Sample Schedule
While not every schedule looks the same, here is an example of a Law & Advocacy program.
Washington, D.C. Programs
Days 1-5
Day 1
- Registration
- Welcome Barbeque
- Opening Ceremonies
- TA Group/Trial Section Orientation
Day 2
- Ropes Challenge Course
- Leadership Series: Personality Matrix
- Lecture: An Overview/The Laws of Homicide
- Trial Section: Understanding the Law
- Ice Cream Social
Day 3
- AU Credit Option Meeting
- Lecture: Theme of the Case
- Leadership Series: Public Speaking
- Visit Historic Georgetown
- Lecture: Federal Rules of Evidence and Evidentiary Procedure
- Trial Section
- Social: Movie Night
Day 4
- Lecture: Opening Statements
- Guest Speaker: Ethics and the Law
- Trial Section
- TA Presentation: Mock Trial 101
Day 5
- Lecture: Direct and Cross Examinations
- Trial Section: Witness Preparation
- Leadership Series: Negotiation
- Washington at Night Tour
- Jefferson Memorial
- FDR Memorial
- Lincoln Memorial
- Vietnam War and Korean War Memorials
- Iwo Jima Memorial
Washington, D.C. Programs
Days 6-10
Day 6
- AU Credit Option
- Field Trip: Capitol Hill and Smithsonian Institution
• Congressional Visits
• Library of Congress
• U.S. Supreme Court
• Air and Space Museum
• National Gallery of Art
• American History Museum
• And many more
- Leadership Series: Interpersonal Communication
- TA Presentation: Witness Preparation
Day 7
- Guest Speaker
- Field Trip: International Spy Museum
- Picnic Lunch at Lafayette Park
- Trial Section: Objection Drills
- Lecture: Closing Arguments
- Social: Pizza Night
Day 8
- Strategy Sessions: Defense and Prosecution
- Leadership Series: Stress and Time Management
- Guest Speaker
- Trial Section: Scrimmaging
- Field Trip: Baltimore Harbor
Day 9
- AU Credit Option
- Law School Visit and Guest Speaker
- TA Presentation: College Life Panel
- Mock Trials: US Federal Courthouse
Day 10
- Leadership Series: What I Discovered
- Graduation Ceremony
- Final Trial Section Meetings