This course is designed to teach students the fundamental skills necessary to represent clients in civil discovery and motion practice before trial.  The course concentrates on developing skills in client communication, drafting pleadings, preparing and responding to written discovery, arguing pretrial motions, and preparing for and taking the depositions of both fact and expert witnesses.  Throughout the individual lessons, the faculty spends time discussing case development, the burden of proof at trial, and the witnesses and exhibits that an attorney will need to obtain in preparation for representing their client before a jury.  The faculty also discusses related issues including insurance coverage and its effect on the attorney-client relationship and execution of a potential judgment.  The course’s explicit focus on pretrial practice reflects the availability of further education in trial skills through Tulane’s Trial Advocacy program and Tulane’s clinical programs.   

Because the Civil Litigation Boot Camp substantially overlaps with Civil Litigation:  Strategy and Practical Skills, those students who have taken that class are ineligible for this course. (1 Credit)

Semester

Spring 2019

Instructor(s)

Lynn Luker, et al.

Academic Area(s)

Comparative & Civil Law

Experiential Courses

—Simulations