{"id":806,"date":"2009-02-27T16:23:36","date_gmt":"2009-02-27T20:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/Administration\/UniversityRelations\/news\/?p=437"},"modified":"2010-10-26T14:34:42","modified_gmt":"2010-10-26T18:34:42","slug":"utc-participates-in-mock-trial-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2009\/02\/utc-participates-in-mock-trial-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC participates in Mock Trial Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Legal Assistant Studies students from UTC joined paralegal studies students from Chattanooga State Technical Community College in a mock trial competition at the Hamilton County Courthouse.\u00a0 Circuit Court Judge W. Neil Thomas III presided over the competition.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><span class=\"img_right smaller\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/Administration\/UniversityRelations\/news\/images\/mt1.jpg\" alt=\"Tracy Kirk, Monica Moore, Rachel Brown and Jared Hamilton. Another team member (not at the table, but directly behind Tracy) is LaQuandra Leveritt\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\"\/><br \/>\nPictured l-r: Tracy Kirk, Monica Moore, Rachel Brown<br \/>\nand Jared Hamilton. Another team member (not at<br \/>\nthe table, but directly behind Tracy) is LaQuandra<br \/>\nLeveritt.<\/span>This unique opportunity for students was sponsored by The Southeastern Chapter of the Tennessee Paralegal Association (TPA).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy sponsoring the mock trial, TPA establishes a connection with future paralegals and showcases its commitment to excellence in the local paralegal industry,\u201d said Melissa Ledbetter, chapter president.<\/p>\n<p>Karen McGuffee, Associate Professor and Legal Assistant Studies Coordinator, underscored the significance of a mock trial as a valuable learning experience.\u00a0 As an attorney and a professor, she strongly endorsed the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA mock trial competition is intense, and the expectation is that students are prepared when they enter the courtroom,\u201d says McGuffee.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThe experience provides a venue through which paralegal students sharpen their critical thinking and debate skills, develop their presentation talents, and learn courtroom rules and protocol. Furthermore, students gain a self-confidence and poise that is essential to their success in the legal community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Each competing team consisted of five students who assumed the roles of lawyers and litigants.\u00a0 Members of the Tennessee Paralegal Association acted as the jury.\u00a0 Judge Thomas offered the students critiques on their presentation techniques.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the paralegal studies at UTC, please email Karen McGuffee at<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Karen-McGuffee@utc.edu\">Karen-McGuffee@utc.edu<\/a> or call 423\/425-2137.<\/p>\n<div class=\"smaller\" style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/Administration\/UniversityRelations\/news\/images\/mt2.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. David Ross in the witness chair, Judge Thomas, and UTC student Jared Hamilton\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\"\/><br \/>\nDr. David Ross in the witness chair, Judge Thomas, and UTC student Jared Hamilton<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legal Assistant Studies students from UTC joined paralegal studies students from Chattanooga State Technical Community College in a mock trial competition at the Hamilton County Courthouse.\u00a0 Circuit Court Judge W. 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