Spring 2019 Trial Team Tryouts

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Students:

We hope you are interested in trying out for UB Law's Trial Team. We will be meeting for try outs Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 5 p.m. meeting in Room 106. YOU MUST RSVP TO RESERVE A SPOT JRSCHARF@BUFFALO.EDU

Veteran trial team students will be holding an optional Trial Team Information Session about what to expect when you are on a trial team on Wednesday, November 14. 2018 at 5 p.m. in Room 108.

At try outs on November 27, you will be expected to conduct an Opening Statement (for either Prosecution or Defense) and a Cross-Examination (of any witness) in the Worthington case (attached). Veteran Trial Team students will be playing the witnesses, and you should be prepared to do an impeachment during your cross-examination.

You will circulate between two different rooms - one room for Openings, one room for Cross-Examinations. You will be conducting your Openings and Cross-Examinations in front Trial Team Instructors/Coaches and veteran trial team members. Once you have completed both an opening and a cross-examination, you are free to leave.

You will be notified by email if you made a trial team. Please note that we have a lot more students wanting to participate than spaces on teams -- if you do not make a team this semester, we strongly encourage you to try out again at the end of the semester for a Spring team!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call or email. If you would like to try out but November 27 is impossible for you, please let us know, and we will try to accommodate. We strongly prefer that you try out on November 27, however, as we will have a number of coaches present at that time, and it will assist in team formation for those who have been selected.

Jennifer Scharf & Tim Franczyk