The Center for Trial Advocacy will serve law school students, alumni, and the local legal community by providing an opportunity to meet, collaborate, learn, and improve courtroom and advocacy skills. The Center will work closely with Charleston School of Law’s experienced faculty, alumni, and local community leaders to provide advocacy-centered curricular, extracurricular, CLE, Professionalism Series, internships, externships, and other networking opportunities and events.
(a) to help, encourage, and provide training opportunities for students and members of the legal community who want to learn and improve courtroom and advocacy skills;
(b) to collaborate with alumni and other local organizations interested in advancing advocacy skills education and providing advocacy opportunities to students and other members of the local community;
(c) to encourage and provide opportunities for students to participate in quality advocacy-centered curricular, extracurricular, and competition experiences; and
(d) to prioritize ethics and professionalism in all aspects of advocacy.
Professor Suzanne Chapman teaches Legal Writing, Trial Advocacy, Advanced Evidence, and Construction Law at Charleston Law. She has served as the Faculty Advisor to the Charleston Law Trial Advocacy Board since June 2023. In 2024, Chapman was appointed as the Region 5 Representative for the National Association of Legal Advocacy Educators (NALAE). She is a speaker and writer on Trial Advocacy and Evidence.
Charleston School of Law hosts Mindful Mondays, a workshop-style session designed to de-mystify mindfulness and give students practical tools to manage thoughts, emotions and overwhelm.
Charleston School of Law will host a Workers' Comp Association Lunch & Learn on Monday, October 27 at 12 p.m. in Room 333.
