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