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Program Info: SK Mock Trial Institute 2025

  • Writer: Staff Writer
    Staff Writer
  • May 6
  • 2 min read

Are you ready to develop compelling courtroom presence, master persuasive legal argumentation, and join a community of articulate young advocates? SK is excited to announce our 2025 Mock Trial Institute: an intensive one-week program designed to transform participants into confident mock attorneys and strong public speakers.


Why Mock Trial Matters

Mock Trial isn't just a competitive activity—it's an extracurricular that builds skills essential for success in today's academic and professional spheres:

  • Critical thinking and analytical reasoning through constructing and deconstructing legal arguments

  • Persuasive speaking and rhetorical excellence refined through opening statements, direct examinations, and closing arguments

  • Evidence analysis and objection strategy developed through case preparation and courtroom procedure

  • Confident courtroom presence cultivated through trial performance and judicial feedback

  • Adaptability and quick thinking strengthened through witness examination and objection response

These skills extend far beyond the courtroom, preparing participants for success in college applications, academic endeavors, and any number of prospective career paths including business, the hard sciences, and public service.


Bootcamp Structure: One Week of Immersive Learning

Our virtual bootcamp runs from July 6-12, 2025, and our curriculum is heavily practice-oriented:

  • Lectures: Get a deep-dive into trial advocacy—and some of the informal best practices/skills that can give you an edge in the courtroom

  • Daily Skills Workshops: Get hands-on practice and feedback putting methods and skills into practice

  • Assignments: Draft and receive personalized feedback on opening statements, direct and cross examinations, and closing arguments to prepare for your next mock trial competition

Participants will leave with a portfolio of practical resources, including case theory templates, examination outlines, and courtroom techniques they can apply at their next competition.


Program Instructor


Somya

Somya is a freshman at Pomona College majoring in economics and environmental analysis on the pre-law track. Somya discovered her passion for law while competing on her high school’s mock trial Team. She has experience with being an opening, general, and closing attorney. She was a runner up in the international Mock On Tournament of the Champions as a closing attorney her junior year. She is eager to share her insights around handling objections, crafting statements, and navigating the courtroom more broadly.


To learn more about our summer programming, check out our other summer institutes!



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