Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Law Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

PDF

SelectedWorks

James D. Dimitri

2008

Practice and Procedure

Articles 1 - 3 of 3

Full-Text Articles in Law

Stepping Up To The Podium With Confidence: A Primer For Law Students On Preparing And Delivering An Appellate Oral Argument, James D. Dimitri Mar 2008

Stepping Up To The Podium With Confidence: A Primer For Law Students On Preparing And Delivering An Appellate Oral Argument, James D. Dimitri

James D. Dimitri

Virtually all law students are required to learn oral advocacy skills at some point during their legal education. Typically, these skills are cultivated through at least one oral argument assignment, which often consists of an appellate oral argument that is given as part of the students' first-year legal research and writing course or as part of a moot court competition.

While appellate courts do not grant oral argument as often as they used to, oral advocacy remains a critical skill for law students to learn and cultivate, no matter which facet of law practice they enter upon graduation. Unfortunately, the …


Stepping Up To The Podium With Confidence: A Primer For Law Students On Preparing And Delivering An Appellate Oral Argument, James D. Dimitri Mar 2008

Stepping Up To The Podium With Confidence: A Primer For Law Students On Preparing And Delivering An Appellate Oral Argument, James D. Dimitri

James D. Dimitri

Virtually all law students are required to learn oral advocacy skills at some point during their legal education. Typically, these skills are cultivated through at least one oral argument assignment, which often consists of an appellate oral argument that is given as part of the students' first-year legal research and writing course or as part of a moot court competition.

While appellate courts do not grant oral argument as often as they used to, oral advocacy remains a critical skill for law students to learn and cultivate, no matter which facet of law practice they enter upon graduation. Unfortunately, the …


Stepping Up To The Podium With Confidence: A Primer For Law Students On Preparing And Delivering An Appellate Oral Argument, James D. Dimitri Mar 2008

Stepping Up To The Podium With Confidence: A Primer For Law Students On Preparing And Delivering An Appellate Oral Argument, James D. Dimitri

James D. Dimitri

Virtually all law students are required to learn oral advocacy skills at some point during their legal education. Typically, these skills are cultivated through at least one oral argument assignment, which often consists of an appellate oral argument that is given as part of the students' first-year legal research and writing course or as part of a moot court competition.

While appellate courts do not grant oral argument as often as they used to, oral advocacy remains a critical skill for law students to learn and cultivate, no matter which facet of law practice they enter upon graduation. Unfortunately, the …