6600 Hastings College of the Law
Program Descriptions

10 - INSTRUCTION

This program is designed to provide thorough and systematic instruction in those branches of the law that will best prepare students for their responsibilities to the community as members of the legal profession. It is composed of the following three elements: classroom, theory-practice, and instructional support. Through these elements, students receive a combination of theoretical instruction, practical experience, specialized training as lawyers, and necessary support services.

The principal objectives of the program are to (1) develop in the students the required competency in substantive law demanded by the legal profession; (2) develop students' skills in research and writing; (3) provide students with an adequate background in the law through the study of the development of the legal system and the role of the legal profession, both in the United States and abroad; (4) instill in students, through theory-practice clinical courses, a level of professional competence and skill that will shorten the period of training in the law office; and (5) develop special skills in advocacy for trial lawyers.