collegiate instructional Trial Advocacy program in the country. USC's program is indeed, the program!

The University of Southern California Mock Trial Team was founded in 2001. That year we set out to establish undergraduate Trial Advocacy training as a priority at USC and to establish USC as a dominant force on the national competitive trial advocacy scene.

Only five years into this endeavor, we have done both. We have competed in, and placed in, national tournaments every one of our five years in existence. For the past four years we have hosted AMTA's largest, and best, regional tournament. At the 2006 AMTA National Championship Tournament we were the top-performing team from the Western Region. Moreover,at the conclusion of the 2007 season, our AMTA ranking was fourth nationwide. We currently rank among the nation's best mock trial programs.

Our program has managed to accomplish the successful fusion of competition and academics. Moreover, we harmoniously balance the two. Effective use of technology is a major factor in our success.

We make full use of the latest scientific advances to enhance learning and performance. USC's supercomputer has been ranked the nation's second most powerful computer system in an academic setting.

This enables us to stream over 30 gigabytes of encoded trial advocacy practice & teaching videos over the internet to our students on demand at blinding speeds -- seamlessly integrating the latest technology into our instructional repertoire. Additionally, our program has its own stock of digital video cameras available for use by students who desire to practice with them.