Law 793:  Client Counseling Competition

Client Counseling Competitions is an experiential advocacy course conducted in the fall (one hour) and spring (one hour) semesters.  Enrollment is by audition only.  Per ABA Standard 310, in order to earn one credit hour per semester, each student must account for 45 hours of time.  Students invited to enroll in the course will help administer an intraschool Client Counseling Competition and compete in both regional and national competitions during the fall and spring semester.  These external competitions will vary annually.  Selected students undergo rigorous training with a practitioner coach and periodic critiques from College of Law faculty, Illinois alumni, and additional seasoned practitioners.  Participation in Client Counseling Competition provides hands-on experiential training for future lawyers.  It also offers student development in prevailing over practical challenges that lawyers typically face in a modern legal practice.  This is a pass/fail course.

Evaluation:  Competitions

Prerequisites:  None, but enrollment is by audition only.