credits: 3
Days Time Room Start Date End Date

Wed

 		1745-1945 SL290 08/27/2025 12/03/2025

Course Description

This course explores the most commonly encountered evidentiary challenges in litigation today, in addition to covering important trial strategy and components (opening & closing statements, and jury selection). The keys to success include forms of proof where the factual foundations are challenging, the law demands unexpected elements to support offered proof, or the unwritten aspects of trial practice interfere with "textbook" efforts to get proof in the record.

Course Requirements

Exam Information

Final Type (if any): None

Description: None

Written Work Product

This course will have both written and oral components (details to be announced). All written work product will be submitted directly to the instructor, not via EXPO. No work will be required to be due after the last class session.

Other Course Details

Prerequisites: (Evidence (6104)) Because the credits in this course count toward the JD Program Professional Skills requirement, JD candidates will be given enrollment priority for this class. LLM students may email Prof. Donovan to request a prerequisite waiver, and if granted, must provide it to SRO. Concurrencies: None

Exclusive With: None

Laptops Allowed: Yes

First Day Attendance Required: No

Course Resources: To be announced via Canvas.

Graduation Requirements

Satisfies Understanding Bias/Racism/Cross-Cultural Competency requirement: No

Satisfies Writing Requirement: No

Credits For Prof. Skills Requirement: Yes

Satisfies Professional Ethics: No

Additional Course Information

Schedule No.: 125820655

Modified Type: Simulation

Cross Listed: No

Waitlist Count: 0

Concentrations: Litigation and Dispute Resolution

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Evaluation Portal Via LawWeb Closes: Friday, December 05, 11:59 PM

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