The Georgetown Law Academy was an online summer program where you could learn a lot about the law and what a lawyer does daily. I enrolled in this program because I had to research a lawyer in middle school and I found their profession to be incredibly fascinating. I made the decision to enroll in this legal school in order to understand more about lawyers. The duration of this program was 5 days, with an average of 8 hours per day.
We discussed property and legislation on the first day's activities. We were to discuss the instances that the guest speaker offered us after explaining the property laws. He would then provide the right response and explain why. Following that, we took a two-hour lunch break, during which time we talked about holding a mock trial on the program's final day. Everyone was given a role after they had stated the scenario. They then divided us into teams, and we spent some time planning our approach to the simulated trial with our team. The mock trial's plot involved a violent cyclone that caused all of the city's people to flee to the dome. A few adolescents robbed some stores after the hurricane because there weren't enough supplies for everyone, and a police officer caught them doing it. Therefore, the question is whether the police officer performing their duty or the teens who needed to provide for their families were in the right.
On the second day, we went through the schedule and decided to do it this coming week. Following their explanation of everything, a guest speaker discussed the fundamental traffic laws and asked us whether we believed the police's response to a hypothetical event on the highway was appropriate. Following that, we took a two-hour lunch break, during which time we talked about holding a mock trial on the program's final day. After another two-hour lunch break, we practiced the fake trial. In the Mock Trial exercise, they provided us with the necessary evidence and displayed trial footage to demonstrate how we ought to conduct ourselves in court. After that, we began collaborating in groups to prepare for the mock trial.
We completed a case study on a serial killer on day three. We had to figure out the killer's identity and motivations using the many hints the guest speaker had provided. After the case study, the guest speaker provided the solution and detailed his entire experience. All the hints pointed to one individual, but it turned out to be someone different, so the guest speaker duped everyone. Day 3 was my favorite day of the story because it was so engaging. We had the entire mock trial practice period to work on our case and gather as much evidence as we could after the two-hour lunch break.
The fourth day was shorter than normal because all we did was the fake trial. We spent a lot of time refining our argument and attempting to present the strongest case we could. The mock trial finally took place on the fifth and final day of the program; we went up against another group, and I presented the case. There would then be two witnesses and a person who interrogated the witnesses in an effort to support their testimony. We ended up drawing, but I thought it was a really enjoyable experience.
I had a great time at the Georgetown Law academy and discovered a lot of new information there. The simulated trial was amazing, but all the activities we performed during the program were incredibly enjoyable. We got to experience what it was like to be a lawyer thanks to Mock Trial, which was realistic. Despite being a pretend trial, the level of pressure was substantial. I felt like I learned a lot in such a short time, so I really enjoyed this course. The only drawback I could identify with this course was that it should have been spread out more equally since I occasionally became quite fatigued. Overall, this was a really wonderful course, and it will be especially helpful if you want to practice law or do something else related to it in the future.
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