在审判和上诉倡导集中，您将向具有多年法官和诉讼经验的专家学习。坚实的基础为您在公共或私营部门担任审判律师的职业做好准备。该课程包括五项必修的核心课程，并参加由临床主任批准的临床课程或受监督的实习。学生还必须从实体法各个领域的广泛的与诉讼相关的课程中选择三种选修课。核心课程提供一般的诉讼技能，而实习或临床经验则使学生有机会与客户在现实世界中应用课堂学习。选修课允许学生专注于与个人兴趣相对应的法律领域。
Suffolk Law's Trial Advocacy program was ranked 20th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report's 2021 Best Law Schools, the fifth year in a row that it has been ranked in the top 20. In the Trial and Appellate Advocacy Concentration, youll learn from experts with years of experience as judges and litigators. A solid foundation prepares you for a career as a trial attorney in the public or private sector. The concentration offers: A comprehensive curriculum in civil and criminal procedure, evidence, advocacy skills, alternative dispute resolution, and legal research and writing Ten nationally ranked practice clinics in which students can represent clients in court, plus additional transactional clinics Externships with law firms, judges, government and non-government agencies coupled with a seminar on reflective lawyering Participation in small Trial Advocacy classes synchronized with the Evidence course Champion Moot Court and National Trial teams Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy The requirements for the Concentration are rigorous, and those students who take the challenge will be among the best-trained law school graduates in the courtroom. The curriculum includes five required core courses and participation in a clinical program or supervised externship approved by the faculty director. Students must also choose three electives from an extensive menu of litigation related courses in various areas of substantive law. The core courses provide general litigation skills and the externship or clinical experience gives students the opportunity to apply classroom learning in the real world with clients. Electives allow students to focus on areas of law that correspond to individual interests.