Advocacy Certificate of Concentration
Objective
To help prepare those students planning a career in litigation by ensuring that they take courses particularly applicable to litigation, receive mentoring from members of the faculty or alumni with experience and interest in this field and rewarding such students who have demonstrated high degrees of ethics and competence in litigation matters.
Learning Outcomes
The Advocacy Certificate of Concentration Learning Outcomes can be found on PolicyTech.
Requirements
In order to receive at graduation the Certificate of Concentration in Advocacy, a student must make a timely application for inclusion in the program, be accepted into the program, and do the following:
- Complete at least 21 hours in the Approved Curriculum, including successful completion of the Mandatory Curriculum requirements, with an average G.P.A. of at least 3.0 among all of those courses taken from the Approved Curriculum. Further, the student shall not have received a grade of less than 2.5 (or "S" in any course not graded on the 4.0 scale) in any of those courses taken in the Approved Curriculum;
- Students must have achieved at least a 2.0 in the following courses: Evidence, Torts, Criminal Law, and R & W I and II and at least a 2.5 in Professional Responsibility. A student, who has not completed any of these courses must be enrolled in the course at the time of acceptance in to the concentration, and must achieve the required grade in these courses or the student will be dropped from the concentration;
- Participate in the Required Mentoring;
- Fulfill the advocacy pro bono requirement; and
- Fulfill his/her writing requirement by writing a paper in the area of litigation on a topic approved by the Center for Excellence in Advocacy.
Advocacy Pro Bono
To receive the Certificate of Concentration in Advocacy, students must perform at least 10 hours of pro bono work on behalf of the Center for Excellence in Advocacy, in addition to meeting Stetson University College of Law's graduation requirement for pro bono work.
Advocacy Certificate of Concentration Approved Mandatory Curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| TRIAL ADVOCACY | ||
| Select one of the following: credits range from 2 TO 4 | ||
| ADVANCED APPELLATE ADVOCACY | ||
| APPELLATE PRACT & ADVOC: CIVIL | ||
| APPELLATE PRAC & ADV: CRIMINAL | ||
| PRE-TRIAL PRACTICE | ||
| Select one of the following: credits range from 2 TO 3 | ||
| ARBITRATION | ||
| FAMILY LAW MEDIATION | ||
| INTERVIEWING AND COUNSELING | ||
| MEDIATION SKILLS TRAINING | ||
| NEGOTIATION AND MEDIATION | ||
| Select one of the following: credits range from 2 TO 12 | ||
| CHILD ADVOCACY CLINIC | ||
| CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES CLINIC | ||
| FAMILY LAW EXTERNSHIP | ||
| FED GOVT LITIGATION EXTERNSHIP | ||
| FEDERAL JUDICIAL EXTERNSHIP | ||
| HOMELESS ADVOCACY EXTERNSHIP | ||
| IMMIGRATION LAW CLINIC | ||
| LOCAL GOVERNMENT CLINIC | ||
| PROSECUTION CLINIC | ||
| PUBLIC DEFENDER CLINIC | ||
| STATE LITIGATION EXTERNSHIP | ||
| JACOBS LAW CLINIC FOR DEMOCRACY AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| TAMPA PROSECUTION CLINIC | ||
| VETERAN'S ADVOCACY CLINIC | ||
Approved Elective Curriculum
Any courses listed under the Mandatory Curriculum section taken in addition to those necessary to satisfy the Mandatory Curriculum requirements.
Any Stetson externship program in addition to those referenced in the Mandatory Curriculum section.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAW 3052 | ADVANCED APPELLATE ADVOCACY | 3 credits |
| LAW 3055D | ADV CIVIL TRIAL SKILLS-DAMAGES | 1 credit |
| LAW 3055V | ADV CIV TRIAL SKILLS-VOIR DIRE | 1 credit |
| LAW 3075 | ADVANCED CRIMINAL TRIAL ADVOCACY | 2 to 3 credits |
| LAW 3081 | ADVANCED CROSS EXAMINATION | 1 credit |
| LAW 56001 | COMPARATIVE TRIAL ADVOCACY (Oxford Program) | 3 credits |
| LAW 3204 | COMPLEX LITIGATION | 2 to 3 credits |
| LAW 3213 | CONFLICT OF LAWS | 2 to 3 credits |
| LAW 3225 | CONSTITUTIONAL LITIGATION | 2 to 3 credits |
| LAW 3239 | CONSUMER LAW PRACTICE AND CLASS ACTIONS | 3 credits |
| LAW 3265 | CRIM PROCEDURE - ADJUDICATION | 3 credits |
| LAW 3270 | CRIM PROCEDURE-INVESTIGATION | 3 credits |
| LAW 3289 | DEPOSING MEDICAL EXPERTS | 1 credit |
| LAW 3355 | ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY | 2 credits |
| LAW 3405 | EVIDENTIARY FOUNDAT&OBJECTIONS | 3 credits |
| LAW 3500 | FLORIDA CIVIL PROCEDURE | 3 credits |
| LAW 3502 | FLORIDA CRIMINAL PROCEDURE | 3 credits |
| LAW 3512 | FLORIDA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE | 2 credits |
| LAW 3539 | IMMIGRATION LITIGAT & ADVOCACY | 3 credits |
| LAW 3585 | INT'L LITIGATION & ARBITRATION | 3 credits |
| LAW 3587 | INT'L SALES LAW & ARBITRATION | 3 credits |
| LAW 3587A | INTERNATIONAL SALES LAW & ARBITRATION ADVOCACY | 3 credits |
| LAW 3608 | JURY SELECTION | 2 credits |
| LAW 3731 | MODERN AMERICAN MILITARY JUSTICE (formerly Military Law) | 2 to 3 credits |
| LAW 3753 | MUNICIPAL&ADMIN LAW EXTERNSHIP | 3 credits |
| LAW 3784 | POSTCONVICTION REMEDIES | 3 credits |
| LAW 3810 | REMEDIES | 3 credits |
| LAW 3824 | SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERT EVIDENCE | 3 credits |
| LAW 3876 | SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCACY&THE LW | 3 credits |
| LAW 3892 | STRATEGIC AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN HIGH PROFILE CRIMINAL CASES | 1 credit |
| LAW 3946 | WHITE COLLAR ADVOCACY | 2 to 3 credits |
| LAW 3947 | WHITE COLLAR CRIME | 2 to 3 credits |
| ADVOCACY BOARD (Dispute Resolution Board, Moot Court Board, or Mock Trial Board) | 1 to 2 credits | |