Criminal Law Degree LI | Touro Law Center
Academics
Criminal Law Concentration
Touro Law Center has a proven record of success in criminal law. Our graduates hold positions as District Attorneys and Assistant District Attorneys in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Kings, Manhattan, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties among others. In addition, our alumni work in all aspects of criminal defense from Brooklyn Defenders Services to Legal Aid Society to private firms.
While at Touro Law, our students learn about the substantive law, policy and ethics needed to become skilled practitioners in this competitive field. The Certificate of Criminal Law confirms that the student has focused a significant part of his or her coursework on acquiring the knowledge, skills and experience required of prosecutors and defense attorneys.
A Certificate in Criminal Law will be awarded to students who complete a minimum of 27 credits in designated coursework and satisfy all required, elective, skills and experiential learning coursework as outlined here. Additionally, all certificate students are required to complete their Advanced Writing Requirement (AWR) on a topic associated with Criminal Law. Faculty teaching all of the elective courses will be asked to provide opportunities for Certificate students to fulfill the AWR.
To earn a certificate of concentration, students must satisfy the following requirements:
Criminal Procedure (3)
Trial Practice (3)
Cybercrime* (2)
White Collar Crime (2)
Wrongful Convictions* (2)
Environmental Crimes* (2)
Selected Topics in Criminal Justice* (2)
Selected Topics in Criminal Procedure (2)
Selected Topics in Trial Advocacy (2) (Offerings include Jury Selection; Expert Witnesses; Direct Examination; Cross Examination; Opening/Closing Statements)
Independent Research Project* (1-2)
Criminal Prosecution Clinic (5)
Criminal Defense Clinic (5)
Criminal Defense Clinic: Post-Conviction Relief (3)
Approved Externship (4)