Miami Law offers an impressive range of lecture and seminar courses in the fields of litigation, arbitration, and dispute resolution. Take advantage of a plethora of opportunities to engage in these fields and hone your craft in any of our 9 clinics and 68 experiential courses. Our students have an opportunity to take their academic knowledge further with our unparalleled Litigation Skills program in which students learn directly from and network with 65+ local attorneys and judges. This program features a semester-long course that uniquely covers pre-trial and trial advocacy, beginning with the filling of a lawsuit and culminating in a mock trial. Beyond the classroom, join Miami Law’s mock trial, moot court, or international moot court team—the only one of its kind in the nation. Students have unparalleled opportunities to work side-by-side with faculty, practitioners, and clients via externships and practicums. These experiences provide students access to dozens of agencies and courts - state and federal, trial and appellate, bankruptcy, immigration, family and more.
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Nicole Comparato, J.D. ‘17“Miami Law’s Litigation Skills program shows there is no better training than the real thing. After a semester of learning from respected judges and lawyers in our community, the program sends law students to trial in storied courtrooms before esteemed judges and real jury members. Personally, the knowledge I gained set me up to be successful right out of the gate as a litigator. When I was just a second-year attorney, I led a trial team to an $8 million jury verdict for our client.”
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Judge Bertila Soto, J.D. ‘89“I think it's great to be taught by professors that sat where the student sat. We have pride in our university and interest that [all students] excel. I think as a professor we can relate to the student on a personal level.”
Adjunct Faculty, Miami Law Litigation Skills Program
Chief Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida
Michael Rodriguez, J.D./LL.M. '17 in International Arbitration“The International Arbitration J.D./LL.M. provided me with a valuable tool set for big firm practice. Because of the LL.M. classes, I was able to help with arbitrator selection in an ICC proceeding and discuss the inclusion of an arbitration clause in a corporate purchase agreement with a Georgian company. I do not believe I would have gained this knowledge without being part of the [international arbitration] program.”
International Arbitration Associate
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Washington, D.C.
International Moot Court Program: The only one of its kind in the U.S., Miami Law offers a unique and comprehensive International Moot Court Program in which students travel and compete, in Spanish and English, in competitions around the world. Students advocate the different sides of a case and analyze the problem, identify the legal issues, research the law, write the briefs and orally present it to a tribunal. In essence, the students learn how to litigate a case in front of an international tribunal doing what an attorney does in real life. Past competitions have included:
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