Conferences

The 14th Free Online Advocacy Conference feature advocacy experts and trainers from outside the academic community for best practices in teaching and courtroom persuasion.

The 13th free online advocacy conference hosted by Temple University Beasley School of Law focused on artificial intelligence – what it is, how it is or can be used in advocacy education, a cautionary tale about its potential downsides, and a report from a study on the impact of AI in hiring.

The 12th free online advocacy conference hosted by Temple University Beasley School of Law focused on advocacy and ethics lessons from the film MY COUSIN VINNY.

The 11th free online advocacy conference hosted by Temple University Beasley School of Law focused on visual and video evidence in the courtroom.

Temple’s 10th online conference focused on the contributions of Professor Edward Ohlbaum to the advocacy and litigation worlds. The topics were the many innovations Eddie brought to teaching trial advocacy (use of threes/trilogies, theme, the closing argument ‘spike’ and more), and on ethical issues Eddie wrote about regarding mock trial competitions and real-world lawyering.

Temple University Beasley School of Law hosted its ninth free online advocacy training conference on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. The topics were the positive use of A.I. in case preparation ad litigation; the art of rhetoric and Gen-X students; and an historical overview of the right to trial by jury and why and how it

Temple University Beasley School of Law hosted its eighth free online advocacy training conference on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.  The topics were innovations in advocacy teaching and the power of story telling, the latter taught through the experience of one trial.

Temple University Beasley School of Law hosted its seventh free online advocacy training conference on Wednesday, January 18, 2023.  The topics were bias and expert reliability and courtroom persuasion science with Professor Itiel Dror and attorney John Blumberg. 

Temple University Beasley School of Law hosted its sixth free online advocacy training conference on Wednesday, May 25 from 6:00-8:00 PM (EST).  The topics were forensic evidence and teaching expert witness law and practice. 

Temple University Beasley School of Law hosted this online advocacy training conference on Wednesday January 19, 2022 from 6-8 p.m. The topics were “Open Mic,” an opportunity for anyone in the advocacy community to present a paper or discussion; and “Controversial Cases,” issues arising from using current cases or controversial topics in classroom exercises, classroom discussions, and/or mock trial files.