Firm's Palo Alto Office Prepares Middle School Students for Mock Trial Event
05.11.09
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Over a dozen attorneys in Simpson Thacher's Palo Alto office have been working with Citizen Schools of California to prepare middle school students for The San Jose Regional Mock Trial to be held on May 14, 2009. At the event, the students will argue a case in a courtroom before an actual judge and live jury. By working with students to prepare for mock trial, attorneys taught students how to deliver opening and closing statements and cross examine witnesses, helping teach logic and reasoning, oral communication, and advanced literacy skills to students through experiential learning. Citizen Schools is a program that provides after-school education programs for students in the middle grades (6th, 7th and 8th), complementing classroom learning by engaging students in hands-on learning projects led by adult volunteers after school and supported by a staff of professional educators.