Set Up Your Practice

1. Read the case and exercise rules. If a course or training program assigned a case or role, follow that assignment. Guided practice uses the sample or a published case; focused exercises use the included sample.
2. Choose the party you represent. You receive that side's private strategy and the disclosed witness records. Switching roles across sessions is permitted for learning, so role selection does not enforce a course assignment.
3. Guided practice provides a task and self-checks for each step. Focused exercises use the included sample with a prepared starting record. You control when to continue, revisit, or pause. AI replies remain brief and case-specific.
4. Each session allows 30 of your turns, with up to 2,000 characters per message. Enter sends; Shift + Enter adds a new line. Open Scoring Rubric below to see how your practice is assessed.
5. Download your transcript and closing work before leaving. Refreshing or closing this page can lose them. The site does not save conversations or feedback. AI processing is subject to the provider's data policies.
6. Feedback is a formative AI assessment, not an official grade. Compare its evidence with your transcript. Use fictional or appropriately de-identified material.

Civil Cases — U.S. Courts. This background resource does not replace the rules stated in an exercise.

Eight equally weighted skills. Scores reflect demonstrated behavior, not politeness, conversation length, or whether a preferred outcome was achieved.

Case Theory & Preparation

Develop a coherent theory from the supplied facts, burdens, and role brief.

Fact and Evidence Discipline

Distinguish evidence, inference, argument, and matters outside personal knowledge.

Direct Examination

Use clear, purposeful questions to develop your witness’s relevant testimony.

Cross-Examination

Test weaknesses and inconsistencies with controlled, supported questions.

Objections & Procedure

Identify specific grounds in the exercise rules and request an appropriate ruling.

Oral Advocacy

Organize submissions and connect the record to the requested relief.

Adaptation & Professionalism

Respond to questions, rulings, and adverse points without abandoning candor.

Ethics & Reflection

Avoid fabricated facts or authorities and accurately evaluate limits and next steps.

How Scores Work

• 0 — The observed approach was seriously ineffective or inappropriate.
• 1 — The skill was attempted, with major gaps or counterproductive choices.
• 2 — Some useful elements appeared, but important gaps remained.
• 3 — The skill was demonstrated competently, with clear room to improve.
• 4 — The skill was applied effectively and consistently to the case.
• 5 — The skill was applied precisely, consistently, and responsively to the case.
• Not Observed — There is not enough evidence to score this skill; it is excluded from the total.

Unobserved skills are excluded from the total. A short session may provide only limited evidence.