Trial Skills Institute participants perform closing arguments, conduct direct and cross examinations, lay evidentiary foundations, conduct impeachment exercises, and receive immediate feedback and constructive critique from expert faculty.
This introductory course provides interactive litigation skills for attorneys who represent survivors in custody and family law cases.
Advanced Trial Skills Institute participants perform direct and cross examinations of expert witnesses, lay evidentiary foundations for electronic evidence, complete impeachment exercises, and deliver closing arguments, while receiving immediate feedback and constructive critique from expert faculty.
A virtual and interactive advanced litigation institute for experienced attorneys to more effectively and holistically represent survivors of domestic violence in contested custody cases.
Trauma-Informed Representation participants will gain understanding of the impacts of trauma on survivors from diverse communities and backgrounds, and recognize and mitigate trauma impacts during client meetings and litigation processes. Participants will also learn to recognize secondary trauma impacts in themselves and their teams and create strategies to mitigate and address those effects.
This training highlights the need for trauma-informed practices, not only as part of attorney-client relationships, but within legal organizations themselves. Topics will include trauma-informed supervision, setting boundaries for sustainable practice, organizational assessments, and trauma-informed hiring & onboarding.
