Curriculum Practice Skills Requirement
Practice Skills Requirement
Each student must take either Trial Advocacy or Dispute Resolution to satisfy the skills requirement of Oak Brook College. Typically these courses will be offered during a student's fourth year.
Trial Advocacy (Law 951)
A study to develop students' courtroom skills through simulated civil and criminal cases. Specific areas studied and practiced include pretrial preparation, jury selection, opening and closing statements, direct and cross-examination, exhibits, and objections.
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Credit hours: 4
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Course professor: Douglas McElvy
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Offered in the first semester of the fourth year
Dispute Resolution (Law 952)
A course to develop skills such as negotiation, arbitration, and mediation through simulated exercises. Strategies and methods are examined and practiced.
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Credit hours: 4
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Course professor: Douglas McElvy
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Offered in the second semester of the fourth year