Center for Trial Advocacy

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.

The mission of the Center for Trial Advocacy is:

(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.