Education Law
Apr. 23, 2020
Law schools prepare for the future, teaching how to operate in virtual courtrooms
UCLA School of Law lecturer Justin Bernstein sees a future where some judges will allow oral arguments to be conducted over video. But in cases where somebody might go to prison or risk harsher sentences, holding the trial in an actual courtroom would be preferable, he said.
Law schools have started to teach students how to handle a courtroom remotely, given the possible future of video litigation even after the coronavirus pandemic ends. They might also be prepared if a future opponent appears on screen in pajamas with a yowling cat.
UCLA School of Law is conducting mock trials online for students taking trial advocacy classes. Lecturer Justin Bernstein has moved his classes on advanced evidence object...
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