Two squads of students representing UCLA School of Law’s A. Barry Cappello Trial Team swept the National Trial Competition’s Southern California regional round, which was held virtually Feb. 4-7. The victory marked the first time that UCLA Law’s trial team won both of the region’s bids to the national tournament.
The A. Barry Cappello Program in Trial Advocacy at UCLA School of Law has launched a collaboration with the office of the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, creating an innovative educational opportunity for law students and pathologists alike.
UCLA School of Law’s top-ranked A. Barry Cappello Trial Team has completed the best weekend in its history, including strong finishes in multiple national competitions and the team’s first-ever victory in the Tournament of Champions, the nation’s premier invitational trial competition.
UCLA School of Law’s A. Barry Cappello Trial Team won the Battle of the Experts competition over the weekend of Oct. 24-25.
In its first competition since earning the No. 1 national ranking, UCLA School of Law’s A. Barry Cappello Trial Team on Oct. 4 won the Summit Cup, a trial advocacy competition hosted by University of Denver Sturm College of Law that is considered among the most prestigious and difficult trial competitions in the country.
The A. Barry Cappello Trial Team at UCLA School of Law now ranks as the No. 1 trial advocacy team in the nation.
After winning the West Coast regional competition in November 2018, in January the UCLA Law Trial Team finished second in the country at the American Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law National Trial Competition.
The UCLA Trial Team finished second in the National Ethics Trial Competition, which evaluates students on their ability to advocate on behalf of their clients while maintaining the highest standards of ethical conduct.
The UCLA School of Law trial team finished its stellar 2018-2019 season as a quarterfinalist at the American Association of Justice's Student Trial Advocacy Competition national championship tournament in Philadelphia on April 10. The team won AAJ's western regional tournament in order to qualify for the finals.
At nationals, the Bruins defeated teams from Harvard University, Drexel University and the University of Akron before losing a close trial against Stetson University.
UCLA School of Law co-hosted the Trial by Combat mock trial national championship in June, the first time the school has been involved with the event. More than 5,000 undergraduate students nationwide participate in mock trial competitions, and Trial by Combat is limited to the top 16.