Southwest Center For Law And Policy

Summary

National Tribal Trial College (NTTC) is a free 6–month course where students can earn a Certificate in Tribal Court Legal Advocacy. This 6–month certificate program is comprised of 20 weeks of online study and coursework and 1 week of interactive in–person, skill building sessions that take place at the University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison, WI. Weekly course topics include, but are not limited to, legal representation of AI/AN victims of sexual violence in Tribal Courts, civil and criminal jurisdiction, historical and personal trauma, victims with special considerations, and more. This program is open to domestic violence shelter advocates, tribal prosecutors, law enforcement personnel or any other related position. The instructors are nationally prominent Tribal judges, attorneys, and law professors from across the country who instruct this Legal Advocacy course. Since its inception in 2015, there have been over 147 graduates of this program from the lower 48 states and Alaska helping to facilitate victim advocates in Tribal Courts. Former graduates attest to the in depth learning experience and the confidence they have gained in representing clients in both criminal and civil cases. NTTC is also a law enforcement training program.

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