Trial Advocacy
From competitions to a strong curriculum focused on oral and written presentation skills, UCLA Law offers comprehensive training for students interested in trial advocacy.
The A. Barry Cappello Program in Trial Advocacy provides an extensive education in the strategies and techniques required to be a successful litigator. Through an array of courses, competitions and clinical opportunities, students learn how to prepare for and conduct jury selection, opening statements, direct and cross examinations and closing arguments, as well as how to make and respond to evidentiary objections. Students gain opportunities to apply these skills in class simulations, trial tournaments and on behalf of actual clients in state and federal courts.
Our Faculty
Paul Bergman
Professor of Law Emeritus
Justin Bernstein
Director of A. Barry Cappello Program in Trial Advocacy
Lecturer in Law
Steven K. Derian
Lecturer in Law
Ingrid Eagly
Professor of Law
Faculty Co-Director, Criminal Justice Program
Sunita Patel
Professor of Law
Faculty Director, UCLA Veterans Legal Clinic
Eileen A. Scallen
Professor of Practice and Director of Part-time Faculty
Joanna C. Schwartz
Professor of Law
Faculty Director, David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy
Sherod Thaxton
Professor of Law
Professor of African American Studies (by courtesy)
Professor of Public Policy (by courtesy)
Professor of Sociology (by courtesy)
Eugene Volokh
Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law
