Law 793: Jury Selection: The Art and Science

This skills-based course will serve as an introduction to performing jury selection at either a criminal or civil trial.  Students will learn the basic rules that govern jury selection, along with strategies and best practices for conducing jury selection. This course will consist of classroom discussion on jury selection best practices and will also require students to participate in a number of jury selection exercises, both performing jury selection and serving as potential jurors.

This course will meet over two weeks from January 26 to February 6. It is pass/fail.

Course Sequence Prerequisites: Trial Advocacy is a co- or prerequisite.

Evaluation:  This is a one-hour pass/fail course.  Successful course completion will be based on classroom participation and participation in jury selection exercises.

Course Classification:Experiential