NYC Law Department participates in mock trial with Brooklyn Latin School
The New York City Law Department continued an annual tradition when its employees helped students from the Brooklyn Latin School compete in a mock trial event this past June.
The Law Department employees helped train 12 students to take on roles as both attorneys at trial and as witnesses of the hypothetical event. The students were split into two groups, the prosecution and defense, and each had three “attorneys” and three “witnesses” as they argued in a Manhattan courtroom.
“[The NYC Law Department employees] taught us how to best question a witness, how to respond to a question and how to improve our speaking skills,” said Brooklyn Latin School student Eseme Segbefia. “They attended each of our competitions and practices. Despite being busy outside of mock trial, they responded to all of our emails quickly.”