{"id":47,"date":"2015-04-22T13:24:38","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T17:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/advocacyis\/?post_type=lens_portfolio&#038;p=47"},"modified":"2018-05-16T13:29:49","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T17:29:49","slug":"the-first-ll-m-in-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"lens_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/advocacyis\/portfolio\/the-first-ll-m-in-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"The First LL.M. in the Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the forefront of teaching trial advocacy,\u00a0Temple University Beasley School of Law\u00a0has consistently been ranked by U.S. News &amp; World Report in the top two in trial advocacy. The LL.M. in Trial Advocacy curriculum integrates the development of theory and theme, persuasive storytelling,\u00a0extemporaneous speech, and effective use of\u00a0technology\u00a0in the courtroom.\u00a0The program is performance based, featuring a \u201clearn by doing\u201d approach.<\/p>\n<p>Designed for the practicing attorney, the program is a one-year, 24-credit degree program, scheduled primarily in the evenings and on weekends. Our distance-learning component allows students from across the country to attend evening lectures and demonstrations\u00a0via live, online broadcasts.\u00a0All students attend two power performance weekends a semester in Philadelphia.\u00a0Students graduate with a LL.M. degree in Trial Advocacy, and earn 24 substantive CLE credits and two ethics credits.\u00a0In addition, this program provides a segue for our students to teach in academia.<\/p>\n<p>The LL.M. in Trial Advocacy is the only program of its kind in the country. It is an ideal fit for those who aspire to perfect both litigation tactics and courtroom performance. Prospective applicants are encouraged to speak with alumni who have completed the program. Interested students can learn more about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.temple.edu\/academics\/degrees\/llm-trial\/?utm_medium=Referral&amp;utm_source=Advocacy+Is&amp;utm_campaign=LLM+In+Trial+Advocacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LL.M. in Trial Advocacy online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first LL.M. in Trial Advocacy in the nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":141,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","class_list":["post-47","lens_portfolio","type-lens_portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","lens_portfolio_categories-accomplishments"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>The First LL.M. in the Nation - Temple Law School - Advocacy is...<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"At the forefront of teaching trial advocacy, Temple Law has consistently been ranked by U.S. News &amp; World Report in the top two in trial advocacy.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/advocacyis\/portfolio\/the-first-ll-m-in-the-nation\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The First LL.M. in the Nation - 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