About the Advocacy Program

Imagine walking into a courtroom and effectively representing a client on the very first day of your professional career. At South Texas College of Law Houston, we educate lawyers who can do just that. Our graduates are among the best-trained and most sought-after trial and appellate advocates. They enter the legal field with the skills, experience, and confidence to immediately begin contributing to — and winning — legal cases. 

The Advocacy Program at South Texas College of Law Houston develops practice-ready trial and appellate attorneys that meet the highest proficiency and ethics standards of the profession. One of only three schools to rank consistently in the nation’s top 10 colleges for advocacy training by U.S. News and World Report, we offer a rigorous curriculum taught by some of the country’s best and future litigators.    

For more than 30 years, the Advocacy Program has carried on a tradition of excellence. To date, the Advocacy Program has won 148 national advocacy championships. These trophies symbolize more than decades of hard work and victories by the law students who compete in moot court and mock trial competitions around the country. They represent the South Texas tradition of unparalleled commitment to advocacy education. 

At South Texas College of Law Houston, we don’t just produce top-notch advocacy lawyers. We are perfecting the very art of advocacy education.