KCMBA is currently accepting applications for their perennial Ross T. Roberts Trial Academy. The Academy is a great way for new litigators to hone their skills under the guidance of tremendous practitioners and judges who provide positive feedback and constructive criticism. Scholarships are available through a number of committees, including the Diversity Committee! Apply now through August 19, 2016.
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Ross T. Roberts Trial Academy
The annual program is composed of three components: (1) a CLE luncheon series; (2) training “prep” sessions; and (3) performance sessions. The CLE luncheons are held monthly at the Charles E. Whittaker Courthouse and focus on practical skills such as depositions, pre-trial motion practice, jury instructions and ethics. United States Magistrate Judge Robert E. Larsen leads the prep sessions and covers the six major components of a trial: Voir dire, opening statements, evidentiary foundations, direct and cross-examination , expert witnesses (using actual FBI agent witnesses), and closing arguments.
Please find applications here.
Application deadline is August 19, 2016
Scholarships
There are scholarship opportunities through the YLS, Diversity Section, United States Courts Western District of Missouri and AWL. The deadline for the YLS, Diversity and Western District of Missouri scholarship application is August 12 (follow links above for more information). Details regarding the AWL Scholarships can be found at: http://www.awl-kc.org/?page=20.