Trial Advocacy

Principles and simulated experience that demonstrates and develops fundamental skills that are associated with conducting court civil and criminal hearings and trials, administrative hearings, mediation and arbitration, and settlement and plea negotiation.            

Disclaimer:

 UPAR 111 is a non-credit course that is not part of the Pima Community College Paralegal program curriculum, is not designed to prepare students to work as paralegals and is a non-legal specialty course designed for students wishing to pursue Legal Paraprofessional licensing by the Arizona Supreme court.

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate fundamental skills required to represent clients in criminal courts, administrative courts and civil courts.
2. Demonstrate fundamental skills to represent clients in mediation and arbitration hearings.
3. Demonstrate fundamental skills to effect civil settlements and plea negotiations.
4. Demonstrate fundamental skills required to conduct hearings and trials.
5. Demonstrate fundamental skills to perform interviews of clients and witnesses.