The requirements for the Civil Litigation and Advocacy Concentration were developed by an advisory group of practitioners and academics, both alumni and friends of Loyola with the intent of preparing graduates to be exposed to the legal doctrines and skills necessary to be effective new attorneys.
Core Requirements
Prerequisites:
Successful completion of the following required first-year day/second-year evening courses:
Required Courses:
Successful completion of the following advanced required courses:
- California Civil Procedure
- Civil Litigation Practice I
- Civil Litigation Practice II
- Ethical Lawyering *
- Evidence *
- Remedies
- Trial Advocacy
Completion of the Civil Litigation Skills Research Requirement:
Students in the Concentration must complete the Civil Litigation Skills Research requirement. The research requirement is included within the Civil Litigation Practice.
Required Experiential Component:
Successful completion of an experiential course, externship, or clinic. Pre-approved experiences are listed below. Any externship or other experiential opportunity must be pre-approved by the Civil Litigation and Advocacy Concentration Faculty Adviser to fulfill the requirement.
- Advanced Trial Advocacy
- Appellate Advocacy
- Approved Moot Court Program
- Byrne Trial Advocacy Team
- Center for Conflict Resolution
- Civil Rights Litigation Practicum
- Collaborative Family Law Clinic
- Consumer Bankruptcy Clinic I
- Consumer Bankruptcy Clinic II
- Consumer Bankruptcy Clinic: Advocacy Process
- Dependency Court Mediation Assistance Clinic
- Employment Rights Clinic
- Entertainment Law Practicum
- Externship with U.S. Attorney's Office (Civil Division)
- Externship with City Attorney's Office (Civil Division)
- Externship with California State Attorney General's Office (civil)
- Externship with Superior Court judge (civil)
- Externship with federal district court, court of appeals, magistrate, or bankruptcy judge
- Federal Public Defender Death Penalty Appeals Clinic
- Fundamentals of Solo Litigation
- Hobbs/Poehls District Attorney Practicum
- ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition
- Immigrant Justice Clinic
- Juvenile Innocence & Fair Sentencing Clinic
- Juvenile Justice Clinic
- Landlord Tenant Clinic
- Litigating a Copyright Case Seminar
- Mediation
- Mediation Advocacy
- Mediation Advocacy for Litigators
- Ninth Circuit Appellate Clinic
- Private Placement Externship Opportunity with a Civil Litigation Firm
- Pro Se Mediation Clinic
- Project for the Innocent
- Removal Defense in Immigration Court Externship
- Right of Publicity Seminar
- Worker's Rights Clinic
- Youth Justice Education Clinic
Suggested Elective Courses:
In addition to the required courses noted above, students in the Concentration are encouraged to take the following additional courses to the extent their schedule permits:
- Electronic Discovery (strongly encouraged)
- Evidence for Trial Lawyers
- Fact Investigation
- Federal Courts (strongly encouraged)
- Federal Courts and Section 1983 Litigation
- Fundamentals of Solo Litigation
- Habeas Corpus Litigation Seminar
- Introduction to Administrative Law (first year) or Administrative Law
- Introduction to Negotiations (strongly encouraged)
- Reverse Discrimination Law and Affirmative Action
- Social Change Lawyering: Lobbying, Litigation, Media & More
- The Strategy of Litigation
- Torts II
Suggested Service Opportunity:
Below are a list of advocacy related volunteer opportunities which may be used not only to fulfill the pro bono service hour requirement for graduation, but may also provide students with more hands-on experience and networking opportunities.
- Assisting with the Civil Justice Program
- Assisting with the Journalist Law School
- Serving as a mentor for the Young Lawyers Mentoring Program
- Volunteering at the Center for Conflict Resolution
- Volunteering at one of Loyola's civil justice oriented externships
*Grade in Ethical Lawyering and Evidence not included in GPA calculation for honors recognition.