Lyla University Chicag Schl f Law Applicatin fr Certificate in Advcacy fr J.D. Students This dcument is a sample nly d nt use as yur applicatin fr the certificate Yur Name (as yu wuld like it t appear n the certificate) Yur Student I.D. Number Yur Graduatin Date Email Address Certificate Curses Check belw thse classes which yu have taken. yu must satisfactrily cmplete a minimum f 18 credits frm the menu f designated curses belw, which includes 3 required curses (Evidence, Trial Practice I and Trial Practice II) and 1 curse each frm Sectins 2 thrugh 5 belw (Advanced Litigatin; Trial r Appellate Curse with Writing Fcus; Dispute Reslutin; C-Curricular Experience). Yu must als attend an Advcacy Center Extra-Curricular Event. Yu must have a Cumulative GPA f 3.0 r abve, r an average grade f B r better in each curse f yur advcacy certificate curriculum, in rder t receive the certificate and transcript designatin. If yu have any questins regarding apprved curses fr the certificate, cntact Gina Gerardi, Assistant Directr f the Center fr Advcacy, at ggerardi@luc.edu. Curses change frequently, s feel free t inquire if a curse yu think shuld apply twards this certificate is nt listed here. Please nte, there is n ne curse that will qualify fr tw separate sectins f the certificate applicatin.
During yur final semester, yu must cmplete the nline applicatin fr the Certificate in Advcacy accrding t the fllwing deadlines: -Winter Graduates: December 1 -Spring Graduates: March 1 Yu shuld submit yur applicatin fr the Certificate in Advcacy pursuant t these deadlines even if yu are currently enrlled in a curse yu intend t use t apply fr the certificate and/r even if yu have yet t attend an apprved Extracurricular Event. 1. Required Cre Curses Select the required curses yu have cmpleted. *Cmpletin f three graded credit hurs f the Crby Fellwship r Trial Practice I Applied may substitute fr Trial Practice I r Trial practice II. Cmpletin f six graded credit hurs f the Crby Fellwship and/r Trial Practice I Applied may substitute fr bth Trial Practice I and Trial Practice II. Evidence (4 credits) LAW 210: Sectin 1 LAW 210: Sectin 2 Trial Practice I (3 credits) LAW 411: Sectin 1 LAW 602: Sectin 1 (Child Law) LAW 400: Sectin 1 (Crby Fellwship I) LAW 416: Sectin 1 (Intensive) LAW 499: Sectin 1 (Trial Practice I Applied) Trial Practice II (3 credits) LAW 412: Sectin 1 LAW 400: Sectin 1 (Crby Fellwship I) LAW 412: Sectin 2 (Securities Litigatin) LAW 499: Sectin 1 (Trial Practice I Applied)
2. Curses in Advanced Litigatin Select at least ne required curse frm the list belw that yu have cmpleted. Yu may add a curse that is nt n the list that yu want t be cnsidered and apprved by the Advcacy Center as a fulfillment f this requirement. LAW 311: Advanced Evidence LAW 184: Advanced Litigatin Skills LAW 844: Advanced Trial Practice LAW 473: Class Actins LAW 526: Emplyment Discriminatin Litigatin LAW 509: Federal Curts LAW 422: Federal Litigatin Practice LAW 429: Health Care Litigatin and Medical Malpractice LAW 313: Illinis Civil Litigatin LAW 179: The Law f Jury Selectin LAW 277: Patent Law Litigatin LAW 252: Persnal Injury Law and Advcacy LAW 573: Prsecuting and Defending Terrrism Cases LAW 441: Trial Practice-Mdern Trials List here any curses yu have taken that yu want t be cnsidered as fulfilling this requirement. Please include Curse Name, Curse Number, Prfessr, Number f Credits Received and Nte if the Curse was a Graded r Ungraded (Pass/Fail) Curse. 3. Trial r Appellate Advcacy Curse with Writing Fcus Select at least ne required curse frm the list belw that yu have cmpleted. Yu may add a curse that is nt n the list that yu want t be cnsidered and apprved by the Advcacy Center as a fulfillment f this requirement. *Yur Law Schl 2L Writing Requirement Curse will nt satisfy this sectin. LAW 290: Advanced Legal Research LAW 535: Advanced Legal Writing fr Litigatin LAW 293: Advanced Writing fr Legal Practice: Advanced Appellate LAW 293: Advanced Writing fr Legal Practice: Business Practice LAW 293: Advanced Writing fr Legal Practice: Civil Litigatin
LAW 293: Advanced Writing fr Legal Practice: Illinis Civil and Criminal Litigatin LAW 293: Advanced Writing fr Legal Practice: Judicial and Schlarly Writing LAW 293: Advanced Writing fr Legal Practice: Respnsible E-mail and Letter Drafting LAW 293: Advanced Writing fr Legal Practice: Public Interest Law LAW 598: Hnrs Appellate Advcacy LAW 418: Pre-Trial Litigatin: PI Cases LAW 181: Supreme Curt Seminar List here any curses yu have taken that yu want t be cnsidered as fulfilling this requirement. Please include Curse Name, Curse Number, Prfessr, Number f Credits Received and Nte if the Curse was a Graded r Ungraded (Pass/Fail) Curse. 4. Curses in Alternative Dispute Reslutin Select at least ne required curse frm the list belw that yu have cmpleted. Yu may add a curse that is nt n the list that yu want t be cnsidered and apprved by the Advcacy Center as a fulfillment f this requirement. LAW 426: Advanced Mediatin Advcacy Practicum LAW 518: Advanced Mediatin Certificatin and Curthuse Practicum LAW 556: Alternative Dispute Reslutin LAW 615: Child and Family Law Mediatin LAW 599: Externship at Center fr Cnflict Reslutin LAW 137: Internatinal Arbitratin: Public and Private LAW 841: Internatinal Cmmercial Arbitratin and the CISG LAW 406: Mediatin Advcacy LAW 246: Mediatin Advcacy Practicum LAW 584: Mediatin Certificatin and Curthuse Practicum LAW 456: Mediatin Seminar LAW 449: Negtiatins Seminar List here any curses yu have taken that yu want t be cnsidered as fulfilling this requirement. Please include Curse Name, Curse Number, Prfessr, Number f Credits Received and Nte if the Curse was a Graded r Ungraded (Pass/Fail) Curse.
5. C-Curricular Experience Select at least ne required curse frm the list belw that yu have cmpleted. Yu may add a curse that is nt n the list that yu want t be cnsidered and apprved by the Advcacy Center as a fulfillment f this requirement. LAW 757: Advanced Health Justice Prject LAW 587: Arbitratin Wrkshp LAW 825: Business Law Clinic and Seminar I LAW 826: Business Law Center Clinic II LAW 620: Child Law Clinic LAW 404: Client Cunseling and Negtiatin (Weekend) Wrkshp LAW 501: Cllabrative Law Wrkshp LAW 595: Cmmunity Law Center Clinic I LAW 596: Cmmunity Law Center Clinic II LAW 586: Cmmunity Law Center Clinic Veterans Practicum LAW 594: Directed Study: Enrichment: Curt Craft (Fall 2018) LAW 594: Directed Study: Enrichment: Curt Craft (Rme study abrad prgram) LAW 166: Educatin Law Practicum LAW 599: Externship LAW 581: Externship LAW 554: Family Law Practicum LAW 483: Federal Tax Clinic I LAW 486: Federal Tax Clinic II LAW 761: Health Justice Plicy Clinic LAW 755: Health Justice Prject LAW 527: Internatinal Arbitratin: Oral Arguments LAW 842: Internatinal Cmmercial Arbitratin Practicum (Vis Internatinal Cmmercial Arbitratin Cmpetitin Team) LAW 606: Legislatin and Plicy Clinic LAW 167: Life After Inncence: Wrking with Exnerated Individuals LAW 511: Lndn Cmparative Advcacy Prgram LAW 625: Mediatin Wrkshp LAW 408: Restrative Justice LAW 438: Skills Cmpetitin Teams: Client Cunseling, Mediatin, Negtiatin LAW 572: Special Educatin Dispute Reslutin LAW 356: Strytelling and Presentatin Skills fr Lawyers List here any curses yu have taken that yu want t be cnsidered as fulfilling this requirement. Please include Curse Name, Curse Number, Prfessr, Number f Credits Received and Nte if the Curse was a Graded r Ungraded (Pass/Fail) Curse.
Extra-Curricular Events Students must attend ne Advcacy Center event prir t graduatin. Events can vary frm year t year s please check the Advcacy Center website fr the mst up t date infrmatin. Overall, the expectatin f this requirement is that yu attend an event based in advcacy-educatin that als supprts extracurricular prgramming at Lyla Law. *The events yu attended t cmplete yur Law Schl 1L Advcacy Requirements will nt satisfy this sectin. If yu are a Winter graduate, please submit yur Event attendance by December 15, either with yur applicatin r as an amendment t yur applicatin by emailing ggerardi@luc.edu. If yu are a Spring graduate, please submit yur Event attendance by May 1, either with yur applicatin r as an amendment t yur applicatin by emailing ggerardi@luc.edu. Please check event(s) attended. Advcacy Mentr Prgram Participant Claims and Litigatin Management Alliance's Litigatin Management Institute Cnstitutinal Law Cllquium Crby Lecture in Advcacy Frensic Cnference presented by the Ck Cunty Public Defender Office InterNatinal Academy f Dispute Reslutin Wrld Mediatin Cngress (@ Lyla Law) Law Schl Cmpetitin Vlunteer Staff Member (@ Lyla Law) Wmen in Litigatin Cnference If yu answered "ther" please include the name, date, lcatin and a brief descriptin f the event yu attended. Mre space is prvided belw if needed. T learn mre abut the Certificate in Advcacy, t review the Center s Learning Outcmes and Cmpetencies fr the JD Certificate in Advcacy and t submit an nline applicatin, please visit: https://www.luc.edu/law/academics/areasfstudy/specializatins/advcacy/