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243.3 sec. 001 - Oral Advocacy for LL.M. Students (Spring 2024)
Instructor: Benjamin Toledo Reyes (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
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Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meetings:
Sa 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Law 140
From January 20, 2024
To February 03, 2024
Sa 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Law 140
From January 20, 2024
To February 03, 2024
Course End: February 03, 2024
Class Number: 32229
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 20
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 23
As of: 04/27 06:36 PM
Prepare to embark on an exhilarating journey as you boldly venture beyond your comfort zone, diving headfirst into an electrifying course meticulously crafted to awaken your passion for the art of oral advocacy.
Unleash your inner legal powerhouse! Dive into the dynamic world of Oral Advocacy, a cornerstone skill for successful U.S. lawyers. Brace yourself for an exhilarating one-unit skills workshop that goes beyond the ordinary law school class. In this high-octane course, you team up in small groups, unleashing your individual oratory prowess in oral advocacy, all under the watchful eyes of battle-hardened lawyers and formidable judges. Get ready to transform yourself into a master of persuasion and leave your mark as an advocate!
This course is taught by Judge Benjamin T. Reyes II, Superior Court of California (Contra Costa County) and co-taught by volunteer lecturer, Judge Matthew D. Krashna (Ret.), Superior Court of California (Alameda County) (Instructor for the past nine years). Other visiting judges and attorneys will complement your learning experience.
This compressed skills course will meet on Three (3) Saturdays - January 20, 2024, January 27, 2024, and February 3, 2024 - from 10:00-12:00 and 13:30-16:30. Each student will be expected to present an opening statement (January 27, 2024) and a closing argument (February 3, 2024) on a simulated case. There will also be a video review session on Friday, February 9, 2024 from 9:00-16:30.
Readings will be from materials posted on bCourses, classroom PowerPoint presentations, and one text: Brian Johnson & Marsha Hunter, The Articulate Advocate, 2nd edition (2016)
Enrollment is limited to LL.M students. Attendance is MANDATORY for all three Saturday classes AND one brief video review session (Friday, March 10, 2023), where students will sign up for a time slot to meet individually with Judge Reyes.
A brief video introduction of the instructor will be provided in bCourses. Each student is required to provide their own 2-minute brief video introduction. The DEADLINE for submitting the MANDATORY student video introduction is Friday, January 12, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. (2359 hrs.)
Due to the nature of this class, real-time attendance is required (without an alternative way to earn equivalent credit) except in cases of illness or emergency.
Judge Reyes is a Superior Court (trial court) Judge assigned to the Superior Court of California, Contra Costa County. He is the Supervising Judge of the court's Family Law Division. He was previously assigned as a criminal judge and has presided over 50 jury trials.
We also have special academic rules for these condensed courses:
-Students must attend each course session and cannot attend any course session remotely (even for illness or emergency situations).
-The Registrar’s Office will drop a student who does not attend each course session.
Due to the condensed nature of this course, in-person attendance at all course sessions is mandatory. Absences cannot be excused for any reason, including illness or emergencies. The Registrar’s Office will drop any student who misses a session.
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all currently enrolled and waitlisted students; any currently enrolled or waitlisted students who are not present on the first day of class (without prior permission of the instructor) will be dropped. The instructor will continue to take attendance throughout the add/drop period and anyone who moves off the waitlist into the class must continue to attend or have prior permission of the instructor in order not to be dropped.
Prerequisites:
Record a brief video introduction of yourself consisting of two to three minutes and upload the video to bcourses. This is mandatory, with a submission deadline of Friday, January 12, 2024 11:59 p.m. (2359 hrs.) Failure to submit this video introduction may disqualify you from attending class.
Exam Notes: (None) Class requires a series of papers, assignments, or presentations throughout the semester
Course Category: LL.M.-Only Classes
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Simulation Courses
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Readers:
No reader.
Books:
Required Books are in blue
- The Articulate Advocate: Persuasive Skills for Lawyers in Trials, Appeals, Arbitrations, and Motions
Brian K. Johnson, Marsha Hunter
Edition: 2016
Publisher: Crown King Books
ISBN: 9781939506030
e-Book Available: unknown
Price: $24.99
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