辩护专业领域旨在为学生提供在不断变化的21世纪诉讼世界中脱颖而出的技能和知识，包括行政，预审，审判和上诉工作。该重点领域的学生能够利用堪萨斯城都会区的众多法院系统，包括行政法庭，密苏里巡回法院，密苏里州西部上诉法院和美国密苏里州西部法院<br> <br>在UMKC法学院，我们致力于培训“准备就绪”的倡导者。在这里，您将有机会与经验丰富的教授一起学习审判技能。您将在审判法律和实践中获得宝贵的经验。我们的学生可以选择参加一些审判倡导课程。除了提供课程机会外，我们还提供多种实习，诊所和“倡导精通”课程，这些课程
UMKC School of Law is student centered, community connected and justice driven. Across the curriculum, students learn theory and doctrine while acquiring skills and engaging with the community. Explore the opportunities our academic areas offer.<br>This program is for students who have a desire to be a trial attorney, enjoy school competitions, want to overcome the fear of speaking in front of others and want to learn the skills necessary to persuade others.<br><br>We are committed to training advocates who are ready to immediately and effectively represent their clients' legal interests. The Advocacy emphasis gives students the opportunity to actively learn and provides the experience necessary to confidently counsel, negotiate and litigate for their clients, in and out of the courtroom.<br><br>Through classroom simulations, mock trials, mock appellate court arguments, and local and national trial competitions, the Advocacy emphasis prepares students for every aspect of the trial process and provides the know-how to handle the toughest cases.