Advanced Family Law Advocacy
| LAW 719-01 | Advanced Family Law Advocacy | 2 credits |
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| This course will introduce students, in the context of Virginia substantive and procedural law, to the major practice areas typically encountered in a family practice: child abuse and neglect; domestic violence; child custody and support; and divorce. Through readings, class discussion, and simulated exercises, it explores concepts of client-centeredness and the development of case theory. Students will practice and develop necessary lawyering skills that include client interviewing, client counseling, negotiating, and litigation skills (pretrial practice, pleadings/motions drafting, and trial advocacy skills). | ||
Foundational:
Evidence
Federal Courts
Trial Advocacy
Virginia Civil Procedure
Supporting:
Administrative Law
Advanced Brief Writing
Advanced Family Law Advocacy
Advanced Research I
Advanced Research II
Alternative Dispute Resolution Survey
American Jury
Conflicts
Constitutional Tort Litigation
Depositions
Discovery-Pretrial
Domestic Violence Clinic
Electronic Discovery and Data Seizures
Electronic Evidence, Expert Testimony, Scientific Evidence*
Entertainment Law Litigation*
General Mediation
Legal Aid Clinic
Legal Technology
Litigation in Civil Law Systems*
Mediation Advocacy
Negotiation & Settlement Advocacy
Objections
Remedies
Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Technology-Augmented Trial Advocacy
Transnational Litigation*
Trial Strategy and Persuasion
Virginia Criminal Procedure
*courses not offered every year