Criminal Practice Professional Track

Students in the Criminal Law Practice Professional Track gain experience in criminal law practice from both the prosecution and defense perspectives as well as exposure to the state and federal jurisdictional procedures.

The program provides students with skills and experiences both inside and outside the courtroom.

Students are exposed to (1) clients and courtroom experiences in our clinical programs, (2) criminal procedure, evidence, and practice strategies in specialized criminal law classes, (3) Practice Court experiences, and (4) crucial perspectives from experienced prosecution and defense attorneys in intimate and intensive boot camp programs.

Students can put their classroom knowledge immediately into practice by participating in one of Baylor Law’s Trial Advocacy Clinics, externship opportunities in a district or county attorney’s office or in a federal prosecutor’s office, or even overseas through our International Criminal Law Externship in Zambia.

REQUIRED CRIMINAL LAW PRACTICE COURSES

Criminal Practice & Procedure

Advanced Criminal Procedure

Post-Conviction Procedure: Sentencing

Prosecutorial Field Placement

CRIMINAL LAW PRACTICE ELECTIVES

Client Counseling

Criminal Law Capstone

Healthcare Fraud & Abuse

Immigration Law

Juvenile Justice

Post-Conviction Procedure: Criminal Appeals

White Collar Crime