Advocacy
Advocacy is the heart of legal education at Loyola University Chicago, and the School of Law has graduated some of the country's top courtroom lawyers. These lawyers have devoted their careers to ensuring that all individuals have access to the courts and that their causes will receive a professional and vigorous hearing.
Consistent with its Jesuit heritage and its mission statement, Loyola's School of Law vigorously strives "to prepare graduates who will be ethical advocates for justice and the rule of law." Advocacy includes traditional litigation and trial practice skills, and also the effective representation of clients in alternative dispute resolution procedures such as mediation and arbitration. Advocacy cannot be undertaken without consideration of the ethical responsibilities of lawyers.
As the Midwest center for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Loyola assumes a significant role in the education and training of lawyers. The practice of law and the pursuit of ethical advocacy involve a life-long commitment to the continued acquisition and sharpening of skills, insights and knowledge.
The Center for Advocacy (PDF) brings together all of the school's programs and activities in the multifaceted discipline of advocacy, linking its students, faculty and alumni in this endeavor.
